Joe Chaisson
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Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 10:23 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Josh Daley
Springfield is now up two games to none as they continue their quest for a Calder Cup Championship.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 10:12 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Samantha O'Connor
Northampton superintendent of schools John Provost sent out a statement about the Texas elementary school shooting.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 11:24 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson, Olivia Hickey and Photojournalist: Andrew Evans
Gulluni said the dinner offered pasta because of his Italian routes, and because it brings people together at a table.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 11:21 PM EDT
|By Olivia Hickey and Joe Chaisson
Gomez said the past weeks have been tough. But things are improving daily. He said he is getting stronger every day, but it was a tough road.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 10:29 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Samantha O'Connor
The Chicopee School Committee met Wednesday night to discuss the measures needed to begin the search process.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 10:11 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson, Chris Pisano and Samantha O'Connor
During that meeting, Councilor Jose Maldonado Velez asked if the council would discuss the situation regarding their fellow councilor, saying the council owes the public a discourse on the matter.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 10:17 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Don Henry
Recruiters at the expo hoped to fill hundreds of positions, including everything from entry-level to chief financial officer.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 8:26 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Samantha O'Connor
Tickets go on sale Friday.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 8:16 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Samantha O'Connor
34-year-old Isaac Cardona and 61-year-old Rafael Cardona Sr. were each sentenced to 146 months in prison, or roughly 12 years, and 5 years of supervised release.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 11:22 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Olivia Hickey
According to police, on Friday morning alone, the department reported six breaking and entering instances and two stolen vehicles.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 10:42 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson, Olivia Hickey and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
Senator Warren and the local and state leaders present at the meeting also discussed using the funding for housing, and several other categories.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 10:39 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson, Photojournalist: Josh Daley and Olivia Hickey
Local politicians presented proclamations to Gary Rome, president of Gary Rome Hyundai. Several other people spoke during the event, including local leaders, state leaders and of course Gary Rome.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 11:47 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Olivia Hickey
After the vote, Dr. McLaughlin thanked the committee and spoke highly of South Hadley schools.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 11:42 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson, Olivia Hickey and Photojournalist: Josh Daley
The final score from Thursday night at the MassMutual Center, 6-2, with the Thunderbirds coming out on top, again.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 9:55 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson, Photojournalist: Nate Gagne and Olivia Hickey
Game two of the series is Thursday night at the MassMutual Center. The puck drops at 7:05 p.m.
Updated: May. 7, 2022 at 2:21 PM EDT
|By Olivia Hickey and Joe Chaisson
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Springfield Arson and Bomb Squad.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 10:47 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Olivia Hickey
Some of those protests have targeted Catholic churches. The “Ruth Sent Us” protest group, named after late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is planning a day of action to coincide with Mother’s Day.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 10:31 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Olivia Hickey
Speakers for the event included Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, former sheriff of Hampden County Michael J. Ashe, a personal friend of Sheriff Cocchi, Robert Hoffman and many more.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 6:48 PM EDT
|By Olivia Hickey and Joe Chaisson
Western Mass News will provide the latest information as it becomes available.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 10:51 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Olivia Hickey
The development would also include a 16-position refueling canopy and a seven-position refueling canopy for large commercial vehicles.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 10:23 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Samantha O'Connor
With the help of the California-based technology company Yondr, students now receive magnetic locking pouches to stash away their phones during the school day.
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 11:21 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Samantha O'Connor
This was the second racist email sent to black student groups after a similar occurrence last semester.
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 9:08 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Samantha O'Connor
The Holyoke Police Department has asked for help from the public for information regarding multiple gunfire incidents.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 10:19 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Samantha O'Connor
According to police, detectives have been conducting an illegal firearms investigation for the past several months with both Cedeno and Rosado as suspects.
Updated: May. 1, 2022 at 10:21 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson, Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Josh Daley and Photojournalist: Andrew Evans
The Pioneer Valley Quilters are also very active in several different community outreach projects including making small quilts for local children’s hospitals and shelters and much more.
Updated: May. 1, 2022 at 10:18 PM EDT
|By Olivia Hickey, Joe Chaisson and Photojournalist: Nate Gagne
The event was hosted by the Longmeadow Democratic Town Committee at the Twins Hills Country Club.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 9:07 PM EDT
|By Leon Purvis, Joe Chaisson and Olivia Hickey
“There is a lot of back of forth right now. And the goal right now is to get some type of consensus,
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 10:20 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Nate Gagne
The name Yom HaShoah comes from the Hebrew word “shoah” which means “utter destruction.”
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 8:16 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Samantha O'Connor
Officers managed to recover two rifle-style BB guns, as well as several loose pellets, a container of approximately 50 additional rounds, and an empty container.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 11:02 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Samantha O'Connor
Massachusetts State Police, Springfield Police, and the United States Marshals Service arrested 24-year-old Neftali Marcial Tuesday morning.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 10:54 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson, Photojournalist: Josh Daley and Olivia Hickey
“It’s wonderful. It’s a wonderful thing for downtown Springfield. It’s a wonderful thing for all of us as we come out of this challenging time."
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 3:55 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Ryan Trowbridge
Springfield Police made two arrests Tuesday night.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 3:45 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Ryan Trowbridge
Springfield Police have made an arrest in connection to a deadly shooting in the city’s Indian Orchard neighborhood in January.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 7:26 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario and Photojournalist: Don Henry
Western Mass News goes town by town.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 7:18 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Photojournalist: Erik Rosario
Western Mass News is taking you town by town Tuesday, starting in Springfield where Mayor Dominic Sarno joined legislators and New England Donor Services to celebrate April as Organ Donation Month.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 5:22 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Samantha O'Connor
School districts in western Massachusetts also received funding Tuesday.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 7:20 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Don Henry
It is a day to recognize and celebrate the ways in which doctors care for and heal patients, save lives, and tirelessly work to pursue advances in medicine that keep us healthier for longer.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 7:59 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
Protestors included members of the Massachusetts Senior Action Council, along with Springfield City Councilor Justin Hurst.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 5:13 PM EST
|By Ryan Trowbridge and Joe Chaisson
Dozens turned out in West Springfield on Wednesday to cheer on truckers who appear to be on their way to a convoy in Washington, D.C.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 3:13 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson and Ryan Trowbridge
Sonya Stephens is stepping down from her role as president of Mount Holyoke College
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 3:08 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson, Ryan Trowbridge and Hugh Zeitlin
On Wednesday, Christians all over the globe headed to church to mark the start of Lent.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 at 10:55 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson and Olivia Hickey
A viewer reached out to our newsroom back in October, wondering if the Denny’s on Memorial Drive in Chicopee would ever re-open after it closed during the early stages of the pandemic.