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NORTHAMPTON — After passing a resolution in February calling for a cease-fire in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the city of Northampton will now consider whether to pass another resolution advocating for an arms embargo to Israel....

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Cities and towns across Hampshire County are issuing temporary bans on outdoor fires as part of an effort to prevent brush fires, which have razed woodlands across the state at an alarming rate over the past month.More than 200 brush fires have been...

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NORTHAMPTON – As the threat of a brush fire that scorched 55 acres of wilderness in the Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area waned on Monday, state fire officials say Massachusetts is not out of the woods yet when it comes to fires that have proliferated...

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NORTHAMPTON — An Easthampton woman originally facing murder charges for the death of her ex-boyfriend in March 2023 pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter on Monday and was sentenced to 16 to 19 years in state prison.Jean Marie Echevarria,...

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Halloween may have come and gone, but residents across Hampshire County still find themselves with feelings of fear and dread as the U.S. presidential election nears.“I’m so scared,” said Becky Morris of Easthampton. “I think our whole country, our...

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NORTHAMPTON — The city is issuing a caution to local residents after a feral cat found in the city tested positive for rabies. The cat, described as large, black and with long hair, was found in the area around Clement Street in Florence on Saturday,...

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NORTHAMPTON — The city has been selected as the 10th and final municipality in the state — and the only one in western Massachusetts — to participate in a state pilot program that would require all future construction and major renovations to be...

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NORTHAMPTON — The city broke ground on what will soon be six new pickleball courts at Ray Ellerbrook Field, much to the delight of players of the tennis-like sport that has rapidly grown in popularity over the last several years.The city held a...

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NORTHAMPTON — Fifty years ago, Roger Kirwood opened a new restaurant across the intersection of Main Street and Strong Avenue in Northampton. Inspired by a 1967 film where Dick Van Dyke plays a highly intelligent but loyal butler, Kirwood named the...

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NORTHAMPTON — Audrey Easter, an 82-year-old resident of St. Michael’s House senior living on State Street, had left her house when her walker jammed in an uneven layer of sidewalk pavement, causing her to fall and sustain numerous injuries requiring...

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NORTHAMPTON — A jury found Steven Malloy not guilty of first-degree murder on Friday, nearly three years after he was arrested following the shooting death of a Pittsfield man in a Northampton apartment.The Hampshire Superior Court jury deliberated...

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NORTHAMPTON — Following closing remarks by the prosecution and defense in the murder trial of Steven Malloy, the jury began deliberations in the case Thursday.Malloy, 35, of Northampton, is charged with first-degree murder over the death of Joseph...

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A 2.5-mile section of the Mass Central Rail Trail will be closed for 30 days beginning on Oct. 28 for construction work, the first such repair work done on the section since the trail’s beginning more than 40 years ago.The stretch of trail, known as...

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After a few final questions and submissions of evidence, the prosecution and defense have rested in the case of Steven Malloy, who is on trial for first-degree murder for the death of Joseph Fillio, 39, of Pittsfield.Fillio died from a gunshot wound...

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NORTHAMPTON — With the firearm used to kill Joseph R. Fillio never recovered by law enforcement, a photo on defendant Steven J. Malloy’s phone has become a key piece of evidence in his trial on the charge of first-degree murder.A photo depicts a small...

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NORTHAMPTON — Prosecutors continued to focus on forensic evidence on the fifth day of the murder trial of Steven Malloy, including testing for DNA and gunshot residue on Malloy’s shoes and clothing from the night Joseph Fillio was shot to death in...

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NORTHAMPTON — The defense for Steven Malloy, who is facing a charge of first-degree murder in the 2021 shooting death of Joseph Fillio, continued to question witnesses on day four of the trial Friday, with a focus on the existence of a cat described...

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NORTHAMPTON — The defense attorney for Steven Malloy, a Northampton man on trial for first-degree murder, spent part of Thursday morning attempting to poke holes in the prosecution’s version of events regarding the killing of Joseph Fillio in December...

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NORTHAMPTON — The interior of The Sphere Innovation Lab at 82 Maple St. in Florence is in itself a testament to its mission of collaboration and overcoming obstacles for women and nonbinary entrepreneurs.Chairs at the tables are designed to allow easy...

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NORTHAMPTON — A key witness for the prosecution in the case of Steven Malloy, who is on trial for murder in the killing of Joseph Fillio, testified that he saw Malloy pull the trigger after pointing a gun at Fillio’s temple, and that Malloy later told...