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Legendary Mass Rocker Dead At 56 Legendary Mass Rocker Dead At 56
Legendary Mass Rocker Dead At 56 Jon Wysocki, a founding member and former drummer of the band Staind died over the weekend at 56.  The Massachusetts native was born in Hampden County, where he would later meet the other members of the five-times-platinum group.  He died on Saturday, March 18, due to complications with his liver, Variety reported.  The band announced his death on social media.   View this post on Instagram A post shared by Staind (@staindofficial) According to Variety, Wysocki was born in Westfield and would later go on to meet the…

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
Western Mass Native Stuns Judges In Big Return To NBC's 'The Voice' (VIDEO) Western Mass Native Stuns Judges In Big Return To NBC's 'The Voice' (VIDEO)
Western Mass Native Stuns Judges In Big Return To NBC's 'The Voice' (Video) Madison Curbelo is back, baby. To NBC's "The Voice," that is (scroll for video). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Madison Curbelo (@madison_curbelo) The 22-year-old singer from Westfield appeared on Season 20 of the show in 2021, but her audition back then fell flat. Things couldn't be more different for Curbelo this time around. On Monday, March 4, she returned to "The Voice" and performed "Stand By Me" with her guitar for judges Reba McEntire, John Legend, Chance the Rapper and Dan + Shay. All four judges whipped around …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Massage Parlor Owners Busted On Prostitution, Sex Trafficking Charges In Western Mass Massage Parlor Owners Busted On Prostitution, Sex Trafficking Charges In Western Mass
Massage Parlor Owners Busted On Prostitution, Sex Trafficking Charges In Western Mass A couple who ran a Hampden County massage parlor were using it as a brothel, police in Westfield announced on Thursday, Feb. 1.  Todd and Baushun Simonds, both of Holyoke, were arrested after police raided the Southampton Road Massage and Body Work at 282 Southampton Road in Westfield, Westfield police said.  Police had been investigating the couple for some time and had determined they were trafficking in women to perform sexual favors on customers for money, though, the workers were not being paid, police said. The only money they kept were the tips they received from their…

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by Josh Lanier
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Bomb Threat: Western Mass Woman Admits To Making Call To Boston Children's Hospital Bomb Threat: Western Mass Woman Admits To Making Call To Boston Children's Hospital
Bomb Threat: Western Mass Woman Admits To Making Call To Boston Children's Hospital Days after posts from a controversial Twitter account last year called out Boston Children's Hospital's work with transgender teenagers, the renowned institution was bombarded with hate from those opposing gender-reaffirming care. One of those people was a Westfield woman who has now admitted to calling in a bomb threat, authorities said.  Catherine Leavy, 37, pleaded guilty this week to one count of making a false bomb threat and one count of intentionally conveying false or misleading information that a bomb was on the way to Boston Children’s Hospital, the US Attorney for Massachuset…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Missing Canoer, 20, Found Dead In Western Mass Pond After Days Of Searching Missing Canoer, 20, Found Dead In Western Mass Pond After Days Of Searching
Missing Canoer, 20, Found Dead In Western Mass Pond After Days Of Searching After a nearly five-day search, the body of a 20-year-old canoer who went overboard in Westfield's Pequot Pond was found on Sunday, June 25.  The East Longmeadow man was on the pond with two friends on Wednesday night, June 22, when it capsized, tossing them all into the water. Two men swam to shore, but the third man never resurfaced.  Police have not released his name.  One of the other canoers was hospitalized for injuries.  Multiple police agencies utilizing dive teams, helicopters, sonar, and other instruments scoured Pequot Pond for hours each day but found …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
'You're All Gonna Burn': Texas Gun Dealer Threatened Boston Doctor Over Trans-Care: Feds 'You're All Gonna Burn': Texas Gun Dealer Threatened Boston Doctor Over Trans-Care: Feds
'You're All Gonna Burn': Texas Gun Dealer Threatened Boston Doctor Over Trans-Care: Feds Federal agents arrested a 38-year-old Texas man for allegedly leaving threatening voicemails for a doctor who works at the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center in Boston earlier this year, authorities said.  Matthew Jordan Lindner of Comfort, Texas, is charged with transmitting interstate threats and faces up to five years in prison if convicted, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He is being held without bail until a hearing later this week.  The FBI said Lindner, who owns Lindner Ammo in Comfort, called a doctor at the Fenway Health affiliated clinic on Aug. 31 an…

