Appeals board to weigh Sugarbush development

Sunderland - Sugarbush Meadows, the long-disputed housing development proposed for Route 116 and Plumtree Road, is now in the hands of a court.

Man arrested in Sunderland on vandalism charge

SUNDERLAND - A Hadley Road man was arrested Monday night on charges of vandalism and trying to break into a home.

Adam Cicia, 28, of 35 Hadley Road, apartment 219, has been charged with malicious or wanton destruction of property, attempt to commit a crime (breaking and entering) and assault and battery on a police officer. He pleaded innocent to the charges.

Sunderland man charged in beating

SUNDERLAND - An Amherst Road man was arrested early Sunday morning on charges related to the beating of two women in the parking lot at Cliffside apartments.

Dylan Campbell, 21, of 248 Amherst Road, Sunderland, has been charged with two counts of assault and battery and one count of threatening to commit a crime (murder). He pleaded innocent to all of the charges.

Area Police News

Police: Men brawl inside minivan

NORTHAMPTON - Two men were arrested after an alleged brawl inside a minivan parked on Old South Street Monday afternoon.

Wayne H. Ascioti, 48, of 472 North King St., and Joseph Stanley Borowski, 42, of 5 Linden St., were arrested about 3:40 p.m. on charges of disorderly conduct and assault and battery.

Appeals panel to take up Sunderland project

SUNDERLAND - The long-disputed Sugarbush Meadows project will go before an appeals panel Tuesday, even as the developer and town are on a simultaneous track with mediation.

Lesson in sacrifice at Sunderland memorial ceremony

SUNDERLAND - A lone bugle played taps.

The solemn tribute to the country's fallen servicemen and women drifted over the Sunderland Town Offices Tuesday, the site of a Veterans Day observance ceremony, where Sunderland schoolchildren, residents and veterans, young and old, gathered to pay their respects to those who have sacrificed in the service of their country.

Adult seasonal flu clinic in South Deerfield on Saturday

SOUTH DEERFIELD - Free seasonal flu vaccines will be available for adult (19 years and older) residents of Conway, Deerfield, Sunderland and Whately.

The vaccines will be available on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Deerfield Municipal Offices, 8 Conway St. Participants are asked to be prepared to roll up their sleeves and to stay for 20 minutes after receiving the shot.