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It’s crime-fighting time: Real-Time Info Center up, running inside Chicopee PD
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (521+ words) CHICOPEE " Recently, it only took 10 minutes for Chicopee police analysts to zero in on and find a man who had been reported missing for 36 hours, the Police Department says. That's thanks to the Real-Time Information Center, which has been up…...
Chase Bank plans branch at old Eastfield Mall site
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (180+ words) SPRINGFIELD " JPMorgan Chase Bank, the largest bank in the United States, plans to open a second Springfield location this spring in the new shopping center rising at the site of the old Eastfield Mall. Chase will join Target, Hobby Lobby…...
Springfield City Council to take vote of no-confidence in its president
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (210+ words) SPRINGFIELD " The City Council is scheduled to decide Monday if it has confidence in Tracye Whitfield as its president, following a series of missteps that resulted in conflict of interest accusations. Whitfield was selected as the council's president at the…...
Holyoke Mall aims to fully reopen Thursday after overnight 3‑alarm fire
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (577+ words) HOLYOKE " Holyoke Mall plans to fully reopen Thursday, two days after a stubborn three-alarm fire inside the building's ductwork forced most of the complex to shut down. On Wednesday, only anchor stores with exterior entrances were open as remediation teams…...
Logan Paul fires back at Tom Brady for calling WWE ‘cute’
9+ hour ago (298+ words) Tom Brady calling the WWE "cute" didn't sit well with Logan Paul. "If you put me and Tom Brady up athletically against one another in a majority of sports, I bet I'd be more athletic," Paul said on his "IMPAULSIVE…...
Daughter of Hollywood celebrities says she works 4 jobs to support her child
13+ hour, 3+ min ago (279+ words) Rumer Willis is pushing back against social media critics who assumed she relies on her parents, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, for financial support. The 37-year-old clarified Monday that she independently provides for herself and her daughter through multiple streams…...
Worcester’s winter restaurant week starts on Feb. 23, here’s what you need to know
20+ hour, 19+ min ago (106+ words) The annual Worcester Winter Restaurant Week returns Monday, Feb. 23, and runs through Sunday, March 8, with 37 restaurants featured this year. A spokesperson for the event did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday. The full list of participating…...
UMass to Host Hundreds of Musicians for 40th High School Honor Band Concert
22+ hour, 52+ min ago (247+ words) Amherst " For the 40th consecutive year, the UMass Amherst Department of Music and Dance will host the Annual High School Honor Band on Saturday, Feb. 21, giving hundreds of talented high school musicians from dozens of schools the opportunity to learn and…...
Trial continues in $10 million lawsuit filed by Holyoke detective against feds
1+ day, 51+ min ago (242+ words) SPRINGFIELD " A jury-waived trial will continue Friday over a car crash involving a Holyoke police detective and an Easthampton cop working for an FBI task force. Jessica Lee Roy, a Holyoke officer, sued Luis A. Rivera after he crashed into her…...
‘Bittersweet day;’ Italian deli Milano Importing in Springfield closing Friday
1+ day, 55+ min ago (747+ words) SPRINGFIELD " The line of customers ordering lunch at Milano Importing on Main Street wound its way deep into the Italian deli "and long into the afternoon Tuesday. The word was out. The family-run business is closing Friday and no one…...