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Xpress Med Urgent Care opens easy to access located in downtown Springfield
(MASS APPEAL) – At Xpress Med Urgent Care, the team provides primary care, urgent care, and family medicine to people of all ages throughout Hampden County. That team has more than 23 years of emergency medicine experience, so to share more about their location and what your experience would be like if you ever need them are CEO Mansoor Anwer Zaidi and Co-administrator Suzie Carvajal.
Chicopee firefighter accused of killing girlfriend faced 2022 OUI warrant
CHICOPEE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - New information has surfaced surrounding the Chicopee firefighter accused of killing his girlfriend, who was an assistant to the Hampden County Sheriff. Jason Chapdelaine is currently behind bars and on unpaid leave at the Chicopee Fire Department, but we’ve learned that Chapdelaine has a criminal history...
Young Son Of Holyoke Officer Crystal Conroy Battles Cancer
The outpouring of support began after Hampden County police officer Crystal Conroy, a member of the Holyoke Police Department, learned her 11-month-old son Ashton has leukemia. After the harrowing diagnosis was made, Conroy was forced to leave work for the foreseeable future to take care of Ashton as he fights...
See all homes sold in Hampden County, April 14 to April 20
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Hampden County reported from April 14 to April 20. There were 69 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,188-square-foot home on Franklin Street in Feeding Hills that sold for $280,000.
Man Killed In Western Mass Convenience Store Armed Robbery ID'd: Police
A man who attempted to rob a Hampden County convenience store and later died of his wounds has been identified as a 53-year-old South Hadley man, authorities said. Robert Papalardo died Thursday night, April 18, after paramedics rushed him to Baystate Medical Center following the shooting in C…
Judge dismisses some claims against Hampden County sheriff’s staff in wrongful death lawsuit
SPRINGFIELD — A corrections officer and nurse at the women’s jail in Chicopee are no longer facing wrongful death charges in a federal lawsuit brought on behalf of Madelyn Linsenmeir, who died while in lockup in 2018, a judge decided Thursday. The Hampden County Sheriff’s Office is still...
Hampden County DA’s Office holding safe social media use seminar at Southwick Regional Tuesday
SOUTHWICK – In light of six Regional District School students being charged for facilitating and participating in a hateful, racist online chat that included heinous language, threats, and a mock slave auction involving at least one Black student, Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni’s Youth Advisory Board will be holding a community event to provide information on safe social media use on Tuesday, April 23 at the Regional School.
The criminal record of Chicopee firefighter accused of murdering girlfriend
We’re continuing to take a closer look at the criminal past of the man accused of murdering his girlfriend, a mother of two, and an employee at the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department.
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