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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. Bring chairs or blankets...
Springfield’s Donna Blake Park reopens with spray park, accessible playground
SPRINGFIELD — For months, Janisse Gonzalez has been watching and waiting for the day when construction on the park next door would be finished. It couldn’t have been better timed. On Tuesday she glanced over to Donna Blake Park and saw it was open for the first time in months. She called to her 8-year-old son and they walked over so he could escape the 90-degree heat in the new spray park.
Dr. Seuss may speak for the trees, but the Springfield Garden Club has another idea
The Lorax, Dr. Seuss’s fabled character who once exclaimed “I speak for the trees” has now been joined by a chorus of local gardeners proclaiming, “we speak for the bees.”. For the last few years, members of the Springfield Garden Club, have been planting flowers, shrubs...
Route 319 closed after vehicle crashes into pole in Stafford
STAFFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - A motor vehicle crash has closed Route 319 between Furnace Avenue & Levinthal Run in Stafford. A vehicle crashed into a pole, state officials say. The driver wasn’t injured during the collision. The roadway remains closed; Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes. An investigation...
More than 30 Massachusetts beaches closed during heat wave
BOSTON - More than 30 beaches across Massachusetts are closed for swimming Wednesday, the third day of a likely heat wave that's bringing excessive temperatures and humidity to the area. The Department of Public Health publishes a daily dashboard of beach closures. Check the list below, which was last updated on Wednesday morning.Massachusetts beach closuresDamon Pond Beach, Ashby (Bacterial Exceedance)Ashland Reservoir - Main Beach, Ashland (Bacterial Exceedance) Hopkinton Reservoir - Main Beach, Ashland (Bacterial Exceedance)Hopkinton Reservoir - Upper Beach, Ashland (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)Ayer Town Beach, Ayer (Bacterial Exceedance) Keyes Beach, Barnstable (Bacterial Exceedance)Malibu, Boston (Bacterial Exceedance)Tenean, Boston (Bacterial Exceedance)South...
Advocate says migrant, unhoused families were planning to sleep at MBTA station
QUINCY - The state has made it clear that its emergency shelter program is at capacity. That has not stopped dozens of migrants heading to Massachusetts through any number of federal programs. Last week, the state announced it would stop allowing so-called "newcomers" to sleep at Logan Airport. Families had been sleeping there when they first arrived in Boston through the airport's Terminal E. In doing so, the state said families would be sent straight to emergency shelters like the one in Norfolk at the old Bay State Correctional Center.On Tuesday, WBZ-TV found dozens of people being dropped off...
GAF Roofing Modified Masters Event Postponed At Stafford Speedway
With a forecast calling for the possibility of severe weather in the evening, Stafford Speedway management made the decision to postpone tonight’s scheduled GAF Roofing Modified Masters event. The event will now be run on Friday July 26. The Modified Masters event will be part of a card that...
Herrell’s Ice Cream to open pop-up shop in North Amherst this summer
AMHERST — Herrell’s Ice Cream, a mainstay on Old South Street at Thorne’s Marketplace in downtown Northampton, will be opening a pop-up shop in the North Square at the Mill District in North Amherst by the end of July, with plans to have a permanent location there in the near future.
Working group to examine future of money-losing Cherry Hill Golf Course in Amherst
AMHERST — A working group may soon be formed to examine the future of a public golf course in North Amherst that has long relied on municipal funding to remain solvent, even though memberships, greens fees and assorted other revenues are supposed to cover all operating expenses. With annual...
Sunderland receives $195K grant to study, design multi-use trail from Whately to Amherst
SUNDERLAND — With a $195,090 MassTrails grant, visions of people walking and biking on the Norwottuck North Shared-Use Path from Whately to Amherst are one step closer to becoming a reality. Alongside a $76,840 match from Sunderland, which is the lead community on the grant, the money will help...
Doctors warn against viral TikTok trend on homemade sunscreen
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A new viral trend on TikTok caught our attention, homemade sunscreen and we’re getting answers from medical experts on whether this is safe. During the summer months, most people spend time in the sun. A recent TikTok trend has people all over social media talking, homemade sunscreen. The most popular video comes from influencer Nara smith, who has over 8 million followers. Her homemade sunscreen reaching 2 million likes.
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