Ludlow police charge 17-year-old with motor vehicle break-ins
Tyler P. Boczon will be arraigned Wednesday on the charges in Palmer District Court. LUDLOW – Thanks to an alert resident who got up at 3 a.m. to get a glass of water and looked out her window, police...
View ArticleHUD grant awarded for senior housing project in Ludlow at old Boys & Girls Club
Construction could start in the fall of 2011. LUDLOW – The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded a HAPHousing capital grant of $4,439,300 and rental subsidies totaling...
View ArticlePutts Bridge to be closed late Tuesday, early Wednesday for construction,...
The Putts Bridge in Ludlow will be closed from 7 p.m. Tuesday until 5 a.m. Wednesday as part of an ongoing restoration project at the bridge, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced....
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Immaculate Conception Church in Indian Orchard tallies baptisms, weddings and...
A recent Vatican ruling confirming closures of 10 Boston-area churches has Immaculate Conception parishioners worried. The Republican / Dave RobackGreg Warszt, of Ludlow, a parishioner of Immaculate...
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Convoy for Kids to run through Chicopee, Ludlow, Palmer
The convoy raises money for the Ronald McDonald House and offers children at local hospitals and their families a little fun. The Convoy for Kids through Chicopee, Ludlow and Palmer raises money for...
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Ludlow police arrest 37-year-old Richard Callahan of Agawam after violent...
The incident marked the third time that the suspect violated a restraining order, police said. Ludlow Police Dept.Richard E. Callahan LUDLOW – Police believe that a 37-year-old Agawam man who made a...
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Ludlow Board of Selectman trying to rehire school resource officer
Superintendent Theresa Kane told selectmen Massachusetts' new anti-bullying legislation will result in "a tremendous need" for a school resource officer. LUDLOW - The Board of Selectmen and the School...
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Western Massachusetts residents gave more than $1.15 million to help Haiti...
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield announced parishioners donated $592,000 for relief. submitted photoDr. Paul Gerstein, emergency department physician at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in Ware,...
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Ludlow School Committee reconsidering food allergy policy
Some parents want no peanut-based products served in the schools. LUDLOW - The School Committee here is reconsidering its policy on food allergies. School superintendent Theresa M. Kane says there are...
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Ludlow School Committee OKs $20,000 for resource officer
Massachusetts' new anti-bullying law presents "a tremendous need" for the position, School Superitendent Theresa Kane said. LUDLOW - A 5-0 vote by the School Committee to provide $20,000, about half...
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Appeals Court to hear arguments in Northampton in Western Massachusetts cases
Three of the cases involve alleged sex crimes in Springfield and Northampton. NORTHAMPTON – Two cases involving alleged sex crimes in Hampshire County are among six that the state Appeals Court is...
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Dangerousness hearing for Richard Callahan, charged with attack on estranged...
Callahan is charged on multiple counts, including attempted murder. Ludlow Police Dept.Richard E. Callahan PALMER - The hearing to determine if Richard E. Callahan, 37, of Agawam, is a danger and...
View ArticleEmergency personnel search for potential drowning victim in Haviland Pond in...
Ludlow firefighters were called to the pond around 11 a.m. LUDLOW – Emergency personnel were searching for a potential drowning victim in Haviland Pond late Wednesday morning. Abc40 reported that...
View ArticleMan rushed to hospital following swimming accident at Haviland Pond, Ludlow...
A 19-year-old man who disappeared underwater while swimming Wednesday morning in Haviland Pond was unconscious when he was found and carried to shore, Ludlow police said. View Larger Map An update of...
View ArticleOut-of-state visitor from California drowns at Ludlow's Haviland Pond, police...
A 19-year-old man visiting the area from California drowned Wednesday morning in Haviland Pond, police said View Larger Map This is an update to a story that was first posted at 4:49 p.m. Wednesday...
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Northeast Utilities awaits approval to begin $714 million upgrade of...
During the Greater Springfield Reliability Project, as it is called, power is not scheduled not be interrupted. Northeast Utilities is awaiting approval from Massachusetts regulators to begin an...
View ArticleLudlow drowning victim identified as Ansar Shakirov, police say
Ludlow police on Thursday identified the 19-year-old man who drowned Wednesday while swimming at Haviland Pond as 19-year-old Ansar S. Shakirov. LUDLOW - Police on Thursday identified the 19-year-old...
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Celebrate Ludlow launches 11th annual festival
Teen bands performed during the 11th annual Celebrate Ludlow Saturday. Neil Hawley photoMembers of The Full Effect, performing at Celebrate Ludlow Saturday, are, Jeremy D. Eibeiro, front left, Alex M....
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Charter Communications shifts TV lineup to make room for more high-definition...
The company serves 40,000 cable television customers in the Pioneer Valley. Charter Communications Inc. has moved channels around its lineup because of plans to add more high-definition stations later...
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Ludlow Board of Selectmen agrees to fill school resource officer position
School Superintendent Theresa Kane says Massachusetts' new anti-bullying law heightens the need for the resource officer. LUDLOW - The Board of Selectmen has agreed to call for a Civil Service list to...
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