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The Shoestring reported that the embattled police chief of Greenfield, Massachusetts, and his top deputy received substantial raises from former Mayor Roxann Wedegartner the week before she lost her reelection bid last November.
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Springfield recorded 31 homicides last year, up from 14 in 2022 — the steepest rise among the five largest cities in New England.
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After police searched a Great Barrington, Massachusetts, middle school classroom for the book "Gender Queer," a school committee plans this week to discuss what happened and school policies going forward.
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Ginny Desorgher is one of several mayors in western Massachusetts being sworn-in this week. She is replacing incumbent Roxann Wedegartner.
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Officials said those arrested were members of two rival drug trafficking organizations involved in a turf war plaguing the Union, High and School streets area of Springfield.
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The proposed safety plan includes the hiring of 13 police officers, a citywide camera surveillance system, and additional neighborhood outreach.
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The Nov. 7 election will allow voters to choose between incumbent Domenic Sarno and longtime city councilor Justin Hurst.
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Capt. Manuel Reyes’ resignation came shortly before an outside investigation concluded he violated sexual harassment polices and other rules.
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According to Maine Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck, 40-year-old Robert Card was found along the Androscoggin River around 7:45 p.m. Police say Card died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Police have released little information about Robert R. Card, aside from that he is a 40-year-old Bowdoin resident who should be considered armed and dangerous. But a picture of Card has begun to emerge from other official sources, family and community members.