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The EVENING NEWS is published Monday - Friday as well as Saturday mornings.
The News covers Westfield, Southwick and the Hilltowns.

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The WESTFIELD EVENING NEWS is published evenings Monday thru Friday and Saturday mornings. The News covers Westfield, Southwick and the Hilltowns. The paper is delivered to homes in Westfield, Southwick, Blandford, Russell, Montgomery, Granville, Huntington, Chester and Tolland by carrier and motor route. The PENNYSAVER is published on Sundays serving Westfield and all surrounding towns. It is a FREE publication modeled after a New England Country Store, packed with great products and local information of the happenings and events of the area. The Pennysaver is delivered to homes and stores by an all adult carrier force to: Westfield, Southwick, Agawam, West Springfield, Granville, Holyoke, Chicopee and Springfield, MA. In CT the Pennysaver reaches residents of Granby, Simsbury, Windsor and Suffield. The LONGMEADOW NEWS is a weekly newspaper which serves the Longmeadow community. Published on Thursday, it is delivered by mail. The ENFIELD PRESS is a weekly newspaper which has for over 112 years, served the community of Enfield, CT. Published on Thursday, it is delivered by mail.

 

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Despite hiring, US unemployment rate seems frozen

Earl sideswipes NC, takes aim at New England

Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island

Clinton: Time is now for Mideast peace

Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings

Backer of NYC mosque gave to Hamas-linked charity

AP Interview: Wikipedia founder bullish on news

Commercial pilot sentenced for drug-masking powder

Witness recants statements in Anna Nicole case

Steelers' Leftwich likely to miss start of season

 

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A 36 inch sand shark was recently found on Dowses Beach, a Cape Cod beach Sunday, July 18, 2010. (Photo by Romani/Westlund)
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Jul 19, 2010Shark discovery



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Apr 08, 2010Saint Mary High School Short Stories, Friday, April 9, 2010, at 7pm.


SOUTHWICK β€” The Southwick Cultural Council will stage its 11th annual juried Fine Art Exhibition and Sale from 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 10, and Sunday, April 11, at the Southwick Town Hall.
Approximately 40 talented artists from Northern Connecticut and Western Massachusetts will display their art in the form of oils, photography, watercolors, pastels, acrylic, wood, pottery, soapstone carving and more.
The show also will include live demonstrations, non-juried student art, a book signing and
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Apr 08, 2010Cultural Council art show this weekend



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Mar 19, 2010Wax Museum



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Mar 19, 2010Hang time!



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Mar 19, 2010Is this your dog?



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Mar 19, 2010Westfield North Band



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Mar 18, 2010News Archive


Ohio State University police guard the scene at a campus maintenance building, left, after an employee opened fire at the building, killing a co-worker and wounding another Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio. The suspect also was wounded and is in custody, according to authorities. (AP Photo/The Columbus Dispatch, Tom Dodge)
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Mar 09, 2010tate University


The sandwich board at the Panera store shows the calorie count for each item in Brookline, Mass., Monday, March 8, 2010. Panera bread company is announcing that they will become the first chain to post calories on menus nationally. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Mar 09, 2010Posting Calories

 

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Free Weekend for Military Children at Boys and Girls Club

WESTFIELD - On Sept 11 and 12, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Westfield will be running Military Kids Club (MCK) free to children ages 5 to 18 of any military personnel.  Under the watchful care of the Boys and Girls Club's State Licensed Childcare...

Crafters Sought for Fezziwig Faire

WESTFIELD - Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Fezziwig's Faire, sponsored by Westfield on Weekends, Inc., The Business Improvement District, and the YMCA of Greater Westfield, Inc.  The fair will be held on Saturday, December 4th from 9:...

Beginner Bridge Lessons

WESTFIELD - The Westfield Woman’s Club offers beginner bridge lessons to interested adults. The lessons are offered to all, regardless of prior knowledge and experience. All are welcome including men, women, non-members and members of the Westfield Wom...

First Afternoon of Reflection

WESTFIELD - St. Mary’s Church is offering its first afternoon of reflection on Sunday, Sept. 26th, from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. at Genesis Spiritual Life Center in Westfield. Entitled, Embracing Forgiveness, it will focus on forgiveness as a process and an es...

Tee Off For Kids Golf Tournament

WESTFIELD - In past years a small, nine hole golf tournament was held by the YMCA for women only. This year we are expanding the event, renaming it, and changing its location.  This year we will be holding the Tee Off For Kids Golf Tournament (open to ...

 

Associated Press Headlines

Despite hiring, US unemployment rate seems frozen

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER 2010-09-03T22:09:35Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Unemployment is stuck at high levels even though some companies are hiring. The problem, government data show, is that too few jobs are being created for the growing number of people looking for work....
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:09:35 GMT

Earl sideswipes NC, takes aim at New England

By BOB SALSBERG 2010-09-03T23:58:42Z
CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) -- A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Earl steamed toward the gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages of Cape Cod on Friday, disrupting people's vacations on the unofficial final weekend of the short New England summer....
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:58:42 GMT

Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island

By RAY LILLEY 2010-09-03T23:52:16Z
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday and caused widespread damage, but there were just two reports of serious injuries. Looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said....
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:52:16 GMT

Clinton: Time is now for Mideast peace

By MATTHEW LEE 2010-09-03T23:07:42Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to inject urgency into Israeli-Palestinian peace talks Friday, warning the negotiations may be "the last chance for a very long time" to reach an agreement....
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:07:42 GMT

Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings

By PAUL DAVENPORT and AMANDA LEE MYERS 2010-09-03T22:43:43Z
PHOENIX (AP) -- Gov. Jan Brewer rose to national fame defending the state's immigration law and warning of rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border, including a claim that headless bodies were turning up in the Arizona desert....
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:43:43 GMT

Backer of NYC mosque gave to Hamas-linked charity

By DAVID B. CARUSO 2010-09-03T23:05:18Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- One of the investors in a proposed Islamic center near ground zero is a Long Island medical clinic owner whose expressions of sympathy for Palestinians included a donation to a charity later shut down for links to Hamas....
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:05:18 GMT

AP Interview: Wikipedia founder bullish on news

By ALESSANDRA RIZZO and DAN PERRY 2010-09-03T23:09:25Z
CERNOBBIO, Italy (AP) -- Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales believes relief may be in sight for the beleaguered news media industry....
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:09:25 GMT

Commercial pilot sentenced for drug-masking powder

By JOE MANDAK 2010-09-03T23:10:23Z
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A former US Airways Express pilot will spend nine months in prison for selling a powdered drink mix over the Internet that he claimed was "100 percent" effective in helping drug-using truck drivers, pilots and train engineers pass federally mandated drug tests....
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:10:23 GMT

Witness recants statements in Anna Nicole case

By LINDA DEUTSCH 2010-09-03T23:13:02Z
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A witness in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial recanted statements Friday that he saw defendant Howard K. Stern give the celebrity model excessive drugs....
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:13:02 GMT

Steelers' Leftwich likely to miss start of season

By ALAN ROBINSON 2010-09-03T23:56:13Z
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Ben Roethlisberger isn't the only Steelers quarterback who might be out for four weeks....
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:56:13 GMT

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