Judge grants bail for Cara Rintala pending fourth murder trial
NORTHAMPTON – Hampshire Superior Court Judge Richard Carey today set bail for Cara Rintala, facing a fourth trial on first... more ››
Abuse case from 1975 settled in court with probation, mandated sex offender treatment
GREENFIELD – A former dorm parent and teacher at Northfield Mount Hermon was placed on probation and ordered to undergo sex offender... more ››
Update on Hadley Walmart shooting
NORTHAMPTON – A Chicopee man today pleaded not guilty to seven charges in connection with an Aug. 22 shooting that left two teenagers with... more ››
Judge bars defendant in gas tank tampering prohibited from entering Hampshire County if he posts bail
NORTHAMPTON – An alert passerby who informed staff at the Big Y in Southampton that he’d seen a man putting a substance... more ››
Williamsburg woman pleads not guilty to negligent motor vehicle homicide, other charges in cyclist death
NORTHAMPTON – Haley Kelly-Sherette today pleaded not guilty to charges of negligent motor vehicle homicide, failing to... more ››
Longtime NELCWIT staff member named new Director of Domestic and Sexual Violence Projects
GREENFIELD – The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office has named Maria (Zoraida) Agudelo of Greenfield Director of... more ››
Man changes plea in bank robbery; judge imposes prison sentence
A Charlemont man who robbed a bank in Northampton of $12,572.75 in February was sentenced to 6-7 years in state prison after pleading... more ››
Driver in 2020 fatal crash placed on probation; widow of motorcyclist endorses sentence
A Northampton man charged in connection with the October 22, 2020, death of a motorcyclist in Westhampton was placed on probation for five... more ››
Bernardston man sentenced to three years in prison in connection to 2019 attack
GREENFIELD– A Bernardston man was sentenced to three years in state prison after pleading guilty to six felony charges... more ››
Man to pay restitution after guilty plea in theft of $16,000 in batteries at Big Y stores
NORTHAMPTON – A New Hampshire man was placed on probation for two years and ordered to make immediate restitution after... more ››
Judge praises victim for courage, presence of mind in fending off attacker
GREENFIELD – Saying he’d been tempted to exceed the prosecution’s recommended sentence for former Mount Holyoke College... more ››
Local communities gear up for 21st Drug Take Back Day
Local communities ready to take part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Woman pleads guilty in brutal 2019 attack on colleague
GREENFIELD – Former Mount Holyoke College Professor Rie Hachiyanagi pleaded guilty to nine charges stemming from... more ››
Federal grant supports efforts of domestic violence high-risk team
NORTHAMPTON – The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, working with the City of Northampton, has been awarded three-... more ››
After SJC ruling overturning Rintala verdict, DA’s office says “We remain ready for trial”
NORTHAMPTON – The state’s highest court today overturned the 2016 murder conviction against Cara Rintala in connection... more ››
DA, deputy DA, speak out about UMass protests related to alleged sexual assaults
NORTHAMPTON – In recent days, students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst protested after allegations of a sexual... more ››
Northwestern DA unit protecting elders, people with disabilities gets new chief attorney
NORTHAMPTON – Mary Beth Ogulewicz, formerly director of senior services for the town of Amherst, this week joined the... more ››
Two charged in connection with shooting incident in Hadley
BELCHERTOWN – Two people were charged in Eastern Hampshire District Court today in connection with a shooting incident in... more ››
State distributing new federal dollars to people struggling with rent/mortgage payments
Injured officer says 'I forgive;' driver apologizes at court hearing; prosecutor urges 'second chance'
NORTHAMPTON – A Northampton District Court Judge Friday placed a 26-year-old Northampton woman on two years of probation in connection with... more ››