A second person who was struck by a falling tree limb in Canton Friday died from his injuries Saturday night, according to CBS Boston.

CANTON - A second person who was struck by a falling tree limb in Canton Friday died from his injuries Saturday night, according to CBS Boston.

It was the second death in town involving falling tree limbs on Friday. Six-year-old Kaleigh Kenyon, died Friday when she was struck by falling tree limb while she played in her yard.

Dave Canton | dcanton@repub.com 

Authorities told CBS Boston that 48-year-old Thomas Gunning was clearing snow off his family's ice rink in their yard when the tree limb hit him.

Firefighters were in the Longmeadow Drive area around 11:15 p.m. for another call when a neighbor saw them and got help for Gunning, the television station reports.

The limb, according to news reports, fell from 45-feet above Gunning. He died Saturday night from his injuries.

Meteorologists are predicting slick morning and afternoon commutes in Boston and Worcester Monday as over five inches of snow is expected to fall as early as 6 a.m.

Meteorologists are predicting slick morning and afternoon commutes in Boston and Worcester Monday as over five inches of snow is expected to fall.

Alan Dunham, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said Worcester and Boston were added to the winter storm watch, which at first predicted snow only for the southeastern part of Massachusetts only.

Snow is expected to begin falling in Boston and Worcester from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. Dunham said Worcester could see five to six inches of snow, while Boston could see six to seven inches.

"Basically this storm is going impact both the morning and evening commutes in the Worcester and Boston areas," Dunham said.

An ocean storm may result in 6+ inches of #snow to Southeast #MA, strong winds & Coastal Flooding Monday-Mon ngt. pic.twitter.com/7VU7EEfl5i

— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) February 6, 2016

The Cape Cod area is expected to receive the heaviest amount of snow. The winter storm watch lasts from Monday morning until Tuesday morning.

Some things to consider about North Korea's latest move.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea launched a long-range rocket Sunday, the first day of its announced eight-day launch window and about a month after the country's fourth nuclear test led to international condemnation.

Already, world leaders are lining up to condemn the launch, which is being described as a potential threat to regional and world security.

For help on what it all means, some things to consider about the North's latest move:

In this image released by Japan's Kyodo News agency, an unidentified object is photographed in the sky from Dandong, China, near the North Korean border, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, at the same time a North Korea rocket was allegedly launched. (Minoru Iwasaki/Kyodo News via AP)  

SATELLITE LAUNCH OR MISSILE TEST?

Washington, Seoul and others consider the launch a banned test of missile technology. That suspicion is based on the fact that Pyongyang has been openly pushing to manufacture nuclear-tipped missiles capable of striking the U.S. mainland and that the technology used to launch a satellite-carrying rocket into space can be applied to fire a long-range missile.

Simply speaking, a rocket is called a space launch vehicle when it is used to send up a satellite into orbit, but it becomes a missile when its payload is a warhead.

Getting a rocket into orbit takes less than 10 minutes. A missile would take about 30 minutes to travel from North Korea to the continental U.S., experts say.

WHAT'S NEW ABOUT THIS LAUNCH?

After several repeated failures, North Korea successfully put a satellite into orbit aboard its three-stage Unha-3 rocket in December 2012. The North's space agency said Sunday that it successfully put a new Earth observation satellite, the Kwangmyongsong 4, or Shining Star 4, into orbit less than 10 minutes after liftoff, and vowed more such launches. The United States and South Korea are still analyzing the launch.

South Korean defense officials say that a North Korean missile developed earlier than the Unha-3 rocket of 2012 has an estimated potential range of up to 10,000 kilometers (6,210 miles), which puts Hawaii and the northwest coast of the U.S. mainland within reach.

But critics say the North still has some technical barriers to surmount to achieve reliable nuclear weapons that can attack faraway targets. Among the important tasks facing North Korean scientists are thought to be building up a larger rocket that can fly farther and carry a heavier satellite or payload. This would be necessary if the North is going to develop a missile that can reach the entire U.S. mainland and be loaded with a warhead, which is several times heavier than the satellite the country launched in 2012.

The Unha-3 rocket from 2012 was about 30 meters (98 feet) tall and carried the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite, which weighed about 100 kilograms (220 pounds). The sizes of the satellite and the rocket used in Sunday's launch weren't immediately known.

Outside analysts say the successful flight of a rocket loaded with a satellite weighing about 1 ton (2,200 pounds) would mean the North could probably develop a nuclear-armed long-range missile.

The North has been upgrading its Sohae launch pad since its 2012 launch. Satellite imagery showed the country completed an expansion of its launch tower there in late 2014 to accommodate larger rockets.

