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West Springfield native, Blue Sox pitcher Christopher Torres commits to play D-I baseball
West Springfield native and Valley Blue Sox pitcher Christopher Torres has found a new home to continue his academic and athletic career. Torres announced on Sunday via X, formerly known as Twitter, that he committed to play Division I baseball at the University of South Carolina Upstate. Torres entered the transfer portal after his sophomore year at Eastern Connecticut State University.
These Massachusetts legislators are boycotting Netanyahu’s speech to Congress
The Israeli prime minister is slated to address a Congress deeply divided over his leadership on Wednesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting Washington this week amid deepening tensions between the two ally nation’s leadership teams, and during a period of political flux in the United States. At...
Bringing the Bay State to Paris: These 16 Olympic athletes hail from Massachusetts
Friday marks the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics. With the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower and the Seine River, athletes from across the world are gearing up to compete on the biggest stage of all. ...
Task force proposed to tackle prohibited activity at Southwick conservation land
SOUTHWICK — Meeting for the second time since a brawl between visitors and neighbors just outside the North Pond Conservation Area, the Select Board on Monday considered a proposal to form a task force to address misuse of the property. “At this point, it’s incumbent on us as [the...
Former Mass. congressional candidate sentenced to 21 months in prison for campaign law violations
Abhijit “Beej” Das was convicted last year of violating the Federal Election Campaign Act and making false statements. A former Massachusetts congressional candidate will serve prison time for violating campaign finance laws and other charges, prosecutors announced. Abhijit “Beej” Das was sentenced last week to 21 months in...
Nyberg: Enfield scuba instructor a shark expert
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — What does it take to swim with the sharks…and feed them?. Shark expert John Langlois, who owns a scuba business in Enfield, has firsthand experience. Langlois has been nose-to-nose with sharks and is a certified feeder. “It’s pretty amazing,” he said. “It’s, at...
JetBlue expands, Avelo Airlines now arriving at Hartford-Springfield’s Bradley International Airport
WINDSOR LOCKS, Connecticut — JetBlue announced Wednesday that it will expand service to and from Florida destinations and Bradley International Airport and new airline Avelo will also offer flights there. JetBlue and the Connecticut Airport Authority said JetBlue will one daily flight to Orlando, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Fort...
Country ballads entertain Huntington during break in heat
HUNTINGTON — Concertgoers enjoyed soulful country ballads and a break in the weather on July 18, as they brought their lawn chairs to listen to Easthampton singer-songwriter Greg Hall play in front of the town gazebo from 6:30 to 8 p.m., accompanied by Miguel Santiago of Worcester on harmonica.
Western Mass. residents prep for Paris Olympics with watch parties, retirement community competition
With the Summer Games kicking off this week in Paris, several western Massachusetts libraries are hosting Olympic-themed events. During the opening ceremony on Friday afternoon, Greenfield Public Library teen librarian Francesca Passiglia said, young people are invited to play sports on virtual reality headsets. She'll talk with them about Olympics...
“REPAIR” at BCC Shares the Stories of Formerly Incarcerated Men in Berkshire County.
Amy Brentano and Sara Katzoff have collaborated with an extraordinary group of humans to co-create a work- in-process theater piece inspired by the words and stories of formerly incarcerated men in Berkshire County. Come and experience REPAIR, developed in partnership with 2nd Street. Performed & Devised by Marcus Neverson, Max...
Pittsfield Teen Who Drowned In Berkshire County Pond ID'd; Community Rallies Around Family
Earl Giver Essien was found unresponsive at Benedict Pond at Beartown State Forest in Great Barrington just before 2 p.m. on July 17. Police and witnesses pulled her from the water to perform CPR before paramedics rushed her to Fairview Hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead. Pittsfield Schools Superintendent Joseph...
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