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Hovey & Matthews Score Aug. 30 SK Light Feature Wins; Christopher, Gray, Winter, & Hydar Also Notch Maybury Kids Night Wins at Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted Maybury Back to SKool Kids night with twin SK Light feature events on Friday, Aug. 30th. The big winners of the night were Nickolas Hovey and Chris Matthews, who split the SK Light features between themselves with Hovey notching his third win of the season and Matthews his second. Other feature winners were Michael Christopher, Jr. in the SK Modified® feature, Adam Gray in the Late Model feature, Matt Winter, II, and Travis Hydar. As part of Maybury Kids Night, there were two kids big wheel races and they were won by 6 year old Bentley Walmsley of Franklin and 5 year old Cole Frazier of Agawam, MA.
Police cars: To mark or not to mark?
It’s an age-old custom: A young officer, fresh out of FTO, gets their first assigned patrol unit. New or old, they’ll probably always remember the unit number and every distinct thing about their first mobile crimefighting office. For many, though, that eventually gives way to a deep desire to cruise in an unmarked ride, like most detectives do. For most agencies, patrol units are clearly marked, while administrative and investigative vehicles skip the decals. Then, of course, there’s the shadow workaround, where a car is outfitted with decals similarly colored to the car, barely discernible at all.
Holyoke seeks to fill two spots on School Committee following resignations
HOLYOKE — The City of Holyoke is currently seeking applicants for interim appointments to the School Committee seats for Ward 1 and Ward 4. Gustavo Romero from Ward 1 and Gloria Caballero-Roca of Ward 4 submitted their letters of resignations to Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia this week. If you...
Westfield Health Bulletin: Community effort needed to end opioid overdose crisis
Drug overdose deaths, whether intentional, unintentional or intent unknown, are an international crisis setting a record number of deaths every year. Opioids account for two-thirds of these deaths. The United States and Canada are experiencing an epidemic of deaths due to fentanyl. Africa, the Middle East and Asia are seeing deaths due to the synthetic opioid tramadol. World overdose deaths, difficult to track for many reasons, are estimated at about 600,000 in 2019. In the United States, 105,303 died due to a drug overdose in 2023.
Former AG’s Office attorney claims wrongful termination in lawsuit
A longtime former employee of the Attorney General’s Office in Springfield is suing the state agency for wrongful termination, claiming his supervisors discriminated and retaliated against him. Bart Q. Hollander, who worked for the Attorney General’s Office for over two decades, alleged in a complaint filed Monday in Hampshire...
Whip City Fiber network test sites will be ready to go soon in West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — By early fall, residents of West Springfield could be connected to a new fiber optic gigabit network supported by Whip City Fiber, potentially saving at least $50 a month on TV and internet bills. As construction of the new fiber hut in Mittineague Park continues. West...
Preparations underway as The Big E returns in 2 weeks
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - The Big E opens in two weeks and the excitement is building. Western Mass News went to West Springfield to see how preparations are shaping up. It might seem quiet right now, but in just under two weeks, these fairgrounds will be packed with thousands...
‘Not a pain that goes away’: Westfield vigil marks Overdose Awareness Day
WESTFIELD — Every 11 minutes, a person dies of an opioid overdose. At the International Overdose Awareness Day vigil, which took place Thursday at Park Square, Tapestry Health brought awareness to this by releasing a white dove balloon every 11 minutes. At their table, attendees were invited to write a loved one’s name on them.
Two of Pioneer Valley's most competitive primaries come to a head in Springfield, Mass. Tuesday
-- WAMC: These are the waning days of the primary season. Early voting ends shortly, we haven't seen a whole lot in the way of debate, albeit one some may characterize as “spicy,” and challengers venturing into different parts of the city and county to get their names out.
Massachusetts Native Megan Khang Representing Home State Well at FM Championship
NORTON, Mass. — Megan Khang is making Massachusetts proud through two rounds at the FM Championship. The 2023 CPKC Women’s Open champion, who hails from Rockland, Mass., carded a 2-under 70 to kick off the week in her home state, making one bogey and three birdies on what was a challenging Thursday at TPC Boston. She then battled her way to a 1-under 71 on Friday, toughing out a rollercoaster round to ultimately sit in a tie for 12th at 3-under overall, 10 shots back of 36-hole leader Haeran Ryu before the start of round three.
Vineyard plan to tax $1M-plus real estate transactions gets a boost from Mass. House
The Massachusetts House advanced one of the most hot-button housing policies of the session on Thursday -- but only for six towns and at a session attended by fewer than 10 state representatives. The chamber gave initial approval to a bill sponsored by Rep. Dylan A. Fernandes’, D-Barnstable/Dukes/Nantucket, allowing Martha’s...
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