BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (WGGB) – Tonight’s episode of Hell’s Kitchen didn’t start off too well for local Chef Mary Poehnelt. In the challenge the chefs had to show off their talents cooking international cuisine. Mary had to cook Indian food… Read more

(AP File Photo/Julio Cortez) By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers on Thursday began building on a package of reforms the General Assembly passed in April that addressed the Newtown school shooting,… Read more

REGION (WGGB) — As the nation gathers to remember those who have given their life in service to our country, communities across the Pioneer Valley will gather Monday to commemorate Memorial Day. From graveside ceremonies, to parades, to even a… Read more

BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (WGGB) –For Ellen Campbell, increased security reminds her of the atmosphere at Quabbin Reservoir right after September 11th, 2001. “I live just a couple streets over, and we used to be able to just drive over the dam,… Read more

BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (AP) — State officials say testing done at the Quabbin Reservoir showed no abnormalities after seven people were seen at a reservoir park entrance late at night. The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority said Wednesday that… Read more

 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) It certainly was a cold start this morning. Temperatures fell into the upper 20′s and lower 30′s across western Mass. In fact, out at the Westover Air Reserve Base where the official temperatures for the area are kept,… Read more

BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (WGGB) — Seven people found at the Quabbin Reservoir by State Police just after midnight today have been issued a summons for trespassing. At 12:30 a.m. a trooper observed two vehicles parked on the grass at the Quabbin… Read more

BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (WGGB) – Belchertown’s Mary Poehnelt wasn’t just a chef on tonight’s episode of Hell’s Kitchen she was a magazine star! In tonight’s challenge the chefs had to create a “visually stunning” dish and Mary has won. She… Read more

BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (WGGB) — Firefighters have been able to knock down flames at a garage that caught fire in Belchertown this evening. According to the Belchertown Fire Department they received the call just before 7:00 p.m. for a burning… Read more

(WGGB) — Ten chefs have been cut by Chef Gordon Ramsay from “Hell’s Kitchen”. Ten remain, including Belchertown’s Mary Poehnelt. Poehnelt joined ABC40 Monday morning, to discuss her experience on the hit show while cooking a delicious… Read more

BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (WGGB) – Belchertown’s Mary Poehnelt cooked her way through another episode of the hit FOX reality show Hell’s Kitchen tonight. The chefs were faced with hosting a Quinceañera. In the challenge the teams went up… Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) – Local “Hell’s Kitchen” contestant Mary Poehnelt wasn’t on TV tonight but she was in Springfield serving up some of her best dishes! She joined Peter Gray of TLC’s “The Next Great Baker” at Samuel’s Sports Bar to… Read more

BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (WGGB) – Belchertown’s Mary Poehnelt battled it out tonight on another heated episode of the FOX reality show “Hell’s Kitchen.” In the Chef Challenge all the contestants had to show their creativity with steak cooking up… Read more

AMHERST, Mass. (WGGB) — An Amherst man is under arrest after he allegedly robbed two town pharmacies this week. Amherst Police Lt. Ronald Young says that just after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers were called to Amherst Pharmacy on College… Read more

BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (WGGB) — It was another night in Hell’s Kitchen for Belchertown’s Mary Poehnelt. In the beginning of the episode the chefs had to catch a live animal. The kind of animal they caught represented what protein they’d cook… Read more