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First Flakes of Winter May Come Sooner Than You Think in New York
Looks like winter 2024 is getting ready for a very early start in New York State. We're starting to see early projections about what kind of winter to expect this year. The tone is already being set with one cold-front in the month of August, and that could be possibly followed by another by month's end.
Very Warm And Very Wet Fall Predicted For New York
Fall in New York might feel a lot like the summer. New Yorkers are told to prepare for a wet and warm fall. The late Summer season has been nicknamed "Summer-ween." This is when the calendar still says summer, but stores are in Fall or Halloween mode. Stores like Michaels...
Brattleboro Police investigate a death
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (WCAX) - Brattleboro police are investigating a death. Saturday morning, just before 9, they were called for a report of a person in the water. A male was found dead in the Whetstone Brook, where it passes under Main St. The road was closed to traffic for several...
33-year-old pays $2,100/month to live with 23 roommates in Brooklyn—take a look inside
In a city as notoriously expensive as New York, it's common to see people in their late 20s and early 30s living with roommates to help manage the high cost of living. But Ishan Abeysekera has taken that to the next level with his current living situation in Brooklyn: a communal building that he shares with a whopping 23 other people.
WTSA NEWS FOR SATURDAY AUGUST 24th 2024
More than half of this summer’s whooping cough cases have been. reported in Brattleboro, leading Vermont’s officials to issue a health. advisory in the area and urge all Vermonters to take precautions as. the school year begins. The Vermont Department of Health first. issued a health advisory for...
Healey picks Worcester public defender to be Superior Court judge
Sarah Hamilton, a longtime public defender from Worcester, has been nominated as a Massachusetts Superior Court judge, Gov. Maura Healey announced Friday. Hamilton, who has spent her 16-year legal career with the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the state-funded agency that defends indigent people, will see her nomination forwarded to the Governor’s Council...
PETER MOST: Town of Lee is not in a position to be burning bridges
One of Aesop’s Fable concerns a crafty crow who happens upon a pitcher with a bit of water at the bottom. Unable to reach the water, the crow drops small pebbles into the pitcher, raising the water level until she can drink. When faced with difficulty, Aesop’s crow demonstrates creativity. The Town of Lee is currently facing what appears to be a similarly intractable problem in the remediation of the Housatonic River. Lee should consider how it can employ such genius to see that the Rest of River Cleanup Plan is implemented favorably for the town’s, and other South County towns’, benefit. Regrettably, Lee has chosen a far less judicious path.
After three public hearings, Great Barrington Board of Health approves Order to Correct for Housatonic Water Works
Great Barrington — The town’s Board of Health approved an Order to Correct for Housatonic Water Works at its public hearing on Wednesday, August 22. The hearing was the third in a series discussing and debating details about the order, with the first public hearing on August 8, and the second on August 15.
West Stockbridge finds The Foundry in violation of special permit sound provisions
West Stockbridge — Following a continuation of its July 18 hearing on the matter, the West Stockbridge Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously sustained an appeal by an abutter to The Foundry, fining the event venue $300 for each of two violations of the sound provisions within the business’s special permit, for a total of $600.
Dalton Advisory Panels Nixes Fire Station Add
DALTON, Mass. — The Public Safety Facility Advisory Committee eliminated the possibility of including a fire station in a public safety building. Committee members highlighted several reasons, including the Fire District's separation from the town, its disinterest in purchasing a station, and its "house [being in] disorder." The Board...
Auditions For Adam Sandler’s New ‘Happy Gilmore’ Movie
The thing people really like about Adam Sandler is that he seems like he's one of us. While Sandler didn't grow up on the SouthCoast, or even Massachusetts for that matter, the Manchester, New Hampshire, native is a New Englander through and through. He made his connection to Massachusetts clear...
DraftKings loses motion to dismiss lawsuit over $1K signup bonus promo
Online sportsbook giant DraftKings lost its motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed in Middlesex Superior Court last December over its $1,000 signup bonus promotion, which the suit called “unfair and deceptive.”. The class action suit was filed on Dec. 8, 2023, by the Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) at...
Getting Answers: Massachusetts approaches record motorcycle deaths this year
A fatal motorcycle crash on the Mass Pike on Friday morning in West Springfield is under investigation. It’s the second motorcyclist to die in less than a week in Western Massachusetts.
You Must Report Sightings of This Invasive Bug in New York
Well, sure enough, this aggressive invasive species has made its return to the Hudson Valley. Unfortunately, these bugs have pretty severe negative impacts on our environment, but here's the latest on what to do when you see one and how you can help prevent them!. Spotted Lanternflies in New York.
Shooting incident in Adams, MA under investigation
The Adams Police Department in Massachusetts is investigating a shooting incident that happened early Saturday morning around 7:00 a.m. They report that it involved two people who know each other, and one person was shot and treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Police say there is no active...
Vermont State Police provide update in search for missing Bennington man
WHITINGHAM, Vt. — Vermont State Police were notified on Aug. 23 that two fishermen had located a kayak that was believed to belong to 59-year-old Matthew Houskeeper, of Bennington.Houskeeper was reported missing on Aug. 14,2024. His abandoned vehicle was found on Tunnel Street by the Sherman Reservoir in Whitingham on Aug. 16.
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