Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
Driver Dies After Crashing Into Tree In Western Mass Driver Dies After Crashing Into Tree In Western Mass
Driver Dies After Crashing Into Tree In Western Mass A Western Massachusetts man was killed when his vehicle left the road striking a tree, officials said. The crash occurred in Hampshire County shortly before 2 a.m. Thursday, March 24 in Hadley. Prior to the crash, a Hadley Police officer observed the vehicle make a wide turn onto Mill Valley Road from Route 9, briefly leaving the roadway and driving over grass, said Laurie Loisel, spokeswoman for the Northwestern District Attorney's Office. The officer attempted to catch up to the vehicle, and then observed it fail to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Mi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
Man Waiting In Line For Lunch Stabbed In Unprovoked Attack In Downtown Northampton Man Waiting In Line For Lunch Stabbed In Unprovoked Attack In Downtown Northampton
Man Waiting In Line For Lunch Stabbed In Unprovoked Attack In Downtown Northampton A man waiting to pick up his lunch in Western Massachusetts was viciously stabbed in his throat and his assailant went on the run, police said. In Hampshire County, all available Northampton police officers responded to the downtown area at approximately noon on Thursday, March 10, where there was a reported stabbing at an area eatery. Police said that the victim was waiting in line for his lunch when another man approached him from behind, unprovoked, and cut him with a knife in the front of his neck before fleeing the scene. Officers and EMS from Northampton Fire Rescue provided medical …

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by Zak Failla
Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Business In Hampshire County Car Crashes Into Business In Hampshire County
Car Crashes Into Business In Hampshire County A store was able to remain open after a car hit the front of the building in Western Massachusetts. The incident took place in Hampshire County when a car jumped the curb and struck the Family Dollar store in Easthampton on Union Street by the front door. No one was injured and the business was able to stay open, said the Easthampton Fire Department.

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by Kathy Reakes
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Suspect From Hampden County Nabbed After Stabbing At Walmart In Western Mass Suspect From Hampden County Nabbed After Stabbing At Walmart In Western Mass
Suspect From Hampden County Nabbed After Stabbing At Walmart In Western Mass A Western Massachusetts was arrested after allegedly stabbing a Walmart employee. The incident took place in Hampshire County around 5 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 17 in Northampton. According to the Northampton Police Department, police were called to Walmart for a report of two employees in an altercation.  Upon arrival, officers located one of the males suffering from multiple stab wounds, the department said. The victim was transported to the hospital by Northampton Fire Rescue for non-life-threatening injuries.   A short time later, the suspect, a 23-year-old male from Holyok…

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by Kathy Reakes
Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
Crash Involving School Bus Hospitalizes Three In Hampshire County Crash Involving School Bus Hospitalizes Three In Hampshire County
Crash Involving School Bus Hospitalizes Three In Hampshire County Three people were hospitalized after a car crash in Western Massachusetts involving a school van. The crash took place Monday, Feb. 14, in Hampshire County in South Hadley, reported 22News WWLP in Springfield. South Hadley Police told 22News a school van was made a left turn at the intersection of Newton and Lyman Street in front of another vehicle causing the crash. Both vehicles had to be towed from the area. The drivers of both vehicles and a passenger of the school van were hospitalized, the news channel reported. The extent of their injuries was not known. The school van driver was…

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by Kathy Reakes
Amherst, MA
News
Alert Issued For Missing Hampshire County Man Whose Rented Vehicle Was Found Stuck In Snow Alert Issued For Missing Hampshire County Man Whose Rented Vehicle Was Found Stuck In Snow
Alert Issued For Missing Hampshire County Man Whose Rented Vehicle Was Found Stuck In Snow A man has gone missing in the region and authorities are asking the public's help in locating him. The Massachusetts State Police and Huntington Police Department are attempting to locate Hampshire County resident Robert Sherman, age 79, of Chesterfield, who last last seen in Hampden County on Monday, Feb. 7 around 9:30 a.m., in Westfield. On Wednesday, Feb 9 Sherman's rented vehicle was found stuck in snow near 230 Norwich Lake Road in Huntington. Anyone w/info is asked to call Massachusetts State Police at 413-587-5700. Share this story by clicking on the Facebook icon below. Chec…