CONSEQUENCES

It's almost certain that the North will be slapped with fresh U.N. sanctions for the launch.

But critics are skeptical over whether any new sanctions can stop North Korea from continuing to pursue its nuclear and rocket programs because China, North's last major ally and biggest aid benefactor and a veto-wielding power in the U.N. Security Council, is unwilling to cooperate on any harsh punishment on the North.

Beijing fears too much pressure on the North could cause it to collapse, pushing swarms of refugees over the countries' border and establishing a unified Korea that hosts American troops on its doorstep.

The launch gives Kim, the North's young leader, a chance to burnish his image domestically ahead of a landmark ruling Workers' Party convention in May.

Because the North claims the launch as a success, it may think it has increased leverage in diplomatic negotiations and eventually propose talks with the United States and South Korea to try to win concessions, said Koh Yu-hwan, a professor at Seoul's Dongguk University.

The judges have spoken, and West Springfield has crowned Lexi B. Griffin, a senior at Pope Francis High School as the 2016 West Springfield colleen.

WEST SPRINGFIELD - The judges have spoken, and West Springfield has crowned Lexi B. Griffin, a senior at Pope Francis High School as the 2016 West Springfield colleen. Griffin was among the 11 contestants who competed for the position.

The gala event was staged at the Springfield Country Club. Griffin will receive a $1,000 scholarship, an Irish knit sweater and a commemorative throw, compliments of the St. Patrick's Committee, a tiara, donated by Patty Lagodich in memory of her mom Peggy Poremby, a one-year subscription to the West Springfield Record and a gift certificate to the Monte Carlo Restaurant and Storrowton Tavern.

She will also receive an Irish keychain from Joanne and Pat O'Toole and an Irish scarf from Lexie Detz.

The contestants were:

Lexi B. Griffin

Alyssa M. Stevens

Laura A. Miles

Allison M. Mulvey

Emma R. Lane

Shannon Elizabeth Bevin Brassil

Erin M. Rief

Ashley E. Simonet

Maeve H. Bailey

Paige M. Rust

Tiffany A. Cavanaugh

The theft occurred on Jan. 20, ut video was recently made available top police.

HADLEY — Police in Hadley have released the photo of a woman who allegedly stole $550 worth of alcohol from Liquors 44, 458 Russell St.

According to the Hadley Police Department Facebook page the theft occurred on Jan. 20, but police just recently received video of the incident.

"We are looking to identify our suspect," police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Isakson at the station or by email at isaksond@hadleyma.gov.

Authorities in hard-hit communities say that while they are stepping up efforts against drug dealers, they can't arrest their way out of such a pervasive epidemic.

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Forehead furrowed, a woman drags on a Camel cigarette, admitting she has only vague memories of nearly dying five days earlier.

In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, photo, Colerain Township Police Det. Dave Hubbard, background left, and Nan Franks, CEO of Greater Cincinnati Addiction Services Council, center, meet with a heroin user who requested to remain anonymous, five days after she nearly died from a heroin overdose in Hamilton, Ohio. "I could be dead," the woman, in her 50s, said. AP Photo/John Minchillo 

Some flashes of images of being inside an ambulance. Waking up in a hospital bed. No recognition, though, of the solidly built, 6-foot-4 blue-uniformed police officer now leaning against a wall in her kitchen, having returned not to arrest her, but to help with her battle against heroin.

The officer, David Hubbard, a veteran narcotics detective, is part of the "Quick Response Team" formed last July in Colerain Township, a sprawling suburb of some 60,000 people 15 miles northwest of Cincinnati. Police, paramedics and addiction counselors combine to quickly steer users into treatment while their overdoses are still raw and frightening.

It's among new approaches, some that are redefining police roles, being tried in hard-hit communities across the country. While some critics ask whether police are putting social work over law enforcement, authorities say that while they are stepping up efforts against dealers, they can't arrest their way out of such a pervasive epidemic.

"There were some naysayers who say these are nothing but junkies -- lock them up," said John Tharp, sheriff in Lucas County, home to Toledo, Ohio's fourth-largest city. "We may think this is soft (for police), but when you have a crisis in your community, you need to be proactive. We're being aggressive."

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports heroin overdose death rates more than tripled since 2010 as powerful, cheap forms swept America. Ohio ranked among the top five states in drug overdose deaths in 2014, including 1,177 linked to heroin, and had one of the biggest increases.

In Massachusetts, Gloucester's police chief famously pioneered a program last year to help get addicts into treatment if they turn in their drugs and drug equipment, no questions asked. Departments in other states have adopted aspects of the program.

