By Tiney RicciardiThe Denver PostDENVER — First responders in Denver will soon undergo training designed specifically to bolster psychedelic crisis response and intervention.The training, developed by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelics Studies (MAPS), aims to “enhance the knowledge, attitudes, and skills of first responders to...
An 80-year-old Montana rancher pleaded guilty this week to two felony wildlife crimes as part of a multi-year effort to clone enormous sheep hybrids to sell to captive hunting facilities.Arthur “Jack Schubarth of Vaughn, Montana, the owner and operator of Sun River Enterprises LLC and...
Massachusetts State Police arrested and charged a Revere sex offender Wednesday after discovering hundreds of child sexual abuse images on his phone, according to the department. Troopers have charged 45-year-old Kenneth Higgins with possession of child pornography and possession of child pornography, third offense, state...
Members of the South Hadley St. Patrick’s Parade Committee are planning a World War II prisoners of war/missing in action theme for their float in this year’s Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade. Eight POWs and MIA servicemen from South Hadley will be honored.To accomplish this, the...
An Old Rochester Regional High School boys basketball player has been kicked off his team for spitting on an opposing player during a game Monday night, according to school officials.On Tuesday, district administrators were made aware of an incident that took place during the Division...
“We have fun no matter what the weather because the people on the parade route give us energy,” said Doug Reed, past president of the Agawam committee for the annual Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade.Nonetheless, the current president, Abaigeal G. Malouin, is hoping for “beautiful weather”...
SPRINGFIELD – Nearly two years after being created, the Board of Police Commissioners just unveiled its manual of rules and regulations — putting in writing guidelines for ethics, removal of a member and policies on how it will receive and hear complaints against officers.On Wednesday,...
The Chicopee Comprehensive High School Band — recipient of the William H. Burns Memorial Award in 2023 for Best High School Marching Band in the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day Parade — will be marching in the famous parade again this year.The band will be joined...
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After an independent investigation, an emotional public hearing and several hours of painstaking decision-making, the Hopkinton Select Board recently voted to fire Sgt. Timothy Brennan over his failure to report rape allegations against the town’s former deputy police chief.Brennan’s predicament stems from an investigation into...