WEST SPRINGFIELD — The West Springfield Fire Department’s business phone lines were restored Thursday after a problem at the department’s fire alarm center disrupted incoming calls, officials said.

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The freezer compartment on Paris Perlick’s GE refrigerator keeps failing because of an elusive coolant leak. The manufacturer has tried to repair it five times over four years, but the problem ...

Hospital intensive care units are notoriously noisy, with medical equipment emitting alarms, beeps, and other alerts designed to grab the attention of overextended healthcare workers. That constant ...

The Brenham Fire Department was called out three times on Monday. Shortly after 9 a.m., units were dispatched for a fire alarm at Republic Services, 1709 Highway 36 North. Nothing was showing from the ...