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Here are the 5 WMass cities that received federal funding for housing
SPRINGFIELD — Recent federal funding will assist 38 cities across the Massachusetts address key local housing needs. Springfield, Chicopee, Holyoke, Northampton and Westfield were the five Western Massachusetts cities that were awarded millions of dollars in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Totally, Massachusetts received...
Accused murderer Jason Chapdelaine’s hearing rescheduled to June
HOLYOKE — Jason Chapdelaine’s pretrial hearing Monday morning was rescheduled to mid-June. Chapdelaine, a Chicopee firefighter, is accused of stabbing and killing his girlfriend, Eileen Monaghan, on April 14 in Holyoke. She was found behind a paper mill on South Water Street. Police discovered Chapdelaine at the scene and he and his car were covered in blood, they said.
Master Singers of Worcester present 'Considering Matthew Shepard' 25 years since his death
When Ed Tyler first looked at Craig Hella Johnson's 2016 choral suite "Considering Matthew Shepard," he knew right away he was getting involved with a work of greatness. The composition is a heartfelt response to the murder of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay student at the University of Wyoming in Laramie who was kidnapped, beaten, tied to a fence and left to die on the night of Oct. 6, 1998.
Northampton’s Iron Horse down to the wire on liquor license; storied venue reopens Wednesday with sold-out show
NORTHAMPTON – Though renovated and expanded, the Iron Horse Music Hall was still without a liquor license Monday, ahead of its sold-out reopening show Wednesday. The license is held up because former owner and one-time entertainment impresario Eric Suher had not provided documents proving that he’s up-to-date on taxes.
State awards $1M to organizations to help address human trafficking
(WGGB/WSHM) - The Healey-Driscoll Administration has awarded one million dollars to organizations aimed at addressing human trafficking. These organizations were selected by the health department and their goal is to implement strategies to raise public awareness about sex and labor trafficking in the Bay State. Several organizations are set to...
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