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2 Charged With Setting Train Car On Fire In Western Mass Causing $250K In Damages: Police 2 Charged With Setting Train Car On Fire In Western Mass Causing $250K In Damages: Police
2 Charged With Setting Train Car On Fire In Western Mass Causing $250K In Damages: Police Police have arrested two men investigators say set a train car on fire on Aug. 16 in Hampden County, destroying everything inside. Johnny Hundley, 23, of Southwick in Hampden County, is charged with breaking and entering into a railroad car, burning a railway car, malicious destruction of property worth more than $1,200, and trespassing on railroad property, the Massachusetts Fire Marshal said.  Brandon Jasorkowski, 25, was arrested in Connecticut and is expected to be extradited to face similar charges, investigators said.  Westfield firefighters were called to the area beh…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Spring Forward: Daylight Saving Time Set To Start Spring Forward: Daylight Saving Time Set To Start
Spring Forward: Daylight Saving Time Set To Start Daylight Saving Time will begin again this weekend. On Sunday, March 14, at 2 a.m. clocks will move forward one hour to Sunday, March 13, 3 a.m. This means the sun will set an hour later on Sunday than the day before. Across the nation, firefighters use Daylight Savings Time as a time to remind people to check their fire alarms and replace the device’s batteries. In general, fire alarms should be replaced every 10 years. In addition to the fire detectors, fire officials said people should check their carbon monoxide detectors as well. “Winter is not over, and our furnaces have been work…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Officials ID Cause Of Fire That Killed 1 Woman And 15-20 Dogs Officials ID Cause Of Fire That Killed 1 Woman And 15-20 Dogs
Officials ID Cause Of Fire That Killed 1 Woman And 15-20 Dogs Fire officials have determined the cause of a January fire that killed 1 person and 15-20 dogs in Central Massachusetts. On Friday, Feb. 12, the Massachusetts Fire Marshal said that a Jan. 18 fire in Holliston was likely started by a space heater. On Jan. 18, firefighters responded to a report of a one-story home at 623 Winter St., around 11:40 p.m. On scene firefighters were able to rescue and resuscitate a woman who had initially escaped the blaze but went back into the smoke-filled home in an unsuccessful attempt to rescue her dogs, the Fire Marshal said. The woman and her husband, who…

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by Kristin Palpini