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Attorney claims prosecutors leaked case details in Hotel UMass murder

NORTHAMPTON — A Wilbraham chef accused of murdering his wife at the Hotel UMass in April pleaded not guilty in Hampshire Superior Court on Friday afternoon. He was held without bail, while his attorney accused prosecutors of leaking discovery evidence to the press. Jeffrey MacDonald, 36, has been indicted in the April 22 killing of […]

Northampton Planning Board approves big King Street housing development

NORTHAMPTON — Concluding a public hearing that spanned two separate meetings within a month, the Planning Board voted unanimously Thursday to approve a special permit for the construction of 91 affordable housing units downtown at the former Registry of Deeds site on King Street. The board approved the project under the conditions that the applicant […]

Family wants Haydenville Congregational Church bell silenced at night

WILLIAMSBURG — A Burgy resident and his children are having a towering problem trying to sleep at night, saying the hourly, around-the-clock chimes that emanate from the Haydenville Congregational Church bell are disruptive for his family. “It’s really loud. In the daytime it doesn’t seem it because of all the noise, but at nighttime, laying […]

Northampton church renovates historic ceiling after 124-year-old medallion falls

NORTHAMPTON — Nearly a year ago, a more than 124-year-old medallion fell from the roof of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Northampton and Florence’s church, prompting a more than $250,000 ceiling repair and renovation project slated for completion this week. Light poured through the church’s original stained glass windows into the 220 Main St. church […]