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Health board seat sole contested race in Pelham election Tuesday
05-09-2024 11:28 AM

Staff Report

 PELHAM — A three-year seat on the Board of Health is the only contested race on the ballot in the town election being held Tuesday.Polls will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Ramsdell Room at the Pelham Library, 2 South Valley Road.William E....


Ryan wins Select Board seat in Plainfield
05-08-2024 2:01 PM

Staff Report

PLAINFIELD — Polly Ryan is the town’s newest Select Board member after winning Saturday’s election over Ed Morann by 89 votes to 72, Town Clerk Ruth Osgood reported.In the other contested position, Erik Burcroff was elected tree warden, with 113 votes...


Police respond to alcohol-fueled incidents in Amherst
05-07-2024 9:19 AM

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AMHERST — Police broke up a large party at a North Amherst apartment complex, with a few hundred college-age people in attendance, as part of a handful of alcohol-fueled incidents late Friday night into Saturday morning.Officers responded at 10:33...


Former Easthampton firefighter to serve 8 months for filming colleagues in women’s locker room
05-07-2024 9:17 AM

Staff Report

NORTHAMPTON — A former Easthampton firefighter has been sentenced to serve eight months in jail after he admitted using secret cameras to spy on colleagues in the women’s locker room at the fire department where he worked in 2022.The Northwestern...


Rose wins reelection in Worthington
05-06-2024 5:16 PM

Staff Report

WORTHINGTON — Voters reelected Charley Rose to his fourth term on the Select Board and approved the budget and other articles on the warrant at Town Meeting Saturday, according to information on the town website.Rose received 196 votes, while...


South Hadley man killed in I-91 crash
05-06-2024 12:26 PM

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HATFIELD — A South Hadley man was killed in a crash on I-91 Sunday, state police reported. Daniel Ducharme, 31, was southbound on the interstate in Hatfield and lost control of his 2016 Honda Civic, for reasons that are still under investigation,...


$100,000 theft: Granby Police seek help in ID’ing 3 who used dump truck to steal cash from ATM
04-27-2024 5:47 PM

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GRANBY – Granby Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying three suspects who allegedly used a dump truck to steal $100,000 from a PeoplesBank stand-alone ATM machine in January. On Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 1:26 a.m., police responded to 77...


DA’s office organizes gun buyback
04-03-2024 11:05 AM

Staff Report

NORTHAMPTON — The Northwestern district attorney’s office is leading a gun buyback event April 13 at the Northampton and Greenfield police departments in an effort to put unwanted firearms out of commission.People who drop off weapons will receive...


Healey recommends Ames for register of probate
04-03-2024 10:51 AM

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NORTHAMPTON — Gov. Maura T. Healey has recommended the appointment of Mark Ames as Hampshire County register of Probate and Family Court.Ames has been temporary register since Michael Carey’s retirement Jan. 16. “Mark Ames has dedicated his career to...


Churches to light luminaries for Easter
03-30-2024 11:39 AM

Staff Report

HADLEY — At least three churches in Hadley and Amherst will be lighting luminaries to brighten the exterior of their buildings and remind passers-by of this weekend’s Easter services, while also collecting canned food for local food pantries.An...


Man, 35, killed in car-to-car shooting in Chicopee
03-13-2024 12:11 PM

Staff Report

CHICOPEE — A 35-year-old man was killed in a car-to-car shooting on Interstate 391 south in Chicopee Tuesday evening, state police reported.Troopers from the Springfield barracks responded to the scene after receiving a report of the shooting around...


Baystate Health taps new leader to replace Keroack
03-13-2024 8:30 AM

Staff Report

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health has appointed Peter D. Banko president and chief executive officer, succeeding Dr. Mark Keroack.Banko was most recently president and CEO of Centura Health in Colorado.“Among a slate of high-qualified candidates, Peter...


Police operation in Holyoke leads to the arrest of 3 on drug charges
02-28-2024 1:54 PM

Staff Report

HOLYOKE — Three men are facing drug charges after police searched two Newton Street addresses and two vehicles associated with them and seized large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine, an unlicensed firearm, ammunition and over $25,000 in cash,...


Hampshire County home prices up again in January, but so are sales
02-22-2024 12:06 PM

Staff Report

 The number of single-family homes sold in Hampshire County were up by 16% in January over the same month last year, the first time that home sales have gone up year-over-year since the summer of 2021, according to real estate data analysts at The...


Billboards to advertise resources for domestic violence
02-07-2024 8:45 AM

Staff Report

NORTHAMPTON — Two billboards going up in prominent spots in Northampton and Greenfield will call attention to the prevalence of intimate partner violence in the community, offering phone numbers to call for help. Staff with the Northwestern district...


South Hadley man arraigned on cocaine, weapons charges
02-01-2024 5:44 PM

Staff Report

SOUTH HADLEY — A South Hadley man was ordered held on $3,000 bail following his arraignment Thursday in Eastern Hampshire District Court on charges of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, subsequent offense, possession of a firearm...


State select board handbook dedicated to Worthington’s Stephen Kulik
01-29-2024 1:32 PM

Staff Report

BOSTON — An updated and, for the first time, online edition of the Handbook for Massachusetts Select Board Members has been dedicated to the late Stephen Kulik.A longtime state legislator and town official from Worthington, Kulik was described in a...


Blue Cross pauses controversial anesthesia policy 
01-29-2024 11:10 AM

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Less than a month after it began enforcing a longstanding policy restricting the use of anesthesia during colonoscopies and other procedures, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is pausing that action after physicians statewide lobbied the insurer...


Nomination papers to run for office in Hatfield to be available Feb. 5
01-25-2024 8:41 AM

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HATFIELD — Nomination forms to run for elective office in Hatfield at the May 21 annual town election will be available at the town clerk’s office at Town Hall starting Feb. 5.Following are the positions and the incumbents in those seats, according to...


Northampton resident sworn in as temporary register of Hampshire County Probate and Family Court
01-25-2024 8:06 AM

Staff Report

NORTHAMPTON — Mark S. Ames has been appointed temporary register of probate for Hampshire County’s Probate and Family Court, following Michael Carey’s retirement from the position.Ames, of Northampton, was sworn in Jan. 16 by First Justice Diana Velez...

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