CRIME & SAFETY
2 people arrested in Monson following suspicious vehicle call
MONSON, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Two people have been arrested in Monson after a resident called in a report of a suspicious vehicle next to their enclosed trailer Friday morning on Harrison Avenue. Police said that they found two people inside that vehicle and arrested both, one for trafficking cocaine and...
Six months before Belchertown shooting incidents, another resident’s house was hit
BELCHERTOWN — Rick and Angela Kowal were spending a cozy winter morning in bed when a piece of their bedroom wall “sprinkled like confetti,” Rick Kowal said. “I thought it was a nail had popped,” Rick Kowal said. “I was confused.”. If you purchase a...
Brush Fires Keep Local Firefighters Busy
Two brush fires were contained by crews in the region on Wednesday. The first fire was reported at around 4 pm on Brimfield Road in Monson. In the evening a second fire was reported on Somers Road in Hampden. In this blaze, about three acres of land were burned. There...
After bullets hit their homes, shaken Belchertown residents ask town for help
BELCHERTOWN — Shattered. That’s how some neighbors of Mountain View Drive have been feeling since they found four stray bullets that hit their homes over the last ten months. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive...
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