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Westfield MCAS presentation shows progress in returning to pre-pandemic goals

WESTFIELD - Assessment and Accountability Director Christine Shea gave an overview to the School Committee on Dec. 2 of test score results and enrollment data in the Westfield Public Schools for 2024, highlighting good news and target goals for the district in the coming year....

By Larry Smith

Superintendent adds data targets to goals for school year

WESTFIELD - In response to a request by the School Committee at a previous meeting, Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski continued the discussion of his goals for the current school year by adding more specific targets and percentage increases to his three main goals.Czaporowski said his goals...

By Larry Smith

MassWildlife approves two-year closure of conservation area’s scenic trail

SOUTHWICK – Despite the cold weather cutting down on the public’s use of the North Pond Conservation area, steps continue to be taken to address the issues that have plagued the property because of overuse over the last three years.During the Conservation Commission’s meeting Monday,...

By Larry Smith

Jaylen Brown shows dynamic growth in Celtics win over Pistons

BOSTON — Jaylen Brown averaged 1.6 assists per game during his first full season as a starter (2017-18) with the Celtics. Seven years later he’s nearly tripled that average (4.6 assists per game) through the first 22 games of the Celtics 2024-25 season.That type of...

By Larry Smith

Toy for Joy: Spirit of the season fuels large donation

For more than a century, the Toy for Joy Christmas campaign has made children happy throughout the region.For the last 12 years, the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony has served to kick off the Christmas season. And as usual, this year’s event combined the spirit of...

By Larry Smith

Treehouse murder: Jury selection begins Thursday in Jonathan Lind perjury case

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By Larry Smith

Amtrak reports 30% growth on the New Haven-Springfield line

SPRINGFIELD -- Amtrak’s New Haven-Springfield shuttle trains carried 577,133 riders in its most recent fiscal year, a 30.6% increase from the 441,943 it carried in the 2023 fiscal year, according to ridership statistics the passenger railroad released this week.It was nearly the biggest ridership jump...

By Larry Smith

We bought a machine that makes fentanyl pills with $600 and an iPhone. It wasn’t hard.

Pictured in MassLive's Worcester office is a hand-crank pill press machine purchased from China. ...

By Larry Smith

Worcester apartment complex plan scrapped as site sold to UMass Memorial Health

A parking lot on Shrewsbury Street planned to be the site for 87 apartment units was sold to UMass Memorial Health on Nov. 20 for $2.65 million, according to records from the Worcester registry of deeds.UMass Memorial will use the lot as overflow parking for...

By Larry Smith