Offering treatment, not punishment, to opioid addicts 'an idea worth trying,' Massachusetts governor says

Tharp's Drug Abuse Response Team (D.A.R.T.) was formed in June 2014 amid rising overdose deaths in the Toledo area. Police, accompanied by counselors, meet with users and families as soon as possible after overdoses, even providing rides to treatment. Hundreds have entered treatment through the effort.

In Colerain Township, Public Safety Director Dan Meloy said the program launched last July appears to be having an impact already. On pace to top 200 overdoses when it started, the township ended 2015 with 167.

The programs help reduce other crimes, police say.

"They're not breaking into their neighbors' sheds, they're not robbing the local stores, they're not stealing from their families trying to feed their habit," Meloy said.

Ohio officials are battling heroin on other fronts, too.

Gov. John Kasich's office last month announced the latest in a series of guidelines aimed at reducing prescription painkiller abuse often linked to leading to heroin use, this time promoting alternative pain relief methods. Attorney General Mike DeWine convened a statewide summit and spotlighted "holistic approaches" being tried. U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, has been building bipartisan support in Washington for a bill that focuses on making sure patients get optimal treatment.

Some black Americans long involved in the criminal justice system point out that gentler responses to the heroin use rising sharply among whites weren't so available when the crack cocaine wave swept into urban neighborhoods.

"I applaud law enforcement agencies for treating the heroin epidemic as a public health, rather than criminal justice, problem," said David Singleton, a veteran attorney who's executive director of the Ohio Justice & Policy Center, in an email. "At the same time, it is deeply troubling that we are shifting our approach from incarceration to treatment for an epidemic that primarily affects white people."

Near Colerain Township, Hamilton city police work with Fort Hamilton Hospital, where chief medical officer Dr. Marcus Romanello said the emergency room has repeatedly seen cases in which overdose patients were saved there, then ended up dying at home in a subsequent overdose. F.O.R.T (Fort's Opiate Recovery Taskforce) began late last year, involving police and other first responders, therapists, a social worker, and a hospital pharmacist to help steer them into treatment and provide families with resources.

Overdose tolls have been aggravated by the spreading use of fentanyl, a strong painkiller that can be combined with heroin or snorted alone. In Lucas County, the number of overdose deaths again rose last year, complicating evaluation of the new program's success.

Police said their helping programs often lead to valuable anti-drug intelligence as they target suppliers.

"We're still arresting people," Hubbard said. "But now we're fighting it from all angles."

He continues to be amazed that drug users, including some he has arrested in the past, will open their doors to him after an overdose. He said they often break down, grateful to be offered help.

"I was skeptical," he said. "It's changed my mind."

The woman Hubbard helped in early January agreed to speak to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because she didn't want people she knows to hear about her heroin use.

"I could be dead," the woman, in her 50s, said as Judy Garland's voice warbled in the living room: "Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high."

A $10 shot of heroin sent her plunging toward death. Emergency crews responding to a 911 call injected the overdose reversal drug naloxone but took her to a hospital when she remained unstable.

She wants to stop using drugs, she said, but "I need help."

Hubbard also recently visited with Damon Carroll, 23, showing off fishing photos from a Florida vacation. Carroll was found overdosed on his bedroom floor last summer, just as the Colerain program was beginning.

"It's a big thing to me," Carroll said. Officers stop by his home just to see if he's doing OK. He's been in treatment and is doing well in a restaurant job.

He said hearing other success stories from the program encourages him: "It lets me know that I'm not alone."

Landen is an 8-year-old boy in Springfield suffering from brain cancer. He had a stage IV tumor removed from his brain in January.

CHICOPEE — Just a few weeks ago when Brady Kahle, 9, of Springfield, decided to sell his beloved baseball cards to help earn money for his friend Landen battling brain cancer he was worried no one would buy anything.

"He kept saying what if no one comes to the show," said his mother Jessie Kahle, while being surrounded by buyers at the "Cards and Collectibles Show," at the Chicopee Boys & Girls Club Sunday afternoon.

After an article published in The Republican and MassLive was shared on social media nearly a thousand times Kahle was flooded with phone calls from people as far as Boston asking how they could help.

"This thing has taken on a life of its own," said Brady's grandfather Jim Kahle who taught the boy to read using baseball cards when Brady was just three-years-old. "There are no words to express how we feel in this moment."

"We are incredibly proud of him," said Brady's grandmother Jeanne Kahle.

"I can't believe it," said Brady as he watched flocks of people browsing through his four display tables full of baseball, basketball, football and hockey cards as well as other sports memorabilia.

One of the main reasons Brady was so willing to sell his collection is a philosophy the family has always lived by, a saying by baseball great Roberto Clemente, which reads " Any time you have the opportunity to make a difference in this world and you don't then you are wasting your time on Earth."

