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UMass to give student $10,000 after half-court shot contest controversy
02-07-2025 4:36 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The rules were rather simple to Noah Lee, who stepped onto Jack Leaman Court inside the Mullins Center at halftime of Wednesday night’s women’s basketball game between the host Minutewomen and St. Bonaventure. Make four baskets – a layup, free throw, 3-pointer and half-court shot – and he’d be $10,000 richer.

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Suspects in death of NH woman found in Warwick held without bail
02-12-2025 6:10 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

KEENE, N.H. — Two defendants were held without bail Wednesday afternoon on a variety of charges, including human trafficking, in connection with the death of Justina Steffy, the 31-year-old New Hampshire woman whose body was found in Warwick in October after she went missing weeks earlier.


Two to face charges in death of NH woman found in Warwick
02-12-2025 8:44 AM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

WARWICK — Police in Keene, New Hampshire, have arrested two individuals on a variety of charges, including human trafficking, in connection with the death of Justina Steffy, the 31-year-old New Hampshire woman whose body was found in Warwick in October after she went missing weeks earlier.


Vermont man gets 4½ years for crash that severely injured Rhode Island family
02-11-2025 7:06 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Vermont man convicted of causing the crash that severely injured a Rhode Island family in 2023 was sentenced to 4½ years in jail on Tuesday following emotional impact statements from the victims.


Turners Falls man sentenced to 5 to 7 years in connection with armed robberies
02-11-2025 5:32 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Franklin County Superior Court Judge Tracy Duncan sentenced a Turners Falls man to five to seven years in state prison on Tuesday for three armed robberies committed at a Turners Falls convenience store where he had formerly worked.


Massachusetts Appeals Court upholds ruling in 2022 Greenfield Police racial bias case
02-06-2025 4:56 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Appeals Court has upheld a 2022 Hampshire County Superior Court ruling that found former Police Chief Robert Haigh Jr. and the Police Department racially discriminated against former Officer Patrick Buchanan.


Vt. man found guilty on 7 charges from 2023 Greenfield crash
01-29-2025 6:09 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Vermont man awaits sentencing after a jury on Wednesday afternoon found him guilty on seven charges related to a Route 2 crash in Greenfield that severely injured a Rhode Island family in 2023.


Doctor questioned in Hattat trial as witness testimony wraps up
01-27-2025 6:01 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The prosecution spent much of Monday grilling a medical expert called by the defense to testify in the case of Javery Hattat, the Vermont man accused of seriously injuring a Rhode Island family in a head-on crash on Route 2 in Greenfield nearly two years ago.


Two area residents among those pardoned by Trump for Jan. 6 offenses
01-24-2025 7:17 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

Two area residents are among the roughly 1,500 people pardoned by President Donald Trump for their actions during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.


Witnesses take stand in trial of Vermont man facing charges from 2023 Route 2 crash
01-22-2025 8:33 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The state on Wednesday called its first three witnesses to kick off the trial of a Vermont man accused of seriously injuring a Rhode Island family of four in a head-on crash on Route 2 nearly two years ago.


Trial to begin for Vermont man in Route 2 crash that injured family of four
01-21-2025 6:23 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The required 12 jurors have been selected for the trial of a Vermont man accused of causing a head-on crash on Route 2 that resulted in serious injuries to a Rhode Island family of four in 2023, with witness testimony expected to begin Wednesday.


Turners Falls robbery suspect reportedly broke officer’s fibula, faces 5 charges
01-03-2025 5:31 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Turners Falls man accused of breaking a Montague police officer’s fibula during his arrest pleaded not guilty to five charges this week.Brenden C. Jacobs, 34, was arraigned in Greenfield District Court on Thursday, when he answered to...


Vt. woman arrested for OUI, drug charges in Bernardston
01-03-2025 7:58 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

BERNARDSTON — A Vermont woman believed to be under the influence of drugs is facing six charges after allegedly slamming into a sign at the Interstate 91 southbound on-ramp and continuing to the South Merrifield Road area on New Year’s Eve.Sara Grace,...


A new bench, a new rule: How one western Mass judge upended the state’s adoption procedure
01-01-2025 3:00 PM

By ZICHANG LIU

For decades, Massachusetts’ adoption procedures have been a catalyst for happy endings for families across the state, including out-of-state birth parents who just want their child to be smoothly transferred to a new, welcoming home.However, within...


Deerfield wins Steam Mill Road case
12-27-2024 5:45 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — After more than three years in Land Court, a judge has ruled in favor of Deerfield in the case of whether the entirety of Steam Mill Road is a public way.The town and the Billings family have been entangled in the lawsuit over the status...


Wendell resident explores mysteries of life with new poetry book
12-05-2024 3:12 PM

By AMALIA WOMPA

WENDELL — A local actor, director and writer hopes to capture the mysteries of life with his new book of poetry.Court Dorsey, 74, was born in Rome, New York, before living most of his young life in the suburbs of Chicago. Now a Wendell resident,...


Massachusetts Appeals Court hears argument of jury bias in Buchanan racial discrimination case
12-04-2024 6:00 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

BOSTON — Three Massachusetts Appeals Court judges heard oral arguments on Wednesday after former Greenfield Police Chief Robert Haigh Jr. and the city challenged a 2022 Hampshire County Superior Court ruling that found he and the Police Department...


Changing Lives Though Literature program aims to reduce recidivism
12-02-2024 4:39 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Changing Lives Though Literature, an alternative sentencing option that offers those on probation reduced sentences upon completion of a 10-week literature program, is inspiring many of its graduates to pursue higher education.The program...


Taaniel Herberger-Brown of Greenfield pleads not guilty to murder, 8 other charges
11-13-2024 6:48 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Taaniel Herberger-Brown, the 42-year-old man from Greenfield who is accused of killing 35-year-old Christopher Hairston, of Pittsfield, in April, was held without bail after pleading not guilty to murder and eight other charges in...


Victims in fallen tree incident in Orange sue property owner
11-12-2024 5:59 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

ORANGE — Three women who suffered serious injuries after being hit by a fallen tree in Orange in August are suing a property owner for negligence, arguing that he neglected to remove the “decaying” tree.According to Orange Police Chief James Sullivan,...


Judge denies motion to test shotgun in 2017 Wendell murder
11-12-2024 5:39 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The Wendell man who was convicted five years ago of ending his girlfriend’s life in 2017 will not get the chance to have the alleged murder weapon tested for evidence, a Franklin County Superior Court judge ruled on Tuesday.Lewis H....

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