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Garbage Dumped In Woods Traced Back To 'Trash Removal Service'; Arrests Made
Two women offering trash removal services are being accused of dumping truckloads of garbage in the Monson woods.
Julie Palmere, 34, of Monson, and Tisha Verge, 36, of West Springfield, have been arrested and charged with illegal dumping of trash over 7 cubic-feet, operating after suspension, and use of a motor vehicle without authority, police said.
Verge was also charged with operating after suspension, attaching the wrong license plates and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
The arrest was the result of a sting operation. After receiving complaints about trach being dumped in the woo…
National Grid: Power To Return To All Western Mass Customers By Saturday, Aug. 8
About half of National Grid’s customers in the eastern portion of Western Massachusetts may be without electricity until the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 8.
As of Thursday, Aug. 6, 14,223 Hampden County National Grid customers were without power in the wake of the Tuesday Tropical Storm Isaias.
Here are how many customer outages there are in your town:
Belchertown: 1,683
Brimfield: 1,006
East Longmeadow: 3,129
Hampden: 976
Monson: 2,096
Palmer: 1,839
Wilbraham: 3,000.
Feds Bust Weed-Growing Ring In Rural Massachusetts - Seize More Than 4,000 Marijuana Plants
Two Springfield men have been charged in federal court in connection with a major illegal marijuana growing operation that spanned five properties in a rural part of Massachusetts.
Weiqing Li, 41, and Li Qin Li, 48, were charged on Thursday, July 30, with manufacturing marijuana and possessing marijuana with intent to distribute, according to the Department of Justice Massachusetts.
Law enforcement had been investigating the duo since July 2019, when they became suspicious of activities at certain properties in Monson and Palmer, court documents stated.
When they executed a search warrant…
