Amy Porter

1 week ago | thereminder.com | Amy Porter

Horizontal view of design for new skate park in Westfield by the Platform Group. Reminder Publishing submitted photoWESTFIELD — After a unanimous vote by the Community Preservation Commission for $500,000 on April 10, and the recent news that the project has been recommended by the state for an $800,000 Land & Water Conservation Fund grant, a newly modernized skate park is looking more and more like a reality for 2026.

2 weeks ago | thereminder.com | Amy Porter

The current proposed site of the Streamfield Energy System’s battery energy storage system that will be the subject of a public hearing by the Energy Siting Board on Tuesday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m. Photo credit: streamfieldenergy.com WESTFIELD — In February, the Department of Public Utilities transferred to the Energy Facilities Siting Board the requests by Jupiter Power to construct and operate two 114 kilovolt underground transmission lines, and for comprehensive zoning exemptions from the...

2 weeks ago | thereminder.com | Amy Porter |West Springfield

Blessed Buys Thrift Shoppe volunteers, back row from left, Christina Pierce, Carol Whalen, Tina Dunlop, Cindy Gaylord. Front row, Anne Gelinas, Mayme Lajoie, WHS Adjustment Counselor Carrie Hildreth-Fiordalice for the Kinship Fund, Blessed Buys volunteer Barbara James and Heidi Cote, Volunteers in Public Schools coordinator.

2 weeks ago | thereminder.com | Amy Porter

CHESTER — On Sunday, April 13 at 1 p.m., the Littleville Fair, the Chester Hill Association, and the Chester Recreation Committee will host an Easter Egg Hunt at the Littleville Fairgrounds, 15 Kinnebrook Rd. in Chester. The hunt will begin at 1 p.m. The egg hunt has four age categories: 1-2 years, 3-5 years, 6-8 years and 9 years and over. On April 27, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. is the Annual Pancake Breakfast and the Chester Hill Association Springfest.

3 weeks ago | thereminder.com | Amy Porter

John Raymaakers and his mother Laurie Raymaakers present a check for $5,000 to Race Director Harry Rock from Roar, inc. Landscaping Supply, a subsidiary of J. L. Raymaakers & Sons, for the 70th running of the Westfield River Wildwater Races. Reminder Publishing photo by Amy PorterWESTFIELD — On March 28, Race Director Harry Rock met up with John and Laurie Raymaakers at Half-Mile Park in Westfield to accept a check for $5,000 from ROAR Landscaping Supply, a subsidiary of J. L.