Phillip Bishop

1 day ago | nepm.org | Phillip Bishop

Regional News Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Steven Senne/AP / APa "TruNarc" drug identification scanner. The device, developed by Waltham-based Thermo Fisher Scientific, uses a low-power laser to scan small bags of drugs and gives police near-instant identification. The Hampden County DA's Office has been donated one as part of a partnership with the Massachusetts National Guard.

6 days ago | nepm.org | Phillip Bishop

Regional News Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Elizabeth Román / NEPM A sinkhole on Riverside Road in Springfield, Ma. filled in with dirt and rocks. After nearly 2 years, an environmental investigation has found that Riverside Road, particularly near Orchard Street, in Springfield, is sunken more than 20 feet below ground level.

1 week ago | nepm.org | Phillip Bishop

Regional News Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email 1 of 4  — 1000000337.jpg Hundreds of people took the streets of Springfield Thursday evening as part of a march and rally for International Workers Day, often called May Day. It was an event to empower workers, but also to protest actions by the Trump administration in it's first 100 days.

2 weeks ago | wbur.org | Phillip Bishop

Most of a multi-year, $1 million federal grant meant to tackle the root causes of asthma in Hampden County, Massachusetts, was terminated Friday by the Trump administration, according to a statement from Gov. Maura Healey's office. Cities and towns in the county have struggled for years with air quality issues and high asthma rates. Springfield was dubbed the 'asthma capital of the U.S.' in 2018 by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.

2 weeks ago | nhpr.org | Phillip Bishop

Most of a multi-year, $1 million federal grant meant to tackle the root causes of asthma in Hampden County, Massachusetts, was terminated Friday by the Trump administration, according to a statement from Governor Maura Healey's office. Cities and towns in the county have struggled for years with air quality issues and high asthma rates.