UMass Amherst

Electrical storms Monday evening cause power outages

Monday, June 17, 2013

A few hundred homes, primarily in Hatfield, remained without power Monday evening after heavy electrical storms passed over Hampshire County around 5 p.m. “About 500 customers were affected by the weather that moved through tonight,” said Theresa Gilbert, a spokeswoman for Western Massachusetts Electric Co. Gilbert said most of the more than 200,000 customers who receive electricity from the utility company never lost power. By 9 p.m., the number of … 0

University of Massachusetts police officer Bob Waskiewicz, aka "Bicycle Bob", says his new Swiss-made Stromer 27-speed electric bike has effectively increased his range and reduced his response time.
KEVIN GUTTING

UMass bike patroller Robert Waskiewicz has power in his pedals

Thursday, June 13, 2013

AMHERST — Often the first official at the scene of a campus emergency at the University of Massachusetts is Bicycle Bob. “I usually get there first because I’m going cross country,” said Robert Waskiewicz, a 15-year veteran of the UMass police department’s bike patrol. “You can go everywhere on the campus: on road, … 0

UMass police officer on leave after rape arrest

Friday, June 7, 2013

AMHERST — A University of Massachusetts police officer from West Springfield is on paid administrative leave following his arrest on several charges, including rape of a child. George Colon, 49, was arrested at 8:15 p.m. Thursday at the West Springfield police station on a warrant charging him with rape of a child, sodomy and enticing a child under 16 and two counts of … 0