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2024 UMass position group preview - Defensive Line
Our position group preview series returns once again ahead of the 2024 season as the UMass Minutemen enter their third season of Don Brown Era 2.0. UMass is looking to build on an improved 3-9 record from 2023 and challenge for an FBS-era record for wins as the play their final FBS Independent season. Ten position groups for the Minutemen, five on offense, four on defense and their special teams, will be covered ahead of the season that kicks off August 31st at McGuirk Alumni Stadium against Eastern Michigan.
Meet state Rep. Bud Williams, who is seeking reelection in the 11th Hampden District
SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Bud Williams said some of his top accomplishments representing a portion of Springfield include keeping a bank open in the Mason Square neighborhood and advocating for better health care for residents during the pandemic. It’s been seven years since Williams began to represent the 11th...
Man’s body found in Whetstone Brook in Brattleboro
Brattleboro police are looking into what happened to a man whose body was found floating in the Whetstone Brook Saturday morning. Officers were called shortly before 9:00 a.m. to the area where the brook flows beneath Main Street. Investigators say they know who the man is, but they haven’t released his name yet because his family hasn’t been notified.
Springfield youth basketball team honored for victory in Puerto Rico
SPRINGFIELD — A youth basketball team that traveled to Bayamón, Puerto Rico this summer returned to the city as the champions in the Caribbean International Shootout for 2024. The Springfield Trailblazers is a team made up of students 13 and younger. Nine of the players competed in Puerto...
Pittsfield native honored for military service after his death
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Governor Healey ordered that our nation’s flag and the commonwealth of Massachusetts’s flag be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings until sunset to honor one of our state’s heroes. Specialist Xavier M. Powell, Massachusetts Army National Guard of Pittsfield died on August...
Missing Vermont man found dead in car over embankment
WHITINGHAM, Vt. (WCAX) - A State police say Harold Lavanway was found dead in his car, which had gone off a road in Whitingham. Lavanway, 73, of Readsboro, was reported missing by his family on Sunday morning. A neighbor had last seen him driving on Aug. 23. Police said on...
A Deadly Weekend on the Roads
Two rising high school seniors were killed in separate crashes in Londonderry and Wolfeboro. On Friday, state police say 17-year-old Lillianna Cawthron was driving south on Interstate 93 when her car veered off the highway on the right-hand side and struck several trees. Authorities say she was taken to the hospital, where she died from her injuries. I-93 was completely closed for an hour.
Mass. weather: Severe storms possible Monday, forecasters warn
Massachusetts could see numerous showers and thunderstorms beginning Monday afternoon, with almost the entire state at risk for severe storms, according to National Weather Service forecasters. Some of those storms could be capable of producing severe weather and heavy rain, forecasters wrote. Boston, Worcester and Springfield are all at a...
Banker & Tradesman Ranks Merrimack Valley Credit Union in its Fast 50 of 2024
Merrimack Valley Credit Union was recently ranked in Banker & Tradesman’s Fast 50 of 2024, coming in seventh for Growth in Commercial Loan Volume and 13th for Growth in Commercial Loan Units. The list ranks the 50 fastest-growing loan providers in Massachusetts, including credit unions, banks, mortgage and financial...
Candidates in southern Berkshire state House primary look for new ways to address rural challenges
Lee, Lenox and West Stockbridge are three of the 18 towns in the Berkshire 3rd, which is the largest state House district in Massachusetts, geographically. The other towns are Alford, Becket, Dalton, Egremont, Great Barrington, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, Richmond, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham and Washington. Voters will...
CityLine: The new state law that will help close the gender wage gap
BOSTON — TheBoston Women’s Workforce Council and the City of Boston’s Equity and Inclusion Cabinet share their efforts to push towards equal pay for women of color. The Massachusetts Wage Equity legislation, known as the Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act has been signed by Governor Maura Healey making Massachusetts the 11th state to put this law into effect--requiring employers to disclose salaries when posting job positions. Lauren Jones, Secretary of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development says the new bill on salary transparency will change the game for women in the workforce.
Farmer’s Almanac Calling for Lots of Snow and Rain for Maine, New Hampshire, & Massachusetts This Winter
Last winter was definitely abnormal. With the exception of a few really nasty storms (one in mid-December and one in mid-January), the winter was fairly mild. With the exception of a handful of rain and snowstorms, last winter was calm. Even the temperatures remained mild. According to records kept by...
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