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Investigation opened into house fire in Windsor Locks
WINDSOR LOCKS, CT (WFSB) - Windsor Locks Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire on Sunday afternoon. Crews were on the scene on Elm Street near Southwest Avenue around 2:00 p.m. Bradley International Airport Fire Department and Hayden Station Fire Department were on the scene. This investigation...
Westfield councilors vote $11M athletic fields bond without PFAS restrictions
WESTFIELD — With the 2022 state championship Bombers softball team looking on, the Westfield City Council retook the first of two votes for the $11.1 million athletic fields bond on April 23, passing it 10-2, with councilors Bridget Matthews-Kane and Kristen Mello voting against it. A final vote on the bond will be scheduled for the regular City Council meeting on May 16.
9 displaced after Carew Street fire
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Springfield crews responded to a one alarm fire on Saturday evening. We’ve learned nine people have been displaced from the multi-family house and are being assisted by the red cross. One eyewitness told us she saw the smoke from her house a street over, saying,...
Bomb threat led to evacuation of West Springfield theater, police say
A bomb threat led to the evacuation of a West Springfield theater Friday evening, but it turned out to be unsubstantiated, according to West Springfield police. A 911 caller reported a bomb threat at the Cinemark Theater on Riverdale Street just before 5:10 p.m., West Springfield police said in a press release. The “vague” threat was overheard by a customer at the theater.
Family Fun Fest celebrates teachers in Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - The Family Fun Fest was held in Longmeadow on Sunday. That event took place from 5 to 7 p.m. The Family Fun Fest celebrated the success of Longmeadow teachers, in addition to the 23rd year of The Longmeadow Educational Excellence Foundation, which has so far raised more than one million dollars.
Fundraiser on Monday at Shortstop in Westfield to aid Karen Hart scholarship
WESTFIELD — Diners at Shortstop Bar & Grill can contribute to the Karen Hart Memorial Scholarship 4-9 p.m. Monday, April 29, according to an announcement from the Southern Hilltowns Domestic Violence Task Force. Dine-in and take-out patrons who present the fundraiser flier at Shortstop Bar & Grill, 99 Springfield...
Otis police warn of kidnapping scam after resident receives hoax call
OTIS — The Otis Police Department issued a scam alert today after a resident received a distressing phone call claiming a loved one had been abducted and demanding a ransom. The call, which included a voice resembling that of the alleged abductee, turned out to be a scam. Authorities...
See all homes sold in Hampden County, April 21 to April 27
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Hampden County reported from April 21 to April 27. There were 86 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,806-square-foot home on Stewart Avenue in Monson that sold for $291,252. Agawam.
Sorority marks Mental Health Awareness Month with talk focused on Black community
SPRINGFIELD — Black community, take what you’ve been taught about mental health, and shake it up and throw it away, says clinical social worker Sheril Cooley. The month of May marks Mental Health Awareness Month. In recognition, a Black women’s sorority, the Beta Alpha Zeta Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Inc., on Sunday hosted family therapists Dr. Winifred Martin of the Tribe Institute and Andrea St. Louis of the Tatted Professionals, along with the Pioneer Valley Coalition for Suicide Prevention and Families Against Violence, at its monthly luncheon meeting at the Eagles Hall on St. James Avenue.
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