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Man Accused Of Vermont Shooting Found Hiding In Western Mass Man Accused Of Vermont Shooting Found Hiding In Western Mass
Man Accused Of Vermont Shooting Found Hiding In Western Mass A 28-year-old wanted fugitive accused of a Vermont shooting was found Tuesday morning, March 19, in a Springfield home, authorities announced.  Walter Jones was arrested around 10:15 a.m. at a home in the 0-100 block on Longhill Street, Springfield police said. He was still wearing his court-ordered GPS monitoring device on his ankle.  Jones didn't show up to his last court date and was busted on a fugitive from justice warrant, police said.  He was ordered to wear the GPS device by a Springfield judge after an arrest on firearms charges in August 2022, authorities said.&nbs…

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by Josh Lanier
Schools
College In CT Shows Support For Palestinian Student Shot In VT In Apparent Hate Crime College In CT Shows Support For Palestinian Student Shot In VT In Apparent Hate Crime
College In CT Shows Support For Palestinian Student Shot In VT In Apparent Hate Crime A college community in Connecticut, alongside many nationwide, has been left reeling after a student of Palestinian descent was one of three shot in what appears to be a hate crime. Tahseen Ali Ahmad, age 20, who attends Trinity College in Hartford, was one of three men of the same age shot outside of a house in Burlington, Vermont on Sunday, Nov. 26, the school announced. Ali Ahmad and the two other men — Kinnan Abdalhamid and Hisham Awartani, also of Palestinian descent — were lifelong friends visiting a relative’s house near the University of Vermont's campus for the Thanksgiving holid…

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by Sophie Grieser
Business
New England Nonprofit Changes Western Massachusetts Woman's Life With New Car New England Nonprofit Changes Western Massachusetts Woman's Life With New Car
New England Nonprofit Changes Western Massachusetts Woman's Life With New Car In a world where car prices have floated towards or reached record highs, one New England organization is doing their part to help low-income families get a ride.  Good News Garage, which launched in Burlington, VT in 1996, is one of the nation’s first car donation nonprofits providing affordable and reliable transportation options for people in need.  The organization has since expanded to New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts, and recently helped a Northampton woman find relief from her transportation struggles.  “I really appreciate the donation of your car," Eva Kiczko…

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by David Cifarelli
Lifestyle
Worcester Outranks Boston In WalletHub Study Of Most, Least Stressed Cities Worcester Outranks Boston In WalletHub Study Of Most, Least Stressed Cities
Worcester Outranks Boston In WalletHub Study Of Most, Least Stressed Cities Don't get too freaked out by reading this, but people in Boston seem to experience less stress than people in Worcester.  According to WalletHub's list of Most & Least Stressed Cities, Worcester outranks Boston as a more stressful city.    The Heart of the Commonwealth came in at number 106 while Beantown came in at number 122 out of 180 cities, according to the study. Both were the only cities from Massachusetts to appear on the list.  The list was generated by analyzing 40 key metrics from average weekly working hours and unemployment rates to divorce an…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Hero Dog Leads Police To Two People Ejected From Pickup Truck In New England Crash Hero Dog Leads Police To Two People Ejected From Pickup Truck In New England Crash
Hero Dog Leads Police To Two People Ejected From Pickup Truck In New England Crash A dog named Tinsley saved the day after leading police to the scene of a New England crash that seriously injured her owner and another man. New Hampshire State Police reported that at about 10 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 3, a trooper responded to a report of a loose dog on the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge located on Interstate 89 at the border of New Hampshire and Vermont in Lebanon. On January 3, 2022 at approximately 10 PM, Trooper Sandberg of #NHSP #TroopD responded to a report of a loose canine on... Posted by New Hampshire State Police on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 The trooper, along with Le…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Single-Vehicle Western Mass Crash Woman Killed In Single-Vehicle Western Mass Crash
Woman Killed In Single-Vehicle Western Mass Crash A woman was killed and another injured during a single-vehicle crash in Western Massachusetts. It took place around 12:20 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 2, on Route 21 in Franklin County in Bernardston, said the Massachusetts State Police. When troopers arrived on the scene they found a 2015 Cadillac SRX had left the roadway on the right and crashed into a guardrail and then into a line of trees, state police said. The driver, identified as Holly Hanley, age 60, from Burlington Vermont, and her passenger a 24-year old woman from Essex Junction, Vermont were transported to Baystate Franklin Hospital wh…

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by Kathy Reakes