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Volleyball Honored with AVCA Academic Award
NORTHAMPTON - The Smith College volleyball team garnered the American Volleyball Coaches' Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award, sponsored by INTENT, it was announced by the organization last week. INTENT, which is in its first year of sponsoring the prestigious award, is a game-changing, digital platform links student-athletes (along with military...
Southwick seeks 3 volunteers to serve on Master Plan Implementation Committee
SOUTHWICK — It’s been more than three months since the Planning Board approved the town’s master plan, Southwick Vision 2040, but it was only last week that the Select Board invited applications for the three seats it will appoint to the implementation committee. “We’d love to have...
Summer Vet Fest held to support military veterans in Easthampton
EASTHAMPTON, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Veterans and their families were treated to a celebration for their service and sacrifice on Sunday in Easthampton. “We are trying to put together a fun event for veteran families to get together meet one another and connect,” Easthampton Coalition for Veteran Wellness founding member Thea Schlieben told us.
Police respond to serious vehicle crash in Belchertown
BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Emergency crews responded to a crash on Saturday night. According to the Wilbraham Regional Emergency Communications Center, at around 7 p.m. officers were at the scene of South Washington Street for reports of a serious car crash. When our Western Mass News crews arrived at the...
Palmer crews respond to hay-baler fire
PALMER, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Emergency crews in Palmer responded to a fire on Saturday afternoon. According to the Palmer Fire Department, just before 3:30 p.m. Saturday firefighters were called to Boston Road to put out a hay-baler fire. When crews arrived they found a hay baler completely engulfed in flames....
Veteran Spotlight: Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Lewis
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Michael Lewis served his country in the Navy as a petty officer, second class, from 1977 to 1994. Born in North Adams, he would do his basic training at Great Lakes, Ill. His first assignment would be at submarine school (NAVSUBCOM) in Groton, Conn., then to the USS Pensacola (LSD-38) out of Little Creek, Va.
Wigglesworth Leads Pittsfield Back to State Little League Final Four
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Weston Wigglesworth has delivered a lot of highlights for the Pittsfield Little League All-Stars this summer. On Sunday, two back-to-back gems turned the tide in a 3-0 Section 1 Tournament title game win over Holden. It was a 0-0 game, and Pittsfield had not had a...
Mount Holyoke tennis players are trying to save their team. The school won’t let them
Annika Chai and Cal Smith had just finished another winning season as team captains on Mount Holyoke’s most successful team and were excited to lead the tennis squad again next year. But Chai, Smith and the other members on the team found out through an email that their program...
Keene’s Fifth Annual Wizarding Week Promises Enchantment for All
KEENE, N.H. – (MyKeeneNow) If you’re hoping your dreams come true this summer, an event happening in Keene this month may be just the magic bullet you need. Keene’s downtown is set to become a hub of magic and enchantment as it hosts the fifth annual Wizarding Week from Wednesday, July 24, through Sunday, July 28. This event promises to be a spellbinding experience for all, with special events, new attractions, and more than 60 participating businesses contributing to the festivities.
Major Boston-area bank to shutter 7 branches
The closures come as TD Bank works to restructure its physical locations. TD Bank is closing seven branches in Massachusetts, including two in Boston. In addition to the Boston locations, the bank is closing branches in Belmont, Brewster, Burlington, Lexington, and Pocasset (Bourne). According to a bank statement, the branches...
State imposes receiver on Northbridge rehab hospital
Three long-term care facilities owned by Blupoint Healthcare are under temporary receivership after state officials grew worried about staffing levels and poor quality of care, Attorney General Andrea Campbell's office announced Monday. The facilities include Pioneer Valley Health and Rehabilitation in South Hadley, Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation in Northbridge,...
8 people were transported to hospital after carbon monoxide leak
SOMERS, CT (WFSB) - Eight people were rescued from a carbon monoxide emergency in Somers on Sunday morning. The Somers Fire Department responded to a medical emergency call on Grasshopper Lane around 11:49 a.m. When firefighters arrived, paramedics transported a pediatric patient to Bay State Hospital. Shortly thereafter, a second...
Chester County Native Taylor Haas New Executive Director of a Massachusetts Agricultural Society
Taylor Haas at the fairgrounds of the Three County Fair. Taylor Haas, a Chester County native, recently took the reins at the Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden Agricultural Society in Massachusetts as its new executive director, writes Alexander Macdougall for the Daily Hampshire Gazette. The nonprofit organization manages Northampton’s Three County...
Keene SwampBats Lose Back and Forth Game
(MyKeeneNow) Jake Koonin hit two home runs, but the SwampBats fell to the Upper Valley Nighthawks 8-6 on Friday night. It was a perfect start for the SwampBats when Princeton’s Jake Koonin came up as the second batter of the game after a Joe Jaconski (Penn State) single. Koonin drilled the second pitch he saw over the 380 sign in dead center field for a two-run shot. Upper Valley responded in the bottom half, putting runners on second and third with a pair of doubles, the second of which kicked off an infielder’s glove. A sacrifice fly scored a run and a walk put runners at the corners. The next batter hit a line drive single which again deflected off an infielder’s leather to tie the game at two. The Nighthawks took the lead on a wild pitch before Jaconski caught a lineout to finally end the inning. Florida Atlantic’s Nick Romano made a terrific pick on a short hop to turn a 5-4-3 double play with Ripken Reese (Kent State) to help put up a zero in the second. Upper Valley forced a pitching change in the third after a single, a double, and a run scoring ground ball. Franklin Pierce’s Stephen Bangs came in with one out and runners at first and third, and his very first pitch resulted in a 4-6-3 double play turned by Reese and shortstop Austin Hawke (Wake Forest).
Winchendon veterans housing project receives economic boost from Fitchburg bank
A $25 million project to convert two vacant Winchendon school buildings into low-income housing for veterans and their families has received another economic boost. Representatives of the Fitchburg-based Rollstone Bank and Trust dropped by the Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center in Gardner to deliver a $15,000 check to go toward the group's plan to redevelop the former Streeter and Poland Elementary Schools into 44 apartments for homeless and high-risk veterans in the community.
Gardner will hold a public hearing on proposed horse track on Tuesday. What to know
Gardner officials plan to hold a public hearing on the proposed Bay State Racing racetrack this Tuesday, July 23, at 7:30 p.m. The public hearing will be at City Hall in the Council Chamber. Before the public hearing, there will be a City Council informal meeting between 6 and 7:30 p.m., during which Bay State Racing LLC will give a detailed presentation on the project to transform the current GAAMHA Carl E. Dahl House facility...
American Outdoor Brands Promotes Kersker to VP of Outdoor Sales
American Outdoor Brands (AOB) has promoted Peter Kersker to VP of sales, Outdoor Sports. In this newly created position, Kersker will lead domestic sales for AOB’s outdoor sports product categories, including personal protection, hunting, shooting, fishing, camping, and cutlery products. “Pete joined AOB nearly a decade ago as a...
Karen Read's case returns to court for first time after high-profile mistrial
DEDHAM, Mass. — Noisy crowds of demonstrators gathered Monday outside the Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts, where Karen Read returned to court for a hearing that set a schedule for moving from her mistrial earlier this month to a second jury trial early next year. With no...
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