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Westhampton, MA

Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
Weekend Wreck In Western Mass County Third Fatal In 3 Days Weekend Wreck In Western Mass County Third Fatal In 3 Days
Weekend Wreck In Western Mass County Third Fatal In 3 Days A 51-year-old man was killed in the third fatal wreck in the Western Massachusetts county in as many days, authorities said.  In Hampshire County, the Belchertown man was the only person in the vehicle when it crashed on Sunday, July 21, around 7:45 p.m. on Washington Street in Belchertown, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. Police are investigating what led to the wreck.  The man's name has not been released as authorities notify his family.  The crash was the third in Hampshire County over 72 hours.  Jose M. Soto, a 62-year-old Springf…

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by Josh Lanier
Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
Teen, 62-Year-Old Killed In Separate Crashes An Hour Apart In Western Mass Teen, 62-Year-Old Killed In Separate Crashes An Hour Apart In Western Mass
Teen, 62-Year-Old Killed In Separate Crashes An Hour Apart In Western Mass A 17-year-old boy and a 62-year-old man were killed in separate crashes Thursday night, July 18, in Hampshire County, authorities said.  The teenager was killed around 10 p.m. in a single-vehicle crash on Southampton Road in Westhampton, the Northwestern District Attorney said.  The teen was pronounced dead at the scene, and police are investigating the circumstances leading up to the crash.  Officials did not release the teen's name. They were the only person in the vehicle.  An hour earlier, a 62-year-old Springfield man was involved in a two-car crash at the interse…

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by Josh Lanier
Amherst, MA
News
Body Found By Kids In Western Mass ID'd As Man Missing For 3 Years: DA Body Found By Kids In Western Mass ID'd As Man Missing For 3 Years: DA
Body Found By Kids In Western Mass ID'd As Man Missing For 3 Years: DA Police in Franklin County have identified the skeletal remains found on an island in the Connecticut River last month by a group of children on a nature hike.  The bones belonged to Brian Cornwell, age 57, who was reported missing in 2020, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. Investigators are trying to determine how he died.  About 24 students and chaperones with the Westhampton-based summer camp Biocitizen Inc. were exploring Rawson Island — in between Greenfield and Montague — on Aug. 23 when they stumbled on the body, authorities said.  They called…

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by Josh Lanier
Amherst, MA
News
Children Stumble Upon Human Remains On Western Mass Island: DA Children Stumble Upon Human Remains On Western Mass Island: DA
Children Stumble Upon Human Remains On Western Mass Island: DA A group of children found a body on a Franklin County island in the Connecticut River while on a nature hike last week, authorities said.  Reports said around 24 students and chaperones from the Westhampton-based summer camp Biocitizen Inc. stumbled across the human remains on Wednesday, Aug. 23, while on Rawson Island in Greenfield, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. The camp teaches students the importance of exploring nature.  The adults on the trip contacted the police. Officers remained at the scene until all the remains could be retrieved the following day.&n…

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by Josh Lanier
Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
(UPDATE) Two 11-Year-Old Missing Westhampton Girls Found Safe (UPDATE) Two 11-Year-Old Missing Westhampton Girls Found Safe
(Update) Two 11-Year-Old Missing Westhampton Girls Found Safe UPDATE: Both girls were found uninjured and have been reunited with their families, state police said. They were playing and lost track of time. A Westhampton town employee found them and helped bring them home.  –—————— State police are asking for the public's help to find two 11-year-old girls who did not return home from school on Friday, April 28, in Westhampton.  The girls were last seen walking toward the area of a gravel pit near Perry Hill Road.  State troopers, K9 teams, detectives, and helicopters are assisting in the search. Anyone who may have seen the girls or …

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by Josh Lanier
Pittsfield, MA
News
Henri: Here's How Many Massachusetts Residents Are Now Without Power Henri: Here's How Many Massachusetts Residents Are Now Without Power
Henri: Here's How Many Massachusetts Residents Are Now Without Power Tens of thousands of residents in Massachusetts lost power overnight as crews worked through the night to make repairs required by hurricane turned tropical storm turned tropical depression Henri. According to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, as of 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 23, more than 1,200 people were without power, with repairs made through the night and morning to leave approximately 200 in the dark as of 9:45 a.m. In Western Massachusetts, just 95 of Eversource’s 220,755 customers were reporting outages, led by Westhampton (54), and Montgomery (22), Conway (17). Other o…

