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Greenfield man Taaniel Herberger-Brown was sentenced to 18-20 years for voluntary manslaughter in the death of Christopher Hairston.

AMHERST — An Amherst firefighter driving an engine to a fire or other emergency ensures a prompt response, but once on scene, a single responder has to wait until other members of the career, on-call or student force arrive. “You can’t effectively do anything at a fire with a single person,” said Sarah Forsaith, president […]

HADLEY — A Hadley native who has handled emergency dispatching duties for the town since 1976, previously earning acclaim from a statewide organization, was honored for his half century of service this week. Henry Baj was given a proclamation and certificate of thanks by the Select Board at Wednesday’s meeting, where fellow dispatchers, police officers […]

NORTHAMPTON — Sufficiency of a process used by the University of Massachusetts to prohibit parking in certain lots prior to football games will likely decide whether a former professor will have to pay a parking ticket issued in October. At Hampshire Superior Court Tuesday, where a hearing on his lawsuit continued, Rui Wang made the […]

AMHERST — Amherst Fire Department operations have returned to town center, about six weeks after moving to the North fire station to allow both construction work at the nearby Jones Library and improvements to the 68 North Pleasant St. building. While new drainage and sewer pipes were needed for the expanded and renovated library, the […]

ORANGE — The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday morning identified the man who died on Sunday afternoon following a skydiving accident at Jumptown Skydiving as Mani Chandra Teja Gaddam, a 28-year-old from Boston. According to Melissa Sippel, a DA spokesperson, a preliminary investigation indicates that the man fell to the ground from a height of approximately […]

STURBRIDGE — A pregnant Belchertown woman drove her vehicle into a hotel in Sturbridge before shooting a man and then herself, according to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office. Sturbridge, Southbridge and Massachusetts State Police responded to the Sturbridge Plaza Hotel, 400 Haynes St., shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday after receiving reports that an SUV […]

WILLIAMSBURG — It wasn’t an ideal start to the week for a driver whose car was crushed by a large oak tree in the early morning hours of Monday. No injuries were reported, however. According to the Williamsburg Police and Fire Department Facebook page, the tree fell across Route 9 in the vicinity of Hyde […]

PELHAM — Two people trapped inside a vehicle that rolled over on Amherst Road at upper North Valley Road Thursday at around 1:45 p.m. were taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, one by a LifeFlight helicopter, according to Police Chief Gary Thomann. While emergency responders had to get both occupants out of the vehicle, […]

BELCHERTOWN — Following a stay at Bridgewater State Hospital, where inmates are commonly held for psychological evaluations, the 36-year-old Wilbraham man accused of murdering his wife at the Hotel UMass in April, appeared in Eastern Hampshire District Court Tuesday afternoon. Jeffrey MacDonald has been indicted and held without bail for the alleged murder of his […]

GOSHEN — Police are searching for a larceny suspect after six to 10 large Rubbermaid totes and several metal weights were stolen from the historic Williams-Boltwood House on Williams Drive. The suspect was seen on security camera footage at approximately 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Video shows a thin, middle-aged male with short hair wearing a […]

AMHERST — Two cars parked at an Amherst apartment complex were destroyed after catching fire in the early morning hours on Memorial Day, according to Amherst Fire Chief Lindsay Stromgren. Firefighters responded at 1:19 a.m. Monday to a box alarm, summoning both on-duty and off-duty units, to Olympia Oaks, the apartment complex off Olympia Drive. […]