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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Crews in Hampden responded to a brush fire on Wednesday evening on Somers Road. Officials told us when they first arrived to the scene, there was a large plume of smoke. Western Mass News spoke with Hampden Fire Chief Edward Poulin, who told us mutual aid...
Volleyball Turns Violent: Brawling Stafford High School Student Charged With Assault
A Stafford High School student has been charged in connection to a fight this week.The unnamed 18-year-old is wanted on a warrant for assault and battery in connection with the 1:20 p.m. incident on Tuesday, April 23, the county sheriff's office said.The fight broke out between two students during …
Kenneth Arroyo Sentenced To 12-13 Years In Prison: DA
Kenneth Arroyo, 41, of Chicopee, was sentenced to 12 to 13 years in prison after being convicted of two counts each of aggravated rape of a child, indecent assault and battery over 14, and indecent assault and battery under 14, the Hampden District Attorney said. A jury convicted Arroyo on...
Coup at the club? Witnesses say rival gangsters seize control of Springfield’s Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society Club
SPRINGFIELD — A month after de facto local organized crime boss Albert Calvanese was in a devastating car crash, rival gangsters swept into the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society Club this week, changing the locks and hobbling security cameras affixed throughout the Winthrop Street building. According to witnesses...
CT supermarket reopens with high-tech carts, Munson’s chocolates, expanded grab-and-go, fresh specialty popcorn
At Geissler’s freshly renovated Granby supermarket, customers find an eclectic mix of features: high-tech shopping carts, an elaborate Munson’s chocolates corner, Connecticut- and Massachusetts-grown produce, and an expanded deli and bakery section. The star of the show is the enormous kiosk where employees produce fresh popcorn in the traditional butter styles as well as specialty flavors ...
Police investigate stolen car crash in Vernon
VERNON, Conn. (WTNH) — Police are investigating a car crash involving a stolen vehicle Wednesday night in Vernon. Police said that the northbound lane on Route 83 in the area of Cumberland Farms was closed due to the crash, but has since reopened. Officers have not released any details from the crash yet. This is […]
A cookbook for the people of Holyoke, by the people of Holyoke
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From Pittsfield to Perp Walk: Man Charged in Child Trafficking Horror, Faces Decades in the Slammer
A 50-year-old Pittsfield man stands accused of a heinous crime, charged with transporting a minor across state lines for illicit purposes. Paul Newton-Irelan was indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield and is slated to appear soon in federal court, officials announced last week. According to a revelation by...
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