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Mass Company Issues Recall On 30K Blankets, Throws Over Burn, Fire Concerns Mass Company Issues Recall On 30K Blankets, Throws Over Burn, Fire Concerns
Mass Company Issues Recall On 30K Blankets, Throws Over Burn, Fire Concerns The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall on nearly 30,000 Berkshire Blanket & Home Company heated throws and blankets over issues with overheating that pose fire or burn risks.   The Ware-based company's blankets were sold under its name and the L.L. Bean brand, where they are sold in stores. The CPSC said in its recall notice that they were also sold at Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Amazon.com, Target.com, Macys.com, and QVC.com.  The company has received nine reports of the blankets and throws burning, melting, or overheating. No injur…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed With Multiple Ghost Guns During Stop At Western Mass Intersection Duo Nabbed With Multiple Ghost Guns During Stop At Western Mass Intersection
Duo Nabbed With Multiple Ghost Guns During Stop At Western Mass Intersection A Massachusetts State Police trooper on patrol during a distracted driving enforcement campaign in Hampshire County busted a pair who were found to be in possession of “ghost guns” and ammunition after being busted driving with a cellphone. A trooper on patrol at approximately 7 p.m. on Monday, April 25 spotted and stopped a gray Chevrolet Silverado after seeing the driver actively holding and using a cellphone, which was “the precise target of the enforcement campaign,” police said. The stop was ultimately conducted at the intersection of Route 32 and Route 9 in Ware. During the subseque…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Robbery Of Woman At Big Y Parking Lot In Region Suspect Nabbed In Robbery Of Woman At Big Y Parking Lot In Region
Suspect Nabbed In Robbery Of Woman At Big Y Parking Lot In Region A man is facing charges after police said he robbed an 84-year-old woman in a supermarket parking lot in Western Massachusetts.  Officers responded to a report of a robbery in the Big Y parking lot on West Street in the Hampshire County town of Ware at about 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 10, according to the Ware Police Department. On Friday, December 10, 2021 at approximately 10:27am Officers of the Ware Police Department where dispatched to the Big... Posted by Ware Police Department on Sunday, December 12, 2021 Bystanders tried to apprehend the suspect, identified as 36-year-old Domini…

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by Nicole Valinote