Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: MIKE PLAISANCE NORTHAMPTON, MA – The new regional dispatching center on Main Street has had some problems, but none has arisen during emergencies, the dispatch director said yesterday. Cummington Police Chief Raymond L. Vandoloski said he has heard in listening to his police scanner that Cummington fire officials have trouble hearing […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: STAFF; UNION-NEWS (Springfield, Mass.) GOSHEN, MA – The Hampshire County Executive Committee voted yesterday to ask for $6,000 a year to lease space on their Goshen communications tower to a cable television company. Committee members will bring their proposal to the full board next week. They made their recommendation based on […]
Source; Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: NATALIA MUNOZ GOSHEN, MA – Air is what breathes life into fires, and firefighters. And when firefighters have exhausted all the oxygen in their portable air tanks, the time it takes to refill the tanks is crucial. Most county fire departments have machines to refill the tanks, but they are at […]