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Springfield Shooting Victim Dies From Injuries Springfield Shooting Victim Dies From Injuries
Springfield Shooting Victim Dies From Injuries A Western Massachusetts man has died after being shot. Police in Hampden County responded to the incident around 6:50 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, when the Springfield Police Department responded to a ShotSpotter activation on the 0-100 block of Hayden Ave.  According to Ryan Walsh, a spokesman for the Springfield Police, the victim was found near the intersection of Cambridge and Burr streets. Walsh said officers found a scene on Hayden Avenue as well.  The victim, whose identity has not yet been released, was taken to Baystate Medical Center where he died of his injures, Walsh sai…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Allegedly Fired Shots After Neighbors Lit Sparklers In Springfield Man Allegedly Fired Shots After Neighbors Lit Sparklers In Springfield
Man Allegedly Fired Shots After Neighbors Lit Sparklers In Springfield A Western Massachusetts man was arrested for allegedly firing a shot after several people were setting off sparklers in their driveway.  The incident took place in Hampden County around 10 p.m., Saturday, July 24, when Springfield officers responded to a report of shots fired.  Following an investigation, police found that several people were lighting sparklers in a driveway when neighbors shouted to get the sparklers away from their cars, said Spokesman Ryan Walsh. Moments later, a shot was allegedly fired from a second-floor window on Cambridge Street, where officers later foun…

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by Kathy Reakes
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City Finds 'Hot Loads' Of Radiation-Based Material In Trash City Finds 'Hot Loads' Of Radiation-Based Material In Trash
City Finds 'Hot Loads' Of Radiation-Based Material In Trash A city DPW has been finding “hot loads” of radiation-based materials in the trash during pickups. On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Department of Public Works in Springfield said their radiation sensors at the disposal facility were “tripped” on Thursday, Oct. 29, and Thursday, Nov. 5. The DPW did not toss the “radiation-based contaminated material” in the trash and the truck that picked up the dangerous junk had to be cleaned at a cost to the city of more than $5,000. The DPW said they believe the contaminated material is coming from the area between Bay Street to State Street, from Cambridge Str…

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by Kristin Palpini