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No Bail For Man Accused Of Killing Ryan Babcock In Western Mass No Bail For Man Accused Of Killing Ryan Babcock In Western Mass
No Bail For Man Accused Of Killing Ryan Babcock In Western Mass A 38-year-old Berkshire County man has been arrested and charged with the fatal shooting of Ryan Babcock on Tuesday, June 11, in Pittsfield, authorities said.  Jeremy Stanton, of Pittsfield, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with murder, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. Stanton pleaded not guilty, and a judge ordered him held without bail.  Related: ''My Heart Is Broken': Ryan Babcock ID'd As Victim In Pittsfield Fatal Shooting Police arrested Stanton at a home in Worthington in Hampshire County on an outstanding probation violation warrant and assault wi…
Poachers Hunted Fox, Deer From Truck In Western Mass; May Be Behind Similar Kills: Police Poachers Hunted Fox, Deer From Truck In Western Mass; May Be Behind Similar Kills: Police
Poachers Hunted Fox, Deer From Truck In Western Mass; May Be Behind Similar Kills: Police Two brothers were arrested in Franklin County over the weekend after police said they had illegally killed a fox and deer from their truck.  Ira B. Doull, 46, of Worthington, and Seth O Doull, 51, of Colrain, were arrested and charged with: Hunting from a vehicle; Carrying a loaded shotgun/rifle in a vehicle Hunting deer with a rifle Discharging a firearm near a highway Improper storage of a firearm Hunting at night Hunting out of season  Massachusetts State Police said they were called to a home on Shelburne Line Road in Colrain just after 6 p.m. to reports that a deer had …
Man Killed After SUV Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic In Western Mass Man Killed After SUV Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic In Western Mass
Man Killed After SUV Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic In Western Mass A 57-year-old man was killed in a head-on collision in Hampshire County on Tuesday, Aug. 15, authorities announced.  Edward Duggan, of Haydenville, died just after 2 p.m. following the crash near 202 Main St. in Haydenville, police said.  Initial investigations suggest Duggan drifted over the center line and into the path of a pick-up. The truck driver, a man from Worthington, suffered minor injuries in the crash. Authorities did not release his name.  A witness called 911. Police are investigating the cause of the incident, but authorities have not filed any charges in the …
COVID-19: School In Region Closes Due To Increase In Cases COVID-19: School In Region Closes Due To Increase In Cases
Covid-19: School In Region Closes Due To Increase In Cases A school in Western Massachusetts is the latest to go remote for the remainder of 2021 due to a rise in COVID-19 cases amid the arrival of the Omicron variant. In Hampshire County, school officials announced late on Monday, Dec. 20 that the R.H. Conwell Elementary School in Worthington will be closed for the rest of the week due to a spike in confirmed cases of the virus within the building. Schools Superintendent Gretchen Morse-Dobosz and Worthington School Nurse Samantha Pease issued the alert after the district identified 33 close contacts within the elementary school that spanned betwee…
Henri: Here's How Many Massachusetts Residents Are Now Without Power Henri: Here's How Many Massachusetts Residents Are Now Without Power
Henri: Here's How Many Massachusetts Residents Are Now Without Power Tens of thousands of residents in Massachusetts lost power overnight as crews worked through the night to make repairs required by hurricane turned tropical storm turned tropical depression Henri. According to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, as of 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 23, more than 1,200 people were without power, with repairs made through the night and morning to leave approximately 200 in the dark as of 9:45 a.m. In Western Massachusetts, just 95 of Eversource’s 220,755 customers were reporting outages, led by Westhampton (54), and Montgomery (22), Conway (17). Other o…
Strong Gusty Winds Down Tree Limbs, Cause Scattered Power Outages In Western Mass Strong Gusty Winds Down Tree Limbs, Cause Scattered Power Outages In Western Mass
Strong Gusty Winds Down Tree Limbs, Cause Scattered Power Outages In Western Mass Hundreds of Massachusetts residents are now without power as wind gusts topping 50 mph whip through the region. A High Wind Warning is in effect until 4 p.m. Monday, March 29. As of around 10:30 a.m. on Monday, utility crews from Eversource were still working to repair dozens of outages that were impacting 2,766 of the company’s 220,386 customers in Western Massachusetts. An additional 71 customers were impacted in Central and Eastern Massachusetts, according to the company. The hardest-hit area was Becket, which reported 1,473 outages, impacting more than 75 percent of the company’…
City Pays $8,000 Per Mile For Snow/Ice Removal - See How Your Town's Plowing Budget Compares City Pays $8,000 Per Mile For Snow/Ice Removal - See How Your Town's Plowing Budget Compares
City Pays $8,000 Per Mile For Snow/Ice Removal - See How Your Town's Plowing Budget Compares Snow plowing is among the most important services a city or town can provide in the winter - but it’s more of a priority in some places than others. In a review of snowplow/snow removal expenditures per community, differences in how much a town is willing to pay for the service quickly emerge. Among the 10 largest communities in Central and Western Massachusetts, it’s hard to beat Worcester. The city spent $8,530 per mile of city roadway on plowing services in 2019. The biggest city spending the least amount of money per mile to plow its streets is Chicopee - which spent $2,635 per mile in…
Updated Snowfall Forecast - Up To 15 Inches Predicted For Parts Of Western, Central MA Updated Snowfall Forecast - Up To 15 Inches Predicted For Parts Of Western, Central MA
Updated Snowfall Forecast - Up To 15 Inches Predicted For Parts Of Western, Central MA When this Nor’easter is over, some communities in Central and Western Massachusetts are expected to be covered in more than 1 foot of snow. A Winter Storm Warning by the National Weather Service is in effect until 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Heavy snow is expected with total snow accumulations of 7 to 15 inches and winds gusting as high as 45 mph. The communities that are expected to see the most snow are across the Worcester Hills and the east slopes of the Berkshires. The following are forecast snowfall totals including the smallest amount predicted, the most likely amount to fall…
Snow Plowing - How Much Does Your Town Spend On Snow Removal? Snow Plowing - How Much Does Your Town Spend On Snow Removal?
