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Holyoke High School Athletic Hall of Fame announces inductees for Class of 2024
The Holyoke High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee announced through multiple press releases this past week that three individuals and a “legendary team” will be commemorated during its annual enshrinement. Those honored members are as followed:. The first is Martin J. Dunn, who served as the 39th...
WMass Rankings Countdown: Westfield football debuts at No. 2
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New details arise in Greenfield murder case
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Greenfield murder suspect Taaniel Herberger-Brown was in court Wednesday for a pre-trial conference that was continue to October 1st after new details came up. First Assistant Northwestern District Attorney Steven Gagne expects the case to be indicted by the October 1st date. Herberger-Brown...
Ex-Massachusetts Cop Charged With Killing Pregnant Woman To Conceal Abuse & Exploitation
BOSTON, MA – A former police officer in Massachusetts is facing federal charges for allegedly killing a woman in 2021 to conceal his “longstanding sexual exploitation” of her beginning when she was a minor. Matthew Farwell, 38, a former Stoughton Police officer, was indicted on one count...
Religion Notes: Aug. 29, 2024
Springfield - The thrift shop at St. Gregory Armenian Church, 135 Goodwin St., in the Indian Orchard section, is open Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, go online to saintgregoryarmenianchurch.org. Church events. Sunderland – First Congregational Church of Sunderland, 91 S. Main St., Serendipity Shop is...
Overtime, Wages Caused $165K Deficit in Dalton Fire District
DALTON, Mass. — An audit of the Fire District's expenses has found a $165,000 deficit caused by mainly by overtime for firefighters and emergency medical technicians. When the Board of Water Commissioners suspended Fire Chief Christian Tobin earlier this month following allegations of sexual harassment, grant overspending, and "employee concerns," Tobin shot back with claims of "unlawful departmental practices" that included misuse of credit cards and illegal wage and hour practices.
Patients will suffer with bankrupt health care firm’s closure of Massachusetts hospitals, staff say
AYER, Mass. (AP) — When Christina Hernon was 5, her throat swelled shut from an infection and her mother rushed her to a local Massachusetts hospital in the dead of night. She couldn’t breathe, suffered a seizure and was near death when a doctor saved her by inserting a tube down her throat.
A Rude Awakening For Mass. Jurors
I recently wrapped up watching "Presumed Innocent" starring Jake Gyllenhaal on Apple TV. The show spends a lot of time in the courtroom and it got me thinking about jury duty. I've only been called for civic duty twice in my life. The first time, my letter went to the wrong address somehow and the other I never got chosen for.
Statewide policy on student cellphones in Massachusetts classrooms?
NEEDHAM, Mass. — With back-to-school season here, the issue of student cellphone use in classrooms is once again front and center across schools in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler said the state is funding individual school districts that need help addressing student distractions from cellphones. "We've offered $1.3...
FEMA Awards Mass. $20 Million for Family Shelter Costs
BOSTON – Gov. Maura Healey’s office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 28, that the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded Massachusetts over $20 million from its Shelter and Services Program. The funding will support family shelter costs across the state. The award includes $15,408,787 in competitive funding and...
Is fall the best season in New England?
BOSTON - The fast-approaching end to summer and earlier sunsets has many in mourning, but it's time to get excited for what might be New England's best season: Fall.Pumpkin beverages, apple picking, leaf peeping, festivals ... when it comes to fall, nobody does it better than New England.And there's great news for autumn lovers: With Labor Day weekend and September around the corner, there's some good old-fashioned New England fall weather in the forecast.The major change in airmasses that occurred overnight was noticeable if you stepped outside Thursday. There's a lovely few days ahead to finish the week with highs...
Popular NJ supermarket will stop selling cigarettes
🚬 A popular grocery chain will stop selling tobacco products permanently. 🚬 The goal is to help customers and staff make better health choices. As of Aug. 31, Stop & Shop will stop selling all cigarettes and tobacco products at its 360 stores. The grocery chain announced it...
Massachusetts health officials report second case of potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts health officials on Thursday announced a second confirmed case of the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus in the state. A second case of the virus in a horse was also confirmed. The human case is a woman in her 30s. Both were exposed in the...
Steward has "definitive agreements" to sell 3 hospitals in Mass.
BOSTON - Steward Health Care said Thursday it has "definitive agreements" to sell three of its hospitals in Massachusetts, as Gov. Maura Healey says the state is closer to being rid of the bankrupt company "once and for all."Rhode Island-based Lifespan has filed an asset purchase agreement to buy Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River and Morton Hospital in Taunton. Lawrence General Hospital is set to buy the Holy Family hospital campuses in Methuen and Haverhill. "As Steward continues to progress through the ongoing Chapter 11 proceedings, we are thrilled to have identified such qualified acquirers for hospitals in the Commonwealth...
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