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Southwick Select Board approves $2.45M to fund 8 road improvement projects
SOUTHWICK — With a wish list of 28 road improvement projects provided by the DPW two weeks ago, the Select Board spent less than 15 minutes on Monday allocating the $2.45 million at its disposal on eight projects. “We need to get as many projects done as we can...
Trailer Trash to perform at MGM Springfield’s Free Music Friday
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Trailer Trash will, once again, that the stage at The Plaza at MGM Springfield for Free Music Friday. “We’re local guys. We’ve been here our whole lives and I can’t imagine a better music scene than what’s around here right now,” said Trailer Trash guitarist Bob Stanek.
Chester orders customers to boil tap water, starts distributing bottles
CHESTER — The town of Chester started distributing bottled water to customers of its tiny municipal water utility Friday morning after issuing a boil water order. “Our biggest problem as a small town is, there are not many of us,” said Chester town administrator, who is the former Westfield mayor and legislator Donald F. Humason Jr.
St. Mark Readies for Annual Armenian Fest Sunday, September 1
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — St. Mark Armenian Church’s Annual Armenian Festival will be held on the church grounds on Sunday, September 1, from 12 to 6 p.m., 2427 Wilbraham Road, Springfield. The Fest, which has become a favorite in the Greater Springfield area, is the parish’s biggest event for nearly 30 years and will feature delicious hot meals, a live Armenian band, dancing, authentic Armenian baked goods and pastries, a raffle, and more.
10 Ineligible Items For Mass. Tax Free Weekend Aug. 10 & 11
Tax free weekend is Massachusetts is a great way to save money. Tax free weekend is coming up soon and will be held on Aug. 10 and 11. Lots of people wait to purchase those bigger items so they can save the most they can on state tax. August 10...
Mass. State Lottery winner: Stop & Shop sells $100,000 ticket
A lottery player won $100,000 on Tuesday from a ticket they bought at a Stop & Shop grocery store in Massachusetts. The $100,000 prize was from the daily “Mass Cash” drawing. The winning numbers from the July 23 drawing were 2, 3, 10, 17, 35. The winning $100,000...
Power outages reported in Greenfield Tuesday
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A number of Greenfield residents experienced power outages Tuesday evening in the area of Silver Street, Lunt Drive, and Green River Road. Witnesses reported power lines down on Country Club Road. Franklin County Now will provide updates when more information on the outage becomes available.
Four GCC staff, faculty members granted Emeritus Status
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Four faculty and staff members at Greenfield Community College have been granted Emeritus Status this summer; Norman Beebe, Charlotte Gifford, Teresa Jones and Paul Lindale. All four have demonstrated initiative, passion, and commitment to the college through their exceptional service and enduring impact on the institution.
Exit 7 Youth Players stage ‘James and the Giant Peach’
Some of the Pioneer Valley’s youngest actors have been hard at work at Exit 7 Theater in Ludlow, preparing for their summer production, “James and the Giant Peach.”. A musical based on the children’s book of the same name, “James and the Giant Peach” is “a whimsical and magical journey of one boy out to change his life and find a real family,” according to the Exit 7 website. Andrew Bennett plays James Henry Trotter, a young orphan boy who enters a gigantic peach and meets several garden bugs who help him along his journey.
Holyoke Police Crack Down On Neighborhood Quality Of Life Issues
City ordinance inspections are underway in Holyoke in an effort to keep properties properly maintained and clean. A team of inspectors from the Board of Health, Department of Public Works, the police and fire departments are targeting blighted properties as well as overgrown vegetation, unregistered vehicles and overflowing dumpsters. In...
Three Massachusetts Colleges Outrageous Tuitions Named Most Expensive in U.S.
Massachusetts is famous for many things, but the concentration of colleges in the Commonwealth and the rest of New England is unmatched. So it makes sense that some of the nation's best schools are right in Massachusetts. The cost of higher education is rising, despite student debt continuing to plague...
Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail makes its sweet debut
The Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail is officially up and running. The tasty trail includes more than 100 destinations — covering every county of the state — that use Massachusetts dairy products in their treats. “We are the ice cream capital,” Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said during the trail’s...
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