West Springfield
Construction everywhere ‘like Big Dig’ for West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Construction season has begun in the Pioneer Valley, and Traffic and Safety Committee Chair Brian Griffin’s phone has been busy. Construction, he said, is happening not just in West Springfield, but Chicopee, Springfield and Westfield, as well.
New chimney, new gutters approved on Josiah Day House
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Half a year after authorizing $172,250 in work on the Josiah Day House, the Town Council on May 6 spent $58,300 more. The new project at the oldest house in town — operated as a museum by the nonprofit Ramapogue Historical Society — will take...
ValleyBike Share program returns to the region this month
NORTHAMPTON — After several months of laying idle, the regional ValleyBike Share Program will make its return at the end of May.
West Springfield committee, consultant to craft schools plan
WEST SPRINGFIELD — After decades of studies, subcommittee meetings and School Committee discussions produced a plan for closing Mittineague School that prompted unprecedented outcry, Mayor William Reichelt wants “a true master plan of the steps we can do moving...
West Side Creamy Cones opens for business in West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — After 10 years of running an ice cream catering truck, Mehmet Sarikcioglu has opened his own shop. West Side Creamy Cones is serving soft serve, sandwiches, sundaes and more at a Union Street storefront.
West Springfield 250th committee calls for cleanup volunteers
WEST SPRINGFIELD — West Side will host its annual Clean-Up Day on Sunday, April 21. Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., volunteers can come to Town Hall, 26 Central St., to register, pick up supplies like gloves and trash bags, and to receive refreshments from the Lions...
Irish Center in West Springfield seeks $2M to finish top floor
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Diners, drinkers, rugby teams, small club meetings and musicians from across the ocean playing intimate concerts, they all come to Morgan Road.
West Springfield council votes 6-3 to take 1st step to new Fausey
WEST SPRINGFIELD — For three Town Council members considering plans to build a new elementary school, the question was “why rush,” especially as the planning process will take years. But for a majority of the Town Council, the response was: Why wait longer than...
West Springfield mayor says he’s working on senior van, kitchen
WEST SPRINGFIELD — “We have a forgotten department in this town,” Linda Parent told the Town Council on March 18, “and that’s the Council on Aging. We have a very small staff there, a part-time custodian and 80-year-old women moving chairs and tables. We also have...
Signs on West Springfield streets part of nationwide Medal of Honor recognition
WEST SPRINGFIELD — American Legion Post 207 hosted a ceremony on March 25 to unveil a sign designating Route 20 in West Springfield as the “Massachusetts Medal of Honor Highway.” The sign, at 83 Park Ave., was sponsored and paid for by the Massachusetts Military...