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Springfield suspends liquor license for Mt. Carmel Society, questioning who is in charge
SPRINGFIELD — The License Commission voted to suspend the Mt. Carmel Society’s ability to sell alcohol, saying an internal squabble between two factions of members has left officials questioning who is in charge. The license, which was officially suspended in a 4-0 vote on Wednesday night, will be...
It’s a season-long celebration of Westfield’s Grandmother’s Garden
(Mass Appeal) – Thanks to the generosity of one of it’s residents, Westfield’s Grandmother’s Garden was created 90 years ago and it is an award-winning community led garden designed in the colonial revival style, and the organization that oversees the property is having a year long celebration in recognition of 90 great years. Allen Steiger, board member from the Grandmother’s Garden committee, is here to talk more about it.
CBS 6 Rewind: The Berkshires' own Amityville Horror
Lee, MA (WRGB) — No spinning heads or pea soup, but unearthly growls, vicious threats and dancing stuffed bears turning a modest home in the Berkshires into its own version of the Amityville Horror. "I walked into the room. My wife was in a state of shock. It was...
CT man killed in rollover crash on Route 5/15 in Hartford
A man was killed in a rollover crash on Route 5/15 in Hartford on Tuesday afternoon. The crash was reported at Exit 89 of Route 5/15 North just after 2 p.m., according to Connecticut State Police. Andrew Joel Saez, 26, of Windsor Locks was driving a 2006 Toyota Tundra Double Cab SR north in the left of two lanes when he veered across the right lane and theoretical gore “for an unknown reason” ...
Starfires add three to coaching staff
WESTFIELD – The Westfield Starfires have filled out their coaching staff for the 2024 season, naming Nate Cormier as hitting coach, Joe Colucci as bench coach, and Scott Ross as assistant coach, manager Paul Bonfiglio announced this past week. “This is a strong group of hard-working baseball coaches; they’re...
Asparagus ice cream is a classic in Western Mass. I ate it so you don’t have to
Asparagus ice cream sounds like a gimmick. It is not. Western Mass. does not mess around with its “Hadley Grass.”. Yes, it’s green and has bits of real asparagus in it. But there’s a reason Flayvors of Cook Farm has been making “Hadley Grass” for 20 years. It’s actually a pretty well-thought-out and tasty ice cream flavor.
Cabotville Mill in Chicopee to be sold to New York developers, despite city’s attempt to block move
CHICOPEE – The sprawling Cabotville Mill complex will change hands again, despite the city’s concerns the transfer will do nothing to ensure safety code violations are repaired or that the downtown building will be renovated and reused. On Wednesday, Judge Jonathan J. Kane, first justice of the Western...
Mega-project planned for CT town: 450 apartments, 2 hotels, restaurants and retail
The Nebraska company proposing a massive redevelopment of the largely abandoned Enfield Square Mall has similarly ambitious projects under way in its home state and in Utah, where local officials give it high marks for following through on its plans. Woodsonia Real Estate Inc. wants to demolish Enfield’s roughly 780,000-square-foot mall and build 450 upscale apartments, two hotels, several ...
Overseas flavors make landfall in L’Amour, new Springfield dining spot
SPRINGFIELD — Swostik “Sunny” Rana came to America from his native Nepal as a teenager, and what he missed most, other than his mother, was her cooking. “Whenever I would go home for vacation, she would cook food from our culture. Even though I enjoy every kind of food, you like certain tastes, and you miss them,” he said.
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