Clemente died in a plane crash on Dec. 31, 1972, while flying supplies to victims of an earthquake in Nicaragua.

"He has always been a hero of mine. I have an entire room filled with memorabilia and I taught my kids and grandchildren how to live by that philosophy," Kahle said.

This morning Brady got a call from Clemente's widow Vera Clemente congratulating him on his generosity. She was alerted of his event through a friend who read the article and went to the show.

"I was shocked," said Brady, who at 9 does not fully understand how many people his and Landen's story have touched.

Landen lives in Springfield with his mother Tina Palatino and his little sister Audrina. He is a second grader at Brunton Elementary School and is anxious to get back to it after radiation.

From afar Landen appears to be a healthy, vibrant kid. He loves writing, although he used to prefer math, and he loves playing with his friends.

"He has never had an injury a day in his life," said his mom.

Suddenly in December he began to have seizures and doctors determined he had glioblastoma brain cancer. Last month he underwent brain surgery to remove a grade IV tumor. The only evidence of his surgery is a jagged scar on the back of his head mostly covered by his hair.

"He's doing OK given everything that's happened. We are hoping for the best," said his mom.

Landen is more of a football fan then a baseball fan, but he has a basic understanding of what Brady has done for him.

"He gets that it's a big deal and that Brady is doing this to help us because I'm not working right now," Palatino said. She took an unpaid leave of absence from work to care for her son.

"It's awesome," Landen said of what Brady is doing for his family.

Brady and Landen's mom are childhood friends who went to high school together.

"I can't believe they are doing this for us, especially that it was Brady's idea and his generosity. For a child to sell things that he loves to help a friend is really heartwarming and unbelievable," Palatino said.

This has become a family affair with Brady's dad Steve Petig working the booth and Brady's sister Zoe, 6, selling Love for Landen bracelets for $5 each.

"This is just who he is," Petig said. "He has his own stash of cards that he loves and he will keep coming to the shows every month and getting more, but he wanted to do this for Landen and we support him completely."

Natalie Keepers told a judge that she was bullied — just like the 13-year-old girl she is accused of plotting to kill.

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Natalie Keepers told a judge that she was bullied -- just like the 13-year-old girl she is accused of plotting to kill.

And like seventh-grader Nicole Lovell, the 19-year-old Virginia Tech student had endured health challenges, though Keepers' were of the emotional variety: suicidal thoughts, cutting herself, stress and anxiety that required medication.

The similarities emerged in a Blacksburg courtroom Thursday as Keepers and her lawyer argued that she should be released on bail while she awaits trial for allegedly helping plan Lovell's slaying and then improperly dumping her body just across the state line in North Carolina, two hours south of Virginia Tech's campus, where she was a student. Bond was denied.

Keepers' classmate, 18-year-old David Eisenhauer, is charged with kidnapping and killing Lovell, who survived a liver transplant and other health scares only to have her life ended after apparently climbing out her bedroom window last week. Eisenhauer also is being held without bond.

In court, Montgomery County Commonwealth's Attorney Mary Pettitt described how authorities believe Eisenhauer and Keepers planned Lovell's stabbing death but left key aspects of the crime a mystery. She did not suggest a possible motive nor describe the killing itself.

But the prosecutor said messages on the girl's phone led to the suspects and accused the college students of deciding together in a fast-food restaurant that Eisenhauer would cut her throat.

Virginia Tech stabbing case is freaking out parents -- for good reason

Defense lawyers argued that Keepers' mental health could unravel behind bars.

"We understand the allegations are disturbing and serious," attorney Kristopher Olin said. "But they are just allegations."

Keepers told the judge that she began cutting her body and had considered suicide "a few times" after being bullied in school five years ago. She said she's been in therapy and taking Prozac since then.

She's also allergic to the gluten in jail food, Olin added.

Judge Robert Viars Jr. decided Keepers should remain behind bars after Pettitt said she "is in the same position as the person who carried out the murder."

The prosecutor said Eisenhauer initially denied his involvement when police found his messages on Nicole's phone, but eventually he said he drove to the girl's home, watched her climb out her window and greeted her with a "side hug" before they drove off to pick up Keepers.

Keepers insists she was not present at the killing itself but she went along for the ride, Pettitt said. And once Nicole was dead, Keepers helped load her body into Eisenhauer's Lexus, the prosecutor added.

Pettitt said Keepers revealed the plot after officers tracked her down but that she first tried to warn Eisenhauer, sending him a one-word text message reading "Police."

