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Defense challenges key witness in Steven Malloy murder case
10-17-2024 5:49 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

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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Jury: Malloy not guilty of first-degree murder in 2021 shooting
10-25-2024 4:36 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

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...


Key witness describes accused murderer Malloy shooting victim dead at close range
10-16-2024 6:32 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

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...


Former employee sues career center, Greenfield, Northampton
10-14-2024 4:21 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

WORCESTER — The MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center’s executive director is being sued by a former co-worker alleging she has lost out on consulting contracts because of damaging information spread by her ex-colleague.Maura Geary is the first...


Belchertown police chief appeals gun license ruling
10-11-2024 5:43 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — Police Chief Kevin Pacunas is appealing an Eastern Hampshire District Court judge’s ruling that reversed his decision to deny a resident’s application for a gun license.In his appeal to Hampshire Superior Court, filed Sept. 23, Pacunas...


The long march to minority rule: David Daley’s new book, ‘Antidemocratic,’ says the Republican Party has fundamentally undermined free elections in the US
09-27-2024 2:01 PM

By STEVE PFARRER

In 2016, David Daley published his first book, “Ratf**ked,” an eye-opening account of how numerous Republican-dominated states, beginning in 2010, had dramatically redrawn their voting districts to lock in control of state legislatures and U.S. House...


Northampton man admits to killing roommate, pleads guilty to second-degree murder
09-25-2024 4:58 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON — A city man originally facing a first-degree murder charge for the killing of his roommate in 2022 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in an emotional court proceeding Wednesday afternoon in Hampshire Superior Court.Devin R. Bryden,...


Westfield man faces manslaughter charge in death of South Hadley woman
09-24-2024 3:27 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON — A Westfield man pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to charges of manslaughter and tampering with evidence for his alleged role in the overdose death of a South Hadley woman in May. Christopher Halla, 42, allegedly sold the 57-year-old...


Florence man faces charge for threatening sister with firearm
08-28-2024 12:38 PM

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NORTHAMPTON — A 24-year-old Florence man who allegedly threatened to shoot his sister with a firearm during a verbal argument on Monday night faces a single count of assault with a dangerous weapon.Cleavon Anthony Thomas, who was arraigned on the...


Judge overturns Belchertown police chief’s denial of firearms license to resident
08-23-2024 4:49 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — Saying that Police Chief Kevin Pacunas’ decision to deny a firearms license to a resident earlier this year was “overly broad, vague and therefore arbitrary and capricious,” a judge last month ordered the town to grant the license.In...


Easthampton family seeks $250M in wrongful death lawsuit of wife and mother, Paula Garcia-Franks
08-20-2024 4:40 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

SPRINGFIELD — The husband of an Easthampton woman who was killed returning from JFK International Airport in January has filed a $250 million lawsuit against the transportation company he hired to bring his wife home, as well as the manufacturer of...


Release conditions set for former Shutesbury man facing 29 charges, including rape and strangulation
08-15-2024 2:38 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A local man facing 29 charges, including rape and strangulation, will be released from custody if he can identify an appropriate residence to stay at, a Franklin County Superior Court judge has decided.Branden M. Eugenio, 31, appeared...


Two men held in alleged assault, hate crime at Sunderland liquor store
07-25-2024 7:17 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Two men accused of beating and seriously injuring a liquor store clerk and one other person in Sunderland were ordered held without bail at a dangerousness hearing Thursday in Greenfield District Court.Warren Martinez, 30, of Northampton,...


Northampton woman nominated for superior court judgeship
07-21-2024 2:02 PM

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Governor’s Council member Tara Jacobs met with Deepika Shukla about a year ago, and was impressed by the assistant U.S. attorney’s breadth of experience.“Where she started you wouldn’t necessarily guess from where she is now,” Jacobs...


Judge nixes Trump classified docs case
07-15-2024 8:12 PM

By ERIC TUCKER

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Florida dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the Justice...


Former Southampton man’s rape trial on hold after attorney’s suspension
07-11-2024 8:55 PM

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — A former Southampton mortgage loan officer’s rape case is on hold while the state’s high court determines whether his attorney can continue to represent him.Mathieu J. Tebo was preparing to go to trial in Hampshire Superior Court on 30...


Haydenville man held without bail on new drug, firearms charges
07-11-2024 11:03 AM

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — A Haydenville man who had been free on $15,000 bail following his arrest on drug and assault charges stemming from a multi-town police chase in October remained jailed this week after being arrested recently on new charges.Eric...


Northampton man charged with shooting at neighbors completes hospital stay
07-10-2024 11:12 AM

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — A city man facing 13 charges after allegedly firing an assault rifle into his neighbors’ apartment in December was moved Tuesday from a hospital to jail following a hearing in Hampshire Superior Court.Joshua Martinelli, 29, appeared...


Former Northampton man pleads not guilty in Greenfield slaying
07-09-2024 12:34 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Taaniel Herberger-Brown, the Greenfield man accused of murdering Christopher Hairston, of Pittsfield, and leaving his body at his Chapman Street apartment, was held without the right to bail after he pleaded not guilty at his arraignment...


Suspect in Greenfield slaying to be arraigned
07-08-2024 5:47 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — More than two months since police found the body of Christopher Hairston, 35, of Pittsfield, decomposing inside a Rubbermaid-style trash bin in 42-year-old Taaniel Herberger-Brown’s Chapman Street apartment, the suspect will be arraigned...


Turners Falls man charged after crashing into Deerfield house
07-03-2024 12:22 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

DEERFIELD — A Turners Falls man faces various charges, including his third OUI offense, after allegedly driving a vehicle into a River Road house last weekend.Jason E. Tyler, 50, pleaded not guilty in Greenfield District Court on Monday to charges of...

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