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By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — An Athol man has been sentenced to six to eight years in prison on child rape charges, three weeks after his plea hearing was suspended in progress to allow him more time to consult with his attorney regarding the essential facts laid out...

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GREENFIELD — Two more people connected with an alleged cocaine trafficking ring operating out of a Greenfield barbershop pleaded not guilty in Franklin County Superior Court on Monday after their cases were transferred from Greenfield District Court...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Franklin County Superior Court on Friday afternoon saw nine pleas of not guilty entered in connection with an alleged cocaine trafficking syndicate that had been operating out of a Greenfield barbershop.Jason Nadeau, 40, of Ludlow, and...

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By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Five of the 12 people arrested in December in connection with an alleged cocaine trafficking syndicate operating out of a Greenfield barbershop pleaded not guilty in Franklin County Superior Court on Thursday afternoon after their cases...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — Gill resident Rufus Thomas, 40, is facing charges in both Greenfield District Court and Franklin County Superior Court resulting from his alleged trafficking of various drugs, including about 730 bags of fentanyl. Thomas, who had a...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Franklin County Superior Court jury on Friday awarded a $10 million verdict, the largest in county history, to a sexual assault survivor.Jampa Gonpo, a former Tibetan monk now in his early 50s, was employed by the victim’s father as a...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A photographer best known for his pictures of nude adolescents was sentenced to three years’ probation after pleading guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to an unnatural and lascivious act with a child under 16 when he was a dorm...

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GREENFIELD — A Springfield man formerly of Athol was arraigned in Franklin County Superior Court on Wednesday on more than two dozen charges related to the alleged sexual assault of two children.Jose Oquendo, 49, pleaded not guilty to seven counts...

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GREENFIELD — Judge Mark D. Mason accepted guilty pleas and a joint recommendation in Franklin County Superior Court on Tuesday, sentencing a pair of Athol residents to two years’ probation for drug crimes.Mariah K. LaFountain, 26, and Bryce M. Cass,...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Vermont woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, and could go to jail if she violates the conditions imposed by Judge Francis Flannery.Melissa Burnor, 29, of Colchester, Vt., appeared in Franklin...

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GREENFIELD — An Orange man facing 18 charges related to inappropriate sexual behavior is being held without bail at the Franklin County House of Correction.Donald Grenier, 80, has pleaded not guilty to nine counts of indecent assault and battery on a...

Orange, May 4, Judge David S. Ross Krysty L. Walsh, 31, of Daniel Shays Highway, Orange. Pleaded guilty to possessing a Class B drug, to wit, methadone, sentenced to 90 days in the house of correction, direct, and given credit for time held. Charge of...

Orange, March 27, Judge David S. Ross Clayton S. Kessler, 25, of High Knob Road, Athol. Pleaded innocent to assault and battery, improper storage of a firearm, possessing a firearm without a firearms identification card, possessing a Class A drug, to...

Greenfield, Jan. 25, Judge Michael K. CallanTyler James Beam, 27, of Main Street, Shelburne Falls. Pleaded not guilty to all charges, to wit, two charges of assault and battery on family/household member, one charge of kidnapping, two charges of rape,...

By AVIVA LUTTRELL

GREENFIELD — Forty years ago this week, the Blizzard of 1978 slammed New England, dumping as much as 30 inches of snow on Franklin County.Even as today’s messy storm took aim at New England, Ralph Gordon, 82, remembered the historic 1978 storm well....

Orange, Oct. 27, Judge David S. Ross Kenneth H. Wilkey, 36, of Crescent Street, Athol. Pleaded innocent to assault and battery and strangulation or suffocation. Released on personal recognizance. Inquiry made by the court under 276, Section 56A. A...

Greenfield, Sept. 12, Judge William Mazanec III Tommie P. Kendrick III, 29, of Oak Courts, Greenfield. Placed on pretrial probation until 12/12/17 for inhaling glue/toxic substance.Cameron T. Schmuck, 26, of Wilbraham. Admitted to sufficient facts for...

Greenfield, May 23, Judge Paul Smyth Richard P. Miloux III, 27, of Ware. Pleaded innocent to operating a motor vehicle with license suspended, miscellaneous motor vehicle equipment violation, and number plate violation in Greenfield. Released on...

Greenfield, April 19, Judge William Mazanec IIICletus C. Willaman, 40, of Wells Street, Greenfield. Found innocent, following a jury trial, for assault and battery on a pregnant victim. Must pay legal counsel fee of $150.Greenfield, April 20, Judge...