Small Towns Getting Help Answering Emergencies Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: DAVID REID HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, MA – State and local public-safety officials are hailing the long-awaited installation of Enhanced-911 emergency telephone equipment at the state police barracks here, with the dispatch service slated to start Aug. 3 for 14 small towns in Hampshire and Hampden counties. The […]
Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: NJUBI NESBITT HATFIELD, MA – A firefighter was injured and a building destroyed by a suspicious fire on Linseed Road about 5 a.m. yesterday, according to fire officials. Capt. Fred Beckta, of the South Deerfield Fire Department, was injured at the scene while trying to open a window, which broke and cut […]