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By EMILEE KLEIN
BELCHERTOWN — Police Chief Kevin Pacunas is appealing an Eastern Hampshire District Court judge’s ruling that reversed his decision to deny a resident’s application for a gun license.In his appeal to Hampshire Superior Court, filed Sept. 23, Pacunas...
By EMILEE KLEIN
BELCHERTOWN — Saying that Police Chief Kevin Pacunas’ decision to deny a firearms license to a resident earlier this year was “overly broad, vague and therefore arbitrary and capricious,” a judge last month ordered the town to grant the license.In...
By JAMES PENTLAND
NORTHAMPTON — After weighing recommendations from defense and prosecuting attorneys, a Hampshire Superior Court judge sentenced a Northampton man to 2½ years in jail on numerous drug distribution charges at a change-of-plea hearing Wednesday.Before...
By JAMES PENTLAND
NORTHAMPTON — A Connecticut man who shot and tried to kidnap a Hadley farmer in 2022 was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison and three years’ probation after admitting guilt in the case.Marc A. Veturis, 29, pleaded guilty before Hampshire...
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AMHERST — An Amherst man is being held at the Hampshire County Jail and House of Correction in Northampton following his arrest and arraignment this week on possession of child pornography, the second time he has been taken into custody on those...
By JAMES PENTLAND
NORTHAMPTON — A 30-year-old man serving a prison sentence in Oregon for child pornography offenses is facing similar charges in Hampshire County.Blake Lassiter appeared before Judge Jane Mulqueen in Hampshire Superior Court last Friday. He faces 11...
By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL
BELCHERTOWN — A 30-year-old Granby man is facing four criminal charges in connection with the death of his girlfriend in an early morning motor vehicle crash on July 1.Cory Menard was arraigned Wednesday in Eastern Hampshire District Court and pleaded...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
HADLEY — The Connecticut man accused of shooting a Hadley farmer on Mill Valley Road on the afternoon of Dec. 31 allegedly is in a relationship with the farmer’s ex-girlfriend, and was previously involved in a confrontation with the farmer at the same...
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