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Diver From NY Wins Medal At Olympics Diver From NY Wins Medal At Olympics
Diver From NY Wins Medal At Olympics A diving duo from Long Island and Massachusetts who met at the University of Indiana dove their way into the record books, joining the parade of Americans claiming medals at the Tokyo Olympics. Nassau County native Andrew Capobianco, who calls Mineola home, and his teammate, Hampshire County resident Michael Hixon, out of Amherst, Massachusetts, took home the silver medal for the US in the men’s synchronized 3-meter springboard event. The duo finished with a score of 444.36 to take the silver behind the Chinese pair of Wang Zongyuan and Xie Siyi. Germany’s Patrick Hausding and Lars Rudiger …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Assault With Dangerous Weapon During Fight At Western Mass Store Man Nabbed For Assault With Dangerous Weapon During Fight At Western Mass Store
Man Nabbed For Assault With Dangerous Weapon During Fight At Western Mass Store  A 29-year-old man was arrested after allegedly threatening a man with a knife during an altercation at a Western Massachusetts convenience store, police said. Officers in Hampshire County from the Hadley Police Department were dispatched to Cumberland Farms on Russell Street at approximately 10 a.m. on Monday, July 26, where there was a report of an incident between two men that quickly escalated. During the altercation, police said that one of the men - later identified as Maine resident Paul Fazzi - was the aggressor, allegedly displaying a knife and threatening his victim during …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Local Woman Killed In Crash On I-91 In Western Mass Local Woman Killed In Crash On I-91 In Western Mass
Local Woman Killed In Crash On I-91 In Western Mass An investigation is underway after a fatal crash in Western Massachusetts. It happened at about 2 p.m. Friday, July 23 in Hampshire County, on southbound Route 91 in Easthampton Troopers assigned to State Police-Northampton observed a 2011 Honda Accord stopped in the breakdown lane with damage from striking a stationary object on the side of the roadway. Troopers and Good Samaritans at the scene quickly rendered medical aid to the operator of the Honda, a 67-year-old woman from Chicopee, until Northampton Fire and Rescue arrived on scene.  The woman was transported to an area hospita…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Small Plane Crashes At Western Mass Airport During Takeoff Small Plane Crashes At Western Mass Airport During Takeoff
Small Plane Crashes At Western Mass Airport During Takeoff A small plane has crashed at the Northampton Airport in Hampshire County. The incident took place on Thursday, July 22, when the airplane was attempting to take off at the airport located on Old Ferry Road in Northampton, said the Northampton Fire Department. The department is currently responding, but report that no one was injured. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Women Accused Of Dealing Drugs After Traffic Stop In Western Mass Two Women Accused Of Dealing Drugs After Traffic Stop In Western Mass
Two Women Accused Of Dealing Drugs After Traffic Stop In Western Mass Two women have been accused of dealing drugs after a traffic stop in Western Massachusetts uncovered cocaine and LSD, police announced. The stop was made Sunday afternoon, July 4 in Hampshire County after narcotics investigators with the Ware Police Department say they obtained information through an investigation as to the operator being an "active distributor" of cocaine. Samantha Calkins, age 44, and Christina Dufresne, age 28, are now both facing charges of possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy to violate the drug laws. As a result of the stop and search, officers located…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Police Officers In Western Mass Man Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Police Officers In Western Mass
Man Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Police Officers In Western Mass A 32-year-old Western Mass man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot two police officers. On Saturday, May 22, a man in Hampshire County threatened to get a gun and shoot two Northampton police officers working a detail, said the Northampton Police. On Monday, May 25, police received an arrest warrant for the man, a resident of Northampton, who was located but when police attempted to arrest him he was able to get into his vehicle took off at a high rate of speed. The man was later stopped on I-91 by the Massachusetts State Police and placed under arrest.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Investigating After Man's Body Found In Connecticut River Police Investigating After Man's Body Found In Connecticut River
