After speaking with Springfield Police spokesman, Sergeant John Delaney, CBS 3 has learned, Jeffrey Asher, the cop at the center of a police brutality investigation, is slated to cash in on retirement benefits.
The controversy stems from two pamphlets Senator Stephen Buoniconti has been mailing to many Hampden County residents. One is in Spanish and the other is in English. Buoniconti's opponent, James Goodhines says they're misleading.
The fact the casino bill couldn't get past the governor hasn't discouraged officials in Palmer. They're still preparing to cash in big if and when a casino comes to Western Mass.
As flood clean-up continues throughout the Midwest, a major nuisance has been swarming - gnats. But an unlikely product made here in the Greater Springfield area is helping them keep the bugs at bay.