Real estate professional Tammy Crochiere offers up-to-date information on home sales in West Springfield.
She discusses the number of sales this year as opposed to last year, the length of time on the market, and offers an overall perspective on the right time to buy or sell in this desirable community.
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Radio Show #408 - Current West Springfield Housing Market Conditions with Tammy Crochiere
“Ingenuity” and “adaptability” are words that come to mind with Jack Phillips.
Doing business for years at Jobbers Auto Electric in West Springfield, Jack also becomes “Jack the Scrap Metal Man” offering a service to Western Mass.
Jack will come to your home or business and pick up your old appliances or other recyclable metal knickknacks!
With COVID-19 in mind, Jack keeps the transactions safe and secure.
Find out more in this special program with Jack Phillips!
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Radio Show #388 - Jack Phillips at Jobbers Auto Electric (AKA "Jack the Scrap Metal Man")
The Executive Director of the Parish Cupboard in West Springfield is delighted with the organization’s new location!
After a career in education spanning decades, Martha Tighe celebrates her 11th year in service to the community as the Executive Director of the Parish Cupboard, “Westside.”
In this program, Martha discusses the inner workings of the Parish Cupboard, its ongoing collection and distribution of food to West Springfield and the region, as well as what “food insecurity” means to her and to her staff.
Two-time cancer survivor Cindy Sheridan Murphy of West Springfield has founded an organization dedicated to women not unlike herself, who are coping with cancer.
The organization, “Each Moment We’re Alive,” works with women before, during and after their diagnosis and treatment.
What led her to this process, and how the pandemic has affected what the organization does, is discussed in this exclusive interview with Pioneer Valley Radio!
Among your Western Mass. neighbors, you will find West Springfield’s Dan Murphy.
After a colorful career history of casinos, public utilities, law enforcement and more, Dan has settled into a business of marketing health products, as “Murph’s Magic.”
Dan believes these products were instrumental in helping him shed nearly 100 pounds!
This is the story he now shares with Pioneer Valley Radio.
When you vote in November, you will see a ballot question on the “Right To Repair,” also known as “Question 1.”
The original law, as passed, allows the independent auto repair business to have the same diagnostic information as the original auto dealer.
This legislative update includes coverage of new technology, “wireless and telematic,” so-called, to close loopholes associated with the law.
To put this in perspective for both the independent auto mechanic shop owners as well as the consumer’s choice to determine where they may go for service, Mike Zabik, of Mike’s Auto Service in West Springfield, discusses the impact this could have on his business, as well as what he believes the restrictions to the vehicle owner might be.
Trinity Health Of New England COVID-19 statistics.
In a live address, Mayor Sarno outlines his program to improve race relations in Springfield.
Mike Zabik of Mike’s Auto Service in West Springfield on vehicle inspection deadlines.
Cuts are aimed at Northampton Mayor Narkewicz’s Police Department budget.
White Hut food truck is opening!
Chicopee Police Department officer killed in Connecticut motorcycle accident.
More Holyoke Mall stores reopen.
Big E presents “A Taste of the Big E Drive-Thru Food Preview!”
Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi wants courts to order ankle monitors for early release inmates.
Western Mass. tree pollen is in decline.
Easthampton Fire Chief Mottor retires after 30 years.
At Formal Affair Clothier in West Springfield, owner Kevin Kousch has seen his business through a microburst and a pandemic!
Kevin has acquired and revived important components of the old Yale-Genton and created this sparkling alternative to the big box stores for high end men’s fashions.
Formal Affair Clothier in West Springfield has reopened with its full array of rentals for all formal occasions.
Kevin has also painstakingly addressed all PPE requirements to assure customer safety.
For those who mourn the loss of the venerable Yale-Genton, you can relive the experience with Kevin Kousch at Formal Affair Clothier of West Springfield.
At DelfsHaven Designs in West Springfield, owner Brett Berchin is doing what he loves.
He is a craftsman whose creativity with wood has been praised from here to Boston and New York City.
But now, the COVID-19 pandemic and the related shut down of business life in Western Massachusetts, has Brett very concerned for his well-being and his company’s very survival.
In this conversation, you will hear how it has affected him, and what he is doing to cope.
Long-standing restaurants of all manner of cuisine in West Springfield are ending their days.
Debbie Wong, the Monte Carlo, and the White Hut have stood for decades, satisfying the tastes of West Side diners!
Only the White Hut has attracted the restaurant “cavalry” of Messrs. Yee and Picknelly, in another rescue operation.
The latest departure from the scene is 1105 Main, formerly the Hofbrauhaus.
After two eras of rebranding, owner Joe Stevens has opted to close down and sell off the real estate.
In this program, Joe relates the circumstances motivating his decision, provides some insight into why the dining scene is changing, and also what is next for himself!
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Radio Show #288 - "The Changing Face of West Springfield Dining" with Joe Stevens
Doug Sousa, on behalf of the Outdoor Sportsmen’s Expo Group, joins us on Pioneer Valley Radio to talk about the 2020 edition of the Springfield Sportsmen’s Show!
This outstanding event takes place on February 21-23 at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts. The show includes the best of hunting, fishing, boating and adventure recreation.
If it’s a part of the outdoor world, you’ll find it at the 37th Annual Springfield Sportsmen’s Show!
For 42 years and three generations, Sorrento Pizza has kept West Springfield and Western Mass. well-fed with pizza and assorted delightful Italian cuisine!
Here, owner Patsy Albano proudly presents Sorrento’s new look and new bar!
It’s a family affair at Sorrento, with Patsy and wife Sheila.
You’ll also find out why Sorrento has become a “go to” spot for “West Side” professionals in all walks!
Pioneer Valley Radio’s Michael Harrison and his wife, AIC professor Bernadette Duncan Harrison, stopped by the legendary coffee/donut shop Donut Dip at 648 N. Main Street in East Longmeadow on Thursday morning (10/17), only to have found the store closed due to its roof having blown off in the storm that ripped through the area.
As they were about to pull out of the empty parking lot, Paul Shields, president of Donut Dip, came out of the darkened shop and explained what had happened. The Harrisons offered their friendly concern and were about to leave when Shields offered to bring each of them out a cup of hot coffee to alleviate their disappointment. Michael Harrison thought that this was an extraordinary example of customer service and exemplary character and interviewed Shields on the spot for Pioneer Valley Radio.
Check out their brief conversation. Donut Dip has two locations in the area – in addition to East Longmeadow, they also have a store at 1305 Riverdale Street in West Springfield. The company was started in 1957 by Paul Shields’ grandfather, Robert Shields.
Western Mass. restaurateur Joe Stevens continues his fine dining adventures, transforming the venerable Hofbrauhaus into 1105 Main in
West Springfield!
This sparkling new restaurant represents a dynamic change from the previous venue – and a new journey for Joe!
What’s the thinking behind this rebranding?
What’s it like to move through this kind of transition?
What’s the style, cuisine, and atmosphere of 1105 Main all about?