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Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Yahoo
Springfield police investigating homicide in North End
SPRINGFIELD – A man was shot and killed in the North End section of the city late Saturday night. Police responding to a report of a gunshot victim on Main Street discovered the wounded man. He was brought to Baystate Medical Center by ambulance and later died from his injuries, said Ryan Walsh, a police spokesman. The shooting took place at about 11:20 p.m. near 2700 Main St. between the intersections of Huntington and Sheldon streets, he said. The crime is being investigated by the department's Homicide Unit under the direction of Capt. Trent Duda, Walsh said. Anyone with information or video of the shooting is asked to contact Springfield detectives at 413-787-6355. People can also anonymously send information through the text-a-tip system by dialing CRIMES (2-7-4-6-3-7) and then start the message with SOLVE followed by the tip. Medical Notes: July 14, 2025 As Springfield considers a food hall, it looks to the success of a Worcester marketplace Salem Derby will be interim mayor of Easthampton After long break, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Feast is back (Photos) Generations of Desmarais family gather in Chicopee for 100th reunion Read the original article on MassLive.
Boston Globe
08-07-2025
- Health
- Boston Globe
Baystate Health says new Medicaid law will cost health system at least $30 million a year
The not-for-profit system has an annual budget of about $3 billion and consists of five hospitals, including the flagship hospital, Baystate Medical Center, in Springfield. Baystate can ill afford to lose money given its recent financial struggles. The system, which employs about 13,000 people, has been losing millions of dollars a year and has Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Nonetheless, Martin disputed a recent warning by Advertisement 'It is important to know that Baystate Franklin Medical Center is not at risk of closing,' Martin said, calling Baystate Franklin a 'vital part of our integrated delivery network. ' In the past nine months, she added, the system's leaders have 'identified significant growth opportunities to enhance clinical services' there. Advertisement Markey based his warning on an The center said that Baystate Franklin had a high percentage of Medicaid patients and three years operating losses that already put it at risk for reducing services or closing. Baystate was the only rural hospital in Massachusetts identified as vulnerable to closing by the Sheps center. Markey and three other Democratic senators warned Trump and the Republican leaders of the House and Senate that rural hospitals were already struggling and that slashing funding for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act would cause 16 million people in the country to lose health insurance coverage. The new law establishes work requirements for able-bodied, childless adults on Medicaid, a provision Republicans say will curb waste, fraud, and abuse. Democrats say past experience shows that Roughly 2 million Massachusetts residents, including more than 700,000 people 20 and younger, depend on Medicaid, the federal health insurance program for the poor and disabled. In Massachusetts, the program is called MassHealth. An Joint Economic Committee estimates that the new tax and spending law could cost more than 700,000 people in New England their health coverage, including more than 325,000 in Massachusetts. The White House said in a statement on Monday that the law was a 'sweeping legislative triumph' that combines the largest tax cuts in history with 'landmark investments in America's future and defense.' Advertisement Jonathan Saltzman can be reached at
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Yahoo
Springfield pedestrian dies after she was hit by white Acura sedan that fled scene
SPRINGFIELD — Police are searching for the car that struck and killed a pedestrian on Bowles Street in Springfield on Monday morning. At around 10:20 a.m., officers responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 100-block area of Bowles Street, near the Rebecca M. Johnson Elementary School in the McKnight neighborhood. The woman was taken to Baystate Medical Center, where she later died, according to Ryan Walsh, public information officer for the Springfield Police Department. The police had not released the victim's name by Monday afternoon. More details about the crash are not yet known. In a post on X, Walsh said police were looking for a white Acura. The police are seeking the public's help to find the driver. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the non-emergency line at 413-787-6300. The Springfield police and Hampden District Attorney's Office Motor Vehicle Homicide Unit are investigating. How Chicopee's new tracking program helps locate residents with cognitive conditions A change in tenor: Springfield Symphony, union announce labor contract Holy cow! CowParade comes to Old Sturbridge Village Business Monday ETC: June 23, 2025 Read the original article on MassLive.
CBS News
16-06-2025
- CBS News
Massachusetts State Police trooper injured in hit-and-run crash gives thumbs up as he's released from hospital
A Massachusetts State Police trooper seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash last week is all smiles as he continues his recovery. The agency released a photo of Trooper Sean Clark giving a thumbs up and said he has been transferred from the hospital to a physical rehabilitation facility. Trooper Clark had been at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield since June 10, when authorities say he was hit by a driver while making a nighttime traffic stop on the Mass Pike in Chicopee. "On behalf of Trooper Clark, we would like to thank everyone who has reached out with well wishes for him and his family," State Police said in a statement. "We continue to wish Trooper Clark the best in his recovery and remind all drivers to remember to move over when they see a first responder on the side of the road." The Massachusetts State Police are pleased to announce that Trooper Sean Clark, who was seriously injured on June 10th... Posted by Massachusetts State Police on Monday, June 16, 2025 Trooper Sean Clark hurt in hit-and-run crash The crash happened on the westbound side of the highway near exit 51 at about 2:20 a.m. Trooper Clark was in his cruiser on the way home from a detail shift when he pulled over a tractor-trailer for a traffic violation. Investigators allege that a driver, later identified as 32-year-old Naisha Rodriguez of Springfield, hit the trooper and drove away. She was arrested at her home later that day. Rodriguez pleaded not guilty to charges of operating under the influence causing serious bodily injury, misleading a police investigation, and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash causing personal injury. She is due back in Chicopee District Court on July 10. State Police Col. Geoffrey Noble visited Clark in the hospital last week and said his spirits were good. Noble said Clark has been with the State Police for less than a year, but described him as a "seasoned police officer" who has worked in law enforcement for over a decade. Noble said at the time that Clark is eager to get back to work, but "he's in for a long recovery."
CBS News
10-06-2025
- CBS News
Massachusetts State Police trooper seriously hurt in hit-and-run crash on Mass Pike in Chicopee
A Massachusetts State Police trooper was seriously hurt in a hit-and-run crash on the Mass Pike early Tuesday morning. Police said the trooper was "working a motor vehicle stop" on the westbound side of I-90, near exit 51 in Chicopee, around 2:20 a.m. That's when investigators said a driver hit the trooper and drove away. "State Police personnel assigned to Troop B and Fire Officials responded immediately to the scene, closed all westbound lanes, and facilitated transport for the injured Trooper via EMS to Baystate Medical Center, which is a level 1 trauma center," State Police spokesman Tim McGuirk said in a statement. The trooper has not been identified. Police have not released any information yet about the driver or the vehicle that they're looking for. McGuirk said anyone with information regarding the crash should call State Police immediately at 413-505-5993. Chicopee is about 90 miles west of Boston and about 85 miles east of Albany, New York.
