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Police & Fire
Remains Of Woman Found In Western Mass Woods Identified After 35 Years Remains Of Woman Found In Western Mass Woods Identified After 35 Years
Constance Holminski Bassignani ID'd With New DNA Technology The remains of a 65-year-old woman whose body was found in a wooded area in Franklin County have been identified thanks to new advancements in DNA testing. How she ended up there remains a mystery, but prosecutors have a person of interest.  Constance Holminski Bassignani was found not far off the road on Route 76 in Warwick on June 24, 1989. She had been living in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, with her husband, William Bassignani.  Constance was last seen alive on Memorial Day in 1989. Soon after, her husband told friends she had moved back to her native Hawaii, but investigator…

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by Josh Lanier
Weather
Storm Ida: How Much Rain Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Massachusetts Storm Ida: How Much Rain Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Massachusetts
Storm Ida: How Much Rain Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Massachusetts There have now been 42 confirmed fatalities after Ida battered the Northeast with historic rainfall and flash flooding. In New York City, more than 3 inches of rainfall fell in one hour in Central Park on Wednesday, Sept. 1, smashing the previous record. Here is a look at some rainfall totals from throughout Massachusetts compiled on the day after, on Thursday, Sept. 2, by the National Weather Service. Boston, 4.20 inches Berkshire County Pittsfield, 2.16 inches Franklin County Northfield, 2.43 inches Sunderland, 3.02 inches Warwick, 2.35 inches Hampden County Agawam, 5.13 inc…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
One Injured In Western Mass Crash, Second Motorist At Scene Charged With Impaired Driving One Injured In Western Mass Crash, Second Motorist At Scene Charged With Impaired Driving
One Injured In Western Mass Crash, Second Motorist At Scene Charged With Impaired Driving One motorist was hospitalized after losing control and crashing in Western Massachusetts, and a second driver was charged for alleged impaired driving after being turned away from the crash scene and getting stuck, police said. First responders in Franklin County responded to the scene of a one-vehicle crash late on Sunday, Aug. 15 on Orange Road in Warwick, where a driver suffered injuries after losing control, leaving the roadway, and striking a tree. Crews from the Warwick Fire Department and paramedics from the Orange Fire Rescue EMS assisted the driver, stabilizing him and securing t…

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by Zak Failla