WEST SPRINGFIELD/LONGMEADOW – West Springfield Public Schools (WSPS) has a new director of curriculum, instruction and assessment, one that comes with significant experience.... Read More
WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Town Council met Sept. 8 to rehash a resolution regarding the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home and the installation of a cellular tower.... Read More
WEST SPRINGFIELD/HOLYOKE – Kaydn McDonough lives and attends school in West Springfield, but has a special place in her heart for the city of Holyoke.... Read More
WEST SPRINGFIELD/AGAWAM – The West of the River Chamber of Commerce (WRC)’s Mayoral Breakfast was conducted virtually this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read More
WEST SPRINGFIELD – For the past two years Mary and Fred Kadushin, co-chairs of Feed the Kids Golf Tournament, have hosted a golf tournament at the Springfield Country Club in West Springfield to raise money and ensure no child in the Pioneer Valley, or the country, goes hungry. ... Read More
WEST SPRINGFIELD – On Aug. 25, the West Springfield School Committee approved Superintendent Tim Connor’s plan for the return to school of high–needs students, for whom, Connor said “remote learning doesn’t necessarily work as well.” ... Read More
WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Town Council attempted to pass a resolution at its Aug. 17 meeting that condemned the state’s handling of healthcare at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home and demands more is done to care for veterans.... Read More
WEST SPRINGFIELD – On Aug. 10, the West Springfield School Committee voted unanimously to adopt a “phased-in” plan for resuming school in the fall. The plan will begin as remote learning and allow for several reassessment points throughout the school year.... Read More
WEST SPRINGFIELD – Tropical storm Isaias swept through the region on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 4. With the storm brought wind gusts that toppled trees and telephone poles which caused damage to buildings, roads and even homes. ... Read More
WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Springfield Public Schools have embarked on a three-year project to examine and root out bias in the district and address it when found.... Read More
WEST SPRINGFIELD – On July 31, it was announced that the Town of West Springfield would receive $40,909 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program for the purchase of five thermal imaging cameras.... Read More
WEST SPRINGFIELD – Superintendent Tim Connor presented the options to reopen schools to the West Springfield School Committee at its meeting on July 28.... Read More
