Workers on local bank job file suit

NORTHAMPTON - Eight construction workers on the new Easthampton Savings Bank building on Northampton Street in Easthampton filed a lawsuit this week alleging the contractor failed to pay required fringe benefits.

Florence incident leads to pepper spray, arrest

NORTHAMPTON - Northampton Police resorted to pepper spray to subdue an Easthampton woman who allegedly attacked an officer as he was trying to arrest her.

Two plead guilty to Easthampton break-in

NORTHAMPTON - Two would-be burglars pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a July 2011 break-in and theft from an Easthampton home that was interrupted by a man watching the property for the homeowner.

St. Mary's parishioners file suit over Northampton zoning change

NORTHAMPTON - Parishioners from the closed St. Mary of the Assumption Church on Elm Street have filed a lawsuit against the city, saying a zoning change will thwart efforts to reopen their beloved parish.

Man who burned mother ruled insane, not guilty

NORTHAMPTON - An Easthampton man charged with setting his mother on fire in 2010 was ordered committed to a psychiatric facility after a Hampshire Superior Court judge found him not guilty by reason of insanity Monday.

Driver cites God in Northampton crash that damaged 9 cars

NORTHAMPTON - A decision to stop taking prescription medication may have led to the bizarre April 28 crash that caused over $120,000 in damage on Pleasant Street, according to police reports.

Toronee Webster, 46, of Springfield, the driver in the crash, told police after the accident that he has bipolar disorder, and had stopped taking medication prescribed to treat the condition.

Former developers of failed Paradise One project indicted on larceny charges

NORTHAMPTON - The former developers behind the failed Paradise One condominium project in Easthampton have been indicted on larceny charges in connection with the alleged theft of $146,000 in deposits put down by prospective buyers five years ago. Heather P. Whitley, 46, of Salisbury, and Nancy B. Whitley, 54, of Northampton, who were married but divorced in 2009, face three counts each of larceny over $250 for mishandling condominium deposits taken from restricted bank accounts related to Paradise One.

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