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Motorcycle crash leaves 75-year-old seriously injured
LUDLOW, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Mass State Police are investigating a major crash that took place on Wednesday afternoon involving a 75-year-old motorcycle driver on Route 90 westbound in Ludlow. Due to the severity of the injuries, the Massachusetts State Police Crash Reconstruction and Crime Scene Services Units responded to the...
Pittsfield Summer Movies Start Friday
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield's Department of Community Development Recreation Program announces the return of the Summer Movie Nights beginning on Friday, July 19. Family friendly movies are shown on select Friday nights during the summer and begin at dusk, around 8:30 p.m., at Clapp Park. The schedule is planned...
Special permit put on pause for Hilltown Sand and Gravel
HUNTINGTON — Melvin Hess and other principals of Hilltown Sand and Gravel, at 87 Worthington Rd., came before a joint meeting of the Huntington Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals on July 9, to discuss whether the company needed a special permit to continue operating. Linda Hamlin,...
Tana Mongeau, Brooke Schofield bring ‘Cancelled’ podcast to Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Fans of internet personalities Tana Mongeau and Brooke Schofield won’t have to travel far to get “the tea” this fall. The duo is bringing their “Cancelled” podcast, in which they gossip about everything from celebrities to dating experiences and personal drama, on the road, with a stop planned at Springfield Symphony Hall on Sept. 15.
Berkshire Film & Media Collaborative Awarded Cultural Facilities Grant
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Film & Media Collaborative (BFMC) has been awarded a $200,000 Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF) Capital Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) and Mass Development. BFMC will use this grant to begin build drawings for the new international film education center proposed for the north...
Department of Public Health confirms first case of measles in Massachusetts since 2020
BOSTON (July 18, 2024) – The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has confirmed that an adult resident from Worcester County who recently traveled internationally was diagnosed with measles in early July 2024. This is the first confirmed case of measles in a Massachusetts resident since early 2020. People who...
Recent heavy rain leading to more sewer overflows into Connecticut River
CHICOPEE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- With high amounts of rain flowing down the Connecticut River, people are growing concerned over large amounts of sewer flowing in to the Connecticut River. Many areas in western Massachusetts along the river tend to see an uptick in sewer and debris overflow due to large amounts of rain flow.
First West Nile Virus positive mosquito sample confirmed in Western Mass.
EAST LONGMEADOW, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - West Nile Virus has been confirmed in a mosquito sample taken from East Longmeadow. It’s the first positive sample in western Massachusetts this season and the eleventh positive sample statewide. The sample from East Longmeadow was gathered on Monday, July 15th. At this point,...
A small win for Island river herring
Island herring managers say they are optimistic for the dwindling species, following a recent decision by a regional fishing agency to pass a number of measures intended to help rebuild both sea and river herring populations and reduce the bycatch of river herring. The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC)...
Update: Rip current statement affecting 4 Massachusetts counties until Thursday evening
On Thursday at 2:52 a.m. an updated rip current statement was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Thursday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. for Bristol, Plymouth, Dukes and Nantucket counties. The weather service adds, "Dangerous rip currents expected." "Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away...
Flamingo spotted again "enjoying Cape Cod"
DENNIS - For the second time this year, a flamingo has been spotted in Massachusetts.A member of the Facebook group "Cape Cod Birders" took a picture of the American flamingo on Chapin Beach in Dennis this week. Back at the beginning of June, a fisherman captured what was believed to be the first pictures of a wild flamingo in the state. "It's actually very unusual," Pete Costello, assistant curator at Stone Zoo, told WBZ-TV. "It's the only time I've heard of a flamingo in this area."It hasn't been confirmed if the latest sighting is of the same flamingo or a different...
Elderly Woman Loses $5000 in Moving Scam
A woman recently contacted the Better Business Bureau of Central New England saying she was moving from Arizona to Massachusetts when she was scammed out of almost five thousand dollars and lost all her furniture. It appears she was the victim of a moving scam. The 75 year old woman, who was no stranger to moving, was pressured into locking in a “low-ball” bid for her move. Among the red flags, the company seemed to operate under several different names, and she kept being told her move would be cancelled if she didn’t come up with more funds. The worst of it, the movers who loaded up the van with her belongings, are nowhere to be found. She moved into an empty apartment and her furniture is who knows where.
$1M Lottery Jackpot: Cape Cod Woman Scores Payday Thanks To Son's Birthday
A Cape Cod woman said she knows how she'll spend the $1 million she won in the Massachusetts State Lottery. Barbara Fay, of Eastham, won the seven-figure prize playing the $10 scratch-off game "Emeralds 50X." All of the $4 million grand prize tickets have been claimed in the game, but one $1 m…
Stop & Shop Announces Massachusetts Closing of 8 Locations
Stop & Shop has announced it will close 32 "underperforming" stores, according to supermarketnews.com, on or before November 2, 2024, including eight Massachusetts locations. The closings reflect a move to restructure the company. The closing list does not include the locations in Amesbury, Andover, and North Andover, Massachusetts. Here's a...
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