Westfield officials join skeptics of proposed warehouse

by Tyler Lederer | Feb 1, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield

WESTFIELD — At the latest Planning Board meeting, current and former Westfield city officials spoke against the Falcon Landing distribution warehouse proposal.

Elementary leaders to swap seats before new school opens

by Amy Porter | Feb 1, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield

WESTFIELD — School administrators recently announced that Jill Phelan, principal of Highland Elementary School, has been named the principal of the new elementary school being built on Franklin Street.

Rep. Walter DeFilippi recalled as respected fiscal watchdog

by Tyler Lederer | Feb 1, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Walter DeFilippi, the retired West Springfield legislator famous for his cowboy hats, died Jan. 15 at the age of 97.

Petition to stop Mittineague closure faces Feb. 8 deadline

by Michael Ballway | Feb 1, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Parents and neighbors of Mittineague School are still collecting signatures, hoping to stop or even slow down the recent decision to close the town’s oldest and smallest current elementary school.

Outdoor retailer L.L.Bean to open at Brookside Plaza in fall

by Sarah Heinonen | Jan 31, 2024 | Enfield, Local News

ENFIELD — People living south of Springfield, along the Massachusetts-Connecticut border, will no longer have to drive 30 or more minutes to shop at L.L.Bean. The outdoor retailer, headquartered in Freeport, Maine, will open a location at the Brookside Plaza in...

Chicopee honors Faisal for successful tennis journey

by Dennis Hohenberger | Jan 31, 2024 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Local News

CHICOPEE — Ahmed Faisal, a tennis player who achieved national ranking, was honored with a proclamation by the City of Chicopee in a ceremony in the Council Chambers on Jan. 23. Mayor John Vieau presented the proclamation to Faisal. The player’s journey...