🌱 How Westfield firefighters turned a midnight call into a double miracle

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In today's newsletter:

• How Westfield firefighters turned a midnight call into a double miracle
• How is Westfield’s Tighe & Bond winning the engineering talent race?

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Intermittent wet snow, 1-3", with a high of 35 and low of 32 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and windy, temps: high: 41, low: 24.
• Thursday: Some brightening, with a high of 40 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Twin boys born in Westfield with help of first responders (wwlp.com) — Westfield firefighters and paramedics recently helped deliver twin boys during an overnight emergency call, then safely transported the newborns and their mother to Baystate Medical Center. The crew from Westfield Fire Local 1111 has since been honored by Trinity Health, and the department reports both babies are healthy and doing well.
   

• Engineering Firms Prioritize Ways to Attract, Develop New Talent (businesswest.com) — A major Westfield-based engineering firm, Tighe & Bond, is ramping up internships, school outreach, and in-depth training programs to attract and keep new engineers in a tight labor market. Partnering with Western New England University and other schools, the company emphasizes hands-on experience, strong workplace culture, and clear career paths to draw purpose-driven young professionals into civil and environmental engineering roles.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Curbside Collection Route 10
  South Hadley, MA Calendar South Hadley, MA 01075
  7:00 am
• Baby Storytime
  Forbes Library Community Room
  10:00 am
• Toddler Storytime
  East Forest Park Branch , 136 Surrey Rd. , Springfield
  10:30 am
• Dominoes Club
  Liberty Branch , 220 State St. , Springfield
  11:00 am
• Big Kid Storytime
  East Forest Park Branch , 136 Surrey Rd. , Springfield
  11:30 am
• 1/2 day before Holiday Break
  East Longmeadow, MA Calendar East Longmeadow, MA 01028
  11:35 am
• Knot Just Knitters
  Liberty Branch , 136 Surrey Rd. , Springfield
  12:00 pm
• Cookie Swap
  Easthampton, MA Calendar , 19 Union St , Easthampton
  1:00 pm
• Drop-in Tech Help
  Forbes Library Reference Room
  2:00 pm
• Sew Fun! Drop-In
  East Forest Park Branch , 136 Surrey Rd. , Springfield
  2:00 pm
• LEGO to the Library!
  Indian Orchard Branch Library , 44 Oak St. , Indian Orchard
  3:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

West Springfield Town

• The coziest UGG slippers everyone loves are just $99 right now at Nordstrom Rack (masslive.com)
• Mike Tomlin matches Bill Belichick's historic non-losing season streak (masslive.com)
• West Side Town Council bids farewell to departing members (thereminder.com)

Holyoke

• Educators vote ‘no confidence' in Holyoke School Committee's bargaining team (thereminder.com)
• Holyoke Community College volleyball team celebrated for historic season (wwlp.com)
• Year in Review: Looking back at Holyoke and Chicopee's 2025 (thereminder.com)

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