Westfield State College News

Submitted by Jacqueline Horner on 2009-06-30.   Due to the generosity of Mrs.

State environmental officials say they are looking for bids to install solar-powered energy at some publicly owned facilities, including a 2.75 megawatt system at Boston's Logan International Airport.

Massachusetts officials today have put out the call for the first round of bids to install up to 16 megawatts of solar power production at state-owned facilities.

The state plans to use $20 million in federal stimulus money to build about 16 megawatts worth of solar installations in Massachusetts.

Yarmouth Police Patrol Officer Mary F. Gibney was elected to the Wachusett Regional High School Athletic Hall of Fame in a ceremony held last week in Holden.

The fifth grade class of Franklin Avenue Elementary School in Massachusetts teamed with mathematicians from Westfield State College to create this mural in honor of President Barack Obama.

The Town of Adams Scholarship Committee awarded a total of $2,100 in scholarships to six students each receiving $350, three graduating seniors from Hoosac Valley High School, one graduate from McCann and two post graduates.

Tom Levesque is known for his neckties. The principal of Merrimack Middle School prefers to wear them - even on casual days - to, as he said, "set a professional tone" within the building.

Students at Westfield's Franklin Avenue Elementary School are in a class all by themselves.

Pupils at the Franklin Avenue Elementary School in Westfield imitate the thumbs-up symbol from President Barack H. Obama, whose image created from dominoes adorns the school cafeteria.

Embarking on what Chancellor Marty Meehan called a "new endeavor," UMass Lowell has signed an agreement with The Procaccianti Group of Rhode Island to buy the 252-room DoubleTree Hotel for $15 million.

An art gallery founded by Westfield State College is located at the Rinnova Building on Elm Street in Westfield.

Campus security, along with local and state police were trained to respond to classroom chaos at Westfield State College on Saturday.

In M.R.C. Greenwood, the regents who oversee the University of Hawaii are down to one strongly qualified, highly touted and well-respected candidate for president.

By SUZANNE McLAUGHLIN smclaughlin@repub.com WILBRAHAM - The principal of Minnechaug Regional High School and an assistant principal in the Rochester, N.Y., school district are the finalists for superintendent of the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District.

Maybe it's not the best time to be entering the workforce, but tough times call for creative thinkers.

In 1935, my sister Henrietta graduated from Westfield Teachers College. Seventy-four years later, almost to the day, our family completed the cycle when my wife and I received Doctor of Humane Letters degrees from Westfield State College.

As graduates across the country prepare to don caps and gowns, it's most likely they'll receive cash from their loved ones, a recent survey reported.

WESTFIELD, Mass. Almost three out of four aspiring teachers are not making the grade in math.

Bio Box Meet the Federal Player of the Week , William Fallon. Position: Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal, Department of Justice, U.S. Marshals Service Age: 41 Residence: Roanoke, Virginia Education: :B.S., Criminal Justice, Westfield State College; currently in the U.S. Naval War College Graduate School.