Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Paula Mogelinski, a program support assistant, has been named employee of the month for February at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Leeds. She was nominated by her co-workers for her positive and friendly attitude. She has been at the center since 1976. Kristal J. Bluemer of Northampton has been offered […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: DANIEL MILLER SHELBURNE, MA – Two fires erupted in western Franklin County yesterday, killing two dogs, bringing firefighters from seven towns to Ashfield and leading officials to suspect arson in a blaze here. Both fires were reported shortly past noon. A dispatcher at the central dispatch office here said a state […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) GOSHEN, MA – Anthony J. Thomas, 83, of 2 Cape St. died Sunday at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. He worked at Stanley Home Products of Easthampton, and retired in 1979. He also was a custodian at the Goshen School and Town Hall for 30 years. Born in East Cambridge, he […]
The site has always provided a good central meeting place for groups in Western Massachusetts. Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: WILLIAM SWEET GOSHEN, MA – The Whale Inn, which has served up food and Yankee hospitality to residents and travelers in the hilltowns for 74 years, will close Oct. 18, its owner said yesterday. “We’re going […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) GOSHEN, MA – Two Hampshire County towns are getting federal money to install fire hydrants at natural water resources. Goshen and Westhampton are each receiving $1,800 from the Department of Environmental Management to put in “dry” fire hydrants. Goshen is installing two in the Hammond Pond section of town, one on […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) GOSHEN, MA – Raymond E. Morin, 54, of 1 Williams Drive, a state forester, town fireman, and civic leader, died on Sunday at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton after a long illness. He worked at the Daughters of the American Revolution State Forest for 23 years, and served most recently as […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) GREENFIELD, MA – Rural Community Fire Protection grants have been awarded to four Franklin County fire districts or towns, state Rep. Shaun P. Kelly, R-Dalton, announced yesterday. Colrain, Gill and Shelburne Falls will each receive the maximum award of $1,800, while Bernardston will get $925. The federal money is distributed by the […]
A coat and a pair of boots are all a man has left after fire raced through his home yesterday. Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: FRED CONTRADA WILLIAMSBURG, MA – Don Johnson was cleaning up in the Coasters lounge yesterday morning when he saw what looked like a low-lying thunder cloud drifting past the tavern. When […]
Tim Barrus said no one in the neighborhood had ever complained about the mobile home, which was located in a remote area. Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: FRED CONTRADA GOSHEN, MA – For more than two centuries, the Barrus family has availed mineralogists of the wonders of its 900-acre property and opened their woods to hunters, hikers, […]
Sunday Republican (Springfield, MA) GOSHEN, MA – An army truck crashed into a utility pole on Route 9 yesterday, forcing officials to reroute traffic through the center of town for about three hours. According to a bystander, the accident took place about 3 p.m. Robert Szafran, pastor of the Goshen Congregational Church, said he was […]