Nicole's parents, David Lovell and Tammy Weeks, attended the bail hearing but made no comments before leaving for their daughter's private funeral, where several hundred mourners paid their respects.

Friends and neighbors have described Nicole as a lovely if awkward girl, clinging to childhood ways while exploring older behaviors.

A neighbor said she told 8-year-old friends before she vanished that she planned to sneak out to meet her 18-year-old "boyfriend," a man she said was named David, whose picture she displayed on her phone. Authorities have not confirmed that this was Eisenhauer's photo.

A 911 call on Jan. 27 alerted police that Nicole was missing, Pettitt said. Weeks discovered that the door to her daughter's bedroom had been barricaded, and that her phone and her "Minions" blanket also were gone.

An examination of emails and social media showed that Eisenhauer and Nicole last made contact at 12:39 that morning, shortly before she disappeared, the prosecutor said.

Like others her age, Nicole was tech savvy, posting on Facebook and chatting using the Kik messenger app. Unlike other young teens, she had to take daily medicine to keep her transplanted liver from failing and endured bullying over a disfiguring tracheotomy scar in her neck, a reminder of the months she spent in a coma.

Keepers told the judge that she has problems, too. Shackled, handcuffed and wearing an orange jumpsuit, she said she's not getting her full dosage of anti-anxiety medicine in jail.

"I've learned how to love myself and to take care of myself and deal with any stress that I have," Keepers said, describing how she had promised a friend that if she stopped cutting herself, she would get a tattoo of a semicolon, representing that her life was not ending, but taking a new path.

Her father, Tim Keepers, said he and his wife, Sara, first heard of Eisenhauer in October. He said the young man had "dropped everything" last year to rush their daughter to a hospital for an emergency appendectomy.

Eisenhauer and Keepers went to high schools five miles apart in Columbia, Maryland. Excelling in the classroom and on the track, Eisenhauer was focused on competing with top college runners while pursuing a career as an engineer.

Keepers, for her part, displayed a packed resume on her LinkedIn profile, including a summer internship with NASA, where she made how-to videos for engineers. Her father choked up in court Thursday when he said she had planned to follow his footsteps into aerospace engineering.

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Associated Press writers Tom Foreman Jr. and Ben Nuckols wrote this report. Nuckols reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Allen G. Breed in Blacksburg, Virginia; Jessica Gresko in Washington and Juliet Linderman in Columbia, Maryland; contributed to this report.

Congressional lawmakers and Western Massachusetts residents traveled across New Hampshire Saturday to promote Hillary Clinton's Democratic presidential campaign ahead of next week's first-in-the-nation primary.

KEENE, N.H. ‒ Congressional lawmakers and Western Massachusetts residents traveled across New Hampshire this weekend to promote Hillary Clinton's Democratic presidential campaign ahead of Tuesday's first-in-the-nation primary.

Hoping to persuade undecided Granite State Democrats to vote for the former secretary of state, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, went door-to-door with around 25 Western Massachusetts supporters before attending a rally with former President Bill Clinton in Keene, N.H. Sunday.

The effort came one day after U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Worcester, returned to New Hampshire to campaign for the former first lady in Concord, N.H.

Neal, who canvassed for Clinton in Keene earlier this year, said it's important to knock on doors in narrow races, like the one between the former first lady and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders , I-Vt.

"(New Hampshire) independents can choose a ballot up until the last moment and actually you can vote in any primary that you want, so I've always thought it was a bit of a reach to think you could have a huge change of events because of that, but in a narrow race it can make a difference," he told reporters.

State Sen. Eric Lesser, D-Longmeadow, who has also actively promoted the former first lady's campaign, helped organize the carpool of local Clinton supporters, which left Springfield's Basketball Hall of Fame early Sunday to canvass before the Super Bowl.

"The lesson from New Hampshire, year after year, after year, is that this is decided the last few days," he said. "As many as 50 percent of the voters make their decision not just in the last few days, some even just as they're walking into the voting booth. So we're up here on Super Bowl Sunday trying to get the door knocks in and get the energy up."

Candy Glazer, chair of the Longmeadow Democratic Town Committee, said she decided to travel to New Hampshire for Clinton because she knows that going door-to-door can make a difference in whom voters support.

"I think it's really vital, I really want to see Hillary Clinton as our next president and I know from having been in so many campaigns that old-fashioned grassroots politics is still the best," she said.

Carin Savel, of Longmeadow, meanwhile, said she decided to make phone calls for Clinton's campaign because she believes "she is what this country needs."

"We need a strong leader, but someone who's got a real plan who can actually make things happen," Savel said.

State Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier, D-Pittsfield, who also traveled to New Hampshire Sunday, called the former first lady "the best qualified person on the planet to be president of the United States."

