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wwlp.com
March 30, 2018
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - There is a water main break in the area of Broadway, Cochran and Southwick Streets in the Chicopee Falls section of Chicopee. According to Chicopee Mayor Richard Kos' Office, water department crews are working to make repairs and restore water to the area. ChicopeeÃâà...
wwlp.com
March 30, 2018
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – If you want to get marijuana from someone in Massachusetts, you don't have to look very hard. ... Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni said he's well aware of that provision; “There's a provision in the law around the legalization where without an exchange ofÃâà...
wwlp.com
March 30, 2018
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - There has been a recent increase in opioid overdoses in western Massachusetts, and Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni will hold a news conference Wednesday morning, to discuss a new strategy to stop them. Police have made several drug arrests overÃâà...
wwlp.com
March 29, 2018
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Three men have been arrested in connection with recent overdose deaths in Hampden County. According to Hampden County District Attorney's Office spokesman Jim Leydon, 34-year-old Frank Jimenez, of Springfield, 23-year-old Christopher Fitzpatrick, of Ludlow, andÃâà...
New England Public Radio
March 29, 2018
At a press conference in Springfield, Massachusetts, Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni announced several arrests of individuals who allegedly ... A spike in severe and fatal opioid overdoses in western Massachusetts this month led an emergency room doctor to alert state police, and threeÃâà...
MassLive.com
March 22, 2018
2018 American Red Cross Hometown Heroes Breakfast honors the best in Western Mass. (photos) ... SPRINGFIELD- Nine individuals and a group of American Red Cross volunteers were honored Thursday morning at the 2018 American Red Cross of Western Massachusetts Hometown Heroes Breakfast.
MassLive.com
March 20, 2018
In Western Massachusetts, few communities will see above four inches, according to the latest storm track. Hampden County should expect 3-4 inches of snowfall. In Hampshire and Franklin Counties, 1-2 inches is now likely. Varying amounts are expected in the Berkshires, with the southern portion of theÃâà...
MassLive.com
March 19, 2018
The Western Massachusetts Chapter of the American Red Cross is aiding those displaced. Springfield was prepared to open a shelter for the residents, but the American Red Cross agreed to house families in hotels, which is better for people already dealing with the trauma of the fire and seeing neighborsÃâà...
MassLive.com
March 19, 2018
The Superintendent's Office of the Massachusetts State Police said two sobriety checkpoints have been scheduled for the coming weekend. Col. Kerry A. Gilpin said a checkpoint will be established somewhere in Hampden County on Friday night into Saturday morning. The exact time and location of theÃâà...
MassLive.com
March 16, 2018
The annual event kicks of St. Patrick's Day which has evolved into a weekend celebration for the Irish-at-heart, especially in Massachusetts. Gulluni was joined by a host of state and local politicians including Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi and Mary Hurley, of the 8th District of the MassachusettsÃâà...
MassLive.com
March 13, 2018
The PSA and billboard contest is open to all Hampden County high school students, organizations, clubs and athletic teams to highlight the dangers of drunk and/or impaired driving. The contest consist of high school students submitting a 30 to 60 second video entry or billboard design which must beÃâà...
MassLive.com
March 6, 2018
I never thought I'd see something like this" said Richard Devine, director of the after incarceration program at the Hampden County Sheriff's Office. ... Medical marijuana provider GTI Massachusetts NP Corp. sponsored a job fair Tuesday at Gateway City Arts in Holyoke with the help of CareerPoint,Ãâà...
MassLive.com
March 3, 2018
The Hampden County Bar Association is once again offering the Col. Archer B. Battista Veterans Scholarship to any veteran who is attending law school. The scholarship, which will be granted for at least $1,000, was named for Battista, who served in the Air Force for 33 years in active duty and as an AirÃâà...
MassLive.com
March 2, 2018
According to the Hampden County Register of Deeds, Barry purchased the home Oct. 27, 2017 for $338,000. Members of the Strebel family owned the home since 1980, according to the city's records. After noticing numerous cars at the residence and different people coming and going, neighbors did someÃâà...
Worcester Telegram
March 1, 2018
Money to buy fresh produce for the poor in Mass. is drying up ... "Funding is rapidly running out, there's no denying that," said Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources Commissioner John Lebeaux. "We are ... The program began as a pilot in Hampden County, which ended in December 2012.