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by Josh Lanier
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83-Year-Old Pilot Dies Following Cape Cod Airpark Plane Crash: Police 83-Year-Old Pilot Dies Following Cape Cod Airpark Plane Crash: Police
83-Year-Old Pilot Dies Following Cape Cod Airpark Plane Crash: Police The pilot of a small plane that crashed at an airpark on Cape Cod earlier this week has died, authorities said.  The 83-year-old pilot was identified as Carl Willis, Massachusetts State Police Spokesperson Dave Procopio told Daily Voice.  He and his wife, Candace Oldham, age 70, were hospitalized following the crash that happened at Falmouth Airpark on Airpark Drive in East Falmouth on the afternoon of Friday, Dec. 2.  #BREAKING: Crews are on scene of a plane crash at the #Falmouth Air Park.Sky5 is overhead, and we have crews on the way to the scene.#wcvb pic.twitter.com/jgnWqsu9G6 — K…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Boston Children's Hospital Receives Another Bomb Threat Hoax: Report Boston Children's Hospital Receives Another Bomb Threat Hoax: Report
Boston Children's Hospital Receives Another Bomb Threat Hoax: Report Administrators at Boston Children's Hospital received a bomb threat Wednesday morning, Nov. 16, the third such hoax made to the facility in less than four months.  Police swept the buildings but found nothing, Boston 25 reported.  “We will continue to work closely with law enforcement and hospital security teams, and we are grateful for their immediate response,” a spokesperson for Boston Children’s Hospital told Boston 25. “We are committed to ensuring the hospital is a safe and secure place for all who work here and come here.” This harassment is an ongoing concern for the hosp…

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by Josh Lanier
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Double 'Storrowing' In Westfield, West Springfield Leads To $2M Lawsuit: Court Docs Double 'Storrowing' In Westfield, West Springfield Leads To $2M Lawsuit: Court Docs
Double 'Storrowing' In Westfield, West Springfield Leads To $2M Lawsuit: Court Docs The beginning of every month brings with it a clean game board for nearly every Bostonian's favorite game: Storrowing.  When will a trucker or new-to-town U-Haul driver misjudge the height of the overpasses on Storrow Drive and crash into one? It's such a common phenomenon that all car-bridge collisions in and around Boston are called "Storrowing."  Tractor-trailer roof torn off in 'Storrowing' on Memorial Drive in Cambridge https://t.co/U5mMEffoMH pic.twitter.com/Bn5qnn5wtu — WBZ | CBS Boston News (@wbz) September 15, 2022 One upstate New York man pulled off the rare feat of a double…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Westfield Woman Called In Bomb Threat Hoax To Children's Hospital: FBI Westfield Woman Called In Bomb Threat Hoax To Children's Hospital: FBI
Westfield Woman Called In Bomb Threat Hoax To Children's Hospital: FBI FBI agents arrested a Westfield woman on Thursday, Sept. 15, in connection with a bomb threat called into Boston Children's Hospital late last month.  Catherine Leavy, 37, is charged with making a false telephonic bomb threat for the Aug. 30 call, which forced police to lock down the area, federal authorities announced and a press conference.  Leavy allegedly called the Children's Hospital from her cell phone and said: "There is a bomb on the way to the hospital, you better evacuate everybody you sickos," WCVB reported.  Authorities locked down the hospit…

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by Josh Lanier
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Authorities ID Victim Stabbed Dead By Roommate At Western Mass Apartment Authorities ID Victim Stabbed Dead By Roommate At Western Mass Apartment
Authorities ID Victim Stabbed Dead By Roommate At Western Mass Apartment Authorities have identified Hampshire County's first homicide victim this year as 21-year-old Jana Abromowitz, the Northwest District Attorney's Office said. This comes a day after her alleged killer, 24-year-old Devin Bryden, of Northampton, was arrested and charged in connection with her murder, the DA's Office said.  Rest In Peace Jana Abromowitz. Posted by Stephen Morris on Monday, July 11, 2022 Abromowitz's body was found stabbed to death at the duo's apartment at 11 Hatfield Street in Northampton around 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 10, the DA's Office said. Bryden was brought in for q…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Massachusetts Firefighters Mourn Lieutenant Paul J. Wood's Death Massachusetts Firefighters Mourn Lieutenant Paul J. Wood's Death
Massachusetts Firefighters Mourn Lieutenant Paul J. Wood's Death The Auburn Fire Rescue Department is mourning the loss of a 14-year veteran two years after he was promoted to lieutenant.  Lt. Paul J. Wood suffered an off-duty medical emergency while at his home on the night of Friday, July 8, the department said on Twitter.  Lt. Wood has been an active member of the @MAFireDistrict7 Regional Dive Team for 11 years.Please keep the Wood family and our members in your thoughts. He will be deeply missed by all of his brothers and sisters here and in the central regions fire service. — Auburn Fire Rescue (@auburnmassfire) July 9, 2022 Lt. Wood was promo…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Victim ID'd In Fatal Construction Accident In Boston's Seaport District: Report Victim ID'd In Fatal Construction Accident In Boston's Seaport District: Report
Victim ID'd In Fatal Construction Accident In Boston's Seaport District: Report Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal early morning construction accident in Boston as 38-year-old James Chaffee Jr., of Westfield, Boston25 reports.  Chaffee was killed in an accident involving a truck carrying granite curbing on Northern Avenue in Seaport near the District Hall building after 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 9, WCVB reports.   BREAKING: Victim’s father identifies truck driver crushed and killed while delivering load of granite in Boston’s Seaport as Jim Chaffee Jr, 38, of Westfield. #wcvb pic.twitter.com/BaorSbPrJO — David Bienick (@BienickWCVB) June 9, 2022 A…

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by David Cifarelli