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On Dave Flaherty’s last day on the Westfield City Council, some agenda items did not go as planned, including final approval of the resolution to amend the City Charter, referred yet again to committee.

SOUTHWICK – With the clock ticking until Town Meeting on May 16, the Select Board addressed a few articles that have yet to finalized, which included discussing the intermunicipal agreement between the town and Westfield that will determine residents’ sewer rates.

WESTFIELD – With the ear-piercing roar of F-15C Eagles in the background, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal was joined by city and state officials and several members of the Air National Guard’s command staff Wednesday at Barnes Air National Guard Base to celebrate the recent announcement that the base is getting a fleet of F-35A Lighting II fighters in 2026.

The 14th annual Mayor’s Bike Ride is taking place Wednesday, May 24, at 5:30 p.m. This event is open for cyclists of all abilities and all ages on the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail.

'Someone from the outside coming into a place has to earn trust,' ‘Grasshopper Republic’ director Daniel McCabe says.

Westfield Mayor Michael McCabe recently announced he will host a kickoff event for his reelection campaign on May 2. The event is free and open to the public.

A rare veto by the mayor and a subsequent request for an override by the Ad Hoc Charter Committee were on the agenda at the April 20 Westfield City Council meeting.

The City Council unanimously approved $198,746 for capital improvements for the Westfield police station, $68,289 for computers and $5,939 to repair the flagpole in Park Square.

Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Massachusetts, is slated to receive a new generation of fighter jets. Westfield Mayor Michael McCabe said that's good economic news for his community.

Trade unions are set to push the State to reclassify agency healthcare workers as public servants.