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See all homes sold in Hampshire County, June 9 to June 15
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Hampshire County reported from June 9 to June 15. There were 35 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,632-square-foot home on Berkshire Circle in Ware that sold for $430,000. Amherst.
Springfield officials call for termination of indefinitely suspended police officer
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - The Springfield Police Commission voted to suspend officer Gregg Bigda without pay indefinitely. It’s a decision that’s not sitting well with some local officials, especially Mayor Domenic Sarno. By a vote of 3 to 1, the Springfield Police Commission decided Wednesday to kick Police...
Healey admin doles out $5M in disaster aid to 13 Mass. communities hit by storms
More than a dozen communities across the Bay State will share in $5 million in disaster relief to help them recover from severe weather and flooding last fall, the Healey administration said Friday. The money comes from a $3.1 billion short-term funding bill that Massachusetts state lawmakers passed, and Gov....
Update: Thunderstorms with pea-sized hail in Berkshire County Friday
An updated report from the National Weather Service was issued on Friday at 8:43 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 9:30 p.m. for Berkshire County. The storms are expected to bring pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 8:42 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong...
Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, to be celebrated throughout western Massachusetts
Many in western Massachusetts will be celebrating Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, on June 19. That includes Andrew Keaton, who’s helping organize the Springfield Juneteenth Jubilee celebration. “We start the flag-raising in Mason Square [Friday], and then we have a block party at Level Five,” Keaton said. “Then, we...
A look inside a Mass. ‘poverty court,’ where no one has the right to an attorney
SPRINGFIELD — It’s 9 a.m. on a Thursday. Every row of benches in the Western Housing Court in Springfield is full of people. In the back of the courtroom, about 20 people stand against the wall, including a man holding a toddler.
Northampton teachers union is latest to vote no confidence in superintendent
The Northampton Association of School Employees, or NASE, voted no confidence in the district’s superintendent, Portia Bonner, amid an ongoing budget dispute. The union delivered a statement at a meeting of the city’s school committee on Thursday night, saying that 96%, or 348, members who voted in the poll had voted that they no longer had confidence in Bonner’s ability to lead the district. NASE President Andrea Egitto said the total represented an “overwhelming majority.”
City Councilors cut more than $1.1M to bring Westfield budget down to $178M
WESTFIELD — The City Council voted to cut $1.174 million from the fiscal 2025 budget during a June 13 meeting. The cuts were made in retiree benefits, employee health insurance, the Engineering Department and in the salary lines of vacant positions in public works. Councilors made their cuts from...
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