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NORTHAMPTON — The motorist who plowed into St. Mary Cemetery early Saturday was traveling at such high speed that portions of the damaged gravestones appeared to have landed 20 to 30 feet from their original positions, according to police...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — A tangled 3½-year court battle among family members with an interest in one of New England’s largest potato growers has been substantially resolved, with rulings in favor of the Szawlowski companies of Hatfield and their principal...

By JAMES PENTLAND

After taking in the largest number of dogs it has received in a single rescue effort in its 54-year history last month in Plainfield, the Dakin Humane Society has made good progress in finding homes for them.“We have so many applications for them that...

By JAMES PENTLAND

PLAINFIELD — Police and representatives of various animal welfare groups removed more than 70 small dogs from a North Union Street home Monday.The animals were reportedly well cared for and in good health.Police Chief Justin Litchfield said the...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Supporters of enhanced passenger rail service in western Massachusetts packed the Senior Center Tuesday to testify before the legislative commission studying the project’s governance and funding.From as far afield as Greenfield, Palmer...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — On the heels of the second- and third-largest bank failures in U.S. history, local bankers said they see little chance of the problems spreading far, and no chance that any Massachusetts banks will be in trouble.“All of our deposits are...

By JAMES PENTLAND

HOLYOKE — City councilors, the mayor and the police chief vowed this week to work together to fix shortcomings highlighted in a consultants’ report that found substantial “physical, financial and reputational risk” in the Police Department’s current...

By JAMES PENTLAND

GRANBY — Recent advances in DNA technology and dogged police work have confirmed the identity of a woman who had been known only as “Granby Girl” since her extensively decomposed body was found in the woods off Amherst Road in November 1978.The woman,...

By JAMES PENTLAND

HOLYOKE — A consultant’s audit of police practices in the city has found that the department “represents a substantial risk to the city,” and suggests that “drastic steps” are needed to alleviate some of these risks.The 132-page report from Municipal...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Signs of a cooling real estate market continued to emerge in January, according to figures from the Realtor Association of the Pioneer Valley, with home sales dropping by almost 50% compared to January 2022 in Hampshire County.The...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Alleging violations of the Civil Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution, the family of a teen who took her own life three years ago is suing the city of Northampton for failing to protect the girl from bullying at the high school.The...

By JAMES PENTLAND

HATFIELD — Town Meeting voters decided Tuesday to expand the town’s Recreation Commission from three members to five, but rejected a similar proposal for the Select Board, which will continue with three members.In a little over two hours at the Smith...