Greenfield

The three people who were killed in a small plane crash Sunday in western Massachusetts were identified Monday as part of a local flight school. State police said the victims were 68-year-old William Hampton, of Indian Orchard, Mass.; 29-year-old Chad Davidson, of Woodstock, Connecticut; and 53-year-old Frederika Ballard, of Southwick, Mass. Ballard was the owner of the Fly Lugu Flight…

Three people were killed in a small plane crash Sunday afternoon in northwestern Massachusetts, state police announced. Massachusetts State Police said they were notified around 11:45 a.m. that a small plane crash had occurred in the area of Country Club Road in Greenfield. A short time later, responders reached the crash site, which was in the Leyden Wildlife Area. Police…

The human remains found last month by children exploring an island on the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts has been identified, authorities said Tuesday. The children were on the island between Greenfield and Montague when they came upon skeletal remains on Aug. 23, authorities said. The remains have been identified as belonging to Brian Cromwell, a 57-year-old Greenwood resident who…

About 90,000 gallons of untreated sewage and waste overflowed along the Green River in Greenfield, Massachusetts, on Sunday, with local officials citing heavy to moderate rains as the cause. Department of Public Works officials discovered the sanitary sewer overflow on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. The sewage and waste was discharging from a regulator chamber outfall behind 302 Deerfield St. at…