Stephanie Barry
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N.J. man who picked up buckets of gold in scheme to defraud Massachusetts woman sentenced
U.S. District Court Judge Mark Mastroianni sentenced Gaurang Contractor to one year and a day for being a 'bag man' in an online scheme. → Read More
N.J. priest accused of sexual assaults 35 years ago in Mass. has bail set at $50K
The Rev. Patrick Kuffner faced sexual abuse charges in Massachusetts. → Read More
Footage shows Springfield Detective Gregg Bigda's threats to teen suspects; legal experts say some tactics cross line
The Republican obtained footage of the interrogations after public records requests were denied. → Read More
Police: Suspect in Wilbraham bank robbery arrested
Police have not yet released the suspect's name after a reported arrest on Saturday, but released the man's photo on Friday. → Read More
Lowell woman wins legal right to wear pasta strainer on her head for license photo, cites 'religious reasons'
The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster promotes its beliefs that humans evolved from pirates, and that 'heaven' holds a beer volcano and stripper factory, according to its website. → Read More
State Police continue heightened presence in wake of Parisian terror attacks
Massachusetts State Police have reiterated that there are no specific threats but they will continue to maintain a heightened presence at key sites around the commonwealth. → Read More
Gov. Charlie Baker issues statement on Parisian terror attacks
Baker said there has been no credible threat to the state, but government officials are coordinating with federal and local law enforcement to ensure safety is maintained. → Read More
Springfield Roman Catholic Bishop Mitchell Rozanski joins global denouncement of Parisian terror attacks
Muslim citizens around the world also took to social media to decry the massacre, several quoting the Quran: "Whoever kills an innocent person it is as if he killed all of humanity." → Read More
Springfield Mayor Sarno denounces 'gang bangers' and 'cesspools' he believes contribute to late-night violence
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno said he is considering revisiting an ordinance requiring bars to shut down at 1 a.m. instead of 2 a.m., in the wake of after-bar violence downtown. → Read More
Mystery of old bones discovered in Ludlow cemetery solved by 71-year old Harold Piper
His son called the Ludlow Police station yesterday to report that the family was "99 percent sure" the bones were Harold Piper's, whose leg was amputated after an industrial accident about 46 years ago, according to his wife. → Read More
Live coverage: Detention hearing for Alexander Ciccolo, suspected of planning ISIS-inspired attack, in Springfield federal court
A courtroom at typically quiet U.S. District Court is mobbed with media, law enforcement and other observers for a detention hearing for 23-year-old Alexander Ciccolo, who faces an illegal firearms possession charge but more importantly has been accused by the FBI as being a budding ISIS supporter planning terrorist attacks. → Read More
Detention hearing for Alexander Ciccolo, accused of plotting ISIS-inspired attack, moved to bigger Springfield federal courtroom
Northampton attorney David P. Hoose has been appointed to represent Ciccolo at the detention hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Katherine Robertson in the Springfield U.S. District Court's largest courtroom. → Read More
Final text messages made public in probe of baby believed thrown from Middletown, Conn., bridge
The couple came to a mutual custody agreement after the judge declined to extend the order, investigators have said. → Read More
Bristol County Sheriff: Aaron Hernandez is a charmer
Recent reports of Hernandez serving as a lookout in a prison fight suggest Hernandez is maintaining that swagger behind bars. → Read More
1st case of dog flu in Massachusetts in 2015 reported
Chicago has been dealing with a dog-flu outbreak since April. More than 1,700 dogs have been stricken. → Read More
Ex-Lee innkeeper tells jurors of 'swing parties' in federal extortion trial of former Police Chief Joseph Buffis
Fusco this morning told jurors that he didn't think the prostitution "was a big deal" because the two had been involved in "a lifestyle" for some time. → Read More
Prostitution suspect's husband expected to testify in extortion trial of former Lee Police Chief Joseph Buffis
Viola's husband, Thomas Fusco, is expected to testify next. → Read More
Craiglist ad promoting 'massages' presented as Exhibit A in trial of ex-Police Chief Joseph Buffis
Exhibit A in the trial of Joseph Buffis will be a Craigslist advertisement promoting massages and more from a onetime innkeeper in Lee. → Read More
5 things to know about civil rights icon, US Rep. John Lewis, 2015 Elms College commencement speaker
The Congressman offered the keynote address at the 84th commencement of Chicopee's Our College of the Lady of the Elms on Saturday. → Read More
Westover air show traffic update: gridlock, Chicopee police say
Roads leading to Great New England Air Show at Westover Air Reserve Base is gridlocked, according to Chicopee police. → Read More