Farley-Bouvier added that she thinks the campaign's ground game will have a huge impact in turning out support for the former secretary of state on election day.

McGovern, who joined U.S. Sen. Corey Booker, D-New Jersey, in knocking on doors for Clinton's campaign after a rally with the former first lady on Saturday, meanwhile, said he believes there's a lot of excitement building around her in the Granite State.

"She's bringing her case directly to the people and my hope is that the undecided voters will break her way," he said in an interview. "I've known her for 20 years, I think she'd make a terrific president. I've worked with her on a lot of issues and she gets things done. I'm at the age in my life where I want to do more than just feel good, I want to do good."

McGovern said while he likes Sanders, he hopes to "persuade some people" by going door-to-door for Clinton.

The congressman attributed the large number of surrogates stumping for the former first lady to the relationships she's built throughout her political career, adding that he traveled to New Hampshire because he believes in her.

"I'm going to knock on as many doors as I can, but no matter what happens on Tuesday this is going to be a long campaign," he said. "For a lot of the people that I care most about she's always had their back so I'm here trying to have her back."

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and U.S. Reps. Joe Kennedy III, D-Brookline, Katherine Clark, D-Melrose, also traveled to New Hampshire to canvass for Clinton in the final weekend before the first-in-the-nation primary.

The two armed men who burst into a Pine Hill Street home Saturday may have been pretending to be cops after investigators found police badges and handcuffs around the scene, Lowell Police said.

LOWELL - The two armed men who burst into a Pine Hill Street home Saturday may have been pretending to be cops after investigators found police badges and handcuffs around the scene, Lowell Police said.

An officer shot one of the suspects when police were called to 29 Pine Hill St. for a report of a home invasion around 8:15 p.m. The suspect who was shot by police has now been identified as 48-year-old Timothy Berry of Haverhill.

He is now under police guard at a Boston hospital and faces charges of armed home invasion and assault by a dangerous weapon, according to police.

Police said Berry was in the doorway of the residence when officers arrived at the scene. He allegedly had a loaded .45-caliber handgun.

"The first responding officer was confronted by a suspect in the doorway of the residence who had a large handgun in his hand," police said. "The officer fired several shots, striking the suspect twice."

The gun was recovered. Berry was flown by medical helicopter to a Boston hospital.

The second suspect, identified by police as 46-year-old Christopher Covey of Groveland, is being charged with armed home invasion. Police said he ran from the residence, but was caught by officers.

Two victims inside the home were assaulted, according to police. Lowell Police and detectives assigned to the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office executed a search warrant at the home and allegedly found a large amount of marijuana and cash.

"Based on the preliminary evidence, Lowell Police believe the victims of this incident were specifically targeted," police said.

The officer involved in the shooting was placed administrative leave, which is standard protocol.

The 17-year-old male suffered non-life threatening injuries.

Dave Canton | dcanton@repub.com 

SPRINGFIELD — Police are investigating a shooting Saturday night which left one teen injured.

About 9:18 p.m. on Saturday a 17-year-old male walked into Baystate Medical Center with a non-life threatening gunshot wound, said police spokesman Sgt. John Delaney.

An investigation revealed a probable scene in the area of Herbert Avenue in the city's Sixteen Acres neighborhood, where officers located cash on the ground and other indicators.

"The victim reported he was going to buy an expensive article of clothing from a subject he met on the internet. When he met with this previously unknown subject he ended up being jumped and robbed by 3-4 other unknown subjects and shot once in the process," he said.

Police said the victim is not cooperating.

No arrests have been made and detectives from the Major Crime Unit are investigating.

Police are reminding fans to plan ahead to have a designated driver is the plan to head to parties and have a few drinks.

Prior to the Super Bowl game between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers, many police officials are reminding fans to use a designated driver if they expect to go out to parties and have a few drinks.

"We will not be watching the Pats tonight, but many will still be watching and enjoying the time with family and friends, even if they are only watching to see the commercials," Massachusetts State Police said.

Police asked people to plan ahead and have a designated driver if they plan to drink.
Chicopee Police are predicting the game should be a good one, even though the Patriots are not in it.

"If you go out to party to enjoy the game, PLEASE, be responsible. Don't let tonight be your GAME OVER, life-defining moment. Have a designated driver, turn over your keys, or call for a ride. Be safe everyone," said Michael Wilk, public information officer for the department said on Facebook.

Northampton Police are reminding people fans don't let fans drive drunk.

"Watching Super Bowl 50 tonight? Remember that buzzed driving is drunk driving. Designate a sober driver," Northampton officers posted on Facebook.

