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NORTHAMPTON — Audio recordings of a 911 call from Cara Rintala and of a hearing before a judge after she and Annamarie Cochrane Rintala had each filed restraining orders against the other were among the evidence presented for jurors Monday as trial...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Fall is on its way, and with it predictions for the fall foliage. Will 2023 produce vibrant displays of fiery red and blazing orange, or will July’s heavy rain dampen even the colors?Yankee Magazine forecaster Jim Salge predicts that...

By JAMES PENTLAND

SPRINGFIELD — A Greenfield man was arrested Thursday on four charges related to his alleged participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, according to the FBI.Christopher H. Keniley was taken into custody without incident and...

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NORTHAMPTON — Annamarie Cochrane Rintala died from manual strangulation approximately six to eight hours before her body was discovered at 7:15 p.m. on March 29, 2010, the former regional medical examiner testified Friday at Cara Rintala’s murder...

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NORTHAMPTON — Two paramedics who responded to the Granby home of Cara and Annamarie Cochrane Rintala on the night of March 29, 2010, testified Thursday on what they found, while a defense attorney sought to highlight inconsistencies with their...

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NORTHAMPTON — Jurors in Hampshire Superior Court heard from the first two witnesses Thursday as prosecutors once more began laying out their case that Cara Rintala killed her wife at their Granby home in 2010.The two officers first on the scene,...

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NORTHAMPTON — A Williamsburg native with many years of experience as trails program director for the state Department of Conservation and Recreation has been tapped to head the state’s new Office of Outdoor Recreation.Paul Jahnige said he was “humbled...

By JAMES PENTLAND

CHESTER — Making good on an offer she extended during a recent legislative debate, East Boston Sen. Lydia Edwards visited Chester on Thursday to learn more about the challenges involved in developing affordable housing in the hinterlands of western...

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NORTHAMPTON — Three jurors out of 24 who were questioned were chosen Wednesday for Cara Rintala’s fourth murder trial in Hampshire Superior Court.The process of selecting 12 jurors and four alternates, complicated by the notoriety of the case, is...

By JAMES PENTLAND

SPRINGFIELD — A federal lawsuit filed last year by a former Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School student against the school, claiming a former coach’s inappropriate interest in her damaged her education and caused persistent trauma, was...

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WILLIAMSBURG — State officials are seeking a $30 million federal boost to help push a project for Route 9 reconstruction and construction of a shared-use path between Haydenville and Williamsburg closer to reality.The Massachusetts Department of...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — A Superior Court judge has denied Cara Rintala’s bid to have her murder case dismissed, saying the Supreme Judicial Court has twice considered and rejected the same arguments advanced by the defense at a court hearing last week.The...

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NORTHAMPTON — A Florence teenager pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Hampshire Superior Court to 10 felony child pornography charges, and was released on the same conditions and the $3,000 bail he posted when first arraigned in District Court.Andrew Tran,...

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HOLYOKE — University of Massachusetts researchers have landed a $1.1M grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to research ways to help lower-income households and neighborhoods make the transition to a clean-energy future.Residential buildings...

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NORTHAMPTON — As farmers continue to recover from July’s floods with the aid of community support, two government-sponsored funds are gearing up to issue their first checks.With donations pushing the Massachusetts Farm Resiliency Fund beyond $2...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — The attorney for a man charged with murder is trying to persuade a judge that police relied on conflicting statements and unreliable witnesses when they arrested and charged his client.Joseph Perullo filed the motion in Hampshire...

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NORTHAMPTON — A Southampton couple who say they were rejected as prospective foster parents because of their religious views on homosexuality and gender identity are suing a dozen representatives of the state Department of Children and...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — A 23-year-old woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the March slaying of her boyfriend in Easthampton and will continue to be held without the right to bail.Jean Marie Echevarria was arraigned on the murder charge before Judge Jeremy...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Directors of Massachusetts’ largest teachers union have voted to back a ballot question aimed at ending the use of the MCAS exam as a high school graduation requirement.The ballot question was among 42 filed with the state attorney...

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HUNTINGTON — After 30 years in business, the Huntington Country Store is closing up shop and its historic and spacious home is up for sale.Owners Becky Butler and her husband, Randy, are aiming to sell off everything by the end of October and move...