Monday | WWLP
State cuts jeopardizing public safety
It's your money -- and your safety -- and 22News is watching it. The economic recession coupled with lower than expected tax collections have forced Governor Deval Patrick to make massive cuts to the state budget.
Longmeadow massage parlor owner pleads innocent to prostitution-related charge
The owner of a Longmeadow massage parlor pleaded innocent Thursday in District Court to knowingly allowing the business to be used for prostitution.
Authorities think 8 massage parlors raided in Hampden, Hampshire...
Xiuli Li, of Springfield, right, is lead away by a Hampden County Court officer following her arraignment in Springfield District Court Thursday on prostitution-related charges.
Sex trade arrests stun Hadley; neighbors react to raid on 'massage' businesses
Al Valenta, a tattoo artist at Loonar Tattoo in Hadley, and owner Amity Perman talk Thursday about Wednesday's police raids on two nearby massage businesses.
3 women plead innocent to prostitution-related charges following...
Xiuli Li, of Springfield, right, is lead away by a Hampden County Court officer following her arraignment in Springfield District Court Thursday on prostitution-related charges.
3 women arrested on prostitution charges as police raid 8 massage...
A woman sits in the back seat of a state police cruiser after being taken out of Jane's Spa massage parlor at 206 Russell St., Hadley.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampden County gets $240,000 grant to help children of prisoners
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampden County has been awarded a $240,000 federal grant to expand its work with the children of incarcerated parents.
Springfield shop owner indicted for 2008 murder near his store
Indictments have come down against a Springfield shop owner and another man a little more than a year after the 2008 shooting death of a 28-year-old man.
Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff, in Holyoke to...
U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets deputy commander of the Army Legal Command, Stephen E. Spelman of East Longmeadow, right, before the Soldier On dinner at the Long Cabin Banquet & Meeting House in Holyoke Thursday.
Credibility of Holyoke detective Paul Barkyoumb, on medical leave, seen as threat to criminal cases
The taint created by embattled Holyoke police detective Paul C. Barkyoumb has begun to seep into the Hampden County district attorney's office, as two drug prosecutions hinging on his credibility shriveled this week.
Hundreds of new jobs are coming to Hampden County. The economy may be down, but Westfield and Home Depot are breaking ground on a $30 million facility.
Man indicted in neighbor's shooting
A Springfield man accused of killing a neighbor by firing several shots through the front window of her home because he thought someone living there had stolen his TV has been indicted on a murder charge.
Suspect indicted in murder of Brittany Perez
Hampden County District Attorney William Bennett has announced that Daniel Horne has been indicted in the death of Brittany Perez.
Alex Valle of Springfield gets 15 years in prison on firearms charges
Alex Valle's past caught up with him this week when his prior crimes meant his new conviction on gun charges landed him a mandatory 15-year state prison sentence.
Federal government to help urban areas with public transportation,...
HAP Housing excutive director Peter A.Gagliardi and keynote speaker Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution, answer questions for reporters prior to a forum on housing at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House in Holyoke Monday.
Mass. officials at a loss to explain why Trial Court's Office of...
Chief Justice for Administration and Management Robert A. Mulligan in an October, 2006 file photo.
The recent murders have police working overtime as they scramble to get control over the city.
Alexander Morales gets 15-17 years in shooting death of Kanchan Patel ...
Forty-nine-year-old Kanchan Patel was shot to death more than four years ago in the Summit Package Store that he owned with his brother.
It is apparent residents of Springfield want to learn how to stay safe. Nearly 1,000 concerned citizens came out for Safe Neighborhood Night held at Western New England College.
Daniel Horne pleads innocent in shooting death of Brittany Perez, 18
Daniel Horne pleaded innocent in District Court Monday in the early Sunday shooting death of 18-year-old Brittany M. Perez in her Wilmont Street home.
Also on Topix
Sponsored links
Get Hampden County, MA contractors estimates Fast quotes from pre-screened contractors
Find a local Lawyer through Lawyers.com