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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...

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WHATELY — A fire at the Rainbow Motel at 64 State Road shortly after midnight early Saturday morning has left 17 people without a home, though all of the residents in the building evacuated without getting hurt.Whately Police officers were the first...

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SPRINGFIELD — A Michigan man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud a Northampton construction company of nearly $1 million, the U.S. attorney’s office announced Friday.Jonathan McCormack, 39, of...

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BELCHERTOWN — The first group of 130 people arrested last week following pro-Palestinian protests on the University of Massachusetts campus were arraigned Monday in Eastern Hampshire District Court.Twenty-one people pleaded not guilty before District...

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 SOUTHAMPTON — Southampton’s annual town election will take place on Tuesday, May 21. Residents will vote for a moderator, town clerk, almoner, Board of Health member, cemetery commissioner, Park Commission member, Personnel Policy and Procedure...

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 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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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 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...

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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...

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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...

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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...