Brenda Cropper, 66, a woman who has been in critical condition since Sunday when flames engulfed the Gabriel House Assisted Living Residence in Fall River, died after she was taken off life support, one of her children told MassLive on Friday. District Attorney Thomas M....
By Freida Frisaro Associated PressNAPLES, Fla. — When an emergency happens in Collier County, Florida, the 911 calls go to one of the most high-tech communications centers in the U.S., where callers can send text and video from the scene to dispatchers.Moving to what’s known...
A Massachusetts casino player turned $5 into more than $100,000 on one bet Friday morning. The $5 bet was placed on the slot machine game “Dragon Link” at MGM Springfield. The spin ended in the jackpot prize of $100,399.25. Earlier this week, a $250 bet...
WESTFIELD — It’s a high bar to clear, eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries on the city’s streets and roads, but it will not happen unless one tries To accomplish that goal, the city’s Engineering Department is asking residents for their thoughts and concerns about...
CHESTER — The Littleville Fair, which traditionally kicks off the agricultural fair season in the area, will be celebrating its 103rd year Aug. 1-3 at the Littleville Fairgrounds, 15 Kinnebrook Rd. in Chester. Admission is $10, and children 12 years old and under are free.Gates...
HOLYOKE — The whirr and bang of construction fills the air around Carlos Vega Park, where 20 new homes are rising from what used to be vacant lots in South Holyoke.This project is a major step toward increasing homeownership in a neighborhood where more than...
WESTFIELD — The man arrested in September for lewd, wanton and lascivious conduct, resisting arrested and disorderly conduct after exposing himself to several people on the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail was sentenced Thursday in District Court on the three charges, according to court records.David L....
What to do “after the flood” is as important as preparing. It is actually so vital that there are a litany of books, movies and a recent British TV series (I haven’t seen it, but now I plan to) with that name. Danger and health...
WESTFIELD — At a hybrid Planning Board meeting on July 15, a group of residents spoke out during the public hearing on the application of Christoper Bard to amend the zoning map at 44 Tannery Rd. from Rural Residential to Commercial A, on which the...
By Bridgette FoxJacksonville Journal-Courier, Ill.SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois State Police has sworn in its largest class of cadets in 25 years, and some of those troopers are coming to west-central Illinois.The agency said 95 troopers were sworn in Friday. The largest chunk of troopers, 33...
