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- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Oct 1, 2026
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Agawam church offering snacks to kids heading for the school bus (opens the original)
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AGAWAM, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Waiting for the school bus can be a cold and lonely start to the day, but for some students in Agawam, Thursday mornings look a little different. Western Mass News has the story of how one local church is helping build a stronger community one snack at a time. It’s a typical Thursday morning in Agawam. But as the sun comes up, so does a table full of breakfast, “we realized that right here on the property of our church, the kids meet for the bus stop every morning, th
Christmas items starting to hit store shelves (opens the original)
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SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- It is not yet October, but some local stores are already displaying Christmas merchandise, giving shoppers an early start on holiday shopping. At Rocky’s Ace Hardware, shoppers can find pumpkins and rakes alongside Christmas trees and lights. Store manager Dave Whyte said some customers had already asked whether the store had Christmas lights. “Some customers were asking if we had Christmas lights, which we actually do now,” Whyte explained. “I know it’s Halloween,
Holyoke police arrest suspect in High Street break-in (opens the original)
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HOLYOKE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Holyoke Police Chief Brian Keenan announced that officers arrested a suspect in a breaking and entering at a High Street business. On Thursday, Sept. 26, at approximately 2:40 a.m., Sgt. Matthew Goulding and Officers Sean Skelton, Samuel Rodriguez, Matthew Landry and Hayden Hamilton responded to an alarm call at 205 High Street. Officers encountered a subject, later identified as Heber Esquilin, who had an active warrant. Officers placed Esquilin under arrest. Office
Car plows into pizza restaurant, owner picks up pieces (opens the original)
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A restaurant owner in Springfield is devastated but picking up the pieces after a car plowed into his pizzeria early Friday morning. Muharrem Gunaydin’s routine was shattered by a phone call no business owner wants to get. “I was sleeping and actually I didn’t answer the phone because I don’t answer the phone, you know, middle of the night,” he said. “I called back and they said, ‘The car crashed in your store and you need to come over here.’ I said, ‘What?’” The
TJO to host adopt-a-thon as shelter hits animal capacity (opens the original)
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A local animal shelter is sounding the alarm, saying they have officially hit “max capacity.” The Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center said their cages are full, and they’ve had to make the difficult choice to stop taking in pets from owners. Western Mass News went inside the Springfield shelter to show us why they’re so crowded — and how you can help. Inside the TJO Animal Control and Adoption Center, the sound of barking is constant. Right now,
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