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BELCHERTOWN — Chicopee’s superintendent of schools has been arrested on a charge of lying to the FBI, which has accused her of sending threatening text messages to a candidate for the city’s police chief job.On Wednesday, federal prosecutors and the...
HOLYOKE — Holyoke and Chicopee have landed a large state grant to help pay for programs — from career exploration to youth development and recreation — designed to address gang and youth violence in their communities.The Shannon Community Initiative...
EASTHAMPTON — A 29-year-old Chicopee man died following a single-car crash on Glendale Street in Easthampton Friday night.The driver of the vehicle was identified as Nicholas Yell by the Northwestern district attorney’s office. Yell was transported to...
HOLYOKE — A Holyoke police officer who last month reported his department-issued gun “stolen” from his car in Chicopee had placed the firearm unsecured under his passenger seat, according to newly released police records.The officer, Kevin Whalen,...
Dozens protest as Paulo Freire charter school axes half its teachers Unionized staff from the Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School and their allies picket in front of the Chicopee school on Wednesday. The union has alleged that the school’s administration is union-busting by refusing to renew the contracts of more than half of the school’s teachers. School leaders, meanwhile, say the move is in the best interests of students. DUSTY CHRISTENSEN Unionized staff from the Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School and their allies picket in front of the Chicopee school on Wednesday. The...