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Chester water supply discoloration suspected to be manganese
CHESTER — A Chester water commissioner has confirmed that the town’s drinking water supply is discolored and said that naturally occurring manganese is suspected to be the cause. Commissioner Robert Daley said in an email to The Republican Saturday that the town tested the water supply in June...
Judge places 3 nursing homes, including South Hadley facility, in receivership
SOUTH HADLEY — A state judge has appointed a temporary receiver over Pioneer Valley Health and Rehabilitation and two other nursing homes operated by the same company, BluPoint Healthcare. The Attorney General’s Office filed the receivership petition Friday in Suffolk County Superior Court. The petition was approved, according to...
Local business hero Yankee Candle feels effects of far-off restructuring (Editorial)
For years, the rise of the Yankee Candle Co. was the story of a single man, Michael J. Kittredge II. Its growth in the Pioneer Valley reflected a founder’s ambition and drive. Kittredge died a very rich man. The fragrance behemoth he built lives on, pleasing customers around the...
Dalton Police Station Gets Asbestos Abatement
DALTON, Mass. — Asbestos abatement in the police station is scheduled for Monday, but more work still needs to be done. The Select Board was notified of the safety concerns in the police station, located in the Town Hall basement, during its meeting on May 28. Issues in the...
A note from your New Publisher!
Hello old, new and prospective subscribers of the Amherst/Northampton Macaroni KID community!. A little about me: My name is Amy. I’ve lived in the Northampton area for many years and are now raising my two children in this area along with my husband. I have a major in Communications...
La Festa Baseball Exchange Going Strong After 33 Years
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The La Festa Baseball Exchange each summer unites two ends of the commonwealth ... and generations of baseball families. On Saturday, the latter was on full display before North Adams hosted the North End Dodgers at Joe Wolfe Field. North Adams head coach John Marlowe made...
8 people were transported to hospital after carbon monoxide leak
SOMERS, CT (WFSB) - Eight people were rescued from a carbon monoxide emergency in Somers on Sunday morning. The Somers Fire Department responded to a medical emergency call on Grasshopper Lane around 11:49 a.m. When firefighters arrived, paramedics transported a pediatric patient to Bay State Hospital. Shortly thereafter, a second...
Bear struck, killed by 3 cars on Route 8 in Torrington
TORRINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — No injuries were reported after Connecticut State Police officials say a bear on Route 8 was struck by three separate cars. Troopers were dispatched to the scene near Exit 45 on Route 8 in Torrington just before 9 p.m. An investigation showed three cars struck a bear in the roadway. The […]
Two firefighters injured, multiple families displaced in Torrington structure fire
A major structure fire in Torrington over the weekend left two firefighters hospitalized and multiple families without homes. A Torrington fire lieutenant told NBC Connecticut that the fire erupted at a three-story apartment complex on Wall Street shortly after 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The lieutenant said the fire consumed the upper...
Tewksbury Woman Scores $120K Keno Jackpot In State Lottery
A Tewksbury woman landed a major payday after correctly guessing all nine numbers in the Massachusetts State Lottery's Keno game. Hillary Fetters won $120,000 after matching the numbers in the June 25 drawing. She would have only collected $40,000, but the 3X multiplier drawn after the game pu…
Quincy man pleads guilty to part in international money laundering operation
A Quincy man pleaded guilty to being involved in a “sophisticated” international money laundering and drug trafficking organization in federal court on Tuesday, according to the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office. Licheng Huang, 41, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, the U.S. Attorney’s office said in...
22News joins fans for night of fun at Valley Blue Sox game
The 22News team gathered with fans to cheer on the Valley Blue Sox earlier on Saturday evening. The weather did not stop the fans from coming out to support the local team, and it was a very special game for our station.
MassMutual Foundation awards $100,000 to Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services
SPRINGFIELD — The MassMutual Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services in Springfield to support the agency’s emergency food pantry. The foundation made the announcement Friday. “We are stronger when we come together as a community, “said Dennis Duquette, head of MassMutual...
Mass. denies request to dump radioactive wastewater into Cape Cod Bay
A request to dump 1.1 million gallons of radioactive wastewater into Cape Cod Bay was rejected by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) Thursday, according to a Boston-based environmental group. The wastewater would’ve come from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, which was closed by an energy company called Holtec...
PETER MOST: It’s complicated
There is a little-discussed social compact between opinion columnist and reader. The columnist agrees to identify, analyze, and solve the issue in about a thousand words, and reader agrees to accept or reject, reserving all rights to comment on the idiocy of the analysis. Forgive me, try as I might to keep my end of the bargain, Monument Mountain High School (MMHS) presents knotty challenges, stymieing any hope of solution in just three easy steps. Still, the conversation is worth having.
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