https://www.wamc.org/tags/westfield-river Westfield River en-US Copyright Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:00:26 GMT https://www.wamc.org/news/2026-04-08/paddlers-dip-their-toes-ahead-of-71st-westfield-river-wildwater-races In less than two weeks, a couple hundred paddlers of all kinds will take on one of the country’s oldest whitewater races, found right in western Massachusetts.But before that, some of them are dusting off their watercraft and hitting the Westfield River early. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:00:26 GMT https://www.wamc.org/news/2026-04-08/paddlers-dip-their-toes-ahead-of-71st-westfield-river-wildwater-races James Paleologopoulos