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
March 1, 2018
The Hampden County Bar Association has announced that it is accepting applications for the John F. Moriarty Scholarship and the Colonel Archer B. Battista Veterans Scholarship. The John F. Moriarty Scholarship is available to any Hampden County resident who has been admitted to or is attending aÃâà...
Patch.com
March 1, 2018
SPRINGFIELD, MA—Two men were arrested on Feb. 24 in a high-level heroin trafficking operation in Hampden County. Authorities seized more than 9,000 packaged and ready-for-sale bags of heroin and $3,500 in cash as part of the arrest, according to the district attorney. Narcotics Taskforce officersÃâà...
MassLive.com
March 1, 2018
SPRINGFIELD- With celebrities including Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi and District Attorney Anthony Gulluni, the bar was packed at Plan B Burger Bar on Tuesday for a good cause. The evening, a fundraiser for Junior Achievement of Western Mass., featured other local notables, including WestÃâà...
wwlp.com
February 27, 2018
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The woman who died days after being struck by a car on Harkness Avenue in Springfield has been identified. According to Hampden County District Attorney's Office spokesman Jim Leydon, 51-year-old Lisa Parker died as a result of her injuries sustained in the crash.
MassLive.com
February 21, 2018
LUDLOW - Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi is warning people to be vigilant against telephone scammers who are apparently telling people they are ... In Massachusetts, the agency that oversees jury duty is not the county sheriff, but the state Office of the Jury Commissioner, under the jurisdiction of theÃâà...
MassLive.com
February 21, 2018
Although nomination papers were made available just last week, Hampden County Clerk of Courts Laura Gentile has already filed the paperwork and signatures needed to appear on the 2018 ballot -- marking the first candidate to do so in Western Massachusetts. Secretary of the Commonwealth WilliamÃâà...
MassLive.com
February 16, 2018
The information comes from a report, "Number of Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths, All Intents, by City/Town MA Residents, between 2000-2016," released this month by Massachusetts Department of Health. Its data is based on confirmed deaths related to opioid-overdoses, including from such substancesÃâà...
MassLive.com
February 7, 2018
Longmeadow Republican Marie Angelides has pulled papers to run for Hampden County Register of Deeds, challenging Democratic incumbent Register of Deeds Donald Ashe. "I really feel ... Ashe said he will make the case that "We're the best registry in the commonwealth of Massachusetts." He said theÃâà...
MassLive.com
February 7, 2018
The Hampden County Narcotics Task Force consists of members of the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the district attorney's office, the Hampden County Sheriff's Department, the United States National Guard Counter Drug Program, and the Springfield, Chicopee, and Holyoke policeÃâà...
wwlp.com
January 30, 2018
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Some of the state's most traveled structurally deficient bridges are right here in western Massachusetts. Of the more than 5,000 bridges in the state, 482 (nearly 1 in 10) are considered structurally deficient. That's according to the American Road and Transportation BuildersÃâà...
MassLive.com
December 31, 1999
Dineen, who has served as YWCA Executive Director since January 2016, was an assistant district attorney in the Hampden County district attorney's office for 27 years. As a prosecutor, her caseload focused primarily on sexual assaults, domestic violence, physical and sexual child abuse and childÃâà...
MassLive.com
December 31, 1999
WESTFIELD -- Massachusetts Sen. Donald F. Humason, R-Westfield, has received the Walter J. Zarichak Hampden County American Legion Legislator of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award. Humason, who represents the 2nd Hampden & Hampshire District on Beacon Hill, received the award at aÃâà...
wwlp.com
December 31, 1999
WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP)- Although spring is less that two weeks away but Mother Nature didn't seem to mind bringing more snow to western Massachusetts. Some towns saw more than two feet of snow during Wednesday's storm. Thousands of crews were out overnight treating roads for the morningÃâà...
MassLive.com
December 31, 1999
Snow accumulation reports are beginning to come in across Massachusetts, as the state faces its second nor'easter since the start of March. The following totals are unofficial reports collected by the National Weather Service from weather spotters throughout the state and the time at which the report wasÃâà...
MassLive.com
December 31, 1999
Around 8,000 Massachusetts drug cases touched by Sonja Farak could be dismissed next week ... There may ultimately be more because the Hampden County district attorney has not yet decided how to dispose of around 700 Superior Court cases that were touched by Farak. The SJC will also considerÃâà...