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by Daily Voice
Amherst, MA
Schools
Bomb Threat Leads To Shelter-In-Place Order At Smith College Bomb Threat Leads To Shelter-In-Place Order At Smith College
Bomb Threat Leads To Shelter-In-Place Order At Smith College A bomb threat led to police locking down Smith College in Western Massachusetts, which issued a shelter-in-place order to start the day. Shortly before 6:15 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 28 in Hampshire County, Smith College in Northampton announced that the threat had been made against Burton Hall, which sits in the heart of the campus. Police said that the threat included an anonymous report of multiple explosive devices at Burton Hall that was made at 5:02 a.m. on Friday morning. In response, students were advised to avoid that area of the campus, and a shelter-in-place order was issued approxim…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals Throughout Region How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals Throughout Region
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals Throughout Region Snowfall totals from a potent quick-moving storm that swept through the region were wide-ranging. Here are some totals from the National Weather Service and other reports as of Monday morning, Jan. 17. If you don't see your hometown, leave the total by posting a comment below. New York New York City Central Park, 1.35 inches Nassau County Great Neck, 1.84 inches Levittown, 1.63 inches Seaford, 1.65 inches Syosset, 1.65 inches Wantagh, 1.59 inches  Suffolk County Amityville, 1.60 inches Huntington, 1.80 inches Miller Place, 1.76 inches Patchogue, 1.80 in…

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by Joe Lombardi
Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Assaulting Police Officer At Northampton CVS Man Accused Of Assaulting Police Officer At Northampton CVS
Man Accused Of Assaulting Police Officer At Northampton CVS A police officer in Western Massachusetts was hospitalized after being attacked by an unruly customer who was making a scene at an area CVS, authorities announced. In Hampshire County, officers from the Northampton Police Department responded to CVS on Main Street at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 5, where there was a report of a man inside the store causing a disturbance. Police said that after multiple attempts to deescalate the situation, the man was asked to leave CVS by the staff and refused to do so. The nature of the disturbance was not disclosed by investigators. Accord…

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by Zak Failla
Vernon-Rockville, CT
Police & Fire
33-Year-Old Killed After Vehicle Crashes Down In Embankment In Region 33-Year-Old Killed After Vehicle Crashes Down In Embankment In Region
33-Year-Old Killed After Vehicle Crashes Down In Embankment In Region Police are continuing to investigate a fatal crash in Western Massachusetts that left a 33-year-old man dead. The man was found around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 28 by a bicyclist passing by the scene of the crash in Hampshire County down a steep embankment in Williamsburg, said Laurie Loisel, director of Communications for the Northwest District Attorney's Office.  According to Loisel, the vehicle could not be seen by passing motorists, and it is unknown exactly when the crash occurred. State Police said when they arrived on the scene, they found a 2004 MINI Cooper that, for r…

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by Kathy Reakes
Vernon-Rockville, CT
Schools
COVID-19: School In Region Closes Due To Increase In Cases COVID-19: School In Region Closes Due To Increase In Cases
Covid-19: School In Region Closes Due To Increase In Cases A school in Western Massachusetts is the latest to go remote for the remainder of 2021 due to a rise in COVID-19 cases amid the arrival of the Omicron variant. In Hampshire County, school officials announced late on Monday, Dec. 20 that the R.H. Conwell Elementary School in Worthington will be closed for the rest of the week due to a spike in confirmed cases of the virus within the building. Schools Superintendent Gretchen Morse-Dobosz and Worthington School Nurse Samantha Pease issued the alert after the district identified 33 close contacts within the elementary school that spanned betwee…

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by Zak Failla
Worcester, MA
News
Strong Gusty Winds Lead To Power Outages In Massachusetts Strong Gusty Winds Lead To Power Outages In Massachusetts
Strong Gusty Winds Lead To Power Outages In Massachusetts Winds with gusts up to 20 miles per hour have brought down some tree limbs in Massachusetts, causing power outages. Most of the outages are in Western Massachusetts. Just before 7:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3, Eversource is reporting 473 customers without power, with 465 in Western Mass. The most outages are being reported in Huntington in Hampshire County (173) and Buckland in Franklin County (72). Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Joe Lombardi