Connecticut State Police are also reminding those who head south to parties they were be patrolling the highways.

"A #SB50 victory starts with a game plan. So does a safe Super Bowl party. Use a Designated Driver," Connecticut State Police posted on its Facebook Page.

The Chicopee Colleen Coronation Ball will be held Feb. 27.

CHICOPEE - The 34 candidates who will compete to become the city's Colleen and members of her court gathered on Sunday afternoon for an Irish tea.

Every year the Chicopee St. Patrick's Parade Committee hosts an informal tea for the young women who will participate in the pageant so they can get to know each other in an informal setting, said Mary O'Brien Rodowicz, spokeswoman for the committee.

During the event held at the Collegian Court, Parade Committee members also shared information about the pageant as well as other upcoming parade events.

The Colleen Coronation Ball will be held on Feb. 27 this year at the Castle of Knights on Memorial Drive. The winner will ride on the Chicopee float in the March 20 Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade as well as attend other events.

To be eligible to compete in the pageant, girls must be 17-years-ago and applied no later than Feb. 1.

Before the contest, personality judging will be held on Feb. 21, followed by rehearsals on Feb. 21 and 22.

The Tea is one of a number of events the Chicopee St. Patrick's Parade Committee hosts in the weeks leading up to the parade. Last week it held a dinner to honor Chicopee Parade Committee president John Beaulieu and several other award winners.

About four inches of snow is predicted for Franklin and Hampden counties while Hampshire county is expected to see about five inches.

After a nearly snowless winter, a second storm is expected to hit Western Massachusetts in four days.

The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency is calling for five inches of snow to fall in the Springfield, Chicopee and Holyoke area south on Monday, said Peter Judge, spokesman for the Emergency Management Agency.

About four inches of snow is expected in Hampshire and Franklin Counties, said Peter Judge, spokesman for the Emergency Management Agency.

The storm is expected to begin between 2 and 4 a.m. in the southeastern part of the state, where it will be the heaviest. It is expected to reach Boston around 6 a.m. and then spread across the state by mid-morning, Judge said.

The AccuWeather.com forecast is calling for temperatures of a high of 29 degrees on Monday in Springfield. It is predicting up to three inches of snow will fall during the day and another 1-2 inches of snow will fall Monday night. That should be followed by some flurries on Tuesday.

The National Weather Service is calling for the snow to start around 11 a.m. Monday and is predicting 3 to 5 inches in Springfield during the day with another 1-3 inches possible Monday night. It is predicting 1 to 3 inches of snow possible during the day in Greenfield and another 1 to 3 inches Monday night.

The heaviest accumulation of snow will be across southeast Massachusetts and Cape Cod where a foot or more of heavy, wet snow, possible coastal flooding and heavy winds.

In Western Massachusetts, the temperatures are predicted to be lower and the snow is to be lighter and drier, Judge said.

It looks like the northern ski areas will not see the snow as much with just 1-2 inches predicted in northern Vermont.

How long was Lady Gaga's national anthem before Super Bowl 50 Sunday? Was it over or under the prop bet time of 2:20?

The prop bet for Lady Gaga's national anthem length at Super Bowl 50 Sunday was set at 2:20, with the option to bet that her version of the Star Spangled Banner was over or under that time.

With the anthem over, the result of the national anthem is tough to call right now. MassLive's Meredith Perri had the anthem at 2:28 from the start of the music Nick O'Malley had it at 2:20 from the beginning of her singing.

However, Bovada settled the debate, releasing the official result as "under 2 minutes and 20 seconds."

#LadyGaga was under 2 minutes and 20 seconds

— Bovada Official (@BovadaLV) February 7, 2016

For those who picked the under, feel free to cash in now.

Eleven delegates will be chosen for the June 4 statewide convention in Lowell.

The Easthampton Democratic Committee will soon conduct its annual caucus to elect delegates to the 2016 Massachusetts Democratic Convention.

The caucus will be held Saturday, March 5 starting at 10 a.m. at the city's 50 Payson Ave. municipal building. The event is open to all registered Democrats who live in Easthampton.

The committee will choose eleven delegates and three alternates to attend the Massachusetts Democratic Convention, set for June 4 at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell.

There will be no nomination for statewide office in 2016, according to organizers. That means that delegates will adopt an "issues and action agenda" at the convention in Lowell.

State party chairman Thomas McGee, who is Massachusetts Senator for the Third Essex District, said "there is much at stake in 2016 as big, outside money targeting our Democratic legislators has already been pledged."

McGee said the June convention will focus around "values and ideas that improve the lives of working Bay Staters -- ensuring we send strong Democrats to Beacon Hill, Capitol Hill and the White House."

