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Lower Westfield Road, Holyoke, MA

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18 Casings Found On Roadway After Shots-Fired Incident In Western Mass 18 Casings Found On Roadway After Shots-Fired Incident In Western Mass
18 Casings Found On Roadway After Shots-Fired Incident In Western Mass Authorities in Western Massachusetts are looking for answers after multiple bullet casings were found on main road.  Police received several calls of automatic gunfire in Holyoke in the area of 85 Lower Westfield Road around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, June 15, Holyoke Police said.  Upon arrival, officers found 18 spend casings on the road. No injuries or property damage was initially reported, police said. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (413)322-6900. Anonymous tips can also be sent in by texting a message to 274637. 

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Springfield Teen Turns Himself In, To Face Holyoke Murder Charge Springfield Teen Turns Himself In, To Face Holyoke Murder Charge
Springfield Teen Turns Himself In, To Face Holyoke Murder Charge A suspect in the fatal shooting in Holyoke on Wednesday, July 29, has been arrested. On Thursday, July 30, Skyzen Encarnacion, 19, of Springfield turned himself in at the Springfield Police Station in connection with the killing, police said. Encarnacion is being charged with murder. The victim is Carlos Ruemmele, 23, of Springfield, according to the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office. Police were called to the intersection of Holyoke Street and Lower Westfield Road, over by the Holyoke Mall, for a shooting on Wednesday, July 29, at about 6 p.m. When they arrived, no one was at th…

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by Kristin Palpini
Business
New Mental Health Hospital Coming To Pioneer Valley New Mental Health Hospital Coming To Pioneer Valley
New Mental Health Hospital Coming To Pioneer Valley Baystate Health and Kindred Behavioral Health are teaming up to launch a 120-bed, $43 million mental health hospital, possibly in Holyoke. Springfield-based Baystate is eyeing the former home of the Holyoke Geriatric Authority on Lower Westfield Road as the possible site for the standalone behavioral health hospital, according to MassLive. The new hospital would employ 220 people and have a pediatric unit - a rarity for Massachusetts. Baystate will pay for $5 million of the construction with Kindred picking up the rest. The hospital will be run by Baystate staff, Masslive reported. Kindred…

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by Kristin Palpini