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COVID-19: Big E Fair In West Springfield Will Be Held At Full Capacity COVID-19: Big E Fair In West Springfield Will Be Held At Full Capacity
Covid-19: Big E Fair In West Springfield Will Be Held At Full Capacity In a sign that Massachusetts is in full recovery mode following the COVID-19 crisis, officials announced that a popular Western Massachusetts fair will be back at full capacity. After being forced to cancel the 2020 event, the Big E in West Springfield returns this year to celebrate its 105th anniversary from Friday, Sept. 17 through Sunday, Oct. 3. This year’s post-COVID theme: “Big is Back.” 
“It’s a good day! We have long awaited the opportunity to make this announcement and have been working diligently on our program,” Eastern States Exposition President Gene Cassidy said in a statem…

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by Zak Failla
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Landfill Fire That Burned For Four Days Is Extinguished Landfill Fire That Burned For Four Days Is Extinguished
Landfill Fire That Burned For Four Days Is Extinguished The landfill fire at Bondi’s Island that burned for four days has been extinguished. West Springfield Mayor Will Reichelt announced on Monday, Oct. 19, around noon that the fire that began on Friday had been put out. A three-alarm fire broke out at the landfill at the wastewater treatment facility known a Bondi’s Island around 1 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15. It was a difficult fire to tame, firefighters noted, due to a lack of water at the top of the landfill, large debris (such as tree limbs and stumps as well as other yard waste), and high winds that kept spreading the flames. Firefighters…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Mayor Accuses State Of Politicizing Back-To-School, Defends Remote Education Mayor Accuses State Of Politicizing Back-To-School, Defends Remote Education
Mayor Accuses State Of Politicizing Back-To-School, Defends Remote Education A city mayor is accusing Massachusetts of politicizing back-to-school plans amid the COVID-19 pandemic. West Springfield Mayor Will Reichelt was one of 16 municipal leaders that received a letter from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Sept. 18. The letter gave the school districts - all of which are “low risk” for the spread of COVID-19 - 10 days to defend their fully-remote back-to-school plans. In his response to the state, Tuesday, Sept. 29, Reichelt said that he was taken aback that the department of education didn’t reach out to the city before sendi…

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by Kristin Palpini