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State Police union issue statement on trooper's conduct in Karen Read murder trial
BOSTON – The Karen Read murder trial dominated media coverage in Massachusetts and made headlines around the country. The work of state troopers connected to the investigation, specifically, Trooper Michael Proctor, led to questions about professionalism and accusations of sloppy police work. What You Need To Know. Prosecutors allege...
Global 'chess boom' ripples through western Massachusetts
Normally, Alex Cespedes' classroom is filled with fourth and fifth graders learning science and social studies. But on Thursdays, after classes let out, students at McMahon Elementary School in Holyoke, Massachusetts, pour into the room for a different reason: to do battle. “That’s actually a very good move,” Rodman Parvin,...
Walmart Stores In Mass. Make Major Shopping Change
It's nice to walk into a retailer of any sort and not need a cart. Half the time they seem to be malfunctioning on some level. Whether it's a wheel that is super noisy or a ball bearing frozen up, carts at Walmart can be annoying. Walmart in MA has...
Massachusetts’ largest biotech company files for second round of layoffs, over 800 affected
Takeda Pharmaceutical Inc., Massachusetts’ largest biotech company, announced a second round of layoffs late last month bringing the total number of employees affected to 861 in 2024, according to a state database. The company, which specializes in medications to treat rare diseases and cancer, employed 6,290 employees in the...
New York State Police Say Crash Claimed the Life of Another Motorcyclist
New York State Police say a Hudson Valley man is dead after a crash at the intersection of a state route Saturday evening. Unfortunately, the crash appears to have been caused by the fleeing motorcyclist who was trying to escape authorities, according to a preliminary investigation. The latest fatal crash...
THEATER REVIEW: ‘Shake It Up: A Shakespeare Cabaret’ plays on Shakespeare & Company’s Tina Packer Stage through July 7
Familiar Shakespeare scenes and sonnets flesh out this more-than-clever revue, a musical excursion through love and deception devised by actor and singer Jacob Ming-Trent. In a brilliant flash of inspiration, he has devised a 90-minute show that could—and should—run all summer instead of just one week. A company of 12 players fill the Tina Packer Stage at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox; they fill it with music, merriment, and love.
Canton Fire delivers lifesaving in-ambulance blood transfusion, first in the state
First responders performed a whole blood transfusion on a patient in the back of an ambulance Saturday morning, the first time the life-saving measure has been done in Massachusetts. The Canton Fire Department administered an on-site blood transfusion after responding to a car crash on Saturday, sustaining the victim until...
Troy comptroller resigns ahead of budget season
More questions have been raised around Troy's finances after the city's comptroller stepped down. Some city council members shared concerns after the first quarter financial report came late and the presentation was incomplete.
School board OKs new playground, reviews other facility repair needs
WILMINGTON- Next year’s Twin Valley Elementary School students will have a place to play, thanks to funding provided by the Twin Valley School District at their Wednesday, June 26 meeting, and 1% funding approved by the Wilmington Selectboard at a special meeting on Thursday, June 27. Support local journalism....
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