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Lawyers make closing arguments in Westfield murder trial

Cliff Clark
cclark@thereminder.com

SPRINGFIELD — As the prosecution and defense made closing arguments in the first-degree murder trial of Westfield’s Brian Fanion, each suggested to the jury two different scenarios of what happened on May 8, 2018, in the minutes before Amy Fanion was fatally shot....
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Baystate Noble seeks volunteers to aid patients, visitors

Miasha Lee

WESTFIELD — Baystate Noble Hospital is resuming its volunteering program after it was put on pause during the coronavirus pandemic for the volunteers’ safety. ...
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Pioneering Westfield ballplayer honored for her courage

Mike Lydick
mlydick@thereminder.com

WESTFIELD — It took courage and determination nearly 50 years ago for Donna McLean to become the first girl to play baseball in Westfield Little League. She not only made history, but she blazed the trail for other girls to follow in her into what had been a boys-only sport....
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Gunshot residue, wound examined in Fanion murder trial

Cliff Clark
cclark@thereminder.com

SPRINGFIELD — In the second week of the murder trial of Brian Fanion, the former Westfield police detective accused of shooting his wife, prosecutors called witnesses who processed the evidence collected at the Westfield home where Amy Fanion was shot in May 2018....
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Neighbors worried about traffic at self-storage in Westfield

Amy Porter
aporter@thereminder.com

WESTFIELD — Ward 2 Councilor Ralph Figy invited residents of the Lozierville neighborhood to a second ward meeting to discuss a proposed self-storage facility at 21 Cycle St. The project is currently in front of the Planning Board and Conservation Commission for site plan review....
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With gifts, Westfield cemetery gate may be fixed this spring

Mike Lydick
mlydick@thereminder.com

WESTFIELD — Work to repair and restore the gate at the city’s oldest cemetery is progressing and should be finished this spring....
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