Southwick
Painting parties introduce new artists, support food pantries
Since December, the Agawam Community Artists and Artisans have been hosting “paint and sip”-style workshops to raise money for local food banks. Known as “Art with a Heart,” ACAA President Ceil Rossi described them as a “two-and-a-half-hour paint party.”
Southwick parent calls for federal probe of racial incidents
SOUTHWICK — The mother of a Black student who says she has endured racial epithets and abuse from fellow students at Southwick Regional School has filed a federal civil rights complaint against the school district. Allyson Lopez believes district administrators...
Southwick prepared to sign contract for fiber-optic network
SOUTHWICK — After several months of work, the town’s High Speed Internet Committee has finalized the first “make ready work” contract needed to move the town’s broadband fiber network project forward. Select Board Chair Douglas Moglin, who also chairs the network...
School Committee candidates in Southwick detail priorities
SOUTHWICK — One of the seats for the Southwick representative on the Regional School Committee is up for grabs during this town’s annual municipal election, as incumbent Robert Stevenson is being challenged by Kim Perron. Stevenson has been a physical therapist for...
Most candidates on Southwick’s May 14 ballot have no opponents
SOUTHWICK — Only two of the 12 seats on the town’s May 14 ballot will have contested races. The current chair of the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School Committee, Robert Stevenson, will face a challenge from Kimberly Anne Perron, the wife of Select Board...
Southwick chooses DPW office manager as new town clerk
SOUTHWICK — In a 2-1 vote, the Select Board on April 22 chose Christina Myette as the new town clerk. Board Chair Douglas Moglin and member Jason Perrone favored Myette, while board member Diane Gale supported Holly Hebda. With Myette, for the first time in over...
Land trust for Southwick starts with cleanup day, logo contest
SOUTHWICK — A new nonprofit organization will raise money from private donors to purchase land in town, protecting it from development. Maryssa Cook-Obregon, president of the Southwick Land Trust, says her group has nine members so far and is soliciting for new...
Hunting permission bylaw won’t go on Southwick warrant
SOUTHWICK — After an hour of listening to property owners and hunters opposed to a proposed bylaw that would require hunters to ask permission from private property owners before stepping on their land, the Select Board on April 16 informally decided to remove the...
Kindness, respect in curriculum at Southwick’s Powder Mill School
SOUTHWICK — After a couple meetings of hearing from parents and students upset with racist incidents at Southwick Regional School, the district School Committee on April 8 heard about how educators are teaching kindness and inclusion. “When students walk in our...
Credit fair teaches Greater Westfield teens to balance books
WESTFIELD — Four hundred seniors and juniors from Westfield High School, Westfield Technical Academy, Southwick Regional School, St. Mary’s High School, Smith Academy, White Oak School, Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative and Gateway Regional High School gathered in two sessions on April 3 at the Credit for Life Fair at Westfield High School for an exercise in “real-world” finances from experts in the field.
