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  • 1,300+ Museums offer Military Families Free Tickets

    There are more than 1,300 museums nationwide which military members andtheir families can attend for free from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Forspecific information including what IDs are acceptable and what is availablein your state visit this

  • Westover hosts Springfield Police Academy graduation

    As newly sworn-in police officers of three neighboring cities, the graduating cadets stood before family, friends and fellow officers in the Base Hangar, May 19, and learned the subtle difference between law enforcement officers and police officers.Before they were sworn in, civic leaders admonished

  • Spring blossoms

    The bright pink blossoms found all throughout Westover ARB are a nice contrast to the white snow that blanketed Westover this past winter. The bright color is a refreshing reminder that spring has sprung. (courtesy photo / W.C.POPE 2011)

  • Protecting yourself from ticks and Lyme’s Disease

    More than 14,000 cases of Lyme's Disease are reported annually, but because symptoms so closely resemble the flu and usually go away without treatment, scientists estimate as many as nine out of every ten cases go unreported. So keep an eye out and take the proper precautions to keep your self

  • Butterfly Club survey

    Nine members of Massachusetts Butterfly Club surveyed on base April 29. They found the caterpillar of the grammia phyllira tiger moth, which is listed by Mass. conservation officials as endangered. Westover and the immediate area is the only place in the state it is found. They also found 149 rare

  • Westover case lot sale

    Take ADVANTAGE of spectacular savings on popular grocery items at the Commissary On-site Sale! The Hanscom Air Force Base Commissary is hosting an On-site Sale at the 439th Air Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, MA.Location: Westover Air Reserve BaseHangar 3Chicopee, MA 01022-1739Date(s):

  • Arbor Day proclamation

    WHEREAS, In 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees, andWHEREAS, this Arbor Day was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska, andWHEREAS, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the