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AMHERST — A Sunderland contractor is facing a state fine of almost $30,000 for violations that occurred during asbestos abatement work at the University of Massachusetts, authorities announced Friday.The state Department of Environmental Protection...

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 AMHERST — A series of vehicle break-ins on Lincoln Avenue, with valuables taken from unlocked cars, are being investigated by Amherst police.The break-ins were reported over the weekend, with at least one of the vehicles, parked in a driveway, having...

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The effort to provide passenger rail service between western Massachusetts and Boston is getting another jolt of federal funding.The Massachusetts Department of Transportation secured a nearly $37 million grant from the Federal Railroad...

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AMHERST — Traffic detours are in place Tuesday until 4 p.m. on College Street, between Shumway and South Whitney streets, as Eversource installs switchgear at its substation Trucks are advised to use Main Street as a detour route.Additional detours...

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AMHERST — A woman who got lost while hiking at Bare Mountain at the Holyoke Range, stranded near the edge of a cliff, was safely rescued following a nearly four-hour effort Saturday night, according to the Amherst Fire Department.At 7:49 p.m., the...

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Deepika Shukla of Northampton is one of five U.S. attorneys to win confirmation as a Superior Court justice by the Governor’s Council on Wednesday.Shukla, nominated by Gov. Maura Healey for the post, is chief of the U.S. Attorney’s office in...

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HOLYOKE — A suspect has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a local man on West Street earlier this month.Luis Rodriguez, 19, of Chicopee, is expected to be arraigned Monday in Holyoke District Court, the Hampden district attorney’s...

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HOLYOKE — One man is in custody, and another has been identified but was at large in the wake of a shootout Thursday at 1:45 p.m. near High Street and Worcester Place, the mayor’s office reported.Police said five shots were fired in the exchange. Two...

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BELCHERTOWN — Four people arrested during the breakup of a pro-Palestinian encampment on the University of Massachusetts campus in May agreed to dispositions Monday in Eastern Hampshire District Court in which they will enter a four-month diversion...

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 HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College has been awarded an $832,000 state grant to help train workers for clean energy sector jobs.The two-year grant, announced earlier this month, is part of an overall $3.4 million allocation from the Healey-Driscoll...

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The state’s 911 dispatch system went offline for two hours Tuesday afternoon, forcing residents to call their local police department’s administrative numbers for emergencies during the dispatch system outage. Notification of the system’s failure...

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HOLYOKE — A Holyoke man was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Springfield in connection with a string of nine armed robberies of convenience stores across western Massachusetts, including one in Northampton. Alfredo Aldeco, 38, was sentenced by...

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WILLIAMSBURG — Two newcomers won election to local offices and a vacancy remains to be filled on the local school committee following recent local elections, Town Clerk Brenda Lessard reported.With 245 voters, or 11.4% of the electorate, casting...

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SOUTHAMPTON — A memorial vigil will be held at the Angel Heart monument in Crossroads Park at 7 p.m. Thursday. The monument was dedicated in 2014 as a memorial for parents who have lost a child. Forty names are now engraved on pavers in front of an...

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CUMMINGTON — Voters returned several incumbents to elected positions last week, and filled out the ballot with write-ins where needed.Sixty-three voters turned out for the annual town election, Town Clerk Brenda Emerson-Camp reported. Among write-ins,...

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PLAINFIELD — Voters elected Polly Ryan to the Select Board while postponing action on a proposed amendment to the Mohawk Trail Regional School District agreement at Town Meeting earlier this month. Ryan received 89 votes against 72 for Ed Morann. The...

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WHATELY — A fire at the Rainbow Motel at 64 State Road shortly after midnight early Saturday morning has left 17 people without a home, though all of the residents in the building evacuated without getting hurt.Whately Police officers were the first...

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SPRINGFIELD — A Michigan man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud a Northampton construction company of nearly $1 million, the U.S. attorney’s office announced Friday.Jonathan McCormack, 39, of...

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BELCHERTOWN — The first group of 130 people arrested last week following pro-Palestinian protests on the University of Massachusetts campus were arraigned Monday in Eastern Hampshire District Court.Twenty-one people pleaded not guilty before District...

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 SOUTHAMPTON — Southampton’s annual town election will take place on Tuesday, May 21. Residents will vote for a moderator, town clerk, almoner, Board of Health member, cemetery commissioner, Park Commission member, Personnel Policy and Procedure...

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 PELHAM — A three-year seat on the Board of Health is the only contested race on the ballot in the town election being held Tuesday.Polls will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Ramsdell Room at the Pelham Library, 2 South Valley Road.William E....