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Frontier, Union 38 to undergo equity audit
01-16-2023 3:29 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — As the Frontier Regional and Union 38 school districts continue the diversity, equity and inclusion work that started three years ago, they are prepared to undergo an “equity audit” to examine how it can provide an equitable...


‘Always about the kids’: Well-loved educator Barrett recalled for lives she touched
01-16-2023 3:28 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Each year, the graduating senior girls of Frontier Regional School would walk across the street to join Principal Martha “Marti” Barrett for a traditional tea time at her home.“She used to invite the graduating girls to her house for...


NJ man arrested for allegedly conning woman into buying $330K in gold bars at Hadley jeweler
08-13-2022 6:29 PM

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...


Former Marine from Buckland apologizes for lying about military service
08-08-2022 7:50 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

BUCKLAND — A former U.S. Marine is apologizing to his fellow veterans and the community at large after it was discovered he has embellished his military service and received medals and money he had not earned.Investigations by the Upper Pioneer Valley...


Flare-up in Fire District No. 1: Sparks fly on finances
06-18-2022 7:00 AM

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

SOUTH HADLEY — A meeting of the Prudential Committee of a South Hadley fire district generally doesn’t elicit tons of excitement. Most of the meetings are quick, perfunctory affairs.But sparks flew at a tense special meeting Wednesday of Fire District...


Luxury cars, confiscated in wake of Pelham arrest, bring top dollar at auction
06-10-2022 6:58 PM

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ORANGE — Twenty-nine high-end vehicles, most of which once belonged to a New Salem man arrested in August 2020 and found dead in an abandoned Holyoke warehouse two months later, were auctioned off at Orange Municipal Airport on June 4, generating...


Four men arrested in Easthampton cocaine bust
03-04-2022 4:40 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — Four men have been arrested in connection with an alleged Easthampton cocaine distribution ring.After receiving a number of complaints of suspected “narcotics activity” at 11 Chapman Ave., Easthampton Police detectives launched a formal...


Former district court judge Thomas Estes settles lawsuit, but sides still dispute whether an affair was consensual
02-13-2022 8:37 PM

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...


Former Easthampton attorney gets 5 years in prison for financial fraud
09-27-2020 7:17 PM

By MICHAEL CONNORS

SPRINGFIELD — A former Easthampton attorney who admitted to defrauding clients, commercial lenders and an investment firm over the last several years was ordered by a judge Friday to forfeit more than $2 million, pay $2.6 million in restitution and...


Florence man held without bail in choking case
09-02-2020 7:29 PM

By MICHAEL CONNORS

NORTHAMPTON — A Florence man was ordered held without bail last week on an attempted murder charge after he allegedly strangled a family member who ended up in a hospital trauma unit.Cody M. Malone, 25, was charged with attempted murder, strangulation...


Records detail money trails in Neal, Morse congressional race 
07-16-2020 2:08 PM

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — Candidates running for the U.S. House seat in the 1st Congressional District filed campaign finance reports on Wednesday, offering the last look at their fundraising and spending before the Sept. 1 Democratic primary election.The quarterly...


Holyoke teenager charged in federal drug bust
01-17-2020 1:22 PM

By MICHAEL CONNORS

HOLYOKE — After a months-long investigation into a large-scale heroin distribution operation, police and federal authorities raided two addresses and arrested a city teenager on drug and firearm-related charges Wednesday. Luis Garcia-Figueroa, 19, was...


Holyoke man arraigned on murder charge
01-14-2020 11:53 PM

By MICHAEL CONNORS

HOLYOKE — The man accused of fatally shooting 21-year-old Jesus Otero Marrero of Holyoke near South Bridge Street last Thursday pleaded not guilty to murder at his arraignment Tuesday morning.Jean Carlos Rivera, 30, of Holyoke was ordered held without...


Holyoke husband jailed on shooting charges
12-12-2019 9:02 AM

By MICHAEL CONNORS

HOLYOKE — A city man was deemed dangerous by a judge Wednesday after authorities say he fired a gun on two separate occasions in one day at a man he believed was having an affair with his wife, allegedly telling police after his arrest that he wanted...


Prosecutor apologizes to defense attorney he accused of threatening officer
03-08-2019 12:19 PM

By BERA DUNAU

NORTHAMPTON — First Assistant District Attorney Steven Gagne on Thursday apologized in writing to a defense attorney he accused of threatening a Northampton police officer last month.In the initial Feb. 5 letter to Northampton District Court Judge...


A voice for the indigent: Bar advocates play crucial role
04-27-2018 9:22 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

When Amherst attorney Everald Henry walks through the doors of the Northampton courthouse on his duty days, he doesn’t know how many cases will be waiting for him. One thing is certain — they will involve people faced with jail time and no means to...


Northampton Police officer on paid leave following alleged OUI
03-19-2018 5:49 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — A city police officer has been placed on paid leave following a weekend arrest for allegedly driving while drunk, running a red light and hitting another car.Michael B. Cronin, 26, of Florence, pleaded not guilty Monday in Northampton...


South Hadley man held without right to bail after judge rules him dangerous in rape case
08-03-2017 7:03 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

BELCHERTOWN — A South Hadley man accused of raping a woman last week will be held without the right to bail after an Eastern Hampshire District Court judge deemed him dangerous Thursday.Michael Durgin, 36, pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of...


Hadley men to pay $5,000 each in restitution in connection with river concrete dumping case
08-01-2017 9:40 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

Two men criminally charged in the illegal dumping of concrete into the Connecticut River in the spring of 2016 have each agreed to pay $5,000 in restitution.Christopher Baj and Matthew Olszewski agreed Monday in Eastern Hampshire District Court to...


South Hadley man held without bail on rape charges
07-31-2017 8:37 PM

By EMILY CUTTS

BELCHERTOWN — A South Hadley man is being held without right to bail pending a dangerousness hearing on charges that he raped a woman he met through a dating app.Michael Durgin, 36, pleaded not guilty Monday in Eastern Hampshire District Court to two...

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