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Conway house fire blamed on woodstove ashes
By PAUL FRANZ and ANDY CASTILLO
CONWAY — No one was hurt in an early morning house fire Friday at 3064 Shelburne Falls Road, to which local fire crews tanked in water.Fire Chief Robert Baker said the fire was “totally accidental,” ignited by embers from an ash pail on a back...
UPDATED: Mother, 4 children perish in Warwick house fire
By SHELBY ASHLINE
WARWICK — Help is being arranged for the survivors of a fire that claimed the life of a mother and four children early Saturday morning when it destroyed a single-family home at 405 Richmond Road.Authorities said Saturday afternoon that the father and...
Family copes with loss of 9-year-old daughter in bus accident
By MICHAEL MAJCHROWICZ
Amanda Steele stood in the 9-year-old’s bedroom, her eyes searching for evidence of Summer’s last moments. There, on a clock, she saw where her daughter had attached pencil-written reminders to finish her math and reading homework. Summer’s bed was...
22-year-old charged with possessing child porn
By AVIVA LUTTRELL
GREENFIELD — A 22-year-old Greenfield man was arrested on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography after police executed a search warrant at his home.Jameson B. Clevenger of Prospect Street was arrested Monday night after police say he...
Volunteer cuddlers provide a calming touch for babies
By ANDY CASTILLO
GREENFIELD — A rocking chair is prominent inside Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s birthing center — that’s where volunteer cuddlers provide human touch, which some mother’s aren’t able to give.Linda Jablonski, assistant manager of obstetrics, said...
District Court Logs, Feb. 2 to 10, 2017
Greenfield, Feb. 2, Judge William Mazanec III Wilifred E. Thompson III, 33, of Hope Street, Greenfield. Charge of violation of an abuse prevention order, in Greenfield, released on personal recognizance, continued to 3/8/17 for pretrial...
University of South Carolina trustee ditches Hitler painting, apologizes
By JOHN MONK
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A longtime University of South Carolina board of trustees member says he has gotten rid of a painting on display at his house by Adolf Hitler, the World War II Nazi leader who sent 6 million Jews and millions of others to be killed...
Calif. college plans to move into former NMH campus in Northfield
By SHELBY ASHLINE
NORTHFIELD — The former Northfield Mount Hermon School campus may finally have a new purpose.Thomas Aquinas College, a Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Santa Paula, Calif., will be given the core campus on May 2, Emmitt Mitchell, a member of the...
Welcoming Good Vibes
By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE — Anthony Cutaia has one foot in the door of the recreational marijuana industry.The Orange resident opened the Good Vibes smoke shop at 9 East Main St. in mid-September to sell tobacco and smoking accessories. He hopes the store will...
Burger King closes in Greenfield
By DOMENIC POLI
GREENFIELD — Nearly 30 people started 2017 without jobs following the closure of Greenfield’s Burger King, which shut down at the end of the business day on Dec. 31.Increasing costs and declining sales played a large factor in the decision to close...
land transfers franklin county
BERNARDSTONMary M. Gleason to Sean M. Mason of Northfield. 24 Harwood Drive. $1BUCKLANDBrian J. Pierce of Turners Falls to Ruth S. Pierce. 11 East Buckland Road. No ConsiderationConway Road Partners, John S. Carpenter of Greenfield and William J....
District Court Logs, Dec. 2 to 6, 2016
Orange, Dec. 2, Judge David S. Ross Jose Orellana, 31, of Chelsea. Charge of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, was not prosecuted, as, according to a statement made by a counsel from the district attorney’s office, it was in the interest of...
After recent damage, group responsible for Greenfield nativity scene hopes to deter vandals
By AVIVA LUTTRELL
GREENFIELD — After recent vandalism to the nativity scene on the Town Common, the group responsible for setting it up is hoping to find a solution that will put an end to the damage without diminishing the spirit of the display.Some time Monday night,...
During first look at wildfire rubble, residents in a daze
By ADAM BEAM and JONATHAN MATTISE
GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Residents and business owners in Gatlinburg got their first look at the wildfire destruction on Friday, and many walked around the once-bustling tourist city in a daze, sobbing.They hugged each other and promised that they would...
A new vocation: Jay Healy talks about life at the Sawmill
By ANDY CASTILLO
CHARLEMONT — Former state legislator and Agriculture Secretary Jay Healy stands in cascading sunlight, pouring through a small window in a storage barn at The Sawmill at Hall Tavern Farm, just off Route 2.“We have some of the best pine trees in the...
Man charged with attempted murder in Turners Falls stabbing
By ANDY CASTILLO
TURNERS FALLS — A man charged with attempted murder in connection to a cocaine-related knife stabbing on L Street around 7:30 p.m. Halloween night was arraigned in Greenfield District Court Tuesday afternoon.Bail was set at $10,000 for Christopher...
District Court Logs, Oct. 4 to 11, 2016
Greenfield, Oct. 4, Judge William Mazanec III Norman T. Plausky, 45, of Water Street, Greenfield. Pleaded guilty to shoplifting, third offense, at Big Y Supermarket in Greenfield, sentenced to six months in the house of correction, suspended, placed...
Tree service gets noise complaints
By AVIVA LUTTRELL
GREENFIELD — Jim’s Tree Service has been ordered to have a sound engineer assess the level of noise being produced at the business’ Wells Street location after neighbors complained about “horrendous” noise, sometimes as early as 7 a.m.Owner Jim Elwell...
Districct Court: Sept. 26 - Oct. 3
Greenfield, Sept. 26, Judge William Mazanec III Ayla K. Pierzchala, 27, of Hope Street, Greenfield. Pleaded innocent to operating a motor vehicle with license suspended, in Whately by state police, released on personal recognizance, continued to...
District Court Logs: Sept. 9 to 14, 2016
Orange, Sept. 9, Judge William Mazanec III Bryce M. Cass, 26, of Old Keene Road, Athol. Charges of trafficking in 18 grams or more, or less than 36 grams of heroin, morphine, or opium, and conspiracy to violate drug laws, in Orange by state police,...
