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A Hampshire County grand jury has indicted a man on a manslaughter charge for a deadly shooting in Chesterfield.

Fire crews in Bennington, Vermont were busy battling a brush fire, early Friday morning. This was one of three brush fires that swept through Bennington in the last 24 hours. The fire that kept crews busy into Friday morning broke out around 11:30 Thursday night in the area of Notch Road and Route 9 East, said fire investigators.

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Hoosac Valley High School has named Kathryn Scholz and Tia Kareh as the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of the class of 2023. Graduation exercises will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday in the school gymnasium. Scholz, daughter of Erik and Laura Scholz of Adams, is...

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Drury High School has named Evan-Quin May-Sims Goodermote and Morgan McLean Sarkis as the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of the class of 2023. The Drury High graduation takes place Thursday at 6 p.m. in the school gymnasium. Goodermote, child of Brett and Tania Goodermote of...

Ramiro Buenrostro was one of four second-chance drawing winners in the Massachusetts State Lottery for that game. Buenrostro decided to take the one-time lump sum payout of $650,000 before taxes, so his road is a little shorter than promised. But still not a bad trip, considering it started with a losing ticket.

METHUEN, Mass. — If you’ve ever considered adopting a pig as a pet, this weekend may be your chance. The MSPCA at Nevins Farm is holding a special fee-waived adopt-a-thon for pigs on June 3 and 4 after several pigs were surrendered from a home in Plainfield. “The...

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — It wasn't just the Drury High class of 2023 getting some advice on Thursday night. Valedictorian Evan-Quin Goodermote included the family, friends and staff filling the auditorium seats in their call to live with determination. "Rather than deliver some big speech about the passing of...

BENNINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Clean water advocates say a plan to redesign a flood plain is going make life better for everyone. Part of the Roaring Branch River that runs along Route 9 in Bennington is getting a makeover. The goal of the project is to restore the floodplains so that the river could shift without constraint.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Police Department is hosting an officer entrance examination on Saturday morning. Registration is $100 and is open until 5 p.m. on Friday, June 2. The written test will be administered at the police station, 21 Holden St., at 10:15 a.m. and the physical ability assessment at 2 p.m.

College graduation season is drawing to a close, and for some schools — like Cazenovia College in upstate New York and Holy Names University in Oakland — this year’s commencement was the last ever. Those schools have joined more than 100 private, nonprofit colleges that have permanently...

In a late-night decision, the U.S. House passed the bi-partisan debt bill to raise the debt ceiling for the next two years in order to avoid default. Local Representatives responded to its passing as the bill now heads to the Senate. Emerald ash borer flight season begins. Updated: 2 hours...

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — John M. "Mike" Kennedy was remembered Thursday as a true man of peace. "Mother Theresa, in looking around at the world she lived in, sometimes would find a lack of peace," the Rev. John P. McDonagh told the hundreds of mourners gathered at Eastlawn Cemetery. "She would pose the question, 'If we have no peace, we have forgotten that we belong to one another.'

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Voters at town meeting on Wednesday swiftly passed $5.1 million in spending for the next fiscal year with no discussion. But other articles, including a proposal to open the town's capped landfill to a solar operator, prompted some debate and amendments from the floor. All 24...

ADAMS, Mass. — The Adams Theater announced the upcoming performance, "Gettin' It Together: dysFUNKcrew Turns Ten!" on Saturday, June 4 at 2 p.m. DysFUNKcrew, the Berkshire County dance crew, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a dance performance featuring dancers from Berkshire Dance Theatre. According to a press release:

Cricket Creek Farm in Williamstown, Massachusetts is recalling Sophelise and Tobasi cheeses due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The cheeses were distributed in Massachusetts and New York between March 29 and May 26, 2023.

The Angel Park Concert Series will return to Williamsburg starting July 5. The annual series, which started in 2010, will feature Blackbird & Applegate as the kickoff band, followed by The Lonesome Brothers on July 12, Katie Clarke & Larry LeBlanc on July 19, The Group DeVille Trio on July 26, Rock 201 on Aug. 2, Louise Mostie Coombe on Aug. 9, and Josh Baum & Friends on Aug. 16.

A suspect who is wanted in connection to an attempted murder in Vermont was arrested by the Springfield Police Department on Monday. Jonathan Nazario (20, Springfield) is a fugitive of justice according to the Springfield Police and was arrested alongside Hennessy Matos (22, Wilbraham).

Stacker compiled statistics about where people in Windham County are looking to buy homes using cross-market demand and monthly inventory data from Realtor.com.

The Haystack Monument at Williams University dedicated to a handful of devout youths who became missionaries was vandalized multiple times during May.

(Conway, MA) On Saturday, the Town of Conway will hold its Annual Town Meeting. Residents will have the opportunity to vote on an addition to the Public Safety Complex, as well as purchasing a plow truck and other Highway Department equipment. There are a total of 35 articles to be voted on Saturday. The meeting will take place at the Conway Grammar School gymnasium starting at 10 a.m.