by Staasi Heropoulos | Jul 15, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — When store detective Ken Harris was on the lookout for shoplifters at retailers in Springfield and Enfield, he was also taking mental notes and writing a one-man play about what he saw. The 47-year-old actor and playwright is now taking the stage, portraying all 10 characters in his comedic and dramatic production of “Foes of a Minimum Wage Guard.”
by Staasi Heropoulos | Jul 9, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News, More Articles
AGAWAM — With six courts open at Borgatti Field, the founding fathers of pickleball in Agawam are looking back with pride on what they’ve accomplished. This summer is the first season of play on the two newest courts, but the park on River Road has long been a...
by Staasi Heropoulos | Jul 2, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Emma Chapman was in the car with her mother on the way to being dropped off at West Springfield Middle School in June when mom told Emma the principal wanted to see the eighth grader that morning.
by Staasi Heropoulos | Jun 25, 2024 | Chicopee, Easthampton, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Holyoke, Local News, Ludlow, Photo Slider, South Hadley, Westfield
In May, a team of five Western Massachusetts police officers honored all fallen cops — 23,785 throughout American history, according to the memorial fund — by pedaling more than 300 miles from northern New Jersey to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.
by Staasi Heropoulos | Jun 19, 2024 | Hampden County, Local Headlines, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Cindy Sheridan Murphy, 63, had just come home from hiking and running with friends and she noticed one of her breasts was sore. Murphy said she’ll never forget the day she discovered the lump: June 29, 2014. “I found a lump the size of a golf ball...