Hugh Zeitlin
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Updated: Apr. 14, 2023 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Janna Brown, Hugh Zeitlin, Ryan Trowbridge and Photojournalist: Erik Rosario
Over the last seven decades, we’ve served the latest news, weather, and sports information to our viewers, but just as important is serving our community.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 6:43 PM EST
|By Hugh Zeitlin, Robin Stockler, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario, Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield, Ludlow, and Easthampton.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 5:01 PM EST
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Samantha O'Connor
The money came from a holiday raffle we held last week at the station.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 4:23 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge
There is sad news out of Springfield as the city’s fire department announced the death of former aid to the commissioner Dennis Leger.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2022 at 10:41 PM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge
Connecticut’s Office of the Inspector General released bodycam footage on Sunday from a shooting that killed two police officers in Bristol, CT and injured a third officer.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 10:53 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Olivia Hickey
Northampton man arraigned on murder charge in superior court
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Tessa Kielbasa, Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge
Town by Town takes us to Springfield, Agawam, and Easthampton
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 6:56 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Photojournalist: Erik Rosario
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Chicopee, West Springfield, and Springfield.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 5:22 PM EDT
|By Jenna Reyes, Hugh Zeitlin and Samantha O'Connor
The defense team of 26-year-old Volodymyr Zhukovskyy continued to lay out their case that it was the lead motorcycle driver who caused the crash and not Zhukovskyy.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 7:47 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Olivia Hickey
Town by Town: August 8
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 11:03 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin, Photojournalist: Andrew Evans and Olivia Hickey
Holyoke celebrates Puerto Rican heritage with downtown festivities
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 10:25 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Samantha O'Connor
Police told Western Mass News that it is near the intersection of Doverbrook Road and Meadowlark Lane.
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. 3, 2022 at 4:28 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Samantha O'Connor
Western Massachusetts resident Joshua Morin from Dalton, who was seriously injured in the crash, testified Wednesday since he was riding with the Jarheads Motorcycle Club that day.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 3:25 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge
Massachusetts State Police have arrested two people in Springfield who they said were involved in methamphetamine distribution.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 6:27 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
Western Mass News is getting answers after several viewers reach out to us with concerns over several Walgreens locations in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin Counties that have had their pharmacies “temporarily closed.”
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 4:28 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Samantha O'Connor
During testimony, Sgt. Shawn Torsey described Zhukovskyy’s demeanor at the time.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 10:20 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Samantha O'Connor
The West Springfield man is on trial in New Hampshire for the deadly crash in 2019, where prosecutors said he drove his truck into a group of motorcyclists, killing seven of them and injuring several more.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 6:28 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Samantha O'Connor
The bill, named for Chicopee murder victim Amanda Plasse, bans first responders from taking and sharing unauthorized pictures of crime victims.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 4:22 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Samantha O'Connor
Western Mass News spoke with Senator John Velis about lawmakers’ decision to scrap the stimulus checks, which were promised to middle-income residents.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 7:45 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Olivia Hickey
Town by Town: July 28
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 3:03 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge
Thursday marked day three in the trial in New Hampshire of Volodymyr Zhukovskyy.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 6:39 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield, East Longmeadow, and West Springfield.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 6:34 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
Residents said that with the heat wave we experienced this month, the tar used on the roads to fix cracks did not harden.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 6:27 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Samantha O'Connor
Kraft is part of the coach/contributor category.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 4:52 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge
The Green River public swimming area in Greenfield has been closed due to a possible case of cyclosporiasis, which is a microscopic bacteria that infects the intestinal tracks.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 4:28 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge
Day two of the trial of Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, the West Springfield truck driver accused of crashing into a group of motorcyclists and killing seven of them, continued in New Hampshire on Wednesday.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 4:12 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Samantha O'Connor
We may still be in the middle of summer, but Spooky Season is not too far away.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 6:34 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Amherst, Northampton, and Holyoke.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 6:26 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Samantha O'Connor
Ortiz will be honored at Fenway Park Tuesday night prior to the Red Sox game against the Cleveland Guardians.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 6:49 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
Town by town is taking you to Springfield, West Springfield, and Longmeadow.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 6:36 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Erik Rosario
The viewer who reached out to us said that they shop at the store, and for about the past three weeks, the building has not had any air conditioning.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 4:44 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge
Police told Western Mass News that the suspect fled the scene in a Honda Accord, possibly with New York license plates.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Addie Patterson, Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge
Town by Town takes you to Amherst, Springfield, and West Springfield
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge
Town by Town takes us to Longmeadow, Springfield, and West Springfield.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge
Earlier this week, the town of Amherst announced the launch of their “Resident Aid Assistance Program.”
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 5:34 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge
Massachusetts health officials report 30 new cases of monkeypox in the Bay State in the past seven days.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 6:35 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Chicopee, West Springfield, and Holyoke.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 6:37 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin, Ryan Trowbridge and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
Town by Town takes us to West Springfield, Holyoke, and Springfield
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 4:18 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge
Massachusetts State Police report that the body of a missing Harvard woman has been found in Vermont.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 2:09 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge
UMass Amherst has announced an upcoming change to its COVID-19 testing on-campus.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 7:31 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Olivia Hickey
Town by Town: July 15
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 7:24 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Olivia Hickey
Western Mass News has reached out to the Easthampton Fire Department and the Northwestern District Attorney’s office for more information. We have et to hear back.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 4:53 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge
A new trial date has been set for Cara Rintala.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 6:46 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Samantha O'Connor
The timeline has been set for the trial of Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, the West Springfield man charged after a crash killed seven members of the Jar-Heads Motorcycle Club three years ago in New Hampshire.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 4:29 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge
The company has developed a real-time test and it is now available to healthcare providers across the country.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 4:26 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge
The bills in the House and the Senate are in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last month.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 6:53 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin, Samantha O'Connor and Mary Wilson
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to West Springfield, Springfield, and Florence.
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. 29, 2022 at 6:20 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin and Samantha O'Connor
The attorney for a former Greenfield Police officer who won a racial discrimination case against the city told Western Mass News that a motion has been filed asking for a new trial.