Westfield News

Mark Perez, of Westfield, Thursday flips pancakes during the 32nd annual Chamber of Commerce Pancake Breakfast on the downtown green in Westfield.

This is a bank surveillance camera image of a man believed to have robbed the People's Bank, 281 East Main St., Westfield Tuesday morning.

Police are looking for the public's help in finding a man who robbed the People's Savings Bank on East Main Street around 11:15 a.m. Tuesday.

By TED LaBORDE tlaborde@repub.com WESTFIELD - Budget shortfalls have forced the School Department to charge tuition for pupils enrolled in its pre-school program in an effort to offset some of the $1.1 million operating expenses for Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center.

The 60th anniversary of Stanley Park in Westfield and its recent addition of a Japanese garden serve as the inspiration behind the new exhibit, "East Meets Westfield," at the Westfield State College Downtown Art Gallery.

Workers at Stanley Park in Westfield were busy preparing for Friday's festivities.

Westfield Police Detectives need your help identifying a robbery suspect that was caught on tape cashing in lottery tickets he allegedly stole.

With a statue of liberty crown on her head, Jen M. Leclair, of Westfield, watches the fireworks in Stanley Park on Friday night.

Westfield police are looking for the public's help in finding a suspect in multiple breaking and entering incidents.

By TED LaBORDE tlaborde@repub.com WESTFIELD - Despite an estimated 95 percent property tax break for a proposed $400 million gas-fired power generating plant, the city stands to gain millions in payments during the next several years from Pioneer Valley Energy Center.

By GEORGE GRAHAM ggraham@repub.com WESTFIELD - Police are probing a number of vehicle breaks, reported overnight Wednesday, in various areas of the city.

The bells of an ice cream truck can sound innocent, but state legislators are concerned that the driver might not be so harmless.

A Worcester man accused in the fatal beating of his 7-year-old son on Father's Day was scheduled for arraignment Tuesday on a murder charge, the district attorney's office announced.

One day you're answering the question of a local radio station, and the next you're speaking on a nationally televised program with President Barack Obama from the White house.

By MICHAEL McAULIFFE mmcauliffe@repub.com State officials on Tuesday said delayed payments to hospitals and other providers caring for Medicaid patients will be resolved by early next month, if not sooner.

By DAN RING dring@repub.com BOSTON - Barnes Municipal Airport in Westfield on Thursday landed $503,000 in federal stimulus money to upgrade the facility's primary runway.

Attorneys for a Massachusetts gun club and a former police chief say their clients shouldn't be charged with supplying guns at a show where a boy accidentally killed himself.

Monday Stanley Park in Westfield opened its handicapped accessible nature trail to the public, and on Saturday dozens of handicapped residents came out to enjoy all of what nature has to offer.

The Town of Adams Scholarship Committee awarded a total of $2,100 in scholarships to six students each receiving $350, three graduating seniors from Hoosac Valley High School, one graduate from McCann and two post graduates.

Mark Czerniak of Westfield gets a close look at an Indian motorcycle on display at Wagner Motors on Plantation Street yesterday during the grand opening of Indian Motorcycle of New England.