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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center went on lockdown for roughly an hour Tuesday morning after a switchboard operator received numerous calls from a former patient warning that “the hospital’s going to blow up,” according to Police Chief Todd Dodge.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

In response to the state Department of Environmental Protection’s decision to give FirstLight Hydro Generating Co. a water quality certification for its operations in Turners Falls and Northfield, two environmental advocacy nonprofits have joined others in the Pioneer Valley in filing an appeal with MassDEP’s Office of Appeals and Dispute Resolution.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

LEVERETT — A couple was displaced from their home at 101 Teawaddle Hill Road Tuesday night after a fire caused a partial collapse of the single-story house.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Firefighters arrived at a Chicopee Street house fire on Thursday night to find that a sprinkler system had already contained the blaze, keeping damage to a minimum.

By CHRIS LARABEE

BOSTON — As farmers prepare to head out to the fields for the season, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources Commissioner Ashley Randle sent a letter to the new U.S. agriculture secretary expressing concerns over uncertain federal funding and other actions taken by the federal government.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

SOUTH DEERFIELD — A 60-year-old man from South Deerfield was killed Monday after he was struck by a northbound Amtrak train, according to a spokesperson from the Northwestern district attorney’s office.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

SOUTH DEERFIELD — An adult was transported to Baystate Franklin Medical Center with injuries described by Deerfield Police Chief John Paciorek as being “life-threatening at minimum” after being struck by a northbound Amtrak train.

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — Cleanup has begun at the site of a freight train derailment that sent 15 railroad cars carrying non-hazardous merchandise off the tracks Tuesday afternoon.

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Dispatcher Jay Rodriguez arrived to his shift at South Hadley’s Emergency 911 Center early — as he always does — when he heard a caller screaming at his co-worker, threatening to harm himself and any responding officers with his firearm.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERIand DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A 66-year-old Westfield man was found dead after he fell into a sand silo at Chicopee Concrete Service on Friday morning.

By CHRIS LARABEE

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is seeking information about weather-related losses in 2023 and 2024 from farmers across the state as it prepares to report damages to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which will split up $220 million in relief funding among eight states.

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Fire Chief Michael O’Neill resigned suddenly on Dec. 2, leaving the deputy fire chief and assistant chief to run the department until the Select Board finds an interim.The board approved O’Neill’s resignation letter during its Dec. 5 meeting....

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — High school students aren’t the only ones learning from South Hadley High School’s criminal justice vocational program.During the spring semester, members of the class of 23 students will be at the Police Academy in Holyoke to act out...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Educators from more than 24 schools and districts throughout the region gathered at Greenfield Community College Wednesday morning as keynote speaker Gaelin Elmore, a former NFL player, spoke of his tumultuous childhood and how community...

By CHRIS LARABEE

A big change will be coming to families who take advantage of the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP).Beginning in December, all families using HIP benefits, regardless of their household size, will see their monthly incentives reduced to $20, which is,...

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EASTHAMPTON — Two cars collided near 77 Northampton St. on Sunday night with one of the vehicles catching fire. No injuries were reported.According to the Easthampton Fire Department, firefighters responded to the crash at about 7 p.m. and found that...

The Northampton Parks & Recreation Department (NPRD) is collaborating with the Northampton Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police to bring the Unity Basketball League to Northampton. The NPRD will host two Unity Basketball Community Days...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With a scope of work laid out, the Select Board has approved a remediation plan for wetlands violations that occurred in the wake of emergency work done in July 2023.Speaking at a recent Select Board meeting, Police Chief and Emergency...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — After five years searching for the perfect spot for a new skate park, officials have come full circle to the site supporters wanted all along — Millside Park, where the last skate park had been located before its dismantling in 2006.The...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Deerfield is working with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to address a Wetlands Protection Act violation stemming from emergency work done in the aftermath of the July 2023 flooding.MassDEP issued a notice of...

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — While making its journey to the Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, a piece of a New York fire truck that melted and warped from the flaming aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks snapped in half from the vibrations from travel.Matt Bail,...