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Week 5: West Springfield @ Westfield, Amherst @ Pope Francis, Canterbury @ Wilbraham and Monson
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Week 5 finished up with West Springfield taking on Westfield, Amherst facing Pope Francis, and Canterbury visiting Wilbraham and Monson. Copyright 2024. Western Mass News (WGGB/WSHM). All rights reserved.
WooSox’ Jamie Westbrook on his Western Mass. hometown: ‘I’m proud to be from Holyoke’
WORCESTER -- In Jamie Westbrook’s hometown, “if you can survive there, you can survive anywhere.”. The 28-year-old’s baseball career has taken him all over, across the country and all the way to Japan when he was a member of the silver-medal-winning U.S. National Baseball team in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Now, his journey has brought him close to home.
Ride to Remember donates $10,000 to cancer foundation
LUDLOW, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Ride to Remember donated $10,000 to Cops for Kids with Cancer. That fundraiser took place from 1 to 5 p.m. at Vanish Valley Brewery. Western Mass news spoke with one of the charity’s board of directors, Mary Coulter-Bennett. She told us more about Cops for...
Crash on I-95 claims Sturbridge man
A Sturbridge man was killed in a car crash on Interstate 95 in Needham early Tuesday. Dylan Chaves, 31, was driving his pickup southbound about 4:45 a.m. when he apparently lost control of the vehicle and struck a concrete barrier, according to state police. His vehicle came to a stop in the left...
Woman Shot By Neighbor Through His Garage, Her Kitchen Wall In Stafford: Police
A 56-year-old Stafford was jailed for a shooting involving an innocent victim: His neighbor.The female victim, a resident of a home in North Stafford, said she was not sure what happened, but that she was bleeding profusely from her stomach around 12 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, the county sheriff's off…
1 person found dead on Main Street in Sturbridge
STURBRIDGE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - One man was found dead on Main Street in Sturbridge on Tuesday. Police arrived on scene just after 2:15 p.m. around the Mill Yard for a report of an untimely death. Police say there is no threat to the public. Right now, no other information has...
Outside the Box, seeking ‘impulse shoppers,’ opens in Springfield’s Tower Square
SPRINGFIELD – The folding sign in front of Outside the Box gift shop in Springfield’s Tower Square implores: “Impulse Shoppers Wanted: No experience needed. Sense of humor required.”. “We’re the antidote to online shopping,” said owner Michelle LaRocque. If you purchase a product or register...
Inside the Springfield school boss hiring stalemate: 13 answers
SPRINGFIELD – The search for a new school superintendent has become a hotbed of political controversy over the past two months. A superintendent search is typically a staid process done the same way by nearly every district in the state. But in Springfield, some community members, including an activist group, Pioneer Valley Project, called for it to be conducted by an independent agency. Since then, they have argued the process lacks transparency and community input, is hopelessly flawed and should be restarted.
Rehabilitated graduates honored at Springfield Rescue Mission ceremony
SPRINGFIELD — For the graduates of Springfield Rescue Mission’s Men’s New Life Rehabilitation Program, their journey could be likened to an automotive overhaul. “What these men have gone through is basically a spiritual tuneup,” said Kevin Ramsdell, executive director and CEO of Springfield Rescue Mission. “Just like a tuneup of their vehicle, we first had to get out the jumper cables and give them a jump start. As they started to run again, they needed a recharge of their battery, or even a battery replacement ... they needed a restart.”
Massachusetts real estate transactions for Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties May 5, 2024 edition
444 Shoemaker MA LLC, to LTM Realty LLC, Shoemaker Lane, Par A, $75,000. Fred U. Sisson Jr., and Theresa R. Sisson to Philemon Kosgei and Hellen J. Kipsang, 84 Norris St., $325,000. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may...
Granby farmstand reopens following four-alarm fire
GRANBY, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Granby’s Red Fire Farmstand officially reopened on Saturday, just a few months after the farm building burned down in a four-alarm fire. The Farmstand’s owners have now opened up a temporary farmstand, selling some fresh farm foods to local customers. The owners told Western...
Kamini ‘Kamy’ Sanghvi fosters vibrance and culture in Chicopee
MassLive recently asked readers to identify people who are leaders from the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community throughout the state, working to make a difference in politics, education, business, the arts or another area of interest. Profiles of these leaders will be published through AAPI Heritage Month in...
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