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How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals Throughout Region How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals Throughout Region
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals Throughout Region Snowfall totals from a potent quick-moving storm that swept through the region were wide-ranging. Here are some totals from the National Weather Service and other reports as of Monday morning, Jan. 17. If you don't see your hometown, leave the total by posting a comment below. New York New York City Central Park, 1.35 inches Nassau County Great Neck, 1.84 inches Levittown, 1.63 inches Seaford, 1.65 inches Syosset, 1.65 inches Wantagh, 1.59 inches  Suffolk County Amityville, 1.60 inches Huntington, 1.80 inches Miller Place, 1.76 inches Patchogue, 1.80 in…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Duo Caught With Cocaine In Connecticut, Police Say Duo Caught With Cocaine In Connecticut, Police Say
Duo Caught With Cocaine In Connecticut, Police Say Two men are facing charges in Connecticut after being busted with a host of drugs following a brief chase, police said. In Hartford County, the Enfield Police Department received a BOLO alert out of Hampden County from the Springfield Police Department in Massachusetts advising that a red Mercedes with Connecticut registration tags was on the run from officers shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 5. It was reported that at least one of the suspects was allegedly in possession of a firearm and had committed multiple crimes in Springfield on Wednesday morning. Shortly after 3 p.m., p…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Trooper Escorts Woman In Labor To Hospital After Stopping Car Going 100 MPH In West Springfield Trooper Escorts Woman In Labor To Hospital After Stopping Car Going 100 MPH In West Springfield
Trooper Escorts Woman In Labor To Hospital After Stopping Car Going 100 MPH In West Springfield What started as a traffic stop for a car traveling over 100 miles per hour ended with a state trooper escorting the vehicle to a local hospital to deliver a baby in Western Massachusets. The special delivery took place around 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, in Hampden County when Trooper Jose Cabrera, assigned to the Springfield Barracks, stopped a vehicle for traveling over 100 miles per hour on Route 91 southbound in West Springfield, said the Massachusetts State Police. When he approached the car, the driver explained his girlfriend was in labor and that her water had broken.  Cabre…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Man Wins $50,000 In CT State Lottery Man Wins $50,000 In CT State Lottery
Man Wins $50,000 In CT State Lottery A man has just won a $50,000 lottery prize. Western Massachusetts resident Noel Cardona, of Chicopee in Hampden County, claimed the prize from Connecticut State Lottery's Powerball on Thursday, Dec. 23, according to an announcement from CT Lottery. The ticket was purchased at Smoke N Munch in Hartford County, the lottery said. The business is located at 397 Enfield St. in Enfield.

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by Nicole Valinote
News
Man From Fairfield County Admits To Paying Bribes For Contracts At Colleges In NY, MA Man From Fairfield County Admits To Paying Bribes For Contracts At Colleges In NY, MA
Man From Fairfield County Admits To Paying Bribes For Contracts At Colleges In NY, MA A Connecticut contractor admitted to securing deals at colleges in New York and Massachusetts in exchange for a kickback fee over the course of several years, federal officials announced. Fairfield County resident Stephen Dinapoli, age 42, of Wilton, the principal of a Connecticut environmental consulting firm in Norwalk, pleaded guilty in federal court in Springfield in Hampden County for his role in paying bribes to procure consulting contracts at educational institutions in Massachusetts and New York. Specifically, federal prosecutors said that Dinapoli pleaded guilty to one count of con…

