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Pickles On The Lam: Pig Eludes Capture In Western Mass Pickles On The Lam: Pig Eludes Capture In Western Mass
Pickles On The Lam: Pig Eludes Capture In Western Mass Pickles, a pig that has been missing since August in Hampshire County, has been spotted, and now animal rescue agents have set a trap. Police are asking people to stay away to avoid them and hurt help efforts.  Pickles the pig vanished from his pen in Belchertown months ago. Belchertown Animal Control set traps to capture the animal, but he escaped their best efforts.  Granby Animal Control said the pig reappeared near Carver and Chicopee Streets recently. On Tuesday, Nov. 7, authorities said they had put up traps around there to snare the porcine parolee. Officials asked people …
Multiple People Taken To Hospital Over Carbon Monoxide Leak In Western Mass Multiple People Taken To Hospital Over Carbon Monoxide Leak In Western Mass
Multiple People Taken To Hospital Over Carbon Monoxide Leak In Western Mass Several people were taken for observation after they were exposed to carbon monoxide at Red Rocks Plaza in Hampshire County on Wednesday, Oct. 25.  Responders were originally told that the people showing symptoms had been exposed to epoxy, but firefighters traced the source of the issue to a propane heater causing carbon monoxide to build up, the Southampton Fire Department said.  Southampton authorities called several other area paramedics and firefighting crews to assist with the multiple casualty incident.  No injuries were reported at the scene, but several people w…
Rape Case: Western Mass Physical Therapist Pleads Not Guilty To Patient's Claims Rape Case: Western Mass Physical Therapist Pleads Not Guilty To Patient's Claims
Rape Case: Western Mass Physical Therapist Pleads Not Guilty To Patient's Claims A former physical therapist in Western Massachusetts accused of raping a former patient in 2012 pleaded not guilty Monday, July 10, to two charges, authorities announced.  Edward Kostek, 42, of South Hadley in Hampshire County, was convicted of three counts of indecent assault and battery in September after a woman said he'd groped her during three physical therapy sessions at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton in 2019, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. A judge sentenced him to probation.  Two women came forward following his conviction to accuse hi…