Superior Court Briefs: July 27Staff Reports, 11:57AM / Friday, July 29, 2016 | |
25, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to single counts of armed robbery and intimidation of a witness.
He was ordered to serve concurrent three to three and a half years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction. Matthews robbed K&K Liquors in Pittsfield on June 28, 2016.
, 40, of New Ashford was sentenced to concurrent five to eight years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction on two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and single counts of trafficking in cocaine, trafficking in oxycodone, distribution of heroin - his second offense - conspiracy to violate drug 0 Comments Read More >> |
Adams Man Dies While Tubing On Deerfield RiverStaff Reports, 01:49PM / Thursday, July 28, 2016 | |
Update: 10:27 p.m.: The Northwestern district attorney's office has released the name of the Adams man who drowned in the Deerfield River on Wednesday as Thomas N. Hereford, 51.
According to reports on MassLive, Hereford fell behind the group he was with when his tube began losing air. Members of the group were unable to locate him and his body was recovered by the Northfield Dive Team on Wednesday night.
Hereford's Facebook page says he was employed by Northern Berkshire Stone Masonry and was a graduate of Hoosac Valley High School.
CHARLEMONT, Mass. — A 51-year-old Adams died while tubing on the Deerfield River, according to the Northwestern District 0 Comments Read More >> |
Driver Killed in Howland Avenue CollisionStaff Reports, 01:24PM / Thursday, July 28, 2016 | |
Ethan Piaggi-Cornell of Pittsfield, 23, was killed in Thursday morning's accident in Adams.
Piaggi-Cornell was driving a 2001 Hyundai Sonata north when he collided with a stopped flatbed tow truck on Howland Avenue in Adams at around 11:15 a.m.
Initial reports were that he was taken elsewhere by Life Flight but district attorney's office states he was pronounced dead at Berkshire Medical Center.
The body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Holyoke, where an autopsy will be conducted.
Piaggi-Cornell was a 2012 graduate of Hoosac Valley High School. He was most recently employed as a line cook by Arizona Pizza in Pittsfield, according to
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Truck Pulls Down Tree Limb on North Adams' Church StreetStaff Reports, 01:42PM / Monday, July 25, 2016 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A tractor-trailer truck heading north on Church Street took down two tree limbs and cable wires when the tree became entangled with the cab's wind deflector.
The incident occurred shortly after noontime in front of the Wilkinson House at 164 Church St. The large limb broke off the tree and pulled down telephone and cable wires, including those connected to the Flood House across the street. No electrical wires were touched and no electricity lost.
"It took down the telephone and the cable lines," said Fire Lt. Michael Sherman. "He was a smart guy ... he stayed right in the cabin truck. He wouldn't get out until he was sure there
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Stephentown Man Sentenced To 30 Years in Jail For Drug OperationStaff Reports, 06:21PM / Friday, July 22, 2016 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass — A Stephentown, N.Y. man was sentenced to 30 years in jail on drugs charges, the investigation of which included 14 Berkshire County residents being indicted, including former City Councilor Paul Capitiano.
Joshua Stegemann was sentenced to 30 years by The United States Attorneys Office, Northern District of New York, on Friday on charges of possessing cocaine, heroin, and oxycodone with intent to distribute, possessing two handguns in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and unlawfully possessing three firearms and ammunition as a felon.
Stegemann had been convicted by a jury of the crimes last August. The 0 Comments Read More >> |
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