CHICOPEE (CBS) — Superintendent of Chicopee Schools has officially been relieved of her duties after being indicted for allegedly lying to the FBI. The Mayor says at the new school committee meeting they will consider appointing a replacement. The FBI says Clark lied about sending threatening messages to a candidate for the city’s Chief of Police opening. Clark was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on two charges of making false statements. The 51-year-old Belchertown resident is set to appear in federal court in Springfield next Wednesday. She was arrested back on April 6 and was aske ..read more

CHICOPEE (CBS) — Chicopee schools superintendent Lynn Clark was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on two charges of making false statements. Prosecutors allege that she sent threatening text messages to a candidate for police chief in the city last year. The 51-year-old Belchertown resident is set to appear in federal court in Springfield next Wednesday. She was arrested back on April 6 and was asked to resign from her position by the local school committee in an 8-3 vote. According to U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins’ office, one of the candidates for the position received threats “inten ..read more

CHICOPEE (CBS) — Chicopee schools superintendent Lynn Clark has been asked to resign after she was arrested Wednesday on a charge of making false statements. Prosecutors allege that she sent threatening text messages to a candidate for police chief in the city last year. According to U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins’ office and the FBI’s Boston branch, one of the candidates for the position got “threatening messages” from unknown numbers. “On Dec. 3, 2021, law enforcement received a report that a candidate for the position was receiving threats intended to force the victim to withdraw their appli ..read more

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two Massachusetts men have died in a fiery crash at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Las Vegas police said Sunday. Las Vegas Metro Police said the victims were a 34-year-old man from Chicopee and a 33-year-old man from Springfield, but their names haven’t been released yet. Police said they were called shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday about an injury crash involving a three-wheeled vehicle. Investigators believe the driver was speeding through a curve when he struck small boulders along the road of the scenic loop. The vehicle then rolled off the road into a gully and ..read more

CHICOPEE (CBS) – Two Chicopee police officers rushed to rescue a 2-year-old girl who was pulled from a pool unresponsive after she wandered away from her parents and fell into the water. It happened Saturday around 7 p.m. at Sarah Jane Sherman Memorial State Pool. Both parents thought the other had eyes on the girl, and “in an instant she wandered off,” police said. While police were on their way to the pool, the father screamed that he found the girl and jumped in to the water. The toddler was unresponsive and not breathing. Two Chicopee Police officers began CPR. A short time later, the girl ..read more

SPRINGFIELD (CBS) — A Springfield altar boy who was found dead almost 50 years ago was likely murdered by a priest he knew, the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. The suspect, Richard Lavigne, died on Friday. Thirteen-year-old Danny Croteau was found in the Connecticut River in Chicopee on April 15, 1972. He was still dressed in his clothes from the previous school day. The medical examiner’s office ruled Danny was killed by blunt force trauma to the head. Lavigne was a Roman Catholic priest and friend of the Croteau family. He frequently spent time with Danny and his ..read more

CHICOPEE (CBS) — A group of bears were spotted on camera having a ball in a Chicopee backyard. A mama and her two cubs stopped to have a snack from some bird feeders. Police say the three were spotted all over town this past weekend. The Chicopee State Park area, Pendleton Avenue and Westover Road all had multiple bear sightings. Residents are reminded to bring in bird feeders and other food sources to help keep bears from getting too close to homes. Anyone who sees a bear in their neighborhood should not approach it ..read more

CHICOPEE (CBS) — The body found in the Connecticut River by a police dive team on Wednesday has been identified as missing Chicopee boy Aiden Blanchard, Hamden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni announced Friday. The 12-year-old had been missing since February. Police made the discovery in the water by the North End Bridge and Memorial Bridge while searching the Chicopee and Connecticut rivers. The investigation into Aiden’s death by state and local police is ongoing. Aiden was last seen on Feb. 5 walking toward the Medina Street boat ramp. Authorities have said previously that all evide ..read more

CHICOPEE (CBS) – Chicopee police discovered a body in the Connecticut River on Wednesday morning while searching for a boy who has been missing since February. Police found the victim in the water between the North End and Memorial bridges. The victim, who has not been identified, was transported to the Hampden County Medical Examiner’s Office. Eleven-year-old Aiden Blanchard, of Chicopee, was last seen on Feb. 5 walking toward the Medina Street boat ramp. Authorities have said previously that all evidence suggests Aiden was alone and near the river when he went missing, and foul play is not ..read more

CHICOPEE (CBS) — Crews continued to look for missing Chicopee boy Aiden Blanchard on Wednesday, weeks after the 11-year-old went missing. Police said search efforts are focused on the Chicopee and Connecticut Rivers. Aiden was last seen on Feb. 5 walking toward the Medina Street boat ramp. He is about 5 feet tall and 100 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes, and was wearing a red ski jacket and black ski pants. Police asked the public to avoid the boat ramp area today for the search effort involving police, firefighters, dive teams and detectives. The Massachusetts State Police Dive Team and M ..read more