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Big Y Welcomes Customers to New Store in Middletown
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — Local grocery store chain Big Y has opened it’s newest location in Middletown. Connecticut’s Morning Buzz Reporter Jillian Andrews stopped by the new market to check it out. Sam Chevalier is the store director of the new location at 850 South Main Street...
Transformer fire leads to power outage at intersection in West Hartford
WEST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A transformer fire was doused by crews in West Hartford on Thursday morning. West Hartford police said it happened at the intersection of Farmington Avenue and Highland Street. They reported that the traffic lights in the area were out. Eversource was on the scene. Police...
Starfires squeak past the Futures League Road Warriors
HARTFORD — In front of a rowdy crowd of 1,802 fans, the Westfield Starfires pitched their way to a 3-1 win against the Futures League Road Warriors in the inaugural Starfires Showdown at Dunkin Park in Hartford, Connecticut, home of the Hartford Yard Goats, on Wednesday, July 17. Westfield...
Massachusetts-Based Yankee Candle’s Devastating News
Massachusetts-based Yankee Candle Company, Inc. is snuffing out dozens of jobs in the Bay State. As we reported in January 2023, Newell Brands, Yankee Candle's parent company, announced it was restructuring. As part of that restructuring, Newall is eliminating nearly 100 positions. A state filing says Yankee Candle is closing...
MassDEP rejects controversial proposal to dump nuclear wastewater into Cape Cod Bay
Holtec, Inc won't be allowed to dump 1.1 million gallons of wastewater into the Cape. Authorities rejected a company’s controversial request to dump up to 1.1 million gallons of wastewater from a decommissioned nuclear power plant into Cape Cod Bay. Holtec Decommissioning International LLC is in charge of safely...
Massachusetts Senate approved bill intended to strengthen health care system
The Massachusetts Senate approved a bill Thursday aimed in part at addressing some of the issues raised after Steward Health Care said it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing in May that it filed for bankruptcy protection.
Wilbraham (B), Agawam (B) summer girls soccer teams ‘still learning how to play with each other’
WILBRAHAM — Despite Thursday having marked the eighth regular-season matchup for Wilbraham (B) and Agawam (B) during their respective Pioneer Valley girls soccer summer schedules, it remained clear that both teams were still attempting to bond. “We’re still learning how to play with each other,” Falcons coach Kelly Piquette...
A fall preview on Friday across Southern New England
It will feel a bit like fall outside to close out the work week on Friday as humidity bottoms out across Southern New England. Dew points will fall into the 50s on Friday, making for a comfortable day to be outdoors. High temperatures will reach the low to mid-80s on Friday and Saturday.
North Providence’s Nick Conte heads to Arizona, signs with Royals
Nick Conte was once a standout for North Providence High School. Fast forward to Thursday morning, he hopped on a flight to Arizona to sign his first professional contract with the Royals after being drafted on Monday in the 8th round.
Mass. health care workers paid after I-Team investigation say checks bounced
NORTHBRIDGE - No one at Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation in Northbridge wanted to talk about the employees that have not been paid in more than a month. Health care workers at all four of Blupoint Healthcare's long term care facilities tell the I-Team their paychecks started bouncing a month ago. Last week Blackstone Valley employees held up signs on the street demanding to be paid. The company promised to fix the problem. In text messages to employees, it blamed the issue on a bank error. After the I-Team went to Blupoint Healthcare's Newton offices, workers got their paychecks....
Guilford business owner pleads guilty to tax charges
GUILFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The owner of a Guilford business pled guilty to tax charges on Thursday. Michelle Ann Gilson, 38, co-owned and co-operated B&M Package Solutions, Inc. and formerly owned and operated Epic Empirez, Inc.. In court, Gilson admitted she did not pay the withheld employee taxes as well as the employers’ share of […]
Massachusetts firefighters to help battle Montana fires
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation and Department of Fish and Game said that 20 wildland firefighters will be sent to Helena, Montana to help battle a “large and uncontained” fire. The crew will be used as a “Type2 Initial Attack...
UMass Memorial doctor honored after performing CPR on ailing umpire at youth game in Oxford
OXFORD ― A local doctor sprang into action and saved the life of a baseball umpire during a Little League game last week. Philip Davis, a league official, was at the game July 11 in Oxford when umpire Korey Pontbriand was hit by a pitch and later collapsed. Dr. Jennifer LaFemina, who was...
Former SDHS teacher pleads guilty to decades-old abuse of minor; Worcester school administration chastised for not reporting incident
A former Stephen Decatur High School band teacher pleaded guilty this week to a misdemeanor charge stemming from a sexual relationship he had with a student more than three decades ago, but not before the involved parties accused school administration of playing some part in the underage abuse. In Worcester...
For senior women in CT, the risks of food insecurity post-divorce are acute
On a sweltering morning at a Foodshare mobile pantry in Glastonbury, 68-year-old Boguslawa Radomska, a newly divorced, retired nurse aide, filled up her bags with bread and fresh veggies. “When I was married, when I was working, I have not taken the food from here,” Radomska said. “Only from [the]...
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