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HOLYOKE — The St. Patrick’s Committee of Holyoke has selected actress, author, and model Bridget Moynahan as the 2025 recipient of the prestigious John F. Kennedy National Award.

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NORTHAMPTON — Police are investigating the cause of a collision that killed a 77-year-old Northampton man who was struck by a car while walking in the Big Y parking lot off North King Street in Northampton Saturday afternoon, according to the...

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EASTHAMPTON — A 25-year-old Blandford man died Saturday while kayaking in Lower Mill Pond, despite bystander efforts to rescue him, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.Emergency responders received a 911 call at 2:45 p.m. from...

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EASTHAMPTON — Two cars collided near 77 Northampton St. on Sunday night with one of the vehicles catching fire. No injuries were reported.According to the Easthampton Fire Department, firefighters responded to the crash at about 7 p.m. and found that...

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NORTHAMPTON — A 24-year-old Florence man who allegedly threatened to shoot his sister with a firearm during a verbal argument on Monday night faces a single count of assault with a dangerous weapon.Cleavon Anthony Thomas, who was arraigned on the...

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NORTHAMPTON — Two drivers from Hampden County died in separate car crashes in Northampton and Westhampton on Thursday night, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.In Northampton, a 62-year-old Springfield man died in a two-car,...

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NORTHAMPTON — A tornado watch is in effect across western Massachusetts Sunday until 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.The severe weather alert includes Hampshire, Franklin, Hampden, Berkshire and Worcester counties.In addition, a heat...

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NORTHAMPTON – Communities in Hampshire and Franklin counties have signed on to the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day planned for Saturday, April 27, to offer residents a chance to safely dispose of unwanted and unneeded drugs.People are...

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AMHERST — Intermittent closures of the Norwottuck Rail Trail from Station Road in Amherst to Warren Wright Road in Belchertown are beginning Friday and will run through June 5.The periodic closures, which will necessitate detours, were announced by...

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The two-county gun buyback event held by the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office on April 13 collected 195 unwanted firearms, one of which was an antique that was subsequently donated to The Springfield Armory.The event was held at the Greenfield...

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NORTHAMPTON — A selection committee has chosen three finalists for the job of principal at Ryan Road Elementary School, Superintendent Portia Bonner announced Tuesday.The finalists are Rebecca LeBeau, the current interim principal at Ryan Road;...

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BELCHERTOWN — Local and state police are investigating bullets striking two homes on Mountain View Drive within the past year and shattering glass doors, including last week, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.Mountain View Drive...

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NORTHAMPTON — Daniel Carey has submitted nomination papers for Hampshire County clerk of courts, moving him a step closer to getting his name on the ballot for the Democratic nomination.Carey, a Democratic state representative from Easthampton since...

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AMHERST — An Amherst man is being held at the Hampshire County Jail and House of Correction in Northampton following his arrest and arraignment this week on possession of child pornography, the second time he has been taken into custody on those...