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by Zak Failla
News
Alligator Spotted In River Near CT Border Captured, Officials Say Alligator Spotted In River Near CT Border Captured, Officials Say
Alligator Spotted In River Near CT Border Captured, Officials Say An alligator that has been spotted by numerous fishermen and kayakers for several months in Western Massachusetts has been captured. MassWildlife reports an alligator that has been the subject of sightings in West Springfield in the Westfield River was finally captured by a Good Samaritan on Tuesday, Dec. 7, said Massachusetts Wildlife spokeswoman Marion Larson. "The capture was fortunate as this cold-blooded animal would not have survived the winter," Larson said.  Sightings and pictures of the alligator near the Morgan Sullivan Bridge in West Springfield, Massachusetts, were first repor…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
One Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash One Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash
One Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash Connecticut State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash in which a man was killed by an alleged drunk driver. The crash took place around about 12:45 a.m., Friday, Nov. 12, on I-91 in Enfield in Hartford County, said the state police. According to troopers, Hampden County, Massachusetts resident Fernando Lebron, of Chicopee, was driving his 2004 Scion north in the right lane and Dominic Michael Grassetti, age 24, was driving his 2013 Hyundai Sonata behind him, state police said. According to police Grassetti’s Hyundai struck the Scion from behind, sending both cars out of contr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Trio Nabbed With Gun After Resident Reports Person Under Vehicle CT Trio Nabbed With Gun After Resident Reports Person Under Vehicle
CT Trio Nabbed With Gun After Resident Reports Person Under Vehicle Three Connecticut men were nabbed in Western Massachusetts for allegedly attempting to steal a catalytic converter thanks to a resident who spotted one of the men under a car, said police.  The incident took place around 6:45 a.m., Monday, Nov. 8, when the alert Hampden County resident notified the police in Holyoke of a suspicious person crawling out from under their neighbor's car with what appeared to be a catalytic converter. Officers responding spotted a vehicle matching the getaway vehicle described as a gold Acura on Old Jarvis turning onto Easthampton Road, said ​Holyoke PD Cap…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Seen Him Or This Car? Missing Massachusetts Man Said He Was Headed To New York Seen Him Or This Car? Missing Massachusetts Man Said He Was Headed To New York
Seen Him Or This Car? Missing Massachusetts Man Said He Was Headed To New York An alert has been issued for a missing 73-year-old man last seen several weeks ago in Western Massachusetts when he said he was headed to New York. The Westfield Police Department in Hampden County is attempting to track down local resident Michael Baer, who was last seen on Monday, Sept. 20 when he told his roommate that he was planning to go to upstate New York to go horseback riding. Baer has not been heard from since being reported missing. Police said that Baer was likely driving a gray 2007 Buick LaCrosse when he left the area. Anyone with information regarding Baer’s whereabouts ha…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
CT Man Dies In Crash With School Bus Carrying Dozens Of Children CT Man Dies In Crash With School Bus Carrying Dozens Of Children
CT Man Dies In Crash With School Bus Carrying Dozens Of Children A motorcyclist from Connecticut died after crashing into a school bus filled with kids near the Massachusetts border. Massachusetts State Police investigators were called to a crash involving a motorcyclist and school bus in Hampden County at approximately 3:30 p.m. in Wales on Wednesday, Oct. 6 near the intersection of Stafford Road and Ainsworth Hill Road. Police said that the 53-year-old driver of a 2004 Yamaha R1 motorcycle died from injuries sustained in the crash, which involved a bus with more than two dozen children who were uninjured and treated by paramedics at the scene for minor…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
CT Girl Arrested After Vehicle Break-In Leads To Car Chase, Police Say CT Girl Arrested After Vehicle Break-In Leads To Car Chase, Police Say
CT Girl Arrested After Vehicle Break-In Leads To Car Chase, Police Say A 17-year-old Connecticut girl has been arrested following a car chase with police after several people were seen breaking into vehicles in Western Massachusetts. The incident began around 2:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 31, Hampden County when a resident in East Longmeadow called 911 to report they could see someone inside their vehicle. Police arrived a short time later and spotted two vehicles, both with Connecticut license plates, at the end of Deer Run Terrace. Officer Rhyan Belisle could see two people in each vehicle, all of them wearing ski masks over their faces, the department said. Th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Sisters Who've Gone Missing In Region Alert Issued For Sisters Who've Gone Missing In Region
Alert Issued For Sisters Who've Gone Missing In Region Police are asking the public for help locating two sisters who have been reported missing in Western Massachusetts. The Hampden County residents, 14-year-old Hamailee Sevilla and 12-year-old Kailey Del-Valle, were reported missing by their mother on Tuesday, Aug. 24, said the Springfield Police. The department said they ran away from their Springfield home on Tuesday night. Sevilla is described as having red hair and is approximately 5-foot-4 and 145 pounds.  Del-Valle has dirty blonde hair, is 5-foot-2 and 150 pounds. If you see or have any information on their whereabouts ple…

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by Kathy Reakes