Failed GOP candidate charged in 4 shootings at Democratic lawmakers’ homes in New Mexico

By RIO YAMAT and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A 39-year-old felon who overwhelmingly lost a bid for the New Mexico statehouse as a Republican paid for four men to shoot at Democratic lawmakers’ homes in recent months, including one house where a 10-year-old girl was asleep,...

Moving species, previously taboo, emerges as last resort in face of climatic changes

By CHRISTINA LARSON and MATTHEW BROWN

In a desperate effort to save a seabird species in Hawaii from rising ocean waters, scientists are moving chicks to a new island hundreds of miles away.Moving species to save them — once considered taboo — is quickly gaining traction as climate change...

Musicians auction items for charity

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift’s acoustic guitar, Eminem’s signed tennis shoes and an ensemble worn by a BTS member are among the items to be auctioned for charity next month. Julien’s Auctions said Tuesday the memorabilia from some of the most...

Top US, Ukraine military chiefs meet

By LOLITA C. BALDOR

A MILITARY BASE IN SOUTHEASTERN POLAND — The top U.S. military officer, Army Gen. Mark Milley, traveled to a site near the Ukraine-Poland border on Tuesday and talked with his Ukrainian counterpart face to face for the first time — a meeting...

Hearing postponed for alleged gunman in New Year’s Eve Hadley shooting

BELCHERTOWN — A Connecticut man who allegedly shot a Hadley man on the afternoon of Dec. 31 will continue to be held without bail until a dangerousness hearing on March 1.Defense attorney Francis Dimento Jr. of Boston asked for a six-week continuance...

Murder charge for missing woman’s husband

COHASSET (AP) — A Massachusetts man already facing a charge of misleading investigators in the search for his missing wife has now been charged with murder in her disappearance, a top prosecutor said Tuesday.Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey...

Mandela’s grandson celebrates King’s legacy at UMass

By EMILY THURLOW

AMHERST — The light from the torch for social justice burned bright as the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. was celebrated at the University of Massachusetts on Tuesday morning.The inaugural “Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Racial Healing Community...

New school cost up to at least $108M; town officials looking for ways to cut expenses

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A continued spike in the anticipated costs of building a new elementary school, pushing the total project to well in excess of $100 million, is prompting the Elementary School Building Committee and its design team to begin considering a...

Shutesbury to take up 5 articles at Thursday’s special TM, including dealing with chemical contaminants near fire station

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Continuing to address chemical contaminants found in wells near the fire station, adjusting the town’s zoning bylaws to allow battery storage with solar arrays, and permanently protecting land on Pelham Hill Road will be considered by...

Tilton Library Building Committee appointed, temporary space sought

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners’ grant paperwork signed, the town has appointed a Library Building Committee and is seeking a temporary location for Tilton Library materials and operations for when construction begins...

A Look Back: Jan. 17

By JIM BRIDGMAN

50 Years Ago■Rep. Silvio O. Conte R-Mass., said today he expects President Nixon later today will suspend oil import quotas on home heating oil for four months in an attempt to alleviate the fuel shortage plaguing many parts of the country. “This will...

Transcending fear of racial violence through community: Author connects his novel’s themes, King’s legacy

By EMILY THURLOW

NORTHAMPTON — The fear and the reality of racial violence is something that haunted Ousmane Power-Greene as a child. Born in 1973 in Harlem, and raised in the predominantly white suburbs of Westchester, New York, Power-Greene considers himself to be a...

Italian film siren Gina Lollobrigida dies

By FRANCES D’EMILIO

ROME — Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida, who achieved international stardom during the 1950s and was dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world” after the title of one of her movies, died in Rome on Monday, her agent said. She was 95.The...

Deaths from building strike in Ukraine hit 40

By VASILISA STEPANENKO and ANDREW MELDRUM

DNIPRO, Ukraine — Ukrainian emergency crews on Monday sifted through what was left of a Dnipro apartment building destroyed by a Russian missile, placing bodies from one of the war’s deadliest single attacks in months in black bags and gingerly...

Mafia boss nabbed after 30 years on run

By FRANCES D’EMILIO

ROME — Italy’s No. 1 fugitive, a Mafia boss convicted of helping to mastermind some of the nation’s most heinous slayings, was arrested Monday when he sought treatment at a private clinic in Sicily after three decades on the run, paramilitary police...

Agencies probe near miss at JFK Airport

By MAYSOON KHAN

NEW YORK — Officials are investigating a close call at a New York airport Friday night between a plane that was crossing a runway and another that was preparing for takeoff. “(Expletive)! Delta 1943, cancel takeoff clearance! Delta 1943, cancel...

F is for flag: Many area towns’ banners judged harshly in national survey

By Bob Flaherty

It’s a grand old flag, a high-flying flag, as the song goes — or is it? With public interest in flags on the rise, many cities and towns across the U.S., including a handful from these parts, have redesigned their flags in the last few years....

Part of old hardware store in Easthampton razed; behavioral health clinic coming

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — A portion of the former Manchester Hardware downtown was razed Friday to make way for a behavioral health and support center.The hardware store, which was first incorporated in 1911 and located on Liberty Street before moving to Union...

Meeting a need: Residents can now anonymously order Narcan, fentanyl test strips and other harm reduction items

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — A few months ago a resident asked the city’s Health Department how they could acquire fentanyl test strips, one of several harm reduction products the city makes available for free upon request, without having to ask for them in person...

Beacon Hill Roll Call, Jan. 9-13

By Bob Katzen

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House and Senate last week.“THERE OUGHTA BE A LAW” — Friday, Jan. 20, at 5 p.m., is the “soft deadline” for legislation to be filed for consideration by the Legislature during the 2023-2024...