SOUTHWICK – Less than a year after the Select Board gave the greenlight for Pioneer Valley Trading Co. to open the town’s first recreational marijuana dispensary, it opened for business on Wednesday.“The community has been very supportive, right down to the other business owners expressing...
WESTFIELD – Veterans and citizens from across the community gathered Thursday to commemorate Purple Heart Recognition Day with a service at Kane-Wojtkiewicz Park and recognize Westfield’s U.S. Marine Thomas Pirnie for his bravery and courage to overcome three severe injuries sustained in combat.“Today is national...
Rashes and sores are very common in young children and adults. Whether that rash is contagious or sign of something more serious is a big concern. Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) is a very contagious virus more prevalent in children and essentially benign. Where...
SPRINGFIELD — It was standing room only at the UMass Henry M. Thomas Center at Tower Square in Springfield as city residents, those from neighboring Longmeadow and other communities listened to Eversource representatives present their plans to build a natural gas pipeline. The Western Massachusetts Natural...
By Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn.WALLINGFORD, Conn. — This year began a new chapter for the Wallingford Police Department , having moved out of its 40-year downtown home in the old armory building at 135 N. Main St. to a newly renovated facility at 100 Barnes...
By Jeff AmyAssociated PressATLANTA — A suspected gunman and a police officer are dead after law enforcement responded to reports of an active shooter near the adjoining campuses of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University on Friday, authorities said.No civilians...
By Amanda HernándezStateline.orgFARGO, N.D. — Police officers may face hundreds of traumatic incidents over the course of their careers, but many still hesitate to seek mental health support when they need it.Despite growing investments in wellness programs by law enforcement agencies across the country, a...
By Dana RieckSt. Louis Post-DispatchCLAYTON, Mo. — A Ferguson officer severely injured a year ago during a protest still cannot walk, talk or swallow and faces a long recovery, according to newly released court documents.Officer Travis “T.J.” Brown is still being fed through a tube,...
WASHINGTON — Actor Dean Cain, best known for his role as Superman in the 1990s television series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” announced that he plans to join U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as an honorary officer amid the agency’s high-profile...
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 8, 2025 — Last year marked the highest rate of assaults on police officers within the past decade, per a startling report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The Bureau also announced that between 2021 and 2024, more officers were feloniously killed than during...
