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Seasonably Warm End to the Weekend Ahead
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - After another cool start to the day, temperatures warmed into the lower and middle 80s this afternoon under a good amount of sunshine. The seasonably warm summer weather will stick around to close out the weekend. Tonight, mostly clear skies, cool and comfy, with lows down...
Snack Shack opens in Cheshire to have a place for the community to come to
CHESHIRE, Mass. — Brian Keyes is enjoying retirement — with a new job. He has recently started running the Snack Shack next to the Cheshire Reservoir. The Snack Shack opened near Cheshire Resevoir. The shack has been closed since 2012. Brian Keyes wanted to open it up to...
The 1965 Windsor Locks Little League World Series Championship Team
(August 24, 2024) — To baseball fans across the world, the end of August means it’s time to watch the Little League World Series championship tournament in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the birthplace of Little League baseball. During the summer of 1965, 6,350 teams from across the world began a baseball journey. Playing in a single elimination format, fourteen youngsters representing the small blue-collar town of Windsor Locks, Connecticut, defeated thirteen of those teams to become the 1965 Little League World Champions. I was part of that team, and it was the thrill of a lifetime!
Incumbent Gomez faces city councilor Brown in Hampden Senate race
One of the few contested state legislative races in western Massachusetts during the Sept. 3 primary is the Democratic contest in the Hampden Senate District. Two-term incumbent Adam Gomez is being challenged by Springfield City Councilor Malo Brown. The district is made up of large sections of Springfield and Chicopee.
Meet Johnnie McKnight, the educator seeking the Democratic nod for 11th Hampden District
SPRINGFIELD — Johnnie R.S. McKnight knows how he wants to take on Springfield’s challenges. It’s what inspired him to run for state representative in the upcoming Democratic primary election. The fifth-grade teacher who is a native to Springfield is running against incumbent state Rep. Bud Williams, who...
Flags to be lowered to half staff to honor Pittsfield 29-year-old
Flags will be lowered to half staff Saturday to honor a Pittsfield 29-year-old who died unexpectedly on Sunday. Xavier Powell enlisted in the Army National Guard and was stationed in Army Aviation Support Facility 1 at Joint Base Cape Cod as a helicopter mechanic, according to his obituary. He was ranked as specialist and a veteran.
Roger Cook, longtime "This Old House" landscaper, dies at 70
BURLINGTON - Roger Cook, the longtime landscape contractor on the PBS home improvement series "This Old House," has died. He was 70 years old.Cook died Wednesday "after a long battle with illness," the show said.The landscaping and gardening expert was involved with "This Old House" for more than 40 years, starting in 1982 when the show was produced by WGBH-TV in Boston. He first joined the program full-time in 1988 as a landscape contractor for a renovation of a bed and breakfast in Lexington. "Soft-spoken but no-nonsense approach""Roger was our much-loved colleague, treasured by the entire 'This Old House community' for...
Healey picks Worcester public defender to be Superior Court judge
Sarah Hamilton, a longtime public defender from Worcester, has been nominated as a Massachusetts Superior Court judge, Gov. Maura Healey announced Friday. Hamilton, who has spent her 16-year legal career with the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the state-funded agency that defends indigent people, will see her nomination forwarded to the Governor’s Council...
When does the sun start setting before 5 p.m. in Mass.?
The days are about to get shorter and shorter as the fall and winter season approaches. But when will sunsets be before 5 p.m.? Here’s what you need to know. By Oct. 19, the sun will set at 6 p.m. in Massachusetts, according to the Farmer’s Almanac. Over...
UMass senior Anthony Simpson, a successful wide receiver proud of his Connecticut roots
AMHERST, Mass. —You can take Anthony Simpson out of Bloomfield, but you can't take the Warhawk out of Anthony Simpson. The UMass football team's senior wide receiver and Bloomfield High graduate is hometown proud, particularly in the last year with the Warhawks winning their 10th CIAC football championship by beating Cromwell-Portland in the Class S final in December followed by the induction of Bloomfield native Dwight Freeney into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this month.
Artists leave One Cottage Street Studios in droves over rent hike
A jump in rental costs at One Cottage Street in Easthampton has led over 20 artists to leave as the deadline to sign a new lease agreement creeps closer. Since the spring, artists in collaboration with a coalition called “Art Stays Here” have been fighting for cheaper rent agreements than those proposed by building owner Riverside Industries — an organization focused on empowering people with intellectual and developmental disabilities — which is adjusting rents in the building to $15 per square foot starting Sept. 1.
People in Business: Aug. 26, 2024
Discovering Justice recognized Springfield’s Thomas Rachele as a “Partner for Justice” at its annual gala that was held on June 26 at the Artists for Humanity EpiCenter in Boston. The gala raised $325,000 for the organization’s statewide program. In recognizing Rachele for his partnership since 2021,...
Historic Springfield movie palace presents development challenge as it heads for auction
SPRINGFIELD – Somehow, a few long-deflated party balloons are caught in a chandelier hanging in the water-stained and long-dark Paramount Theater. They are reminders of a party that’s been over for a while. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our...
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