Samantha O'Connor
Content Producer
Springfield, MA
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Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 10:35 PM EST
|By Samantha O'Connor, Lexi Oliver, Photojournalist: Andrew Evans and Photojournalist: Josh Daley
While the cause of the accident has not yet been determined, residents told us that drivers often speed down the road.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 10:34 PM EST
|By Lexi Oliver, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Josh Daley
Runners were ready in their costumes, telling us how this race helps get them in the holiday spirit.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 6:37 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield, West Springfield, and Westfield.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 10:36 PM EST
|By Lexi Oliver, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Andrew Wellmann
A line of cars had already been building outside the park entrance on Sumner Avenue, but those already inside were enjoying the holiday cheer.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 10:35 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Andrew Evans
The organization has been accepting non-perishable food donations throughout the month at the MassMutual Center.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 10:34 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa
The boys defeated #3-ranked Billerica 9 to 8 back in June to become the state’s Division II champions.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 10:13 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Andrew Evans
The inductees were part of the 4th-ever class and included six former athletes, two coaches, and two teams.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 6:57 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Erik Rosario
The decision came from the city’s new board of police commissioners, but they voted without 2 of the 5 commissioners in the room.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 6:57 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Samantha O'Connor, Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue and Marcos Figueroa
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Longmeadow, Greenfield, and Holyoke.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 6:56 PM EST
|By Olivia Hickey and Samantha O'Connor
Sam Newell, the owner of Fruit Fair in Chicopee, told Western Mass News that she wanted her customers to enjoy full holiday dinners without emptying their wallets.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 6:53 PM EST
|By Matt Sottile, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
It is one of the busiest nights of the year on the roads and in the bars, and local police departments are on standby to ensure that it is a safe one.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 3:47 PM EST
|By Tessa Kielbasa and Samantha O'Connor
The grand total so far for this year’s fundraiser was $492,742.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 12:30 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Photojournalist: Erik Rosario
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Chicopee, Springfield, and West Springfield.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 10:33 PM EST
|By Lexi Oliver, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Josh Daley
We checked in with passengers at both Union Station in Springfield and Bradley International Airport in Connecticut who are getting a head start on their holiday weekend.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 10:27 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Josh Daley
The program is a way to say “thank you” to those who have served the country both at home and abroad.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 7:53 PM EST
|By Samantha O'Connor
Massachusetts State Police responded to I-91 Northbound near Exit 8 on Springfield Tuesday afternoon for reports of a 4-car accident.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 6:44 PM EST
|By Samantha O'Connor
Wilbraham Police do not believe the home and car break-ins are related.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 6:20 PM EST
|By Kristin Burnell, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
A GoFundMe has been created to help with funeral costs for Tesini, who was loved by many in the community.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 6:16 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
Police said that this type of scam and theft is common after people post expensive items for sale on social media.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 10:34 PM EST
|By Lexi Oliver, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Josh Daley
Educators told us that they just started their second school year without contracts, and after struggling to come to an agreement with the school district, the two parties have entered into mediation.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 10:19 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Andrew Evans
For 26 years, the club has hosted the dinner as a way to say thank you to the city, but also as a way to give back to the community.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 6:35 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Photojournalist: Erik Rosario
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield and Chicopee.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 6:24 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
Western Mass News is getting local reactions to the deadly mass shooting from over the weekend, believed to have been a hate crime against the LGBTQIA+ community.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 4:53 PM EST
|By Tessa Kielbasa, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Erik Rosario
Students presented donations that had been collected as part of a class assignment.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 4:29 PM EST
|By Samantha O'Connor
Officials said that testing will resume Friday, November 25th.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 3:24 PM EST
|By Tessa Kielbasa and Samantha O'Connor
Jacob Cintron-Pagan is described as being about 5′4″ and 120 lbs.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2022 at 11:50 PM EST
|By Glenn Kittle and Samantha O'Connor
Lining up at quarterback for Massachusetts is a girl named Ariella Robinson who, in her first year of playing tackle football, was the only girl to earn a roster spot.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2022 at 12:00 PM EST
|By Samantha O'Connor
The outage came as a result of downed tree poles and wires on W. Orange Road near the solar farm.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2022 at 11:48 AM EST
|By Samantha O'Connor
32-year-old Robert Tesini was last seen Friday, November 18th, around 5 p.m. when he was picking up food from the soup kitchen of Meadow Street.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2022 at 7:09 AM EST
|By Samantha O'Connor
Officials said that one car also struck a building, causing minor structural damage.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2022 at 11:17 PM EST
|By Glenn Kittle and Samantha O'Connor
The Massachusetts State Police and the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office are doing their part to support Rock 102′s Mayflower Marathon with a food drive of their own.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 10:27 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Andrew Evans
It featured retired U.S. Army Colonel and Medal of Honor recipient, Jack Jacobs.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 10:17 PM EST
|By Lexi Oliver, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Josh Daley
The nationwide ceremony, started by a widow in Pennsylvania, recognizes officers who have died in the line of duty.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 10:15 PM EST
|By Lexi Oliver, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Josh Daley
Springfield Police told Western Mass News that the man who was shot was a suspect they were chasing for a stolen car.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 6:35 PM EST
|By Lexi Oliver, Ryan Trowbridge, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Josh Daley
Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Springfield.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 6:34 PM EST
|By Addie Patterson, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Marcos Figueroa
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Holyoke, Greenfield, Ludlow.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 6:22 PM EST
|By Kristin Burnell, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Last week, it was decided that Mike Lazo will be the new superintendent, however, the process to select him has some people concerned.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 11:12 PM EST
|By Lexi Oliver, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Josh Daley
Western Mass News drove throughout several western Mass. communities to check in on how residents are faring out on the road.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 9:38 PM EST
|By Samantha O'Connor
According to Whately Police, the pursuit ended in a crash at exit 32.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 7:41 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson and Samantha O'Connor
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has released the revenue reports for the month of October.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 6:36 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Samantha O'Connor, Glenn Kittle, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield, Westfield, and Northampton.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 6:23 PM EST
|By Glenn Kittle and Samantha O'Connor
A heating oil delivery mix-up in Springfield has left a family to clean-up 100 gallons of oil pumped directly into their basement.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 6:21 PM EST
|By Ryan Trowbridge, Lexi Oliver, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Josh Daley and Photojournalist: Andrew Evans
Authorities have released new details into a person who was found after a fire in Franklin County.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 6:17 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
As we start to see these cold temperatures, you may see people putting on their hats and gloves, and also plugging in those space heaters at home.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 5:04 PM EST
|By Samantha O'Connor
The Springfield Police Department’s Detective Bureau is investigating this incident as an unattended death.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 10:18 PM EST
|By Lexi Oliver and Samantha O'Connor
A video clip of that incident went viral this summer, showing an officer saying that the teens do not have rights due to their age, which caused concern in the town.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 10:14 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson and Samantha O'Connor
The vote passed 4 to 2 at a meeting on November 8th.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 10:14 PM EST
|By Samantha O'Connor
Crews in Chicopee responded to Champagne Avenue Tuesday evening for reports of a fire.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 10:12 PM EST
|By Samantha O'Connor
Crews responded to Southampton Road in Westfield Monday evening for reports of a fire.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 9:52 PM EST
|By Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Andrew Evans
Crews in Springfield responded to Grover Street Monday night for reports of a house fire.
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