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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.
Wilmington police seek information on suspicious person involved in attempted kidnapping
WILMINGTON — Wilmington Police Department is on alert after a reported attempted kidnapping on Tuesday evening. At approximately 6:45 p.m., authorities were notified of a Be On the Lookout (BOL) alert regarding a suspicious person possibly involved in an attempted kidnapping earlier that day. According to the reports, a...
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.
New Brattleboro homeless shelter to replace Morningside House
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (WCAX) - The Brattleboro homeless shelter where a staff member was brutally murdered a year ago will be torn down and replaced with a new shelter. “We want to start fresh with a building that is designed to be a shelter,” said Libby Bennett with Groundworks Collaborative, the agency that provides housing, food, and wrap-around services for those in need in the Brattleboro area.
North Adams city council will consider rezoning property adjacent to Tourists resort next month
The company behind the Tourists resort on Route 2 wants to extend a city business zone to cover a residential home it purchased adjacent to the hotel at 935 State Street. City council President Bryan Sapienza read out a communication from Planning Board Chair Brian Miksic:. “Please be advised that...
Brattleboro home damaged in fire
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (WCAX) - A Brattleboro home was damaged in a fire Thursday night. Authorities say crews responded to the home at 166 Carriage Hill Road and found the kitchen in flames. No one was home at the time of the fire, but they did find three dogs and a...
State Ethics Commission’s Alleges Former Leyden Police Chief Galvis and Captain Galvis Violated Conflict of Interest Laws
Couple allegedly sold town-owned equipment for personal profit and steered town work to their private automotive business. The Enforcement Division of the State Ethics Commission has filed Orders to Show Cause today alleging that former Leyden Police Chief Daniel Galvis and former Leyden Police Captain Gilda Galvis violated the conflict of interest law by selling Town equipment for their private gain, contracting to repair Town vehicles for profit through their co-owned auto shop, and other actions implicating self-dealing and misuse of their official positions. The two Orders separately initiate adjudicatory proceedings against Daniel Galvis and Gilda Galvis, who are a married couple.
Mass. residents fighting to reclaim money from city in 'equity theft' lawsuit
GREENFIELD, Mass. — Two Greenfield residents are fighting to get back what the city has taken from them in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that, if successful, could also put millions of dollars back in the pockets of residents across Massachusetts. The lawsuit, filed in federal court, alleges that the two...
Amid empty storefronts, Brattleboro asks a statewide question: What’s the future of downtown?
“It does seem like we’re in a bit of a trough,” one developer says, “but I see good signs in terms of coming out of it.” Read the story on VTDigger here: Amid empty storefronts, Brattleboro asks a statewide question: What’s the future of downtown?.
South Hadley man arraigned for thefts over $100k in Deerfield and Northampton
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A South Hadley man pleaded not guilty to allegedly stealing from businesses in Northampton and Deerfield. 64-year-old Steven Skea was indicted on theft charges after police say he broke into two businesses and stole over 100 thousand dollars’ worth of items in October and August of 2023.
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