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Flash flood warning hits Westfield as storms move through region

A flash flood warning for Westfield, Springfield and Chicopee kept residents on alert overnight into Thursday, July 30, according to a National Weather Service advisory reported by Cedar News. The warning arrived amid heavy regional rainfall, prompting caution for drivers and low-lying …

Healey, Sarno Announce MassMutual Center Investment

Governor Maura Healey and Mayor Domenic Sarno announced a financial investment in the MassMutual Center on Thursday. The same day, Healey defended the state's selection of a Liberty Street site for a new $2 billion Springfield courthouse, per Western Mass News, arguing the choice saves …

Heavy Rain Sends Sewage, Stormwater Into Connecticut River

Heavy rain overwhelmed Springfield's sewer system, sending tens of millions of gallons of sewage and stormwater into the Connecticut River this week. The pollution, reported Wednesday by Western Mass News, followed two consecutive days of downpours across the region. Separately, the cit…

Agawam Readies School Street Park for National Night Out

Agawam's National Night Out returns to School Street Park this Friday from 6 to 8 p.m., organized by the Agawam Police Department as part of its ongoing community policing outreach, according to a Google Alerts distribution covering local coverage. Separately, Legacy.com reported the de…

Ludlow Health Officials Warn Against Contact With Haviland Pond Water

Ludlow's health department warned residents Friday to avoid contact with the water at Haviland Pond after detecting harmful algae, a advisory first reported by Western Mass News under the headline "Ludlow officials issue algae warning for Haviland Pond." The pond, a popular local swimmi…

Agawam Police to Host National Night Out at School Street Park

Agawam Police are hosting the town's National Night Out tonight at School Street Park from 6 to 8 p.m. The event marks the return of the annual community-policing gathering, which pairs officers with residents each summer for an evening away from emergency calls, part of a national obse…

West Springfield expands speed hump program on residential streets

West Springfield expands its traffic-calming program across roughly a dozen residential streets. The town has installed speed humps, speed bumps and raised crosswalks in an effort to slow neighborhood traffic, according to a Western Mass News report published July 22. Separately, fans p…

Cold case murder from 1995 solved in Springfield

Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni closed a 31-year-old cold case Wednesday, identifying a suspect in a June 1995 Springfield murder, a story also confirmed by NBC Boston. Mayor Domenic Sarno and Chief Development Officer Tim Sheehan cut the ribbon on a new city project alongside…

Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing Joins Cyber Readiness Mission in Chicopee

Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing joined a joint cyber readiness mission in Chicopee on July 21, according to a DVIDS report posted the following day. The exercise brought a military cybersecurity focus to the city, though details on its scope were limited in initial…

Longmeadow-Raised Author's Book Earns NHPR Spotlight

A Longmeadow-raised author's new book about a false missile alert earned a regional radio spotlight this week. New Hampshire Public Radio profiled author Vincent Yu, who grew up in Longmeadow, in a July 21 feature headlined "Vincent Yu's 'Seek Immediate Shelter': How a false missile ale…

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