West Springfield

4 weeks ago | thereminder.com | Chris Maza |West Springfield

WEST SPRINGFIELD — West Springfield teen Thu Zar Win has shown that she knows what it takes to be a leader and a mentor and, as a result, has been named the West Springfield Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year. Win, a senior at West Springfield High School, first became involved with the Boys & Girls Club in the summer of 2023, through one of the organization’s Workforce Readiness programs. The program trains young people in mentorship and gives them work experience.

4 weeks ago | thereminder.com | Mike Lydick |West Springfield

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Five West Springfield teachers are among more than 100 teachers in Western Massachusetts who will be recognized for their exceptional teaching skills. Elena Burke, Bryan Calderon, Julia Duffy, Karen Feeley-DeMaio and Amy Radon will receive a 2025 Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award from the Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation and the Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation.

1 month 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.

1 month ago | thereminder.com | Tyler Garnet |West Springfield

The West Springfield Town Council discusses a settlement of the police patrolmen’s union contract. Photo Credit: West Side MediaWEST SPRINGFIELD — During the March 17 meeting, the Town Council approved a transfer of $150,000 from the reserve for wage negotiations account to the patrol officer’s account and the educational benefits account. The transfer will fund the fiscal year 2025 general fund cost of the contract settlement for the West Springfield Police Patrolmen’s Association.

1 month ago | thereminder.com | Trent Levakis |West Springfield

State Sen. John Velis thanked the MA Coalition for Suicide Prevention for the recognition of his leadership in suicide prevention during the March ceremony. Photo credit: Office of Sen. John VelisIn recognition of his work in suicide prevention, state Sen. John Velis received an award for his leadership during a March ceremony at the State House for the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention.