Archive for category: Cover Stories

/ May 15, 2012 8:00 am

Lending a hand

How Tim Hahn helped save a life and lend a hand to those in need As the sun rises on Saturdays, the hearts of giving wake up to a cause bigger than themselves, as the sounds of gratitude echo through the smells of hot dogs simmering on a grill. It’s the picture of Helping Hand, a 4-year-old organization that not [...]

/ May 6, 2012 3:02 pm

Kids cooking creativity with a side of competition

How Westfield elementary students starred in their own “Top Chef” Miniature “Top Chefs” are chopping, slicing and creating small masterpieces for their elementary school taste buds. The Westfield Washington Schools third graders may not have cooked in front thousands of viewers on the small screen for a show such as “Top Chef” or “Hell’s Kitchen,” but they were competing in [...]

/ May 1, 2012 8:00 am

Weaving brightness into dark

Westfield High School junior Katia Hamamouche is bringing smiles to the young faces of Haitian orphans

/ April 24, 2012 1:26 am

Changing scenery

Project Harmony introduces the possibility of blending city retailers, rural land in Westfield   The breezes whistling through the 277 acres of grass and empty earth may be muffled by the bouncing of basketballs dribbled by children, the chatter of empty nesters strolling on sidewalks and a sound most unfamiliar to the 136th Street and Ditch Road acreage: The busyness [...]

/ April 17, 2012 8:00 am

Art meets compassion

New art gallery to open at Good Life Coffee House It’s the good life. That’s what everyone says, and today, Lisa Howe is getting a slice, rather, a cup of the Good Life since her small coffee shop, Good Life Coffee House, has expanded into the old bank building at the corner of Ind. 32 and Union Street. Howe opened [...]

/ April 10, 2012 8:00 am

Making history

How a new marketing campaign is making business a community endeavor Westfield has built its foundation on small businesses and a strong community since the 1800s. The city has built itself into a nationally-ranked school district and the home to major companies such as IMMI and Frontier. Downtown Westfield has opened its doors for decades. Westfield and the local businesses [...]

/ April 3, 2012 8:00 am

Eating the alphabet

How WWS are exposing students to healthy eating from A to Z Westfield Washington Schools are spelling out health from A to Z for WWS elementary schools. The district’s Food Services Dept. has created a colorful way to help students make healthy choices as students learn about two new fruits and/or vegetables every weekday as part of their daily lunch. [...]

/ March 27, 2012 8:00 am

The college send-off

How WWS schools are preparing kindergartners, middle school and high school students for college Westfield Washington Schools’ students in grades kindergartenthrough12 are getting a jump start on their futures. Westfield High School’s College Readiness program is not just informing parents how to prepare for college for students of every age; it’s keeping students ahead of college application as the process [...]

/ March 20, 2012 8:00 am

Man’s best friend

How WPD K-9 Unit is keeping you safe Man’s best friend has been a four-legged companion for decades, a loyal sidekick domesticated to protect and be part of a family. Westfield Police Dept. Patrol Officers Jeff Swiatkowski and Song Kang not only have a dog that protects them, but protects people in the City of Westfield as part of the [...]

/ March 13, 2012 6:00 am

Teamwork for hope

How a son’s legacy lives on through Relay for Life