Delegates from Easthampton will be divided between men and women and all ballots will be written and secret. Youth, minorities and people with disabilities who are not elected as delegates or alternates may apply to be "add-on" delegates.

The Easthampton Democratic Committee typically meets on the first Tuesday of the month at the Easthampton Public Safety Complex. Laurie Garcia serves as committee chair, Joy Winnie as vice chair, Stan McCoy as Treasurer, Carol LaPlante as Secretary, and Eugenio Garcia as affirmative action officer.

Mary Serreze can be reached at mserreze@gmail.com

Connecticut State Police say about 70 people were on a bus heading to Mohegan Sun when it rolled over on Interstate 95 Monday afternoon.

Connecticut State Police say about 70 people were on a bus heading to Mohegan Sun when it rolled over on Interstate 95 Monday afternoon.

The Hartford Courant reports approximately 40 passengers were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The remaining passengers told emergency responders they were uninjured and were able to exit the turned over vehicle without help.

The bus was heading north on I-95 from New York when it rolled over around 12:30 p.m., state transportation officials said Monday.

Initial reports said six people were critically injured but officials have since corrected this statement.

Traffic was light Monday as schools were closed and state government was shut down due to snow.

Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday afternoon that he anticipates a smooth afternoon commute, despite the continuing snowfall.

"For the most part, we'll be ready for the afternoon commute," Baker said.

Traffic generally was light Monday morning as schools were closed and state government was shut down in eastern Massachusetts due to the snowstorm. Baker said state workers, as of noon, were "engaged in a lot of cleanup and prep for the afternoon commute."

Baker noted that the storm is impacting different parts of the state in different ways, with the brunt of the storm hitting the southeastern part of the state.

According to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, there have been some significant accidents. A jackknifed tractor trailer closed three lanes on I-95 South near Woburn, and another jackknifed tractor trailer shut down a lane of I-90 East in Framingham. On I-90 West in Becket, a car crash with injuries had been cleared as of 3 p.m., and all the lanes were reopened.

The 40 mile per hour speed restriction on the Massachusetts Turnpike continues from the New York border to Boston.

The MBTA continues to run on schedule.

As of 3:30 p.m., utility companies were reporting fewer than 500 power outages, mostly in eastern and southeastern Massachusetts.

Springfield Central Library is closing early Monday due to snowstorm and slippery roads.

SPRINGFIELD -- The Springfield Central Library at 220 State St., is closing early on Monday at 5 p.m., due to worsening weather conditions, according to a City Hall press release.

A snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches was forecast this afternoon with new snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches Monday night, according to the National Weather Service..

Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni warned Monday that a particularly lethal strain of the drug may be on local streets. Watch video

Following a spike in suspected opiate overdoses last weekend, including one possibly linked to the death of a Westfield High School Junior, Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni warned Monday that a particularly lethal strain of the drug may be on local streets.

"Very sadly as we've seen in the last few months we've had another spike in overdoses and related deaths in Hampden County," Gulluni said. "This time it's really spread out throughout the county. It's been more difficult to identify a particular strain or particular location."

Gulluni issued the warning on Saturday, hours after Westfield 16-year-old Lillian Anderson was found dead at her parent's house, with bags of heroin in her room. An autopsy has not yet been completed, but prosecutors believe she may have died of an overdose, and are considering charging the man who gave her the drugs with manslaughter.

Anderson's case was one of several suspected overdose deaths last week and this weekend, Gulluni said, while adding that he was not disclosing specific numbers of deaths.

Gulluni said that his office wanted to make sure people know to call 911 when they witness an overdose, and that they will not be prosecuted for doing so. He added that Narcan, the anti-overdose drug that has become standard issue for EMS teams in the state, is available over the counter and can be life-saving for opiate users.

"The Good Samaritan law is in effect in Massachusetts and protects people from prosecution or arrest when they call the authorities," Gulluni said. "We want to remind people to ensure that there's no hesitation when there's a life-threatening situation, that they call police, they call emergency services, and we're hopefully saving lives."

In December, at least five people died after using "Hollywood"-brand heroin, sparking similar warnings from Holyoke and Chicopee police. Local law enforcement have conducted several major drug busts since then, including the seizure of 1,800 bags of heroin in a January raid in Holyoke.

Massachusetts' opioid crisis  took at least 1,099 lives in 2014 and appeared on track to top that number last year. The growing numbers of deaths have drawn concern from law enforcement, public health officials and elected leaders, who warn that overdoses in the state has been fueled by addiction to both heroin and prescription painkillers.

Watch Gulluni's full interview above.