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The owners of the Cornell Inn in Lenox have purchased a second Berkshire lodging property, the LakeHouse Inn in Lee. “I heard that this was a brothel before,” Kurt Inderbitzin
A federal judge Friday balked at a request from former Lee Police Chief Joseph Buffis to vacate the sentence imposed after his extortion conviction in 2015.
Former Chief Jeffrey Roosa, pictured in 2013 Credit Jim Levulis / WAMC A father of three, Roosa was named chief in 2013 and retired in January of this year. Roosa was among 70 candidates who vied for the position of chief, after the ouster of former Chief Joseph Buffis. A Berkshire County native, Roosa began his law enforcement career with the Sheffield Police Department before returning to serve his hometown of Lee in 2001. He was promoted to sergeant in February 2012 and was named chief in December of the following year. Among those mourning the former chief is Massachusetts State Represent...
LEE â They came from all corners of Berkshire County and Massachusetts to honor retired Lee Police Chief Jeff Roosa. From Sheffield to North Adams and as far east as Abington and New Bedford, dozens of municipal police officers, state troopers and sheriffâs deputies joined firefighters, emergency medical personnel and Lee business leaders in a 61-vehicle, COVID-style parade in front of Roosaâs home late Friday afternoon. The well-respected lawman, husband, father and community leader watched the procession from his driveway while under a canopy tent, family and friends by his s...
Springfield prosecutor Deepika Bains Shukla short-listed as next Massachusetts US attorney Updated Jan 19, 2021; Posted Jan 19, 2021 Assistant U.S. Attorney Deepika Bains Shukla is among four candidates short-listed to replace outgoing Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling, sources have confirmed. Facebook Share SPRINGFIELD — Local Assistant U.S. Attorney Deepika Bains Shukla is among four candidates short-listed to replace outgoing Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling, sources have confirmed. Shukla, 39, has been the head of the Springfield U.S. Attorney’s Office since 2019,...