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'That is what he was here to do for Team USA': Worcester's Stephen Nedoroscik shines in Olympic debut
Worcester Tech graduate Stephen Nedoroscik shined in his first taste of the Summer Olympics on Saturday morning, as the pommel horse specialist showed why he was selected to the U.S. men's gymnastics team with a strong showing on his signature event in the first day of competition at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Nedoroscik put up a score of 15.200 to send him to the individual final on that apparatus as the United States...
Man arrested for possession of large capacity firearm at Springfield traffic stop
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Police in Springfield seize large capacity firearm at a Springfield traffic stop on Friday. According to the Springfield Police Department, at around 340 a.m. police saw a car crossing over the double yellow line’s multiple times on Tapley Street in Springfield. The car was also...
Local officers participate in Tip-A-Cop fundraiser in West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Restaurant staff along with law enforcement officers from surrounding police departments will volunteer at popular fundraising event as “celebrity waiters” to raise money for Special Olympics Massachusetts. Special Olympics Massachusetts provides year-round sports training and athletic competition for over 14,000 athletes with intellectual...
DA honors Auburn officers, dispatchers and K9 for search and rescue of missing child
AUBURN — The search for a missing 12-year-old boy on a cold January night had a positive outcome. On Thursday, those who helped craft the successful story were honored in a ceremony at the police station. “These officers and dispatchers worked together to swiftly put an end to this family’s worst nightmare,” said...
Efforts to encourage, increase organ donor registrations in Springfield, Mass. continue
An organization devoted to coordinating organ donations throughout New England is encouraging locals in western Massachusetts to be donors themselves – trying to boost registration numbers that appear to lag behind other parts of the Northeast. A massive billboard off I-291, social media, and events with the mayor have...
Springfield Superintendent pledges unity and promises to listen to residents
SPRINGFIELD — Sonia Dinnall wants parents, students and teachers to know she’s one of them. She was born, raised and still lives in the city. She went to Springfield Public Schools from kindergarten through graduation and she found her love of science through her teachers. If you purchase...
Healthy options abound for food, information at Westfield Farmers Market
WESTFIELD — Visiting the Westfield Farmers Market is a good reminder that summer is the time to add locally grown fresh vegetables and fruit to one’s diet. On July 25, volunteer greeters Dan Bak and Irene Ring met visitors upon entering to answer questions on what’s available and offer stickers to little ones. At the UMass Extension Nutrition Education booth, Julia Thomas gave out free samples of fresh salsa, a recipe on how to make it, and a guide to buying fresh fruits and vegetables.
Westfield Health Bulletin: Feds’ $255M initiative will help agencies share public health data
The ancient Sumerians kept written records of harvest, taxes, beer recipes and sporting matches on clay tablets over 5,000 years ago. Those mysterious and magical looking writings merely contained data about public life. Evidence of advanced data storage is seen in written paper records, the printing press, punch cards, magnetic tapes, cassette tapes, hard drives, Floppy discs, compact discs, SD card, USB flash drive and now the cloud.
Flynn, Gray, Matthews, Clement, & Lafayette Score July 26 GAF Roofing Modified Masters Feature Wins
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted its five weekly racing divisions along with open modified cars as part of the GAF Roofing Modified Masters program on Friday, July 26th. Mikey Flynn was the big winner of the night taking his first career SK Modified® feature victory in the 40-lap feature event. Adam Gray was a Late Model feature winner for the second consecutive week, Chris Matthews was a first time 2024 winner in the SK Light feature, Matt Clement notched his second win of the season in the Limited Late Model feature, and Jason Lafayette scored his second win of 2024 in the Street Stock feature.
Ronnie Silk Wins GAF Roofing Modified Masters
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Open Modified cars returned to Stafford Motor Speedway on Friday, July 26th for the $12,000 to win, 100-lap GAF Roofing Modified Masters feature event that was originally scheduled for Wednesday, July 17th. Ronnie Silk took the checkered flag and the $12,000 winner’s purse in addition to a wool jacket supplied by Stafford Springs’ own America Woolen Company that went along with the victory.
WooSox fall to RailRiders despite strong showing from Zach Penrod
MOOSIC, PA – Hard-throwing lefty Zach Penrod shined in his return from the Injured List, but the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (55-44, 12-13) overcame three different deficits to hand the Worcester Red Sox (46-54, 11-14) an 8-5 loss on Friday night at PNC Field. After bouncing his first two pitches to...
Trey Cruz lifts Starfires to win over Warriors
WESTFIELD – Down 8-1 through two and a half innings, a six-run sixth frame, punctuated by a league-leading seventh home run from Washington State University’s Trey Cruz, propelled the Westfield Starfires to a 9-8 win over the Futures League Road Warriors at the Richards Jewelers Diamond at Billy Bullens Field on Friday, July 26.
To reduce racist bullying, Mass. attorney general steps in with action plan for Southwick schools
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is stepping in with an action plan at the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District. This comes after complaints of racist bullying, including when Southwick Regional School students held a mock slave auction on Snapchat in February. The district will follow a 12-step plan to ensure...
Family Affair: Mikey Flynn Gets First SK Modified Victory At Stafford Speedway
STAFFORD – There have been quite a few nights since 2020 where it seemed Mikey Flynn was going to add his name to the winner’s list in the SK Modified division at Stafford. And then something would happen to make it go away. Friday the Hampden, Mass. driver...
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