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Stabbing incident in Pittsfield leaves 29-year-old man injured
Pittsfield — The city’s Police Department is looking for suspects in a stabbing incident that took place on Saturday, July 20. According to a press release written by Lieutenant John Soules, at around 9:42 p.m. on July 20, members of the department were dispatched to the area of Boylston Street for a reported fight.
Serious injuries avoided after motorcycle crash in Whately
WHATELY, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Crews in Whately responded to a crash at the intersection of Christian Lane and Route 5 Sunday afternoon. When our Western Mass News crews arrived, we could see a car crashed into a motorcycle. The Whately Fire Department said there were no major injuries. While the...
Weekend Wreck In Western Mass County Third Fatal In 3 Days
A 51-year-old man was killed in the third fatal wreck in the Western Massachusetts county in as many days, authorities said. In Hampshire County, the Belchertown man was the only person in the vehicle when it crashed on Sunday, July 21, around 7:45 p.m. on Washington Street in Belche…
Pittsfield Teen Who Drowned In Berkshire County Pond ID'd; Community Rallies Around Family
Earl Giver Essien was found unresponsive at Benedict Pond at Beartown State Forest in Great Barrington just before 2 p.m. on July 17. Police and witnesses pulled her from the water to perform CPR before paramedics rushed her to Fairview Hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead. Pittsfield Schools Superintendent Joseph...
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