Hampshire County News

Taryn Amina teaches an English class at the Center For New Americans Wednesday morning.

Severe thunderstorm warning for West Central Worcester County in Central Massachusetts, Southeastern Franklin County in Western Massachusetts, East Central Hampden County, and Southeastern Hampshire County until 9:45pm edt At 9:18pm edt the National weather service doppler radar indicated a Severe thunderstorm capable of producing penny size hail ...

They're walking to find a cure. 22News has been keeping an eye on Hampshire County's Relay for Life.

The Hampshire County 4-H Fair will be held on Saturday, July 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Cummington Fairgrounds.

Gymmetta A. Brantley, of Futureworks Career Center, participates in a roundtable discussion at the Springfield Partners for Community Action.

A Springfield man was arrested overnight at a Hampshire County bar after a fight got out of control.

With a piece of paper on his door saying he would be evicted, 59-year-old Bill Fabrocini hatched an unconventional plan to quickly find a new place to live.

Clerk of Courts Harry J. Jekanowski, Jr., makes opening remarks for a ceremony Thursday celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Massachusetts Superior Court.

The Hopkins Academy Band led the start of the parade. 2 The Hadley Public School float.

Bears are taking over a Hampshire County City. The Easthampton Bear Fest revolves around an exhibit of life sized bears.

Tickets and confiscated bags of marijuana that all weigh under one ounce, at the Northampton Police Department.

Three cases of swine flu are suspected at a Hampshire County elementary school. Superintendent of Hatfield Public Schools, Pat Dardenne says the third grade students have tested positive for Type A influenza , the common flu.

After 16 years as the top law enforcement official in Hampshire and Franklin counties, Northwestern District Attorney Elizabeth D. Scheibel announced Tuesday she won't seek re-election next year.

The "Happy Frog" has been well fed, meaning that homeless people here have food in their bellies as well.

A Northampton woman is dead after police say she stopped her car on the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York and jumped over the side.

It is restaurant week in Hampshire County, as more than a dozen restaurants offer three courses for $20. Nancy Kromka told 22News, "We're excited.

Renovation work has begun on the chapel at Royal Victoria Country Park in Southampton.

A city councilor is questioning whether the board's decision to spend $1.2 million to buy out two homeowners who filed suit over the landfill goes far enough.

Hampshire County is also bringing in the crowds this weekend for the Paradise City Arts Festival in Northampton.

By CYNTHIA G. SIMISON csimison@repub.com CHESTERFIELD - If legislators on Beacon Hill need a reality check on what to do about the $5.4 billion - and growing - state budget deficit, they might want to visit this Hampshire County hilltown of 1,200 people.