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State Police responding to a rollover crash on I-91
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - State Police responding to a rollover crash on I-91 Southbound on Monday. That scene posted by the Northampton fire department. State police confirming to us that this accident took place near mile marker 20.8 around 9:30 a.m. No one was hurt and the scene was cleared...
Making movies more accessible to Spanish-speaking families in Franklin County
Greenfield Garden Cinemas has partnered with TheaterEars to make first-run movies available in Spanish for the first time in Franklin County. The TheaterEars program is available in the App Store and Google Play on all smartphones and is free of charge. Spanish speakers who live in or are visiting the...
UMass students speak out on protests disrupting college graduations across the country
AMHERST, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - UMass-Amherst preparing for commencement weekend amid pro-Palestinian protests disrupting college graduations around the country. Western Mass News spoke with several UMass Amherst students picking up their caps and gowns on Monday and we heard mixed reaction to what’s been happening at other college graduations when it comes to protests.
Infrared aerial video: Police officers form human chain to rescue injured suspect from Mass. river
A group of police officers formed a human chain to rescue an injured man from a Massachusetts river after he allegedly fled a traffic stop, infrared aerial video showed.
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...
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.
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