Tyler Lederer

Oct 31, 2024 | masslive.com | Tyler Lederer

WESTFIELD — Pranks, alcohol and infidelity are running themes in “The Bat’s Revenge,” based on the German-language operetta “Die Fledermaus,” the Westfield State University Music Theatre Workshop’s fall 2024 production. “There’s a lot of cheerful music, singing about champagne and about love. It’s kind of a party atmosphere,” said director Susan Quigley-Duggan. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.

Oct 30, 2024 | masslive.com | Tyler Lederer

WESTFIELD — Mayor Michael McCabe met on Oct. 15 with Massachusetts Department of Transportation officials at the former train depot at 16 N. Elm St. to discuss the possibility of a East-West Rail stop in Westfield. At the meeting was East-West Rail Director Andrew Koziol; MassDOT Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs Gus Bickford; and Kristen Elechko, director of the Western Massachusetts office for Gov. Maura Healey, who arranged the meeting.

Oct 29, 2024 | thereminder.com | Tyler Lederer

WESTFIELD — Could Westfield high school students, even those not on the path to health care jobs, be trained to administer a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose? Suhanee Mitragotri, a neuroscience, and global health and health policy student at Harvard University, wants to make that a reality. Her naloxone training initiative aims to bring education on the drug, also known by the brand name Narcan, to high schools across the state.

Oct 29, 2024 | thereminder.com | Tyler Lederer

Mayor Christopher Johnson, center, cuts the ribbon on Way Finders’ Rosewood Way affordable housing complex. Reminder Publishing photo by Tyler LedererAGAWAM — Way Finders joined public and private partners in celebrating its new affordable housing complex, Rosewood Way, at an Oct. 25 ribbon-cutting ceremony. “We celebrate the opportunity that this creates for people here in Agawam,” said Way Finders President and CEO Keith Fairey.

Oct 29, 2024 | thereminder.com | Tyler Lederer

AGAWAM — The Agawam City Council recently voted unanimously to re-establish a sister city relationship with Reggio Calabria, a city at the southern tip of the Italian peninsula. The two had already established a relationship in 1999, leading to the creation of a sister city committee in Agawam, but interest had faded since then and the committee became inactive.