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Springfield Woman ID'd As Fatal Shooting Victim In West Springfield Springfield Woman ID'd As Fatal Shooting Victim In West Springfield
Springfield Woman ID'd As Fatal Shooting Victim In West Springfield Police have identified the woman who they found shot and bleeding in a West Springfield parking lot as a 43-year-old Springfield woman.  Angela Mercado was found shot just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3, in a parking lot on Riverdale Road, West Springfield police said. Officers were sent to the area after receiving 911 calls about a disturbance.  They found Mercado bleeding from a bullet wound, and paramedics rushed her to Baystate Medical Center, where she died of her wounds.  Roman Holguin, age 37, of Springfield, was charged with murder in the killing and is being h…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
(Update) Man Charged With Fatal Shooting Of Western Mass Woman (Update) Man Charged With Fatal Shooting Of Western Mass Woman
(Update) Man Charged With Fatal Shooting Of Western Mass Woman Update: Police arrested and charged a 37-year-old Springfield man with shooting and killing a West Springfield woman on Wednesday morning, April 3.  Roman Holguin is charged with murder in the shooting of a woman found on Riverdale Road.  Original: Police in Hampden County are investigating after a woman was shot and killed on Wednesday morning, April 3.  The shooting happened around 10:45 a.m. in the 500 block of Riverdale Road in West Springfield, police said. Officers were called to the area for a report of a disturbance.  When they arrived, they found a woman …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Suspect Allegedly 'Stomps' Man Who Offered Him A Free Winter-Coat; Gets Arrested Suspect Allegedly 'Stomps' Man Who Offered Him A Free Winter-Coat; Gets Arrested
Suspect Allegedly 'Stomps' Man Who Offered Him A Free Winter-Coat; Gets Arrested A West Springfield man is being accused of “stomping” and punching a person who tried to give him a free winter coat. On Thursday, Jan. 28, West Springfield Police arrested Nathan “Nate” J. Marrin, formerly of West Springfield, for an alleged assault and robbery the prior day. A warrant was issued for Marrin’s arrest after police received a report that a man - allegedly Marrin - had assaulted someone at a Westfield Street (Route 20) residence in the area of Sorrento’s, Classic Burger, and Dunkin,’ police said. In that incident, Marrin allegedly lured a neighboring apartment resident into a…

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by Kristin Palpini
Business
New 5-Story Hotel Proposed For Route 5 New 5-Story Hotel Proposed For Route 5
New 5-Story Hotel Proposed For Route 5 A new five-story hotel is being proposed for Route 5 by an experienced hotelier. On Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 6 p.m., a public hearing will be held by the Planning Board to go over an application by Desai & Sons, Inc. for a special permit to put a hotel at the corner of Riverdale Road (Route 5) and Elm Street in West Springfield. Raman Desai is the president of Desai & Sons. He is also the manager of Jaya Lodging and Ohm Hotels, two corporations that have owned or managed Candlewood Suites, 572 Riverdale Road in West Springfield. The lodging is planned for 764 Riverdale Street/1533 El…

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by Kristin Palpini