Police Investigating After Man's Body Found In Connecticut River Police launched an investigation after a man’s body was found by a boater in the Connecticut River in Western Mass. The discovery in Hampshire County happened around 6 p.m., Friday, May 21, in the river in Northampton, said Laurie Loisel, director of Communications for the Northwestern District Attorney's Office. The boater summoned emergency help when he discovered the body and then stayed with the body to help the police find it, Loisel said. A Northampton Police Department dispatcher was able to trace the phone call to find the boater about a mile and a half south of…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Driving Drunk Crashes Into Pole In Western Mass, Police Say Woman Driving Drunk Crashes Into Pole In Western Mass, Police Say
Woman Driving Drunk Crashes Into Pole In Western Mass, Police Say An allegedly drunk driver was hospitalized overnight after losing control and crashing into a telephone pole in Western Massachusetts, police said. First responders in Hampshire County, in Northampton, responded to Florence Road near Old Wilson Road when a neighbor in the area reported a loud crash, followed by a woman crying and yelling for help shortly after midnight on Friday, May 21. Police said that upon arrival, they found that a driver had driven off the roadway and struck a telephone pole, which had snapped in half. However, despite airbags going off in the vehicle and live wires i…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Continuing Investigation Of Fatal Western Mass Crash Police Continuing Investigation Of Fatal Western Mass Crash
Police Continuing Investigation Of Fatal Western Mass Crash Authorities are continuing investigating a motor vehicle crash in Western Mass that left one man dead. The crash took place at 2:15 p.m., Saturday, May 15, in Hampshire County when a motorcycle traveling west on Route 9 collided with a motor vehicle traveling eastbound in Belchertown, just west of the Ware town line, said the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. The motor vehicle was engaged in a turn when the collision occurred, the DA's Office said. The operator of a 2018 Harley Davidson motorcycle, Hampden County resident Niles Robbins, age 46, of Wales, was tran…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For Victim Killed In Western Mass Crash Between SUV, Motorcycle ID Released For Victim Killed In Western Mass Crash Between SUV, Motorcycle
ID Released For Victim Killed In Western Mass Crash Between SUV, Motorcycle The identity has been released of the person who was killed after a two-vehicle crash in Western Massachusetts. It happened in Hampshire County around 2:10 p.m. Saturday, May 15 in Belchertown, and involved an SUV and a motorcycle, according to Massachusetts State Police. The crash occurred on Route 9 near the intersection of Ware Road and Enoch Sanford Road.  The operator of a 2018 Harley Davidson motorcycle, Hampden County resident Niles Robbins, age 46, of Wales, was transported to Mary Lane Hospital in Ware, where he later died, police said.  The passenger of the m…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
One Killed In Two-Vehicle Western Mass Crash One Killed In Two-Vehicle Western Mass Crash
One Killed In Two-Vehicle Western Mass Crash Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Victim Killed In Western Mass Crash Between SUV, Motorcycle  One person was killed and another airlifted to a hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Western Massachusetts. It happened in Hampshire County around 2:10 p.m. Saturday, May 15 on Route 9 in Belchertown, and involved an SUV and a motorcycle, according to Massachusetts State Police. One person received CPR and did not survive, according to police. A passenger was life-flighted to UMass Worcester Hospital.  Police have not yet released the identities…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Cases Skyrocket In Amherst As UMass Reigns In Partying, Shuts Down Campus COVID-19: Cases Skyrocket In Amherst As UMass Reigns In Partying, Shuts Down Campus
Covid-19: Cases Skyrocket In Amherst As UMass Reigns In Partying, Shuts Down Campus The COVID-19 incident rate shot up dramatically in Amherst where UMass is attempting to tamp down on the virus’s spread. The daily average COVID-19 rate in Amherst per 100,000 people was 26.6 last week, Feb. 4. As of Thursday, Feb. 11, Amherst’s COVID-19 rate is 78.8. The uptick in infections comes on the heels of the University of Massachusetts Amherst shutting down its campus to stop the virus’ spread. The roughly 13,000-member student body has been asked to self-quarantine. A spike in COVID-19 cases in Amherst has been linked to one or more “massive” frat parties thrown over the Feb. 6 w…

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by Kristin Palpini