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Chicopee market taking precautions amid deli meat listeria outbreak
A warning has gone out across the country about a deadly listeria outbreak tied to deli meats. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring the situation after at least two people have died and more than two dozen others seriously sickened.
On-campus Student Job Fair Offering Free Recruiting Tables to Campus Employers
The Office of Career Development and Professional Connections is offering free recruiting tables at its upcoming Amherst Area Job Fair to on-campus departments and programs that hire students each year. On Friday, Sept. 6, from noon-3 p.m. in the Campus Center Auditorium, the Career Hub will host a career fair...
Easthampton Police Chief Robert Alberti resigns
EASTHAMPTON, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - The Easthampton Chief of Police has resigned. According to Easthampton City Councilor Brad Reiley, he was notified that Chief Robert Alberti was placed on medical leave last Tuesday. Reiley received that information from Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle who shared with Western Mass News that the news...
Gov. Healey kicks off Summer Nights programming in Holyoke
HOLYOKE — Governor Maura Healey made a visit to Holyoke on July 17 and stopped at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holyoke to help announce another year of the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Summer Nights program. Healey, joined by city and state officials joined a...
AJGA tournament returns to Chicopee for sixth year
CHICOPEE — The American Junior Golf Association returned to the Chicopee Country Club for the sixth time for the FM Global Championship presented by the John D. Mineck Foundation. The open tournament began with the qualifying round on July 1 and the tournament rounds followed from July 2-5. The...
Palmer residents anticipating West-East Rail project construction update
The long anticipated West-East Rail project linked Western Massachusetts communities directly to Boston continues to move forward. We’re getting answers on where the project stands and what progress has been made so far.
PIttsfield 16s Adjust, Advance at New England Regional
AUGUSTA, Maine – Pittsfield bounced back from a Sunday loss to earn a 5-0 over Lyndon, Vt., on Monday to stay alive at the Babe Ruth 16-year-old New England Regional. Eddie Ferris was a key on the mound and at the plate as Pittsfield improved to 3-1 at the regional.
PIttsfield 14s Fall in Babe Ruth New England Regional Final
NEWTOWN, Conn. – One year after battling to the final day of the New England Regional Championship as 13-year-olds, Pittsfield’s 14-year-old Babe Ruth All-Stars made it one step further. But they will have to wait until next year to reach the ultimate goal of representing the region in...
Former Massachusetts restaurant owner killed in motorcycle crash
A Massachusetts man has died in a weekend motorcycle crash. According to police, on Sunday, at just after 7:45 p.m., the Holliston Police Department evening shift responded to Prentice and Mill Streets, a known dangerous intersection, for a motor vehicle crash involving serious injuries. The crash involved a motor vehicle versus a motorcycle.
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…
MountainOne Awards Community Grants in the Berkshires
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MountainOne announced the completion of its second quarter 2024 Community Dividend funding, distributing over $150,000 to support various not-for-profit organizations in the Berkshires and South Shore communities. In Berkshire County:. North Adams SteepleCats (North Adams): $25,000. Berkshire Innovation Center (Pittsfield): $10,000. The Brien Center (Pittsfield):...
Guards With Guns At Mass. RMV
I popped over to the Massachusetts RMV (Registry of Motor Vehicles) last week to put a car on the road only to realize that they've got two armed guards at the entrance, not the entrance to the building, but the actual service center. Noticing just just one guard before, I...
Mass. tweaks emergency shelter system; migrants won't have priority
Massachusetts, facing an unsustainable level of homelessness, is changing its emergency shelter system, the Healey administration announced Tuesday. Under the new system, which goes into effect next month, migrants will qualify for five-day stays at new temporary respite centers in Cambridge, Chelsea, Lexington and Norfolk, but not for stays at existing Emergency Assistance shelters, according to the announcement.
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