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by Zak Failla
Springfield, MA
News
Strong Gusty Winds Down Tree Limbs, Cause Scattered Power Outages In Western Mass Strong Gusty Winds Down Tree Limbs, Cause Scattered Power Outages In Western Mass
Strong Gusty Winds Down Tree Limbs, Cause Scattered Power Outages In Western Mass Hundreds of Massachusetts residents are now without power as wind gusts topping 50 mph whip through the region. A High Wind Warning is in effect until 4 p.m. Monday, March 29. As of around 10:30 a.m. on Monday, utility crews from Eversource were still working to repair dozens of outages that were impacting 2,766 of the company’s 220,386 customers in Western Massachusetts. An additional 71 customers were impacted in Central and Eastern Massachusetts, according to the company. The hardest-hit area was Becket, which reported 1,473 outages, impacting more than 75 percent of the company’…

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by Zak Failla
Amherst, MA
News
City Pays $8,000 Per Mile For Snow/Ice Removal - See How Your Town's Plowing Budget Compares City Pays $8,000 Per Mile For Snow/Ice Removal - See How Your Town's Plowing Budget Compares
City Pays $8,000 Per Mile For Snow/Ice Removal - See How Your Town's Plowing Budget Compares Snow plowing is among the most important services a city or town can provide in the winter - but it’s more of a priority in some places than others. In a review of snowplow/snow removal expenditures per community, differences in how much a town is willing to pay for the service quickly emerge. Among the 10 largest communities in Central and Western Massachusetts, it’s hard to beat Worcester. The city spent $8,530 per mile of city roadway on plowing services in 2019. The biggest city spending the least amount of money per mile to plow its streets is Chicopee - which spent $2,635 per mile in…

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by Kristin Palpini
Worcester, MA
Weather
Who Got The Most Snow? Snowfall Totals In Central, Western, Berkshire, MA Who Got The Most Snow? Snowfall Totals In Central, Western, Berkshire, MA
Who Got The Most Snow? Snowfall Totals In Central, Western, Berkshire, MA A passing Nor'Easter left about 3-17 inches of snow across the region with snowfall totals varying greatly in communities all over Central or Western Massachusetts. The National Weather Service has put a winter weather advisory into place until Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 4 p.m. Before the late afternoon, people can expect to see light snow showers and pockets of freezing drizzle. A glaze of ice developing on top of the snow is possible. Wind gusts may reach as fast as 40 mph. Below are snowfall totals from the Monday, Feb. 1 winter storm. The totals are reported as inches are as of 8 a.m. Tuesday,…

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by Kristin Palpini
Worcester, MA
News
COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Infection Rates Down In Most Central/Western MA Big Cities COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Infection Rates Down In Most Central/Western MA Big Cities
Covid-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Infection Rates Down In Most Central/Western MA Big Cities COVID-19 rates went down in 7 out of 10 of Massachusetts’ largest cities west of I-495. The COVID-19 infection rates per 100,000 people went down in Worcester, Springfield, Chicopee, Leominster, Fitchburg, Amherst, and Shrewsbury, according to town-level data released by Massachusetts’ Department of Public Health on Thursday, Jan. 21. All of these communities, except for Amherst, are in the “red” - meaning they are at the highest risk for the spread of the virus. Amherst is in the yellow category. Massachusetts's color-coded risk system has four levels. They are, from most to least risk, …

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by Kristin Palpini
Worcester, MA
Schools
COVID-19: See How Many Students, Staff Have The Virus In Your School District COVID-19: See How Many Students, Staff Have The Virus In Your School District
Covid-19: See How Many Students, Staff Have The Virus In Your School District The school district with the most faculty and staff suffering from COVID-19 is Worcester, according to the most recent COVID-19 tracking data from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Between Dec. 24 and Jan. 6, 12 Worcester School District employees, who had district building access, reported positive COVID-19 cases, said the state’s weekly school-based pandemic tracker. Among the top 10 school districts across Massachusetts with the most faculty and staff reporting COVID-19 infections are Ludlow and Holyoke. Both districts are each reporting 5 fa…

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by Kristin Palpini
Amherst, MA
News
Snow Plowing - How Much Does Your Town Spend On Snow Removal? Snow Plowing - How Much Does Your Town Spend On Snow Removal?
Snow Plowing - How Much Does Your Town Spend On Snow Removal? Snow plowing is among the most important services a city or town can provide in the winter - but it’s more of a priority in some places than others. In a review of snowplow/snow removal expenditures per community, differences in how much a town is willing to pay for the service quickly emerge. Among the 10 largest communities in Central and Western Massachusetts, it’s hard to beat Worcester. The city spent $8,530 per mile of city roadway on plowing services in 2019. The biggest city spending the least amount of money per mile to plow its streets is Chicopee - which spent $2,635 per mile in…

