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Employee Caught Stealing Cash From Mansfield Restaurant While Daughter Waits In Car, Police Say
The Tolland County incident happened in the town of Mansfield, at a restaurant on Storrs Road, at around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 23. Connecticut State Police said 28-year-old Jennifer Spencer entered the business after hours, without the owner’s permission, and stole cash from the register. She was caught after...
Wife Convicted Of Killing UConn Professor Found Dead At Burlington Home On Sentencing Day
Hartford County resident Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi, age 76, of Burlington, was found dead at her Smith Lane home on Wednesday, July 24, Connecticut State Police announced. According to authorities, just after 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, state troopers were told that no one had been able to make contact with Kosuda-Bigazzi at her home. After the trooper's attempts to make contact with her also failed, they entered the home and found her unresponsive, declaring her dead at the scene.
Four-bedroom home sells for $850,000 in Amherst
A 3,106-square-foot house built in 1965 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 100 Lincoln Avenue in Amherst was sold on July 2, 2024, for $850,000, or $274 per square foot. This two-story house offers a spacious layout with four bedrooms and four bathrooms. On the exterior, the home features a gambrel roof design constructed with asphalt roofing. The property encompasses a generous 0.3-acre of land.
WMass American Legion Baseball Championship: Belchertown Post 239 earns second consecutive crown
BELCHERTOWN – It was hard to remain comfortable after numerous lead changes during Wednesday’s Western Massachusetts American Legion baseball championship between No. 1 Belchertown Post 239 and No. 6 Aldenville (Chicopee) Post 337. Moments after Cody West moved Belchertown ahead with a run-scoring single during the bottom of...
Lee officials mull adding electric vehicle charging stations to downtown
Lee — Following a July 16 presentation by East Coast Renewable Energy (East Coast) President Nicholas Valorie, the Select Board is considering adding electric vehicle charging stations to the downtown area, with those locations yet to be determined. Valorie advocated that the program would create Level 3 charging stations within the town’s borders at no cost to the municipality for its first year of operation, the product of National Grid and Eversource incentives covering 97 percent of equipment and installation costs. East Coast would donate the remainder of the fees, including five years of software needed to run the stations.
August brings a free admission day to 31 cultural institutions throughout Greater Boston
Celina Colby is an arts and travel reporter with a fondness for Russian novels.... VIEW BIO. Every day for the entire month of August, a different Massachusetts museum or cultural institution will offer free admission as part of Highland Street Foundation’s August Adventures program. The Museum of African American...
Three turtles found entangled — and set free — off Cape Cod in five days
This six-foot-long, 400-pound turtle was found entangled in Cape Cod Bay. Three sea turtles have been found entangled off of Cape Cod in the span of just five days. Most recently, rescue teams from the New England Aquarium, the Center for Coastal Studies and the Barnstable harbormaster’s office came together to disentangle a six-foot-long, 400-pound leatherback.
Laugh ’til You’re Blue benefit for Officer Santos
(Mass Appeal) – Springfield Police Officer Nestor Santos, a seven year veteran of the Springfield Police Department, was shot while on his way to work in early June and, while he was recently released from the hospital, has a long road to recovery ahead of him. In an effort to help him and his family, friends of officer Santos have created a funny fundraiser. Phillip Anthony with Funny4funds along with Springfield Police Officer Eddie Sierra are here to tell us what they’re doing.
Qdoba named best fast-casual chain by USA Today: Here's how many are in Mass.
Fast casual diners have spoken, and they love being able to grab a quick burrito bowl or tray of tacos from Qdoba. For the sixth year in a row, the chain was named the best fast-casual restaurant in the country by USA Today. “We couldn’t have done it without you,”...
WS Police Seek Suspects In Store Shoplifting
West Springfield Police are asking residents for help finding two women who allegedly shoplifted from the Stop and Shop in town over the weekend. Police tell us that 15 hundred dollars' worth of over-the-counter medications for stolen. Police are looking for a black Lincoln Town Car that may have been...
Ludlow High School’s Cole Bamford Named to United Soccer Coaches 2024 Boys High School Soccer Scholar All-American Team
We are thrilled to announce that Cole Bamford of Ludlow High School has been selected for the prestigious United Soccer Coaches 2024 Boys High School Soccer Scholar All-American Team. This honor is a testament to Cole’s exceptional skills on the field and his dedication to academic excellence. The Scholar All-American...
Charged UMass protesters marshal defense: Question crackdown, cite ‘bad-faith’ chancellor negotiations
BELCHERTOWN — Protesters who were arrested at the May 7 pro-Palestinian rally on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus filed out of the Eastern Hampshire District Courthouse on July 17 after pretrial proceedings to gather with supporters, organizers, and legal support on the lawn. Pretrial hearings for the arrested protesters, who refer to themselves as the “Mullins 134,” began on July 8 and are expected to continue through September.
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