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Trial begins for former UMass grad student charged in fatal overdose
05-24-2017 5:20 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — Testimony began Wednesday in the trial of a former University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate student accused of supplying a fatal dose of heroin to a fellow student in 2013. J.W. Carney Jr., attorney for Jesse Carrillo, 28, of Derry,...

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A voice for the indigent: Bar advocates play crucial role
04-27-2018 9:22 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

When Amherst attorney Everald Henry walks through the doors of the Northampton courthouse on his duty days, he doesn’t know how many cases will be waiting for him. One thing is certain — they will involve people faced with jail time and no means to...


Man sexually abused by ex-Northampton priest says diocese botched response
03-16-2018 3:28 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — South Hadley native Richard Koske was always drawn to a life of holiness. A devout Catholic, he says his faith remains strong despite being abused by three priests and receiving a disappointing response from the Roman Catholic Diocese of...


Holyoke man sentenced to more than 15 years in state prison for rape and murder plot
11-10-2017 11:46 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — A Holyoke man was sentenced Friday to more than 15 years in state prison for raping a South Hadley woman and then attempting to have her murdered.Jason Coons, 38, pleaded guilty in Hampshire Superior Court to charges of conspiracy in the...


South Hadley teen sentenced to year in jail for motor vehicle homicide
11-08-2017 11:50 AM

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — A South Hadley teenager was sentenced Tuesday to a year in jail in the death of a Westfield man delivering pizza in the spring of 2016.Ryan D. Brunelle, 19, pleaded guilty in Hampshire Superior Court to negligent motor vehicle homicide...


Bus driver withdraws guilty plea in accidental death of 9-year-old
09-09-2017 7:59 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — A Hawley bus driver went to court Friday morning expecting to plead guilty in the death of 9-year-old Summer Steele in an accident that occurred in front of the child’s Plainfield home last fall. Instead, after listening to tearful and...


South Hadley man held without right to bail after judge rules him dangerous in rape case
08-03-2017 7:03 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

BELCHERTOWN — A South Hadley man accused of raping a woman last week will be held without the right to bail after an Eastern Hampshire District Court judge deemed him dangerous Thursday.Michael Durgin, 36, pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of...


Charges dismissed against UMass student in alleged threat case
08-02-2017 11:36 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — The case against a Newbury man who allegedly made threats to commit a shooting at the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus has been dismissed by a Hampshire Superior Court judge. Judge Richard Carey dismissed the charges against...


Hadley men to pay $5,000 each in restitution in connection with river concrete dumping case
08-01-2017 9:40 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

Two men criminally charged in the illegal dumping of concrete into the Connecticut River in the spring of 2016 have each agreed to pay $5,000 in restitution.Christopher Baj and Matthew Olszewski agreed Monday in Eastern Hampshire District Court to...


The personal touch: Sheriff says visits with contact are an important tool on the road to rehabilitation
07-28-2017 8:41 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — Sitting on her father’s lap reading a book while her younger brother only half pays attention. The scene on a recent night at the Hampshire County Jail and House of Correction could be happening in living rooms across the country.But for...


Haydenville man sentenced to prison on drug, assault charges
07-27-2017 11:28 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — A Haydenville man admitted Wednesday in court to assaulting a fellow inmate in jail and drug possession charges and was sentenced to three years in state prison.Eric Kelly-Combs, 26, pleaded guilty in Hampshire Superior Court to charges...


Police investigating death of toddler in Florence
07-21-2017 9:25 AM

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — Police are investigating the death of a toddler at Meadowbrook Apartments Thursday.A Northampton Police crime scene services van was parked outside a set of gray townhouses Thursday evening near the Bridge Road entrance to the...


Greenfield man gets jail time after seven-town car chase
07-20-2017 9:32 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — A Greenfield man admitted Wednesday that he led police on a chase that went through seven towns and damaged multiple vehicles in September 2016. Frank Cabrera, 47, pleaded guilty in Hampshire Superior Court to charges of assault and...


Chicopee man driving naked denies OUI and speeding
07-19-2017 9:32 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — A Chicopee man, naked behind the wheel of a car, denied he was intoxicated and driving at speeds topping 100 mph after being stopped by a Massachusetts state trooper Tuesday.Alexander Shanwenda, 24, pleaded not guilty in Northampton...


Judge denies wholesaler’s attempt to take real estate in Serio’s debt
07-18-2017 3:50 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — A grocery wholesaler’s request to place a real estate lien on the home of the mother of the former owner of Serio’s Market was denied in court on Monday. Hampshire Superior Court Judge Richard Carey denied a July 7 motion by Bozzuto’s...


Chicopee man arraigned from hospital following fiery crash on I-91
07-13-2017 10:11 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

A Chicopee man alleged to have led police on a chase that ended in a fiery crash was arraigned from his hospital room Thursday.Darryl Whitaker, 54, pleaded not guilty at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield to charges of reckless operation of a...


Larry Bird Bird lays an egg
07-10-2017 6:23 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

EASTHAMPTON — You think you know someone after living with them for almost 17 years. And then they go and lay an egg and suddenly, things have changed.Sandy Gallant, 79, had the shock of her life last weekend when Larry Bird Bird, a blue crowned...


Easthampton man pleads not guilty to charges in crash that injured Northampton officer
07-06-2017 10:50 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — An Easthampton man, who told police he was on his way to get prescription medication to treat pain associated with his cancer, pleaded not guilty to hitting and injuring a Northampton police detective with an SUV on Wednesday.Zakaria...


A journey complete: 49 new citizens
07-05-2017 8:23 AM

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — The 49 men and women gathered on the Hampshire County Courthouse lawn on Independence Day may have come from different countries. But as of Tuesday, they now all have one thing in common — they are American citizens.From Argentina to...


Aspiring detective, 7, collects all Northampton PD trading cards, earns ride to school
07-03-2017 8:42 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — Just call her “Detective Goldie.” That’s the name 7-year-old Dreya Sawka has picked for herself. She has dreams of becoming a police officer, dreams that the Northampton Police Department’s new trading card program has helped...


Hadley resident in ICE custody after guilty plea in UMass bomb threat case
06-21-2017 10:20 AM

By EMILY CUTTS

BELCHERTOWN — A Hadley resident was taken into custody by the U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge in Eastern Hampshire District Court on Monday.Abdul Ismail, 27, a citizen of Ghana, pleaded...

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