Snow Plowing - How Much Does Your Town Spend On Snow Removal? Snow plowing is among the most important services a city or town can provide in the winter - but it’s more of a priority in some places than others. In a review of snowplow/snow removal expenditures per community, differences in how much a town is willing to pay for the service quickly emerge. Among the 10 largest communities in Central and Western Massachusetts, it’s hard to beat Worcester. The city spent $8,530 per mile of city roadway on plowing services in 2019. The biggest city spending the least amount of money per mile to plow its streets is Chicopee - which spent $2,635 per mile in…
Staind Frontman Is Selling His Western Mass Home For $3.5 Million Staind Frontman Is Selling His Western Mass Home For $3.5 Million
Staind Frontman Is Selling His Western Mass Home For $3.5 Million Staind frontman and longtime Pioneer Valley resident Aaron Lewis has put his rural mansion up for sale. Lewis, a Longmeadow native, says he’s moving to Nashville, Tennessee, to be closer to the country music scene, according to the New Haven Register. He purchased the home in 2001. The mansion is a 14,240 square-foot rustic wonderland set on 12 acres in Worthington. The sale price is $3.5 million. Among the interesting features on the four-bedroom, five-full-bathroom home is a huge vault with a 4-inch thick bank vault door, an indoor pool, an outdoor fishing pond, and a barn with a th…
COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Hampshire County, Aug. COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Hampshire County, Aug.
Covid-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Hampshire County, Aug. South Hadley’s positive COVID-19 infection test rate shot up a whole percentage point since last week - a dramatic gain, according to the most recent information from the Baker Administration. The 14-day positive COVID-19 test rate in South Hadley since July 22, when the rate was 0.6 percent - now it’s 3 percent. Chesterfield looks like it has had a spike in positive test rates, but there are still fewer than 5 townspeople who have contracted COVID-19 since January. Positive test rates have gone down in Amherst, Belchertown, Easthampton, Hatfield, and a little bit in Northampton. The rate…
COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Hampshire County, August COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Hampshire County, August
Covid-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Hampshire County, August Positive COVID-19 test rates in Amherst, Easthampton, Granby, Northampton, South Hadley, and Williamsburg are at the highest they’ve been over the last four weeks, according to new state data. Meanwhile, Belchertown’s 14-day COVID-19 positive test rate is going down. The rate went from 3.6 percent to 2.7 percent in one week. In Massachusetts, the goal is that by December the state will have less than 5 percent of COVID-19 tests come back positive. On Friday, Aug. 7, Gov. Charlie Baker reported the state’s 7-day positive test rate was at 1.8 percent, down from 2.2 percent just a week ago. (…
COVID-19, Where Are The Hot Spots? Town-by-town Infection Rates And Trends - Hampshire County COVID-19, Where Are The Hot Spots? Town-by-town Infection Rates And Trends - Hampshire County
Covid-19, Where Are The Hot Spots? Town-by-town Infection Rates And Trends - Hampshire County Positive tests for COVID-19 continue to stay under 2 percent in Massachusetts. Massachusetts' seven-day positive test rate for COVID-19 has been below 2 percent since the beginning of July. On Friday, July 17, Gov. Charlie Baker said the positive rate for the past seven days is 1.7 percent. Meanwhile, in Hampshire County, Chesterfield is the only community with a 14-day positive test rate of over 2 percent - the town's rate is 6.7 percent. The state economy is now in Phase 3 of a four-phase reopening plan. The fourth phase - which would see the reopening of business such as amusement parks…