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By DOMENIC POLI

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

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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...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD – Four of six North Quabbin residents facing charges of kidnapping and other crimes stemming from an alleged Feb. 1 incident were arraigned Monday afternoon in Franklin County Superior Court, where their cases have been transferred from...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The local sheriff and the U.S. magistrate judge assigned to Springfield served as panelists Monday morning for a discussion about the justice system and the “workings of government” before dozens of local students and the public....

By DOMENIC POLI

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...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – A district court judge ruled Tuesday afternoon that the state had met its burden in arguing no amount of bail would ensure public safety in the case of three men arrested after allegedly stabbing a man they know on North Main Street before...

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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,...

By GREG VINE

Officials from Provincetown to Stockbridge are being urged to review public comment policies following a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling that Southborough’s civility code violated the state’s Constitution’s Declaration of Rights and Civil...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — An Athol man pleaded not guilty Friday to 11 charges in connection to several alleged incidents of domestic violence and sexual assault in 2021 and 2022.Christopher C. Mundell, 36, of Sanders Street, was arraigned in Orange District Court on...

By DOMENIC POLI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A resident of Orange, 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, having admitted to also traveling to Rhode...

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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 late January.Charles J. Brooks, 39, of Amherst Road, Belchertown, pleaded not guilty in Greenfield...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Franklin County celebrated its second resident to become a Superior Court judge in 31 years with the induction of Erving native Jeremy C. Bucci on Thursday.Bucci, who now lives in Deerfield, was the chief trial counsel for the...