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Upcoming Back-To-School Event offers free haircuts, school supplies, food in Chicopee
CHICOPEE — Chicopee students will be heading back to school with new school supplies, fresh haircuts and painted nails, thanks to the third Back-To-School Event headed by Ricardo Diaz, the owner of Faded Barber Lounge. This Sunday, Chicopee youth and their families can stop by Faded Barber Lounge from...
Former addict opens day treatment center in Western Mass. to help those battling substance abuse
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - Empower Health Group owner Matthew O'Malley says helping people with substance use disorder is a calling for him. South Boston native Matthew O'Malley is the owner and CEO of Empower Health Group in Northampton. It's a day treatment center for people battling substance abuse. O'Malley struggled with...
Baystate Medical Center hosts annual back-to-school drive for Western Mass students
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Baystate Medical Center hosted their annual back-to-school drive in Springfield Friday to support children in Western Mass ahead of their first day. More 3000 students across eight schools in Springfield will receive several classroom supplies including pencils, notebooks, markers and calculators. The items, which were requested...
Help wanted: Manufacturers network while encouraging students to train on machine tools
WESTFIELD — Precision machine shops in the Pioneer Valley have the equipment and — particularly thanks to the aerospace industry — customers willing to place orders. But they don’t have enough trained employees, especially with older workers entering retirement. If you purchase a product or register...
Tech sues ASC for failing to stop inappropriate photos circulating in workplace
Former X-ray technician Moira McDonald has filed a complaint against the Springfield, Mass.-based Surgery Center of New England claiming that the center’s human resources department failed to step in when inappropriate photos of her were circulating in the workplace, according to an Aug. 21 report from MassLive. Ms. McDonald...
Modified plan discussed to convert Westfield medical building to apartments
WESTFIELD — The Planning Board determined that a new application to convert the former Westfield Professional Center building at 70 Court St. into an apartment complex was “materially different” from the original, setting the stage for a new public hearing in September. The new application adds two...
Man pleads guilty to stealing guns from Waterville business
BANGOR - A man who stole guns from a Waterville pawn shop has pleaded guilty. Ryan Ansart,22, of West Springfield, Massachusetts was charged with conspiring to steal firearms from a federally licensed firearms dealer, as well as actually stealing firearms. According to court records, Ansart and a co-conspirator broke into...
Temescal Facing Eviction From North Adams Plant
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Two years ago Temescal Wellness cut the ribbon on a $21 million cannabis cultivation facility on Curran Highway with much fanfare. Now the property owners are trying to evict the business for nonpayment of rent. The Berkshire Eagle on Thursday reported the lawsuit filed in...
Authorities warn of new scam targeting Eversource and UI customers
The Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) is issuing a warning about a new scam that appears to target Eversource and United Illuminating customers. DCP said scammers are calling Eversource and UI customers pretending to represent the electric companies. The scammer then offers the customer a discounted rate for elderly residents.
Brian Curtis Derby ID'd As Victim Of Collapse At Rock Quarry
Brian Curtis Derby, 67, of Townsend, died just before 8 a.m. when the rocks fell on his heavy machinery at the Sterling quarry along Stone Crest Way, the Worcester County District Attorney said. Firefighters and crews worked through the day and night to retrieve Derby's body from beneath the rubble.
Maki Park opens in downtown Gardner: What it offers - a one minute read
The Chair City's new pocket park is officially open to the public. Maki Park, so named because it is located on the site of the former Maki Building on Parker Street downtown, is a three-tiered space that can be used for outdoor dining and live music performances. The park also features game tables and...
Gov. Healey tried Malört during her trip to Chicago’s DNC. Here’s what she thought.
“I’m just saying that it’s the one that if you want to prove your mettle, you’ve gotta have a shot of Malört.”. When in Rome… or Chicago, for that matter. As high-profile politicians flocked to the Windy City this week for the Democratic National Convention, Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker declared Malört the “unofficial shot” of the DNC. You know, Chicago’s iconic wormwood-based digestif that Food & Wine has described as both “citrus-flavored gasoline” and “the regional prank beverage.”
'Give them hope': A pickleball program inside a CT prison helps incarcerated people find self-worth
Caesar Oneil and three other pickleball players are doing warm-up exercises in an echoey gym. They’re not at just any gym. They're playing on a court in Suffield, inside the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution, a maximum security prison, where they are incarcerated. Their coach, Angelo Rossetti, shows up a few...
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