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Pine Hill Cemetery ‘residents’ will come to life in Westfield history walk
WESTFIELD — On June 1, the Friends of the Pine Hill Cemetery will host “Grave Conversations: Pine Hill Cemetery Residents Speak.”. Walking tours will invite folks into the cemetery for an afternoon of living history, during which actors will portray historical figures of Westfield who have been laid to rest at Pine Hill, sharing their stories. Tours will take place every 20 minutes, starting at 1 p.m., with the last one leaving at 3:40 p.m., on Saturday, June 1, with a rain date on Sunday, June 2.
With Congamond Lake rope swing reappearing, so are efforts to remove trees
SOUTHWICK — Nearly 10 months after Select Board member Doug Moglin said something needed to be done to remove several rope swings hanging from trees along the North Pond in the North Pond Conservation Area, the first steps needed to down the trees are being taken. “I think we...
Square One to break ground on new old location for Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Square One is scheduled to break ground on its $10 million project to build a new center to better serve the South End neighborhood on June 6. Local supporters, including businesses, nonprofit agencies and state legislators are expected to join the Square One staff and board of directors for the ceremony at the site at 947 Main St. The location is the same spot Square One operated a preschool before a tornado in 2011 destroyed its building.
Memorial Day 2024: Remembering Amherst soldier killed days before World War II ended in Europe
Adolf Hitler marked his 56th birthday inside a bunker in Berlin as Soviet artillery began bombarding the city, marking the beginning of the end for World War II in Europe. In northern Italy, 26-year-old Army Capt. John Philip Serex was killed in action by the Nazis as the Allies entered the foothills of the Apennine Mountains in pursuit of retreating Axis forces who fled into the Po River valley.
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