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Franklin County’s clerk of courts announces she won’t seek reelection
06-16-2024 2:01 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Franklin County will have a new clerk of courts next year, as the woman finishing her second six-year term in the position has decided not to seek reelection.Susan K. Emond has announced her intention to retire at the end of the year and...


Hearing held in Greenfield for local woman’s judgeship
06-12-2024 4:45 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Greenfield woman is likely a few weeks away from becoming a judge after she received rave reviews at a public hearing held in her hometown.In May, Alexandra Flanders, a judicial case manager, was nominated by Gov. Maura Healey to be an...


Judge denies Greenfield’s bid to dismiss home equity case
06-03-2024 2:20 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — A federal judge has denied the city’s motion to dismiss a case involving two residents who sued the city for taking the excess value of their foreclosed properties over a tax debt, a practice the U.S. Supreme Court ruled was...


Extradition hearing delayed for Greenfield murder suspect Taaniel Herberger-Brown
05-31-2024 6:27 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

ALBANY, N.Y. — An extradition hearing to bring Greenfield murder suspect Taaniel Herberger-Brown from Albany to Greenfield to stand trial was delayed until June 28, or until New York Gov. Kathy Hochul approves a governor’s warrant to extradite...


Former Athol man gets 25-30 years for child sexual abuse
05-30-2024 5:35 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A man formerly of Athol will spend the next 25 to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty on Thursday to 27 counts of sexual crimes involving three minors.Jose Oquendo, 51, appeared in Franklin County Superior Court to accept...


Superior Court judge denies motion to lower bail in RI man’s Northfield crash case
05-22-2024 6:49 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Franklin County Superior Court Judge David Hodge denied the defense’s request to lower the $100,000 bail set for Ryan O’Farrell, a Rhode Island man accused of hospitalizing seven motorcyclists in a crash while driving under the influence...


Attorney seeks dismissal of RI man’s DUI charges in Northfield crash that injured seven
05-13-2024 6:16 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The defense has filed a motion to dismiss driving under the influence charges against Ryan O’Farrell, a Rhode Island man accused of hospitalizing seven motorcyclists while driving under the influence of drugs on Route 10 in Northfield on...


Lawyer argues Joshua Hart’s 2018 conviction for Orange murder had inconsistent verdicts
05-07-2024 8:07 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Spurred by a state Supreme Judicial Court opinion that pointed to inconsistent verdicts, the Franklin County Superior Court judge who oversaw Joshua Hart’s murder trial in 2018 has taken under advisement a defense attorney’s motion to set...


Judge sets bail for Millers Falls assault suspects
04-30-2024 5:58 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Two men accused of beating another nearly to death in Millers Falls the night after Christmas can be released if they post $2,500 bail and submit to GPS monitoring, a Franklin County Superior Court judge ruled on Tuesday.Brendon Collette,...


Former Greenfield man granted new trial after 1995 murder conviction, walks free
04-30-2024 4:59 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A former Greenfield man serving a life sentence for a 1994 murder was released from prison on Tuesday, three and a half months after the state Supreme Judicial Court ordered that a new trial be held in his case.Elvio J. Marrero, 63,...


Court rulings may force action on home equity theft
04-29-2024 7:44 PM

By SAM DORAN

BOSTON — After a state judge ruled this month that Massachusetts law governing municipal home equity takings “requires Legislative correction,” a state senator who has filed a related bill for years said Monday that he is ready to start demanding roll...


Is Steam Mill Road in Deerfield a public way? Land Court to decide as trial begins
04-24-2024 5:46 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — The long-running saga of seeking to determine the status of Steam Mill Road in Deerfield has reached the courtroom, as the 2021 lawsuit began its bench trial at the Franklin County Justice Center on Wednesday, with opening statements and...


Man allegedly steals $100K worth of items from Northampton, South Deerfield businesses
04-23-2024 7:08 PM

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — A South Hadley man pleaded not guilty in Hampshire County Superior Court on Monday to charges stemming from thefts from businesses in Northampton and South Deerfield.Steven Skea, 64, is accused of breaking into two businesses and making...


Judge dismisses case against former Buckland police chief
04-22-2024 6:40 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A former Buckland police chief’s court case on charges of indecent assault and battery has been dismissed by a judge one year after it was continued without a finding.James T. Hicks, 57, last May admitted the prosecution had sufficient...


Former Leyden police chief Daniel Galvis charged with larceny
04-22-2024 2:21 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Former Leyden Police Chief Daniel Galvis was in Greenfield District Court on Monday to answer to larceny charges involving town-owned police equipment.Galvis pleaded not guilty to two counts of larceny of a motor vehicle, two counts of...


One Greenfield home invasion defendant up for bail, other three held
04-17-2024 1:19 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Only one of the four defendants facing charges for allegedly breaking into a home on West Street on April 4 and assaulting the property owner is eligible for immediate bail following a detention hearing in Greenfield District Court on...


Orange man gets 12 to 14 years for child rape
04-16-2024 3:21 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — An Orange man will spend 12 to 14 years in prison after being convicted in Franklin County Superior Court of aggravated rape and abuse of a child.David Prue, 36, was sentenced by Judge John Agostini on Tuesday morning following a jury...


Tea Guys of Whately owes $2M for breach of contract, judge rules
04-12-2024 4:45 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

WHATELY — Tea Guys LLC must pay more than $2 million to a Baltimore tea company due to a breach of contract, a Franklin County Superior Court judge has ruled.The small business in Whately was sued last summer by Zest Tea LLC and had two bank accounts...


Early success in Greenfield prompts statewide launch of Family Treatment Court
04-07-2024 4:01 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

Early success in the Franklin County Probate and Family Court has spawned a statewide launch of Family Treatment Court sessions to address the needs of families involved in Juvenile Court cases in which substance use is a contributing factor.PATHS...


Greenfield home invasion suspects arraigned
04-05-2024 5:08 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — A dangerousness hearing for the three men and one woman charged with breaking into a man’s house at 36 West St. Thursday morning and taking turns beating him is set for Tuesday, April 9, in Greenfield District Court.Defendants Michael...

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