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By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield man accused of pulling a gun on another man at the Stop & Shop supermarket on Thursday is being held without the right to bail pending a dangerousness hearing.Luis E. Marin, 39, of Juniper Court, pleaded not guilty in...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — With his transition to a full-time position on the Northwestern District Attorney’s Anti-Crime Task Force, Police Detective Jacob Lapean would not only broaden his range of services, but potentially net Montague more money in the...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Southampton man facing sexual assault charges pleaded not guilty in Franklin County Superior Court on Monday and was released on the same conditions imposed by the Hampshire County Superior Court judge who handled his arraignment on...

ATHOL — Orange District Court Judge Laurie MacLeod set bail in the cases of three people who are being charged in connection with an assault in which two people were held against their will for four hours in a house in Athol, according the...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Six North Quabbin residents face charges of kidnapping and other crimes as a result of an assault in which two people were reportedly held against their will for four hours in an Athol house on Feb. 1.Athol residents Franklin L. Payne, 46,...

ATHOL — Five people are scheduled for arraignment in Orange District Court on Friday in connection with a violent assault in which two people were held against their will for four hours in a house in Athol, according to the Northwestern Assistant...

By DOMENIC POLI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — An Orange resident who engaged in online communication — often of a sexual nature — with someone he believed to be a 12-year-old girl has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.Cody J. Hansen, 38, pleaded guilty on Dec. 15,...

HADLEY — A Millers Falls woman is facing two counts of armed assault to murder for allegedly slamming her vehicle into another car with a woman and child inside in the driveway of a Hadley residence on Feb. 2.Christine DiPietro, 43, is also being...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A New Salem police officer faces a charge of operating under the influence of liquor after he was arrested at a town official’s home in late January.Charles J. Brooks, 39, of Amherst Road in Belchertown, pleaded not guilty in Greenfield...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Heath man was sentenced to five years in jail on Tuesday for trying to “hunt down” two of his friends in the woods while intoxicated in October 2020.Olin D. Schwenger-Sartz, 39, will serve consecutive 2½-year sentences at the Franklin...

By DOMENIC POLI

WEST SPRINGFIELD — A Greenfield man faces charges for allegedly stealing items — including seven chain saws and a kitchen sink — from two people in West Springfield around dawn on Thursday.Michael J. Blaine, 35, of High Street, appeared in Springfield...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Bernardston man who earlier this month pleaded not guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to witness intimidation and violating a restraining order aimed at protecting a family member he previously pleaded guilty to strangling has...

GREENFIELD — A Vermont man and two juveniles were arrested on drug and firearms charges following a State Police traffic stop on Instate 91 on Jan. 16.Richard Meinzer, 32, of Killington, Vermont, pleaded not guilty in Greenfield District Court to...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A local man has been ordered held without the right to bail after pleading not guilty in Franklin County Superior Court on Friday afternoon to 15 charges stemming from two alleged crimes in 2022.In relation to a shooting at Greenfield’s...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Franklin County Superior Court judge has taken under advisement two motions to dismiss filed by the defense attorney representing a former Bernardston and Buckland police officer who faces 10 child pornography charges.Judge Jane...

WHATELY — A Springfield man faces narcotics, firearm and motor vehicle charges after State Police stopped him on Interstate 91 early Tuesday morning for driving an unregistered vehicle.Kadar St. Phard, 29, pleaded not guilty in Greenfield District...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD – A Bernardston man pleaded not guilty in Franklin County Superior Court on Monday to witness intimidation and violating a restraining order aimed at protecting a family member he previously pleaded guilty to strangling.Antonio P. Candello,...

GREENFIELD — A Greenfield man was arrested on drug trafficking charges Monday night following a joint investigation by the Greenfield Police Department, the Northwestern District Anti-Crime Task Force and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s...

GREENFIELD — A Connecticut man facing a charge of attempted sexual assault was arrested on Route 2 last week after a state trooper learned the vehicle he was riding in was unregistered.Carlos Davila, 20, of New London, Connecticut, pleaded not guilty...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Northampton man was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to three charges related to the 2021 hit-and-run death of Shelburne Falls resident Rhonda Thompson.Peter Toomey, 53, appeared in Franklin County...