A 39-year-old man who documented himself sexually abusing children was sentenced to nearly 50 years in prison on Thursday, after pleading guilty to several criminal charges in the middle of his trial earlier this year.Justin Benoit, of Pittsfield, was sentenced to 46 years in prison,...
WESTFIELD — Dan Raposo is interested in bringing the sport of shuffleboard to Westfield and has the momentum to do it, after winning a gold medal in singles and doubles with his friend Scott Hansen at the Massachusetts Senior Games in 2024, and participating in...
WESTFIELD — On Aug. 19, the Planning Board convened with Cheryl Crowe chairing pro temp, and voted to approve a special permit for new construction and an amended site plan, both in the north end of the city.NextGen Construction Service owned by Rene Gauthier applied...
SOUTHWICK — Having surveillance cameras in the North Pond Conservation Area to monitor that activities going on there is already making a difference.“I haven’t had to repair a fence since the signs went up,” said Commission Chair Norm Cheever referring to signs recently installed on...
Westfield’s public housing residents will be among those to benefit from a recent investment of $31.5 million from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute to increase internet access for affordable and public housing residents statewide, according to an announcement by the Healey-Driscoll administration.The Residential Retrofit Program is...
Dear Eric: I had a Mexican vacation planned with three very good friends and our spouses. My one friend goes there quite often and was going to be there for an additional two weeks after the week we were all to be together. Her son...
Over half of the number of white sharks spotted swimming around the Cape and Islands over the last week were off the coast of an island near Chatham.Since Aug. 14, there have been 20 white shark sightings and one sign of shark predation on a...
As he fights to get his job back, former Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor is revealing more about the events that led up to his firing in March for misconduct in the Karen Read investigation.Proctor has appealed his termination to the Civil Service Commission,...
Dear Abby: I’m in a long-term relationship with an incredible guy I’ll call “Jerry.” We both have grown children, his parents and family are amazing, and we all get along wonderfully.Jerry works hard as a health-care professional. I work as well, but he supports us...
PADUCAH, Ky. —The Paducah Police Department is mourning the loss of Sgt. Ryan Hudson, who died unexpectedly after falling ill during a shift in which he supervised the response to a deadly nightclub shooting, KFVS reported.Paducah Police Chief Brian Laird said during a news conference...
