Belchertown News Archives

“You are not alone, I promise you”

He knew exactly what it was like, Kevin Lambert told the Iraq war veteran at a Dunkin' Donuts shop north of Boston: the insomnia, the bouts of depression, the hyper-vigilance that makes you imagine roadside ... via The Boston Globe

“He did kill someone. He ran over someone and fled the scene after. His potential penalty is very serious”

By NANCY H. GONTER ngonter@repub.com NORTHAMPTON - A judge today allowed a Palmer man accused of second-degree murder to post $15,000 bail on the condition he live with his grandmother in Springfield. via MassLive.com

“We are all sort of fractured, and we yearn for that kind of connection”

Living museum was site for first documentary By Pamela H. Sacks TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF psacks@telegram.com Old Sturbridge Village dinner in honor of Ken Burns Where : Oliver Wight Tavern, Sturbridge When : 6 ... via Telegram & Gazette

Chester H. McKie, 87, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008. A native of Indian Orchard, Mr. via Seacoast Online

“At first it was disturbing...It still makes me uneasy at times”

Jacques J. Benoit, the library custodian at the Clapp Memorial Library in Belchertown, Massachusetts , has being seeing some "strange, unexplained happenings at the library for the past nine years." "At first ... via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Rugg Building Solutions closed its Granby store Friday, less than three years after buying it from Street Lumber. via The Recorder - Greenfield, Massachusetts

“It's a disturbing event for both what happened to Jason and for how it's been handled.”

March 12, 2008 6:06 p.m. AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS A UMass student faces two counts of attempted murder after an alleged racial confrontation escalated into a knife-fight. Not only are students raising money for ... via WWLP

“If they were not a member town”

The proposed $12.2 million fiscal 2009 budget for the eight-town Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical School District is an increase of roughly 6 percent over the fiscal 2008 budget of $11.6 million. via Worcester Telegram & Gazette

“On March 4 a teacher at Bellamy School left her purse in her car and it was stolen”

Eagle eggs found in Barton's Cove next GILL - First Light Power Resources reports that there are three American Bald Eagle eggs in a nest atop a tree near Barton's Cove. via MassLive.com

March 7, 2008 11:29 p.m. BELCHERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS After a devastating fire destroyed their home earlier this week, the Nolan family of Belchertown received an outpouring of support from the community. via WWLP

The License Commission Wednesday asked the World War II Club to prohibit smoking and stop taking membership fees from the public, after determining that the club has been operating in violation of its liquor ... via Daily Hampshire Gazette

“He was concerned that everyone was safe.”

A Belchertown family cleans up after a fire tears through their home. The head of the Nolan family was out of state when the fire broke out. via CBS 3

BELCHERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS A home has been destroyed after a fire broke out around seven Monday night at 365 South Street. via WWLP

Plans for the proposed $15 million redevelopment of the Three-County Fairgrounds are expected to pick up steam this year thanks to an influx of recently awarded state and federal grant money. via Daily Hampshire Gazette