Blandford, MA Cars

Hot weather and humidity has left Western Massachusetts sizzling the past few days, and as those degrees go up so do the dangers.

It was a hot night in the Berkshires on August 4 but that didn't stop the Great Barrington Fire Department from hosting their annual Main Street Car Show and what a site it was. Once again, I attended the car show in Great Barrington and there were plenty of classic cruisers lined up and down Main and Railroad Streets including street rods, muscle cars, classics, race cars, antiques, tucks, and more.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) -As we move through the summer months, it appears illegal dirt bikers causing commotion on the roads isn’t as big of an issue as in recent years. We wanted to know why. “Riders are starting to get the message that Springfield is not a place where...

Great Barrington — The over 90 degree weather did not stop car enthusiasts from attending the Fire Department’s annual car show on Thursday, Aug. 4. Car enthusiasts paid a $10 to be part of the show, with all proceeds benefiting the Fire Department’s scholarship fund dedicated in the memory of Rod Mead.

CHICOPEE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - A local auto shop in Chicopee is on high alert after discovering watered down gas in some vehicles brought in for service. Kevin Wright, the owner of KLM Auto Repair in Chicopee, told Western Mass News that his shop has seen an increase in vehicles come in with water in gas.

(Mass Appeal) – Start you engines and make your way to East Longmeadow for a full day of music, food, drinks and cars! The Meadows Lodge is holding their annual car show to benefit the Children’s Dyslexia Centers. AJ Roffe, from The Meadows Lodge, has the details.

EAST WINDSOR — After the South Windsor Planning and Zoning Commission rejected a plan to bring a Tesla dealership to town, East Windsor officials say they would welcome such an establishment. East Windsor First Selectman Jason Bowsza sent a letter on July 29, making it known that the town...

WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - The town of West Springfield has piloted a new electric scooter program with the company Bird, but some residents are raising questions after seeing abandoned scooters around the area and they want to know what rules are in place. West Springfield Mayor William Reichelt told...

The following letter was sent to the Amherst School Committee on August 3, 2022. I am writing to encourage our district to apply for a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the purchase of new electric school buses. As you may know, the EPA has opened applications for its Clean School Bus Program (https://www.epa.gov/cleanschoolbus), a billion-dollar per year program to help school districts replace their older polluting buses. The application process is not complicated.

WESTFIELD — The city is getting ValleyBike, joining neighboring communities that have had the short-term rental bicycles since 2018. Westfield received $177,888 from the state’s Shared Streets and Spaces Program to install its first two ValleyBike stations on Western Avenue near Westfield State University and at the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority Olver Transit Pavilion on Elm Street.

WILBRAHAM, Mass. - The Thornton W. Burgess School in Wilbraham is hoping their second annual car wash will raise enough money to support the Hampden Police Department for future community events. The school's transitions program offers young adults between the ages of 18-22 with unique individual needs opportunities to learn...

HOLYOKE — After a long debate and two votes, the City Council on Tuesday approved a special permit for Gary Rome Hyundai to build a $4 million, 9,500-square-foot car wash next to its Whiting Farms Road dealership. Owner Gary Rome expects a fall groundbreaking and a spring grand opening.

Great Barrington — According to a MassDOT representative, once the Division Street bridge opens in September it will have set weight limits. Earlier this month, several residents co-signed a letter to MassDOT with their concerns about the potential of not having set weight limits. The bridge has been closed for two years and is being replaced with a temporary prefabricated bridge that has a 20-year lifespan, which will be used until the town receives either federal or.

Car battery failures surge in the winter and it's often the cold weather that takes the blame for damage caused by temperatures. However, experts say that summer heat can kill your car battery 33 percent faster than the winter cold.