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By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A pedestrian was taken to the hospital after being hit by a passing vehicle Tuesday afternoon on Damon Road, according to police.  The person’s injuries were not considered life-threatening, police said.The pedestrian had started walking...

By JAMES PENTLAND

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...

NORTHAMPTON — Nineteen headstones in St. Mary Cemetery were damaged early Saturday morning when a motorist lost control and plowed into the graveyard, police reported.Officers on patrol at that time in the area of the cemetery on Bridge Road reported...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Regular de-escalation training for police officers at the University of Massachusetts, greater flexibility on when to make arrests and in-depth reviews of pedestrian detour plans are among a consultant’s recommendations to the university...

By ALEX MACDOUGALL

HATFIELD — A Florence teenager struck by a pickup truck in a remote cornfield in Hatfield died early Saturday morning at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.Jesse Johansmeyer, 19, of Burts...

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 EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — A South Hadley driver who last August struck and killed two city residents crossing Route 10 near Burger King will face negligent vehicular homicide charges next month.An investigation into the crash found that Stuart A. Larkin, 64,...

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 COLIN A. YOUNG

Gov. Maura Healey tapped Lt. Col. John Mawn Jr., a 30-year veteran of the Massachusetts State Police, to serve as interim colonel of the department as she looks both inside and outside its current ranks for someone to assume the role on a permanent...

By BOB FLAHERTY

NORTHAMPTON – Eight fahrenheit. The number on the thermometer Saturday morning read EIGHT. The wind chill read as something not fit for a family newspaper. But a call for revolution rang forth from the stone-cold steps of City Hall, and justice was...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HOLYOKE — Three Holyoke residents were arrested on charges of trafficking heroin and cocaine in a Thursday incident on Pleasant Street that yielded more than 34,000 bags of heroin, according to the Hampden district attorney's office.Sebastian Rosario,...

By DAN CROWLEY

HOLYOKE — An innocent bystander was shot and killed during an incident involving two other parties at the Holyoke Mall Saturday night, according to Holyoke Police.Police were called to the mall at 6:59 p.m. for a report of shots fired and found a male...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — The Connecticut man accused of shooting a Hadley farmer on Mill Valley Road on the afternoon of Dec. 31 allegedly is in a relationship with the farmer’s ex-girlfriend, and was previously involved in a confrontation with the farmer at the same...

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HOLYOKE — An arrest warrant has been issued for a 35-year-old Springfield man who allegedly shot a man inside the Unicorn on High Street on Saturday, Dec. 17.John Brown Jr., who Holyoke police said is not in custody and is considered armed and...

By STEVE PFARRER

HOLYOKE — Police have arrested two men in connection with two recent fatal shootings in the city.The Hampden District Attorney’s Office said Angel Velez of Springfield and Victor Diaz-Torres of Holyoke were both arrested late last week in separate...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — Mayor Joshua Garcia announced this week that the city has hired a firm to conduct an audit of the Holyoke Police Department.Garcia said that a sub-group from the city’s Police Relations Advisory Committee reviewed several consulting firms’...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A Connecticut man allegedly in possession of illegal drugs and a loaded handgun, along with additional rounds of ammunition, was arrested on a series of charges following a traffic stop on Route 9 early Friday morning, according to Hadley...

By BERA DUNAU

HADLEY — A joint investigation by the FBI and Hadley police this week led to the arrest of a New Jersey man who allegedly convinced an Athol woman to buy $330,000 of gold bars from a local jewelry store in Hadley.Gaurang Contractor, 38, pleaded not...

By EMILY THURLOW

HOLYOKE — Police have arrested a 37-year-old man on the charge of murder in the shooting death of a Connecticut mother of four. On Saturday, July 23, police officers were dispatched to 35 North Summer St. in Holyoke at 12:05 a.m. for a...