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Children Stumble Upon Human Remains On Western Mass Island: DA Children Stumble Upon Human Remains On Western Mass Island: DA
Children Stumble Upon Human Remains On Western Mass Island: DA A group of children found a body on a Franklin County island in the Connecticut River while on a nature hike last week, authorities said.  Reports said around 24 students and chaperones from the Westhampton-based summer camp Biocitizen Inc. stumbled across the human remains on Wednesday, Aug. 23, while on Rawson Island in Greenfield, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. The camp teaches students the importance of exploring nature.  The adults on the trip contacted the police. Officers remained at the scene until all the remains could be retrieved the following day.&n…

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by Josh Lanier
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Manslaughter: Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend's Ex Pleads Not Guilty Manslaughter: Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend's Ex Pleads Not Guilty
Manslaughter: Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend's Ex Pleads Not Guilty A 23-year-old Southampton man pleaded not guilty to the December 2022 killing of his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend on Friday, June 2, authorities said. Brian Camp faces a manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of Johnathan Letendre, 27, of Northampton, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. The prosecutor said Camp was asleep with his girlfriend and her two young children on Dec. 27 when Letendre, who had previously dated the woman, walked into the Chesterfield home through an unlocked door. Camp woke up when he heard Letendre climbing the steps, and a fight broke out between the…

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by Josh Lanier
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Missing Western Mass Man's Rented Vehicle Was Found Stuck In Snow Missing Western Mass Man's Rented Vehicle Was Found Stuck In Snow
Missing Western Mass Man's Rented Vehicle Was Found Stuck In Snow A man has gone missing in the region and authorities are asking the public's help in locating him. The Massachusetts State Police and Huntington Police Department are attempting to locate Hampshire County resident Robert Sherman, age 79, of Chesterfield, who last last seen in Hampden County on Monday, Feb. 7 around 9:30 a.m., in Westfield. On Wednesday, Feb 9 Sherman's rented vehicle was found stuck in snow near 230 Norwich Lake Road in Huntington. Anyone w/info is asked to call Massachusetts State Police at 413-587-5700. Share this story by clicking on the Facebook icon below. Chec…

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by Daily Voice
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Nor'easter: Scattered Power Outages Being Reported In Massachusetts Nor'easter: Scattered Power Outages Being Reported In Massachusetts
Nor'easter: Scattered Power Outages Being Reported In Massachusetts The first Nor’easter of the season led to scattered power outages throughout Massachusetts as the worst of the storm is yet to arrive in the region. Nearly 1,000 Massachusetts residents were without power as of 1:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, according to National Grid and Eversource. National Grid was responding to 37 active outages impacting 529 of its customers, while Eversource had 130 of its 221,118 Western Massachusetts customers reporting outages. According to Eversource, outages were being reported in Chesterfield, Greenfield, and Richmond. National Grid outages, by county, accordi…

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by Zak Failla
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Strong Gusty Winds Down Tree Limbs, Cause Scattered Power Outages In Western Mass Strong Gusty Winds Down Tree Limbs, Cause Scattered Power Outages In Western Mass
Strong Gusty Winds Down Tree Limbs, Cause Scattered Power Outages In Western Mass Hundreds of Massachusetts residents are now without power as wind gusts topping 50 mph whip through the region. A High Wind Warning is in effect until 4 p.m. Monday, March 29. As of around 10:30 a.m. on Monday, utility crews from Eversource were still working to repair dozens of outages that were impacting 2,766 of the company’s 220,386 customers in Western Massachusetts. An additional 71 customers were impacted in Central and Eastern Massachusetts, according to the company. The hardest-hit area was Becket, which reported 1,473 outages, impacting more than 75 percent of the company’…

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by Zak Failla