Housing “Increase your profit”: Westfield police-landlord meeting draws criticism from tenants The meetings have been ongoing for years, but a recent Facebook post about them has prompted some to question the cozy relationship between police... Dusty ChristensenJanuary 8, 2026
Investigations AI Hallucination? Proposed Westfield data center appears abandoned by developers The Shoestring's investigation uncovered signs the project's developers may have abandoned it, even after local officials spent years arranging for significant tax breaks. Jonathan GerhardsonDecember 30, 2025
Labor Starbucks workers in Northampton, Westfield look to unionize More western Mass workers unionized in 2024 than in any previous year since at least 2019. Staffers at two local Starbucks say they're next. Dusty ChristensenFebruary 8, 2025
Community DOD: New Military Planes Will Increase Air Pollution, Noise in Western Mass The arrival of 21 new F-35 jets was announced last month. The war planes will soon bring much more noise to the region's skies. Jonathan GerhardsonJanuary 14, 2025
Environment Westfield’s “Sound of Freedom” about to get Louder A fleet of F-35As, the military's newest fighter jet, could be flying out of Barnes Airport next year, at a higher volume and frequency... Jonathan GerhardsonSeptember 25, 2024