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By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — After 50 years of service, Alan Rubin’s career as a prolific public defender is finally coming to an end.Rubin, a graduate of Harvard Law School, has seen a lot in his long career, from scandalous judges to serial killers to an...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Northampton man was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to three charges related to the 2021 hit-and-run death of Shelburne Falls resident Rhonda Thompson.Peter Toomey, 53, appeared in Franklin County...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — An Athol man was sentenced to six to 12 years behind bars Wednesday after changing his plea to charges stemming from a fatal crash he caused while driving 102 mph on Route 63 in Leverett three years ago.Gary Gregoire, 44, appeared in...

By BRIAN STEELE

NORTHAMPTON — A Florence woman who accused her physical therapist of inappropriately touching her, leading to Edward Kostek’s conviction on indecent assault charges last month, is suing Kostek and his former employer, Cooley Dickinson Hospital.The...

By BRIAN STEELE

NORTHAMPTON — Former patients and colleagues of physical therapist Edward Kostek packed the courtroom on Tuesday morning to show solidarity during his sentencing on three counts of indecent assault on a patient, charges that Kostek’s supporters said...

By BERA DUNAU

HADLEY — A joint investigation by the FBI and Hadley police this week led to the arrest of a New Jersey man who allegedly convinced an Athol woman to buy $330,000 of gold bars from a local jewelry store in Hadley.Gaurang Contractor, 38, pleaded not...

By BRIAN STEELE

NORTHAMPTON — Police are increasing patrols at the Connecticut River Greenway Riverfront Park off Damon Road in response to complaints of late-night noise, unsafe fires, drinking and litter.About seven hours after the Police Department announced the...

By BRIAN STEELE

NORTHAMPTON — Next fall, Cara Rintala will go on trial for the fourth time for the alleged murder of her wife, Annamarie Cochrane Rintala, in their Granby home in 2011.On Friday morning, Hampshire Superior Court Judge Richard Carey said the trial will...

By BRIAN STEELE

NORTHAMPTON — The driver charged with hitting and killing city musician Charlie Braun last year as he rode his bike near Northampton High School will serve probation, perform 200 hours of community service and lose her right to drive for 15 years...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — A former summertime staple in Easthampton could be making its return at a new location, if approved by the city’s Planning Board. Nickolis Dulude of Holyoke has submitted a special permit application to run Tasty Top ice cream out of the...

By BRIAN STEELE

NORTHAMPTON — Two people charged in connection with an illegal marijuana grow in Southampton pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Northampton District Court while a third suspect is scheduled for arraignment next Monday.Trinity Washburn, 40, and Brandon...

By LARRY PARNASS

SPRINGFIELD — The former district court judge who lost his job over what he terms a consensual sexual affair has settled a lawsuit against him, seeking “to close this ugly chapter in my life and to focus on the future.”Thomas H. Estes, who formerly...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Two of the 12 people arrested last month in connection with an alleged cocaine trafficking syndicate were denied their requests for lower bail on Friday.Jason Nadeau, 40, of Ludlow, and Nathan Ortiz, 38, of Greenfield, had previously...

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GREENFIELD — After a seven-month investigation involving more than a dozen law enforcement organizations, police last week broke up an alleged cocaine trafficking syndicate that investigators believe distributed between 100 and 200 grams of cocaine a...

By BRIAN STEELE

NORTHAMPTON — Superior Court Judge Richard Carey granted bail to murder defendant Cara Rintala on Tuesday, about a month after the state’s highest court overturned the 54-year-old’s 2016 conviction for the murder of her wife in Granby.At a hearing...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

NORTHAMPTON — A Westfield man accused of killing his 20-year-old girlfriend in their apartment in 2019 was arraigned Thursday on three new charges after allegedly attempting to arrange for the killing of a witness and the prosecutor in his case while...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

EASTHAMPTON — The state’s highest court has ruled to uphold the first-degree murder conviction of an Easthampton man who killed his girlfriend in 2012.The Supreme Judicial Court, or SJC, on Friday denied the request of Ryan Welch — convicted in 2014...

By DAN CROWLEY

NORTHAMPTON — A city man was arraigned and pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Hampshire Superior Court to 13 counts of possession of child pornography in connection with a police raid at his Bridge Road home in September.Philip H. Brocklesby, 58, was...

By DAN CROWLEY

WILLIAMSBURG — A Pennsylvania-based solar array developer has agreed to pay approximately $1.14 million to settle allegations that it violated federal stormwater requirements, damaging protected wetlands, and polluted the West Branch of the Mill River...

By MICHAEL CONNORS

NORTHAMPTON — A Granby man answered in court last week to numerous allegations of child sexual abuse, including the aggravated statutory rape of a child.Steven C. Trznadel, 35, pleaded not guilty on Nov. 3 in Hampshire Superior Court to 11 sex crimes,...