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Victim of Greenfield homicide identified
GREENFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – Authorities have identified the victim in a Greenfield homicide. Laurie Loisel, spokesperson for the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, said that the body of 35-year-old Christopher Hairston, whose last known address was in Pittsfield, was found in a Chapman Street apartment on Monday after police were called to investigate a foul odor.
Granby police seek suspects in ATM heist using stolen dump truck
GRANBY — Police are investigating an early morning ATM break-in on Tuesday where suspects used a stolen dump truck to rip open the cash machine before fleeing with the contents. The Granby Police Department responded to a call at 1:26 a.m. at the People’s Bank ATM located at 77...
Grim details emerge in Greenfield homicide investigation
GREENFIELD — In the Chapman Street apartment where Taaniel Herberger-Brown used to live, police found a partially dismembered body on Monday afternoon. Hours later, Herberger-Brown, 42, was arrested at Albany International Airport in New York, where he said he was catching a flight to visit his mother and to various foreign destinations. The Albany County Sheriff’s Office detained him.
Amherst Pelham School District superintendent search narrows to three candidates
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - The superintendent saga continues, as the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District is still on the hunt to fill the position. Western Mass News got a look at the 3 finalists. There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding this search. The district has seen a Title IX investigation,...
Outrage as drag queen leads young kids in ‘free Palestine’ chant during story time event
Video of a drag queen in Massachusetts leading a group of young kids to chant “Free Palestine” has sparked fierce backlash — with some calling it “indoctrination” that is “wrong on every level.” The encounter, which unfolded at a “Queer Storytime for Palestine” event organized by the Valley Families for Palestine group in Amherst, had gone viral by April 25 as outrage mounted. For top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com.
Red Fire Farm manages to protect fruit crop despite cold snap
GRANBY, Mass. — A cold snap this week could've led to serious damage to crops at Red Fire Farm in Granby, but farm manager Stephanie Kennedy says the apples and peaches look to be OK. What You Need To Know. Red Fire Farm in Granby was able to keep...
Six months before Belchertown shooting incidents, another resident’s house was hit
BELCHERTOWN — Rick and Angela Kowal were spending a cozy winter morning in bed when a piece of their bedroom wall “sprinkled like confetti,” Rick Kowal said. “I thought it was a nail had popped,” Rick Kowal said. “I was confused.”. If you purchase a...
Concerns grow as avian flu virus is found in dairy cows
SOUTH HADLEY, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Concerns are growing about the spread of the avian, or bird, flu after a growing number of dairy cows are contracting the virus. It’s definitely something local dairy farmers are aware of as this latest strain of the bird flu is showing up in more and more states.
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