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Springfield man charged with drug, weapons charges after North Adams traffic stop
10+ hour, 25+ min ago (162+ words) North Adams Police seized this gun loaded with a high-capacity magazine and about 239 bags of suspected heroin/fentanyl during a traffic stop Sunday evening. Two people were arrested. Jason Simpson was pulled over for a motor vehicle violation, which led…...
Dalton selects Andover, Conn., Town Administrator Eric Anderson for town manager role
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (956+ words) The Select Board voted unanimously to offer Eric Anderson the full-time town manager position on Tuesday. Anderson is currently the town administrator in Andover, Conn., a position he has held for six years. DALTON " The Select Board has unanimously selected…...
Longtime Massachusetts law enforcement leader named Lenox police chief
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (1261+ words) Mark Smith was one of the two finalists for the Lenox Police chief post who were invited to a second round, which included touring the new public safety complex, above." LENOX " The town has appointed a Massachusetts law enforcement veteran…...
Healey plan would double pace of land protection in Massachusetts
7+ mon, 4+ hour ago (628+ words) Views of mountain vistas across two states greet visitors to Mountain Meadow Preserve in Williamstown. A new plan by Gov. Maura Healey would double the pace of land protection in the state." Gov. Maura Healey announced on Thursday a plan…...
Massachusetts issues statewide air quality alert as Canadian wildfires send smoke and haze
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (353+ words) A view from Bee Hill Road in Williamstown looking east toward Mount Greylock as hazy conditions from the wildfires in 2023. Wildfires are raging in parts of Canadian, prompting an air quality safety alert for Massachusetts and parts of upstate New…...
Healey unveils $400 million plan to boost jobs and research in Massachusetts. Here's what it would entail ...
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (752+ words) Gov. Maura Healey speaks at a State House press conference on Thursday.She's filing a $400 million bill "to leverage private and institutional resources" to retain and create jobs, support research and protect innovation. Gov. Maura Healey wants to infuse the…...
Springfield man identified as victim in Becket Quarry drowning
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (384+ words) Members of the Berkshire Dive Team search the Becket Quarry for the body of a drowning victim on Friday. The victim was identified by the Berkshire District Attorney's Office as a Springfield man on Thursday." BECKET " The man who drowned…...
Pittsfield's Chad Shade named head baseball coach at Springfield College
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (219+ words) Pittsfield's Chad Shade, center, is congratulated by his Kansas State teammates after hitting his only Division I home run in 2001. It was the final at-bat of his college career. Shade has been named the head baseball coach at his alma…...
Tractor trailer crash closes down part of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Lee
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (44+ words) According to Massachusetts State Police Trooper Brandon Doherty, the truck collided with a guardrail and overturned at 1:18 p.m. on the westbound portion of I-90, near the 8.4 mile marker. The truck ... Mitchell Chapman is The Eagle's night news editor....
Drury heads to Worcester for the MIAA Division V baseball semifinals
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (211+ words) Connor Hinkell (22) congratulates Carson Rylander (2) for the win Sunday. The Drury Blue Devils are headed to the MIAA Division V Final Four. Drury's Connor Hinkell pitched a complete game win over Greenfield in the PVIAC Western Mass. Class C Final....