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by Kristin Palpini
Springfield, MA
Weather
Local Overnight Snowfall Totals, Current Conditions For Thursday, Dec. 17 Local Overnight Snowfall Totals, Current Conditions For Thursday, Dec. 17
Local Overnight Snowfall Totals, Current Conditions For Thursday, Dec. 17 Overnight the winter storm dropped between 7 and 12 inches of snow on Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut. As snow continues to fall, the National Weather Service provided overnight snowfall totals. At 7 a.m. here is how much snow had fallen in your area - Hartford, Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester counties: Hartford County Simsbury - 11 inches Bradley Airport - 10.9 inches Canton - 10.5 inches Manchester - 10 inches Hampden County Longmeadow - 12 inches Southwick - 10.3 inches Westfield - 9.3 inches East Longmeadow - 8.5 inches Monson - 8 inches Chicopee -7.5 inches Hampshi…

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by Kristin Palpini
Amherst, MA
News
COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Hampshire County, Aug. COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Hampshire County, Aug.
Covid-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Hampshire County, Aug. South Hadley’s positive COVID-19 infection test rate shot up a whole percentage point since last week - a dramatic gain, according to the most recent information from the Baker Administration. The 14-day positive COVID-19 test rate in South Hadley since July 22, when the rate was 0.6 percent - now it’s 3 percent. Chesterfield looks like it has had a spike in positive test rates, but there are still fewer than 5 townspeople who have contracted COVID-19 since January. Positive test rates have gone down in Amherst, Belchertown, Easthampton, Hatfield, and a little bit in Northampton. The rate…

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by Kristin Palpini
Amherst, MA
News
COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Hampshire County, August COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Hampshire County, August
Covid-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Hampshire County, August Positive COVID-19 test rates in Amherst, Easthampton, Granby, Northampton, South Hadley, and Williamsburg are at the highest they’ve been over the last four weeks, according to new state data. Meanwhile, Belchertown’s 14-day COVID-19 positive test rate is going down. The rate went from 3.6 percent to 2.7 percent in one week. In Massachusetts, the goal is that by December the state will have less than 5 percent of COVID-19 tests come back positive. On Friday, Aug. 7, Gov. Charlie Baker reported the state’s 7-day positive test rate was at 1.8 percent, down from 2.2 percent just a week ago. (…

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by Kristin Palpini
Hartford, CT
Weather
Tornado Spotted in Western Massachusetts; People Warned To Get Inside Tornado Spotted in Western Massachusetts; People Warned To Get Inside
Tornado Spotted in Western Massachusetts; People Warned To Get Inside A tornado was spotted over Blandford, a rural part of Western Massachusetts at 7:26 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 2. The National Weather Service is reporting that radar data confirms eye witness accounts of the twister. It’s being called a “damaging” tornado. Law enforcement in Sandisfield, in the southern Berkshires, is reporting that a tornado produced damage to South Main Street in town, The National Weather Service said. The tornado has produced flying debris and could be dangerous to people caught without shelter. It can destroy mobile homes and damaged roofs windows and vehicles. Tree damage i…

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by Kristin Palpini
Springfield, MA
Weather
Tornado Spotted in Western Massachusetts; People Warned To Get Inside Tornado Spotted in Western Massachusetts; People Warned To Get Inside
Tornado Spotted in Western Massachusetts; People Warned To Get Inside A tornado was spotted over Blandford, a rural part of Western Massachusetts at 7:26 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 2. The National Weather Service is reporting that radar data confirms eye witness accounts of the twister. It’s being called a “damaging” tornado. Law enforcement in Sandisfield, in the southern Berkshires, is reporting that a tornado produced damage to South Main Street in town, The National Weather Service said. The tornado has produced flying debris and could be dangerous to people caught without shelter. It can destroy mobile homes and damaged roofs windows and vehicles. Tree damage i…

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by Kristin Palpini
Amherst, MA
News
COVID-19, Where Are The Hot Spots? Town-by-town Infection Rates And Trends - Hampshire County COVID-19, Where Are The Hot Spots? Town-by-town Infection Rates And Trends - Hampshire County
Covid-19, Where Are The Hot Spots? Town-by-town Infection Rates And Trends - Hampshire County Positive tests for COVID-19 continue to stay under 2 percent in Massachusetts. Massachusetts' seven-day positive test rate for COVID-19 has been below 2 percent since the beginning of July. On Friday, July 17, Gov. Charlie Baker said the positive rate for the past seven days is 1.7 percent. Meanwhile, in Hampshire County, Chesterfield is the only community with a 14-day positive test rate of over 2 percent - the town's rate is 6.7 percent. The state economy is now in Phase 3 of a four-phase reopening plan. The fourth phase - which would see the reopening of business such as amusement parks…

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by Kristin Palpini