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Book Picks - The Golden Notebook and The Odyssey Bookshop
This week we welcome Jackie Kellachan from The Golden Notebook in Woodstock, NY and Joan Grenier from Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, MA for our selections this week. Nothing: John Cage and 4'33 by Nicholas Day and Chris Raschka (event 7/27 at Maverick Concert Hall) My Mama, Cass by Owen...
Chicopee business busy as customers prepare for Fourth of July
CHICOPEE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - We’re less than 48 hours away from July 4 and one thing many of you may be doing to celebrate is having a nice barbecue or party and one butcher shop in Chicopee is seeing lots of sales before the holiday. “I do a lot...
Groundbreaking held for 43-unit affordable housing development in Ludlow
An affordable housing organization in Massachusetts is celebrating a milestone in Ludlow – breaking ground for a 43-unit multifamily housing development almost a decade in the making. Frames, beams and walls have been going up at the site of “Greenstead Grove” off Fuller Road as the project overseen by...
Worcester explosion prompts local law enforcement to evaluate public safety
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Just days ahead of the fourth of July holiday, multiple illegal and potentially fatal explosive devices were found in Massachusetts prompted an urgent warning from officials to be on the lookout. While nothing out of the ordinary has happened in Springfield, police are also asking for...
‘I want to thank everyone’: Springfield Police officer speaks out after being shot
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Western Mass News hears exclusively from Springfield Police Officer Santos who was seriously injured during a recent shooting spree in the city. Springfield Officer Nestor Santos is in high spirits considering the situation. We spoke while he was in between doctors appointments on Tuesday. He told...
Springfield farmer’s market helping make produce affordable for residents
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Despite the recent wet weather we’ve been seeing in western Massachusetts, the Forest Park farmer’s market has remained open this season. “Everybody in the community should have access to all the benefits of the market which is fresh local food,” said farmer’s market owner Jodi Manning.
Springfield crews respond to working fire on Hampshire Street
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Emergency crews in Springfield are responding to a working fire on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Springfield Fire Department, firefighters were on scene for reports of a fire on Hampshire Street and are trying to put it out. The public is asked to avoid the area...
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