Greenfield, MA

To the best of my knowledge, no one in Amherst, Massachusetts, has ever owned a slave. No one in Amherst, Massachusetts, has ever been held in bondage as a slave, including the few Black residents who live there. Yet the Amherst Town Council has voted 12-1 to create a fund...

A COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow at a North Adams, Massachusetts nursing home – and the company that operates it says new cases have emerged at another facility in Lenox. Berkshire Healthcare says the case count at the North Adams Commons is now at 45, with 40 residents and 5...

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- An arrest has been made in connection with the assault of a driver at the 'X' in Springfield last month. Springfield Police were called to the intersection of Sumner Avenue and Belmont Avenue on July 5 for a report of an assault. When they arrived, they found an unresponsive man on the ground. He was taken to Baystate Medical Center where he remains in critical, but stable condition with severe head trauma.

GARDNER — The fire department has welcomed its newest member. Firefighter Daniel Quinn, who lives in Orange, recently graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Career Recruitment Program where he was awarded the Richard N. Bangs award for being the outstanding student in his recruit class in both academics and practical skills.

9:32 a.m. – New Athol Road 911 call of finding a purse, cards and a license dumped out on the side of the road near Hannaford’s. Officer gathered property gathered brought it back to the station. Attempted to return to owner, but unable to make contact. 12:02 p.m. – Traffic...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A Holyoke man was arrested Monday morning after a dozen dirt bikers assaulted a driver with their helmets at the “X” in Springfield nearly one month ago. According to a news release sent to 22News from Springfield mayor’s office, at around 7 a.m. members of the...

WINCHENDON — A local group is urging residents to spend a day in the park this summer. Members of the Winchendon Community Park Committee have organized monthly events this summer to raise awareness about the fields and trails around Whitney Pond, property that the town acquired a few years ago during a trade with The Winchendon School.

FRAMINGHAM – Framingham police arrested a Greenfield woman, after the vehicle she was driving crashed into a telephone pole on Concord Street and rolled over early Saturday morning, July 31. Police responded to a crash at 3:07 a.m. at 306 Concord Street. “This was a single vehicle crash into a...

HARDWICK – The agriculture-themed Hardwick Community Fair, a tradition begun in 1762, returns to the town common Aug. 20 and 21. The fair was cancelled last summer due to COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to the community published on the organization’s webpage, Hardwick Fair President Fay Butler wrote: “It’s a...

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts (WSHM-LD) — A viewer reached out to Western Mass News about a situation in Holyoke that has caught the attention of many in the community. A cat has been stuck in a tree for days and people are trying to help. “Comcast has tried to help me, people...

(Undated) – The number of new COVID cases continues to spike in Massachusetts. The state Department of Public Health reports 2,054 new cases and two deaths over the weekend. The transmission rate is now considered to be “high” or “substantial” in more than half of the state’s 14 counties. Hampden County is now under guidance for everyone to wear masks indoors in public places regardless of vaccination status. Franklin County remains the county with the lowest transmission rate.

6:57 a.m. — Caller on Chestnut Street reports hearing a loud explosion-type noise and then the power went out. No odors. Officer Joshua Dobosz on scene. Turners Falls Fire Department determined a squirrel was the culprit. Shelburne Control contacting Eversource. 7:12 a.m. — Syringes (used and unused) and Narcan on...

The sky was still dark when the agents arrived at Leverett St. in Keene, New Hampshire, a leafy block of kit houses at the quiet edges of the small college town. They settled on a house at the corner, surrounding it with two armored BearCat G3s and a fleet of unmarked SUVs. Both BearCats had gunners stationed in a hatch on the roof, clad in camo fatigues. The only light came from the blue-and-red sirens, strobing off houses in every direction.

Civil War tablets inscribed with the names of Black soldiers of the famed 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment and 5th Cavalry are on display in Amherst after 30 years in storage. Debora Bridges, the daughter of late World War II veteran Dudley Bridges Sr., returned to Amherst a year ago and...

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Early Sunday morning, 28-year-old Katherine Vazquez was arrested after Holyoke Police noticed a disturbance in the area of Main and Appleton. Officers report they saw Vazquez yelling, making threats, and walking with a knife in her hand toward people in the area of the Racing Mart parking lot. Officers allegedly ordered Vazquez to drop the knife before drawing their weapons.