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Local food pantries sees higher demand ahead of colder months (opens the original)
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CHICOPEE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Starting today, western Mass. Families on food assistance will face major changes. Western Mass News spoke with one local food pantry that is already feeling the strain. “it’s scary times. We don’t know what’s happening. Things change so quickly,” Donna Murratta is a retired volunteer at Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen and Pantry in Chicopee. She said even before the SNAP benefits change; the pantry began seeing a surge of new faces in need, “But we’re seeing a lot of new p
‘It’s definitely going to be a good day’: Ice Cube set to perform at The Big E (opens the original)
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WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - While The Big E may be wrapping up, the fun is far from over. For our Big E finale, Western Mass News caught up with a headliner who might surprise you: hip-hop icon Ice Cube. He takes The Big E Arena stage this Saturday, and he said there’s no place he’d rather be. “You know, I’ve performed in that area a few times,” Ice Cube said, “Great fans. And I’m going to give them, you know, 40 years of music, and it’s going to be fun.” Cube’s ties to western Mass. g
Springfield woman gets picked as Salute to Heroes winner (opens the original)
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WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - We asked, and western Mass., you delivered. This Wednesday was the day the western Mass Hyundai dealers announced their annual Salute to Heroes winner. This year they chose one local hero who goes above and beyond to help her community thrive. When this western Mass. Woman came to The Big E, she had no idea she would be leaving with the keys to a brand-new Hyundai Tucson, “it was emotional, I guess. I don’t know. It’s hard to say. It was, like, a lot of emot
Local ‘Survivor’ contestant shares his story (opens the original)
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - He’s spent years being told “no,” but now, a Connecticut man with deep western Massachusetts roots is about to appear on one of television’s biggest reality shows. Eric Macsoud has been applying to be a contestant on “Survivor” for years. The long running competition series strands contestants in a remote location where they form alliances, face physical and mental challenges, and vote each other out until one claims the title of sole survivor. Macsoud says his m
Local nonprofit offers new method to help struggling youth (opens the original)
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - This Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month, Samaritans Inc. is supporting young people in Hampshire County in a new way. “Hey Sam” focuses on adolescent support with real, confidential conversations. “We’re the only organization in Massachusetts with a line like this, this is young people who are trained to take texts coming in from other young people,” said CEO and President of Samaritans Inc. Kathleen Markey. Samaritans Inc. is a Massachusetts nonprofit that o
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