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By MICHAEL MAJCHROWICZ

NORTHAMPTON — The attorney for one of the three men accused in carrying out a South Hadley home invasion last November in which one person was shot in the stomach told a judge on Friday that his client didn’t know one of his alleged co-assailants was...

By LISA SPEAR

Air Force veteran John Paradis’ snoring stutters like a chainsaw before he stops breathing.Paradis, 53, of Northampton gasps for air, choking back to consciousness after his airways collapse over and over again throughout the night. He is fighting to...

By MICHAEL MAJCHROWICZ

NORTHAMPTON — Soknang Chham, the New Salem man prosecutors say shot and killed a 31-year-old Amherst man in October, pleaded not guilty Friday to a slew of charges he is now facing in Hampshire Superior Court.Police say Chham, 33, and his brother,...

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — The number of heroin overdoses in the city has nearly tripled in the last year, according to data released Wednesday by the Northampton Police Department .“We are indeed in the midst of a terrible epidemic,” the department wrote in a...

By MICHAEL MAJCHROWICZ

NORTHAMPTON — There’s a new sheriff in town.At his swearing-in ceremony in Hampshire Superior Court on Wednesday, Patrick J. Cahillane, 58, took the oath of office, marking the beginning of his tenure as the chief administrator at the county jail and...

By Jack Suntrup@JackSuntrupNORTHAMPTON — It’s Dec. 31, that day after all the other days of the year. The last one.It can be surreal to hit that imaginary pause button and reflect on 2016. We pull out the takeaways and think about them — the good...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

An extra space at home could bring in guests from all over the world — and some extra cash.Many people in Hampshire County are renting living space through the online platform Airbnb, a service that allows people to share space. There are currently...

Greenfield Savings promotes threeGREENFIELD – Kelly Gagnon has been promoted to trust officer in the Trust and Investment Management Group at Greenfield Savings Bank. Gagnon joined the bank in 2010, and has worked in the financial services industry...

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON – The sounds of laughing and singing filled the halls of Congregation B’nai Israel Saturday night as hundreds gathered to mark the first night of Hanukkah.Traditionally, Jews across the world light candles to commemorate the festival of...

By AMANDA DRANE

NORTHAMPTON — City property owner and founder of the Iron Horse Jordi Herold said his decision to donate one of his rental units to incoming refugees spawned from a New Year’s resolution.Each year during Hanukkah, Herold said his family takes time to...

By MICHAEL MAJCHROWICZ

NORTHAMPTON — Moments before the two little girls faced their abuser for the last time, the bikers gathered around them — a wall of black leather vests — as they walked into the courthouse. They had nothing to fear, the bikers assured the girls.The...

By JACK SUNTRUP

NORTHAMPTON — A world away from Aleppo, Syria, Zaid AlNassar stood behind a microphone Sunday and in Arabic tried to convey an unimaginable feeling: the pain of a relentless war that has ripped apart his homeland.Wind swept in and clouds churned...

By JACK SUNTRUP

NORTHAMPTON — Organizers of the MANNA Soup Kitchen’s Christmas dinner are busy scouting out volunteers and preparing orders during the run-up to Dec. 25.“Christmas is usually a little bit smaller than Thanksgiving,” said Ricki Carroll, who is helping...

By MICHAEL MAJCHROWICZ

NORTHAMPTON — Two alleged human trafficking operations with ties to Northampton and Hadley have been disbanded, state Attorney General Maura Healey’s office announced Tuesday evening.The operation netted four arrests and helped identify 10 victims who...

By MICHAEL MAJCHROWICZ

NORTHAMPTON — A grand jury handed up a vehicular homicide charge for a South Hadley man police said caused a fatal, two-vehicle crash in May that claimed the life of Thomas Flanagan, a 29-year-old Westfield man and father of two who was delivering...

By MICHAEL MAJCHROWICZ

NORTHAMPTON — The college student accused in a drug-related home invasion two months ago now faces nearly a dozen charges in Superior Court, after being indicted by a grand jury last week.Patrick Bemben, 25, is slated to be arraigned early next year....

By KAITLIN JUNOD

BOSTON — Area legislators predict a busy new session beginning in January, with issues including the opioid epidemic, clean energy and educational reform on the priority list.Topping the list is the state’s new law legalizing marijuana, with the Dec....

Friday evening is a fine time to check out the cheerful holiday spirit brought to Main Street this year by the Downtown Northampton Association.The city’s first Holiday Stroll will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., coinciding with the monthly Arts Night Out,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — A city human service agency has agreed to reimburse the state for executive director salary payments and alcohol purchases following a state audit released this week. The audit on Nonotuck Resource Associates, Inc. for the period between...

By JACK SUNTRUP

EASTHAMPTON — Japanese war planes swept into Pearl Harbor 75 years ago, killing more than 2,400 Americans. The day after, from a podium directed toward U.S. lawmakers, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared Dec. 7, 1941, would be a date “which will...