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Monday, November 2, 2026 West Springfield, Massachusetts · Change town
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West Springfield Mourns Longtime Resident Earl "Skip" Cooley, 82

West Springfield mourns the passing of longtime resident Earl C. "Skip" Cooley, 82. Toomey-O'Brien Funeral Home, on Westfield Street, is handling funeral arrangements, according to an obituary notice carried by Legacy.com and WFSB. It was a quiet Monday otherwise for West Springfield — …

WEST SPRINGFIELD -- A West Springfield-area charity golf outing produced the week's feel-good headline after a Templeton man sank a hole-in-one and immediately signed the prize over to his wife.

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"Hole-in-one earns man new car at Swings for Seniors Tournament," Western Mass News reports. A golfer at the charity tournament won a new car with a single swing and handed the keys directly to his wife, according to the outlet (read it at https://www.westernmassnews.com/2026/07/14/hole-in-one-earns-man-new-car-swings-seniors-tournament/).

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