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After a few final questions and submissions of evidence, the prosecution and defense have rested in the case of Steven Malloy, who is on trial for first-degree murder for the death of Joseph Fillio, 39, of Pittsfield.Fillio died from a gunshot wound...

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NORTHAMPTON — With the firearm used to kill Joseph R. Fillio never recovered by law enforcement, a photo on defendant Steven J. Malloy’s phone has become a key piece of evidence in his trial on the charge of first-degree murder.A photo depicts a small...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Prosecutors continued to focus on forensic evidence on the fifth day of the murder trial of Steven Malloy, including testing for DNA and gunshot residue on Malloy’s shoes and clothing from the night Joseph Fillio was shot to death in...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The defense for Steven Malloy, who is facing a charge of first-degree murder in the 2021 shooting death of Joseph Fillio, continued to question witnesses on day four of the trial Friday, with a focus on the existence of a cat described...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The defense attorney for Steven Malloy, a Northampton man on trial for first-degree murder, spent part of Thursday morning attempting to poke holes in the prosecution’s version of events regarding the killing of Joseph Fillio in December...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The interior of The Sphere Innovation Lab at 82 Maple St. in Florence is in itself a testament to its mission of collaboration and overcoming obstacles for women and nonbinary entrepreneurs.Chairs at the tables are designed to allow easy...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A key witness for the prosecution in the case of Steven Malloy, who is on trial for murder in the killing of Joseph Fillio, testified that he saw Malloy pull the trigger after pointing a gun at Fillio’s temple, and that Malloy later told...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Opening statements in the first-degree murder trial of Northampton resident Steven Malloy began on Tuesday, with the prosecution saying that Malloy pulled out a gun during a night of partying inside a Randolph Place apartment in December...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Stanley Fil was born in 1921 in Hadley, the town he has lived in all his life, to parents who originally immigrated from Poland in 1909. Eight years after Fil’s birth, Northampton named a one-acre park in its central downtown Pulaski...

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NORTHAMPTON — Strike two for the former Registry of Deeds building in the heart of downtown. Once again, a bid deadline for the building at 33 King St. has come and gone without an interested buyer.The 1.46-acre property boasts a prime location in...

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NORTHAMPTON — Students from Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School and from UMass Amherst got to see the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justices in action on Friday, as the court held a special sitting at Hampshire County Superior Court...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Opening arguments in the trial of a city man accused of murder in 2021 are set to begin on Tuesday, as selection of the 12 jurors for the case wrapped up in Hampshire Superior Court on Thursday.Steven Malloy, 35, of Northampton, was...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

On the morning of Oct. 7, 2023, Ronny Almog awoke and checked Facebook and Israeli news on his computer and quickly realized something was wrong.“I called my mom in Israel, and I told her, it seems like there is a very intense war,” said Almog, who...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — In a small wooded area off of Cooke Avenue, people living in camp tents spent Monday morning scrambling to collect whatever belongings they had in anticipation of what the day might bring, and writing phone numbers on their forearms in...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

One year since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, professors across the Five Colleges specializing in the Middle East, international relations and world security cast a dour view on the future of the conflict, with recent Israeli incursion...

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NORTHAMPTON — Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers at the Smith College Center for Early Childhood Education at Fort Hill found themselves facing staffing shortages, high turnover rates and anxiety over whether they would have enough sick...

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NORTHAMPTON — Several members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation, including U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, are demanding an explanation on reports of price disparities found at different Stop & Shop locations in the commonwealth, something the...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

The Northampton Board Registrars is gearing up for what it says will be “very high” turnout on Election Day, Nov. 5, with voters picking a new president and weighing in on a state general election and five initiatives on the ballot.City Clerk Pamela...

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NORTHAMPTON — When it comes to the safety of pedestrians and cyclists in Northampton, Susanne Fuchs doesn’t mince words.“I think the city’s a disaster, if you ask me,” said Fuchs, a professor at Smith College who was out riding her bike by City Hall...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The City Council is expected to confirm the appointment of John Cartledge as the next chief of the Northampton Police Department on Tuesday night, following a Committee on City Services hearing last week that resulted in a positive...