By Francis ScarcellaThe Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa.MONTOURSVILLE, Pa. — Four hundred and fifty women serve in the Pennsylvania State Police, playing important and vital roles.Twelve are lieutenants, six are captains and three are lieutenant captains, according to Communications Director Myles Snyder, who is stationed at...
A 37-year-old man was flown to a hospital after falling 20 to 30 feet inside a home in West Newbury, police said. Around 1:51 p.m., West Newbury police and firefighters went to 137 River Road for reports of a male contractor who had fallen, Police...
The Justice Department unsealed a civil complaint Wednesday alleging CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries filled “unlawful” prescriptions in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act.The complaint also says CVS sought reimbursement from federal health care programs for such prescriptions in violation of the False...
A man was fatally shot on Baldwin Street in Springfield late Wednesday afternoon, police said.Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation at around 4:35 p.m. on the 0-100 block of Baldwin Street, Ryan Walsh, a spokesman for the Springfield Police Department, wrote in a post on...
A 52-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after prosecutors say he mailed a bomb threat to Chelsea District Court.The man, identified by prosecutors as Ariel Carrero, will be arraigned in Chelsea District Court, the very same court he is accused of mailing a threat to, on...
SOUTHWICK – For the second consecutive year volunteers spent last Saturday in the Old and New Cemeteries honoring every military service member laid to rest there with a Christmas wreath adorned with a bright red bow.“It was a really nice group of volunteers who helped...
WESTFIELD - On Dec. 17, the Planning Board approved two special permits for single family homes after the applicants returned with recommended alterations to their plans.Steven Rosinski, who is seeking to create two housing lots at 49 Roosevelt Ave. and build on one, began the...
SOUTHWICK – A Dollar General will be built on College Highway after the Planning Board on Tuesday reversed itself on its earlier to decision to deny a special permit to the Connecticut-based developer seeking to open the chain store in town.The board’s decision to approve...
Last year Governor Maura Healey announced the creation of the Massachusetts Community Climate Bank. The Community Climate Bank is the first example of a “Green Bank” in Massachusetts and will initially be focused on helping to finance the decarbonization of buildings and housing. The creation...
The Toy for Joy campaign is in its final stages, but a late surge in donations will make countless children and families happy this Christmas.The campaign deadline of Dec. 24 comes so quickly. But donations received just before or on that date, or in the...