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GREENFIELD — A man facing charges of kidnapping and other crimes stemming from a Feb. 1 incident was arraigned Friday afternoon in Franklin County Superior Court, where his case was transferred due to its severity.Brian A. Chamberland, 38, of Athol,...

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ORANGE — Drive past 60 Guest St. in Boston and you might see construction crews working on a nine-story, 350,000-square-foot life science building with a $500 million price tag.And the North Quabbin region will leave its fingerprints on the project,...

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ORANGE — The owner of Elev8 Cannabis in Athol will remain at Bridgewater State Hospital for the time being, after a doctor deemed him incompetent to stand trial.Seun Adedeji, 29, appeared in Orange District Court on Tuesday, when Judge Laurie MacLeod...

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WARWICK — A quarrel about the new Fire Station’s condition has made its way onto the Annual Town Meeting warrant, in the form of a citizen’s petition article asking voters for a $250,000 upgrade.Resident and former volunteer firefighter William Lyman...

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GREENFIELD — Three of a dozen people arrested in 2021 in connection with a cocaine trafficking syndicate operating out of a Greenfield barbershop changed their pleas Tuesday regarding their involvement in the operation and another had her case...

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GREENFIELD — A personal care attendant accused of stabbing the 82-year-old husband of a woman she was caring for in Montague pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to three charges stemming from the April 15 incident.Kady J. Flanagan, 28, of Deerfield,...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — An Athol man who was previously found guilty of felony and misdemeanor charges related to his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol will spend the next 5½ years in federal prison.Vincent J. Gillespie, 61, was...

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GREENFIELD — The state opted Monday to drop its case against a Level 3 sex offender and former fugitive to spare the named victim the trauma of taking the witness stand in a trial.Jeffrey Cancel-Muniz, 42, formerly of western Massachusetts, has been...

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ORANGE — The Selectboard’s makeup remains unchanged after revisiting a previous reorganization vote at a member’s request.The board had voted at its March 8 meeting to appoint previous Vice Chair Tom Smith as the new chair and member Andrew Smith as...

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GREENFIELD — The case of a New Salem Police Officer facing a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol has been continued without a finding until next year after the defendant admitted the prosecution has sufficient facts to prove his...

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GREENFIELD — Police say there is no increased cause for concern following a 911 call Tuesday morning about a gun at an unspecified Greenfield school that was determined to be unfounded.The incident follows a pattern of similar criminal behavior around...

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GREENFIELD — A Northfield man faces criminal charges for allegedly threatening gun violence upon Northfield Elementary School and causing a shelter-in-place order there on Friday.Theodore R. Sweeney Jr., 46, of Millers Falls Road, pleaded not guilty...

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Margaret Drew was afraid of dogs when she married her husband, Earl, in 1964.But something had to give after their Orange home was burglarized, with the culprit making off with food and guns. So the two got a four-legged security guard for protection...

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GREENFIELD — Authorities are searching for three people accused of stealing a deposit bag with $1,464 from the Taco Bell/Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant on the Mohawk Trail on Tuesday.Greenfield Police Lt. Todd Dodge said two men and a woman were...

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ORANGE — Three men have been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a man they know on North Main Street on Monday before leading police on a high-speed chase that ended in Belchertown.Ali Ayala, 22, of Springfield, Alex Santana, 31,...

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GREENFIELD — A Franklin County Superior Court judge declined to assign bail to a Greenfield man facing assault charges for allegedly pulling a gun on another man in the Stop & Shop supermarket parking lot on March 2.Judge Michael Callan decided Luis...

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GREENFIELD — A Franklin County Superior Court judge has taken under advisement a defense attorney’s request to allow his client, who is facing assault charges, to be released during the case’s proceedings.Judge Michael Callan wanted a second chance to...

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GREENFIELD — Two cousins are being held on bail after they were arrested Monday morning as the result of an investigation by the Greenfield Police Department and the Northwestern District Anti-Crime Task Force.Jose R. Rodriguez, 45, of Hope Street in...

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Walk into a restaurant during a lunch or dinner rush and you’re likely to hear the hum of chitchat of diners talking about their lives and interests.But the people at 67 Dugway Road in Petersham eat in silence, with only the clinking of silverware or...

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NORTHFIELD — The town partnered with the state Department of Transportation and WSP Consultants to apply for a federal grant to help replace the Schell Bridge.MassDOT has requested $12.5 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding...