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New England Public Media Names Senior Director of Development
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — With more than 20 years of experience working in public service in Western Massachusetts, Tracy Trial joins New England Public Media as senior director of development. She brings a high level of expertise in major gifts, planned giving, and strategic development to NEPM. "The common thread...
Picture This: Views From The Cleetus McFarland New England 900 At Stafford
STAFFORD – The Cleetus McFarland New England 900 rolled into Stafford Speedway Friday and lived up to the months long hype buildup. A sellout crowd jammed Stafford Speedway to get a taste of the full Cleetus McFarland experience. Check out the gallery below from the afternoon and evening at...
Fatal Crash: 44-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Being Ejected From Car On I-91 In Rocky Hill
It happened just before 3 a.m. Saturday, July 20, in Hartford County on northbound I-91 in Rocky Hill. According to Connecticut State Police, a 2008 Nissan Versa was traveling near Exit 24 when it veered into the right shoulder and hit a guardrail. The driver, Middlesex County resident Marcos Benitez...
Sen. Markey comes to Turners Falls to announce federal funding to tear down vacant mill complex
A small town in Franklin County, Massachusetts is getting significant government support to take down a vacant mill complex that poses a threat. Some $10 million is going toward an effort to demolish the old Strathmore Mill Complex in Turners Falls – a massive series of buildings with structures already “in the preliminary stages of collapse,” according to the town.
Warren Tours Soldier On's Mansfield Community, Talks Housing
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren ended her visit to Pittsfield on Thursday on the scenic grounds of Soldier On's housing developments where more 50 former service members are supported with the tools they need to thrive. She had earlier spoken with Volunteers in Medicine and held a...
Gas station employee severely injured after being run over by vehicle in East Hartford
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A gas station employee was rushed to the hospital after being run over by a car Saturday morning in East Hartford, police said. Officers with the East Hartford Police Department arrived at the Conoco gas station on 179 Main St. for reports of a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle. […]
iLottery in Mass. budget deal could give way to ‘modern’ experience, director says
ILottery could soon light up Massachusetts screens after legislative negotiators included language in a compromise budget deal to make online sales legal, a move the Lottery Director said will give players a “modern lottery experience.”. The $58 billion budget plan was unveiled on Thursday and included other items like...
Mass. State Lottery winner: $1 million ‘Monopoly’ prize claimed
Two Massachusetts lottery players came forward on Thursday to each claim $1 million prizes — and one was from the Lottery’s “Monopoly” game. The $1 million prize in “$4,000,000 Monopoly Doubler” was from a ticket sold in Salem at Armas Convenience Store. There are still five $1 million prizes remaining to be claimed in the game, and three $4 million grand prizes.
Pedolzky sisters kick New England Mutiny into high gear
WESTFIELD - Sisters Chandler and Emma Pedolzky, both of Westfield, contributed to the New England Mutiny’s victories in United Women’s Soccer Eastern Conference semifinal and final games on July 12 and 14. The Mutiny defeated Steel City, 2-1, and Sporting CT, 1-0, to advance to Friday night’s UWS semifinal against the Michigan Jaguars.
Westfield State University football to kick off 2024 fall season with new head coach Lou Conte, Jr.
WESTFIELD – The Westfield State University football team will be headed in a new direction this fall. Owls athletics director Richard Lenfest, Jr., recently announced the hiring of their next head coach, Lou Conte, Jr. Conte, who served as head coach at American International College in Springfield last season,...
Last eBay Employee Sentenced in Cyberstalking Campaign Against Massachusetts Couple
The final chapter in a harrowing tale of corporate overreach and cyberstalking has closed with the sentencing of Brian Gilbert, the last of seven former eBay employees embroiled in a campaign of harassment against a Massachusetts couple. Gilbert, who served as eBay’s Senior Manager of Special Operations for the Global Security Team, faced U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young in Boston and was handed a sentence that included time served, one year of supervised release, and a fine of $20,000, as reported by the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Massachusetts.
TheatreTruck and Historic Northampton Present “The Mill Project: woman, work & resistance”
August 1 – 11, 2024. Staged at the historic Shepherd Barn at 66 Bridge Street, Northampton, Mass. featuring Tahmie Der, Emma Friend, Tracy Grammer, Jess Rawlings, and Christine Stevens. stage managed by Nikki Beck. Historic Northampton is pleased to present The Mill Project: women, work & resistance, a play...
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