A powerful voice to preserve quality services and good jobs SPRINGFIELD – After five public hearings where the public expressed its outrage about the steady deterioration of telephone service, IBEW Local 2324 Business Manager John D. Rowley, Sr. decided to intervene in an investigation of Verizon’s service quality by the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications...
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Telephone workers intervene in government investigation of Verizon’s service quality
Opening Day Ceremonies of New Water Park
HOLYOKE - There’s a Whale by the Canal! We’re not kidding! Mayor Michael Sullivan and the Holyoke Parks and Recreation Department, invites children young and old to attend “Opening Day Ceremonies” of the New Water Park at Pulaski Park on Thursday, August 20th from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. This whopping whale of a project...
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4th Annual Christmas in November Fair
WEST SPRINGFIELD – St. Thomas P.T.O. is having their 4th annual “Christmas in November Fair” to be held on Saturday, November 21, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. We are looking for crafters to participate. Please call Melissa at: 781-5296 if interested.
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SHC to hold Annual Oktoberfest
SPRINGFIELD – Sacred Heart Church, 395 Chestnut St., Springfield, will be holding its annual Oktoberfest on Sunday, September 27, 2009 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the parking lot behind the Church. This year’s festival will again feature German music wit the Black Sheep German Band performing throughout the day. There will be...
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7th Annual Fine Art Show
SUFFIELD, Conn. – The Tobacco Valley Artists Association is still seeking artists to exhibit and sell their work at the 7th Annual Fine Art Show and Sale to be held on Saturday, September 26, 2009 from 9:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. on the lawn of the King House Museum, 232 South Main Street, Suffield,...
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Agawam Catholic Women’s Club to Hold Tag Sale
AGAWAM – The Catholic Women’s Club will be sponsoring a TAG SALE in St. John’s parking lot, on September 12th, between 9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M, rain or shine. If necessary it will be held in the Parish Hall. This is a time when you can help support your church by either donating articles...
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Mass. gas prices up another 6 cents
BOSTON (AP) — Gasoline prices in Massachusetts have jumped another six cents in the past week for a 14-cent increase over the last three weeks. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that the cost of a gallon of self-serve, regular unleaded rose to an average of $2.63 per gallon. The current price in Massachusetts...
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Mass. gas prices rise for 1st time in 6 weeks
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts gas prices rose two cents in the past week, the first jump in six weeks. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that the cost of a gallon of self-serve, regular unleaded rose to an average of $2.51, after a 14 cent decline in the previous five weeks. The current price...
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Shoppers Alert: Mass. sales tax hike hits Saturday
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts shoppers will have to dig just a little bit deeper in their pockets. A new law increasing the state sales tax from 5 percent to 6.25 percent takes effect on Saturday. Lawmakers included the increase in their budget plan, saying the extra revenue was needed to stave off even deeper...
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Landmark bridal boutique in Mass. to close
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Four decades of high fashion will come to an end when Yolanda’s Bridal Salon closes its doors in suburban Boston next month. In addition to putting countless brides-to-be in their wedding gowns, the Waltham store has also sold designer outfits to celebrities such as Natalie Cole, Eva Gabor and Diane...
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Mass. gas prices drop by 2 cents
BOSTON (AP) — Gasoline prices in Massachusetts have fallen for the second consecutive week, the first time this year prices have dropped two weeks in a row. AAA Southern New England reported Monday that the average cost of a gallon of self-serve, regular unleaded fell by 2 cents in the past week to $2.59....
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Patrick: Don’t expect Mass. sales tax holiday
BOSTON (AP) — Don’t count on another sales tax holiday this summer in Massachusetts. Gov. Deval Patrick signed a 25-percent hike in the state’s sales tax into law on Monday, and it will take effect on Aug. 1. That’s two weeks before the Legislature has in recent years granted a weekend reprieve from the...
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2 headed to prison for hacking into phone system
DALLAS (AP) — A teenager and a 23-year-old man from Massachusetts are headed to prison after being sentenced in Dallas on conspiracy charges related to a phone hacking case. Nineteen-year-old Matthew Weigman of Revere, Mass., was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to...
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Mass. DPU upholds $8 million National Grid fine
BOSTON (AP) — The state Department of Public Utilities has upheld an $8 million fine against National Grid for poor customer service in 2006. The Massachusetts Electric Co. — which now operates under the Grid umbrella — argued that four difficult storms lowered its rating in a state review of its 2006 performance. The...
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CNB of Worcester opts for merger with UFB
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — CNB Financial Corp. of Worcester has signed a $25 million merger agreement with United Financial Bancorp of West Springfield. CNB also announced Thursday that it has terminated a previously-announced merger agreement with the parent company of Pittsfield-based Berkshire Bank. Under the agreement with United Financial, CNB shareholders can choose between...
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Foreclosures down last month in Mass.
BOSTON (AP)— A company that tracks real estate data in Massachusetts says a drop in the number of foreclosed homes in May is an encouraging sign, but also cautions that the foreclosure crisis could be far from over. The Warren Group says there were 582 foreclosure deeds recorded in the state last month, a...
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Mass. lawmakers take heat on Statehouse holidays
STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Writer BOSTON (AP) — Momentum is building on Beacon Hill to do away with Evacuation Day and Bunker Hill Day, two little-known holidays for state employees celebrated only in Suffolk County, including the Statehouse. Republican lawmakers have long pushed to eliminate the days off, saying employees in the rest of...
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Bank Supports Westhampton Library
WESTHAMPTON – Easthampton Savings Bank has made its first donation of $8,000 to Friends of the Westhampton Memorial Library. The bank is pledging to donate a total of $25,000 to the Westhampton Town Center Library Project over three years. Friends of the Westhampton Memorial Library have successfully raised sufficient funding to begin the Town...
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United Bank Signs On as Gold Sponsor
Bank offers funding for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Project WEST SPRINGFIELD – United Bank will partner with Pecoy Signature Homes to help Ty Pennington and his Extreme Makeover: Home Edition crew as the popular ABC television series descends on the Connecticut River Valley on June 21 to “knock on the door” of a extremely...
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Satellite TV providers fight 5-percent tax plan
BOSTON (AP) — Satellite television providers are complaining about a proposal to levy an additional 5 percent tax on their Massachusetts subscribers. The Senate added the requirement to its proposed fiscal 2010 budget, now under discussion in a House-Senate conference committee. The providers say the proposal is punitive and unfair. They plan to fly...
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Mass. gas prices up another 8 cents
BOSTON (AP) — Gasoline prices in Massachusetts have jumped another eight cents in the past week, the eighth consecutive week of higher prices. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that self-serve, regular unleaded climbed to an average of $2.43 per gallon. Despite climbing 81 cents per gallon since the start of the year, regular...
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