Photojournalist: Rich Crane
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 6:29 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Cleanup has begun following this year’s run of The Big E and the lost and found office is busier than ever.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2022 at 1:49 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Western Mass News is getting answers on an issue involving vehicles.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 3:09 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Hurricane Ian, which struck Florida on Wednesday, continued to have an impact on air travel on Thursday.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 6:21 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Dozens of people and their dogs turned out for a drive-thru parvovirus vaccine clinic in Springfield on Wednesday.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 5:00 PM EDT
|By Robin Kimble, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
They have now raised over $1.4 million to support the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 3:32 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
A popular wedding venue in Worcester County is still picking up the pieces after a car crashed through the landmark business a week ago.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 4:13 PM EDT
|By Libby James, Matt Price and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
Traffic concerns as fairgoers celebrate Connecticut Day.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 4:44 PM EDT
|By Libby James, Matt Price and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
An alarming robocall sent to parents in the Springfield area.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 12:47 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Thousands of people from across the country are enjoying what New England has to offer at The Big E and this past Saturday, the fair celebrated the farthest state in the region: Maine.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 8:31 PM EDT
|By Matt Price and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
Local vendors, caramel apples, rides, and camels are just a handful of the things thousands of people across New England and beyond were getting a glance of on Friday as the 104th annual Big E got underway.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 5:56 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Since early August, parvovirus has been detected in some dogs arriving at the Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center in Springfield.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 6:44 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
We are about a month away from the Springfield Thunderbirds season opener at the MassMutual Center and on Tuesday, the team’s operations personnel held a meeting to prepare while also receiving praise for their work last season by a special guest.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 6:32 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Believe it or not, we’re about two months away from the start of Bright Nights in Forest Park and as preparations start to pick up, people have been signing up all day for the 17th annual Bright Nights 5k road race.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 4:44 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Ryan Trowbridge and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
One person has been taken to the hospital after an overnight fire in Springfield.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 4:53 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Voters have been going to the polls Tuesday morning as many are choosing who they prefer to be the Democratic and Republican nominees for match-ups for state offices including governor and lieutenant governor.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 1:44 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Thursday was the first day of school for grades 1 through 12 at Northampton Public Schools and that meant police were once again doing their school bus patrols.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 6:40 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
A Westfield woman is entering the Division I level by becoming the new head coach of women’s golf at the College of the Holy Cross.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 4:53 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
It was the first day back in the classroom for hundreds of students in Westfield Public Schools as COVID-19 protocols are relaxed and the district is still looking to fill some vacancies.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 6:37 PM EDT
|By Libby James, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
The rankings are based on surveys of 160,000 students at the schools in the guide.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 4:14 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Monday marked the first day of school for students in many districts around western Massachusetts.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 1:52 PM EDT
|By Libby James, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
With The Big E less than a month away, everyone is wondering what foods will be on the menu this year.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 4:51 PM EDT
|By Libby James, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Heavy rain this week caused a damaging mudslide in Greenfield. One family in particular has quite the cleanup on their hands.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 5:07 PM EDT
|By Libby James, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Western Mass News viewers have helped start the school year right for families in need.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 3:11 PM EDT
|By Libby James, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Ukrainian refugees are settling into western Massachusetts communities while war rages on in their country.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 4:46 PM EDT
|By Libby James, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
With western Massachusetts now experiencing ‘severe’ drought conditions, we wanted to know how this is impacting local landscapers and their customers.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 12:32 PM EDT
|By Libby James, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
With the lack of rain this summer, many are wondering how this might impact apple crops this fall.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 2:07 PM EDT
|By Libby James, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
A leaf disease targeting beech trees is spreading throughout western Massachusetts, infecting trees and raising concerns.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 4:30 PM EDT
|By Libby James, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Opioid-related deaths are up in Massachusetts with 2021 surpassing 2020 in numbers and now, authorities are warning of a new concern and young people are at risk.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 1:07 PM EDT
|By Photojournalist: Rich Crane, Ryan Trowbridge and Libby James
An effort is underway to promote safety within the community while supporting a local ice cream shop.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 1:19 PM EDT
|By Libby James, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
In case you didn’t notice, gas prices have been going down in the past few weeks.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 4:51 PM EDT
|By Libby James, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
A massive endeavor will take place overnight tonight as a historic house is physically picked up and moved from Amherst to Hadley.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 12:49 PM EDT
|By Libby James, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
A nationwide shortage of carbon dioxide, a gas critical to the brewing process, is causing concern for breweries across the Bay State.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 6:50 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to West Springfield, Westfield, and Longmeadow.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 6:55 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Southwick, Westfield, and Springfield.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 6:31 PM EDT
|By Libby James, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
With President Biden’s rebound case of COVID-19 and the BA.5 subvariant still in circulation, Western Mass News decided to check in with the testing site at the Eastfield Mall in Springfield to find out what they are seeing.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 6:42 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
One small business in South Hadley is working to overcome ongoing challenges from COVID-19 and rising costs.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 6:39 PM EDT
|By Raegan Loughrey, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Monson, West Springfield, and Wilbraham.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 1:21 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
A 12-year-old little leaguer from Longmeadow is getting ready to head to a regional home run derby in Texas this weekend.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 1:22 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
One local swimming group based out of Springfield, Bluefish Swim Club, has begun their summer championship season following several triumphs from their young swimmers who also represent Team USA.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 6:36 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Agawam, Springfield, and Holyoke.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 5:04 PM EDT
|By Raegan Loughrey, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
The new non-police emergency response team, which came out of police reform efforts in Amherst, is now on the job.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 6:34 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield, West Springfield, and Granby.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 1:16 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Library clerical staff at public libraries in Springfield are calling for an increase in their pay, especially after COVID-19 forced changes at their workplaces.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 12:29 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
The Springfield Thunderbirds will face off against the Chicago Wolves Wednesday in Game 3 of the Calder Cup Finals.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 4:54 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Ryan Trowbridge and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
Preparations are underway in East Longmeadow for the summer events series that will kick off next week.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 4:50 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
There’s exciting news for cookie lovers of Springfield’s Hot Oven Cookies.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 4:30 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
One woman in Northampton has started a one-of-a-kind charcuterie business.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 4:41 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Several viewers reached out to us and expressed concerns over this year’s bill and were wondering if the price will continue to rise.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 8:55 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Northampton, Holyoke, and Springfield.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 6:42 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Huntington's Department of Public Works is worried they won’t have enough money from the state to pay for things like road construction and repairing potholes.
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