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VIDEO: Six Flags New England announces new dual-launch coaster
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Six Flags New England has announced that a new roller coaster will be coming to the Agawam theme park. Park officials announced Thursday that Quantum Accelerator will become the park’s twelfth coaster and the first dual-launch straddle coaster in New England. Riders will get onto...
Springfield Preservation Trust to hold French Provincial home and garden tour
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Preservation Trust’s next historic home tour will bring visitors on a trip to France. Specifically, to a French Provincial garden tucked away behind a nearly 100-year-old mansion on Maple Street. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on...
Catie's Closet looking for clothing donations during annual back to school drive
EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. - The goal of Catie’s Closet’s ninth-annual Fill the Bus initiative is to make sure children throughout Western Massachusetts are able to go back to school prepared with the right clothing. What You Need To Know. Catie's Closet is kicking off their ninth-annual Fill the...
Southwick board approves 2 cannabis retailers, both on northern College Hwy.
SOUTHWICK — Nearly 15 months after Town Meeting approved the first of two warrant articles that needed approval to allow the sale of recreational cannabis in town, the Select Board chose two of the five prospective retailers who applied for the opportunity to open in town to begin negotiating a host agreement during its meeting Monday night.
Increased capacity at new food bank location
CHICOPEE — With the increased capacity of its new location on 25 Carew St. in Chicopee, the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts is better able to confront the 44% increase in food insecurity brought on by inflation and the end of coronavirus pandemic-era funds, according to Executive Director Andrew Morehouse.
Former Charlie’s Diner employee speaks on memories following devastating fire
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - One day after Charlie’s Diner was destroyed in a fire, support for the decades old diner and its staff is pouring into the town from all over the northeast, including a former employee who now lives in Maine. Like everyone else we spoke to on...
Oxford High principal Rebecca Czernicki joins ranks of state's 2024 Commonwealth Heroines
It was through the youth council formed by Sen. Ryan Fattman and hosted by Oxford High School where she is the principal that Rebecca Czernicki came to the attention of the legislator, who nominated her as a Commonwealth Heroine Class of 2024. But her lifelong dedication to educating young people and her sensitivity...
Holden Municipal Light Department, Lightshift Energy and MMWEC Unveil Battery Storage Project in Holden, MA to Strengthen Community Energy Resilience
No discussions yet. Start a discussion below. Voltus Joins Virtual Power Plant Partnership To Advance Grid Resiliency, Deliver Affordability for Consumers. New wind farm brings more clean energy jobs to Central Queensland. Burundi’s electricity substation will increase electricity access by 7%. HCPI PORTFOLIO COMPANY QEI EXPANDS INTO ADVANCE DISTRIBUTION...
‘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...
Update: Air quality alert affecting 3 Massachusetts counties Saturday
On Friday at 2:51 a.m. an updated air quality alert was issued valid until Saturday at midnight for Northern Worcester and Southern Worcester as well as Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties. "The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Alert for Fine Particulates, until midnight tonight. An...
Massachusetts State Police release homicide suspect pursuit video
HANOVER, Mass. (WLNE) — Massachusetts State Police have released aerial video taken from their Air Wing system of the pursuit of a homicide suspect. Matthew Paluzzi was arrested Thursday in Hanover in connection with the investigation.
Rip current statement affecting 3 Massachusetts counties until Sunday evening
On Friday at 12:14 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a rip current statement valid from 6 p.m. until Sunday 8 p.m. for Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties. The weather service adds, "Dangerous rip currents expected." "Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water,"...
Deals, buyers outlined for five Steward hospitals
BOSTON — "Enough is enough," Gov. Maura Healey declared Friday as she announced that all the bankrupt Steward Health Care hospitals still up for sale have new owners lined up and that the state is going to assist in the transitions with financing and, in one case, the use of its property-taking powers. The governor said deals in principle have been struck to transition four Steward hospitals on five campuses to new owners: Lawrence General Hospital will...
Maternal health bill headed to Mass. Gov. Healey’s desk
Maternal health legislation is heading to Gov. Maura Healey’s desk. The conference committee report, which emerged from negotiations Wednesday, won House and Senate approval during sparsely attended informal sessions on Thursday. “It’s with immense gratitude that we get to actually revel in this moment of progress, celebrating this monumental...
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