Cliff Clark

5 days ago | masslive.com | Cliff Clark

SOUTHWICK — The company that operates the group home on Klaus Anderson Road has announced that it has taken steps to address neighbors’ concerns about their safety from the clients the home serves including speaking with the resident who made the initial complaint. “We have made immediate alterations to program operations and safety monitoring in this home,” wrote Christian Wolter, the director of operations for LifeConnections, which operates the home.

5 days ago | masslive.com | Cliff Clark

SOUTHWICK — When Bill Gore and his sister Deb Gore began planning for a craft fair and raffle being held Saturday at Whalley Park to raise money for the care of the Police Department’s K9 unit, they were hoping to surprise the department with the proceeds from the event, but the word got out. “Well, we hoped to keep it a secret, it didn’t work out that way,” said Bill Gore with a chuckle about the fundraiser being held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 10, rain or shine.

6 days ago | masslive.com | Cliff Clark

SOUTHWICK — The trustee of a property on Granville Road has filed a citizens’ petition to have an article included on the warrant for the upcoming Town Meeting proposing a bylaw to prohibit hunting on private property without the permission of the landowner. In November of 2023, Janet Prifti sent a letter to the Select Board recounting her experience with a hunter on the 55-acre property she oversees, requesting the board consider supporting a bylaw to prohibit hunting on private property.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Cliff Clark

SOUTHWICK — The trustee of a property on Granville Road has filed a citizens’ petition to have an article included on the warrant for the upcoming Town Meeting proposing a bylaw to prohibit hunting on private property without the permission of the landowner. In November of 2023, Janet Prifti sent a letter to the Select Board recounting her experience with a hunter on the 55-acre property she oversees, requesting the board consider supporting a bylaw to prohibit hunting on private property.

1 week ago | masslive.com | Cliff Clark

WESTFIELD — Westfield Gas and Electric held a brief ceremony Monday to announce it has started a yearslong project to replace all of the city’s cast iron leaky gas lines with nearly indestructible polypropylene plastic. “It’s safe for our customer and good for the environment,” said WG&E Assistant General Manager Joe Mitchell about the line replacement project.