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Data Shows Overdoses Dropping in Nashua and Manchester
Data is showing the number of opioid overdoses is continuing to decline in two of the Granite State’s largest cities. American Medical Response says Manchester is on track to have 21% fewer overdoses this year and Nashua’s overdoses are projected to be down 9% in 2024. Several factors...
Little League World Series 2024: How to watch New England vs. West for free
The best teams in youth baseball return to Williamsport, Pennsylvania on Wednesday for the start of the Little League World Series. The second game of the four games scheduled to open the Little League World Series on Wednesday, Aug. 14, will feature the New England Region vs. the West Region.
Bellows Falls man nabbed for 3 bank robberies in 2 days
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A Bellows Falls man faces federal charges after authorities say he pulled off three bank robberies in two days. According to court documents, Stephen Loewe, 42, walked into the M&T Bank in Springfield Tuesday morning and demanded cash. Later that afternoon, he went to the Claremont Savings Bank in Springfield and handed the teller a note demanding $500. He then stole a car from a gas station.
Union raps UMass as university pulls back from felony protest charges
AMHERST — A University of Massachusetts union representing 1,500 campus employees is calling out the administration for “authoritarian” actions and cracking down on free speech after learning that two student leaders of the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter were facing possible felony charges for allegedly inciting a riot for their role in establishing a pro-Palestinian encampment last spring.
Around Amherst: Community Safety Day highlights weekend
AMHERST — The chance for kids to touch a truck, car seat inspections and K9 demonstrations will be part of the town’s third Community Safety Day on Saturday, one of a number of activities happening around Amherst over the course of the morning, afternoon and evening. Community Safety...
Officials talk South County Senior Center needs with architecture firm
SUNDERLAND — After three site visits, the South County Senior Center Board of Oversight and its director sat down with architecture firm edmStudio to lay out their desires for a future home for the Senior Center. The Board of Oversight, Director Jennifer Remillard and edmStudio Associate Principal Chris Wante...
Hatch Lab at UMass meets wrecking ball
AMHERST — Hatch Laboratory, a late 19th-century Colonial Revival wood-framed building and remnant of the Massachusetts Agricultural College at the University of Massachusetts campus, was demolished this week. Located at 140 Holdsworth Way, the 133-year-old building had been next to the three-story brick Chenoweth Laboratory, which houses the Food...
Musical experiences that must be seen: Amherst Cinema presents Sound & Vision series through Sept. 18
A documentary profiling Swing-era clarinetist Artie Shaw, a musical comedy featuring 1960s-pop band The Monkees and one of African cinema’s first musicals are among this year’s selections in an annual summer celebration of music culture through film underway at the Amherst Cinema. In its eighth year, the Sound...
The Lehrer Report: Aug. 15, 2024
Garden report: The chipmunk is having a superb meals with my tomatoes — even green ones. I try to harvest every day to keep ahead of the little foodie, but the chipmunk is faster and can squeeze through the fence. The asters and hibiscus have bloomed. Waiting for...
Opening doors for immigrants: UMass Dining’s Pam Adams finds work for Haitian community
AMHERST — On the 10th floor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Campus Center, Samuel Noel, a welder by trade, works as a dishwasher — his first job in the United States. Noel, a Haitian immigrant who moved to Greenfield’s Days Inn shelter on Colrain Road with his...
UMass lands $6.4M EPA grant to help steel industry shrink carbon footprint
AMHERST — More than 37% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions are produced by the billions of tons of concrete, asphalt, steel, glass and other construction materials used in buildings and other infrastructure projects, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates. For steel manufacturers to better understand their carbon...
‘You’re not done’: Shutesbury resident saves life of good friend by performing CPR at remote camp
Michael Haynack is alive today because of what he calls a “cascade of miracles.”. The first of those miracles was the presence of his longtime friend Frank Grindrod when an unexpected heart attack threatened his life. The second, and perhaps most important, was the Shutesbury resident’s knowledge of CPR and his ability to perform it on Haynack for almost 20 minutes as emergency responders rushed to the remote, heavily wooded scene.
A safe place to play?: After boats collide, Shutesbury to examine regulations on Lake Wyola
SHUTESBURY — A serious accident involving two boats that injured one person on Lake Wyola in June is prompting town officials to begin forming a committee to examine overhauling a bylaw that governs use of the 128-acre site. But with the Select Board proposing a seven-member Lake Wyola Boating...
As Vineyard Wind tries to recover after turbine incident, new Salem wind project begins
Despite ongoing issues at the first major offshore wind farm in the country that has temporarily halted energy production, Massachusetts is continuing to emphasize wind as a source of renewable energy. That starts with another major project on the North Shore. If you purchase a product or register for an...
Patriots Division Rival Facing Massive Loss for Second Straight Year
The New England Patriots have seen a lot of turnover over the last couple of months. The list includes a new head coach, general manager, and some new players coming to town. The Patriots will have their work cut out for them within the division. The New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, and Miami Dolphins are all expected to be good teams in 2024 but one of these squads was hit with a massive loss for the second straight year.
Supervisory union continues to find financial failings
WHITINGHAM- Past financial mismanagement at Windham Southwest Supervisory Union was even worse than initially estimated, superintendent Bill Bazyk told Twin Valley School Board members at their regular meeting Tuesday evening. The business office remains tied up with the backlog, Bazyk said, a situation that will likely continue for several months....
Animal Rescue League removes more than 20 animals from home in Harwich
HARWICH — More than 20 animals were removed Thursday from a Harwich home by the Animal Rescue League of Boston Law Enforcement Department. Officials from the Animal Rescue League of Boston were on site Thursday at 908 Queen Anne Road. “The action in Harwich was part of an ongoing investigation with the...
In $3.15 million deal, Bay State Savings Bank buys former Becker College Student Center
WORCESTER — A former Becker College building at 44 West St., most recently used as a student center for Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was bought by Bay State Savings Bank for $3.15 million, according to the real estate broker. The brick building at 44 West St. abuts Cedar Street and is about 19,000 square...
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