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North Adams, MA
North Adams, MA
News
North Adams Community Rallies After Fire Destroys Homes, Leaves Families
A Western Massachusetts community is rallying to support families left homeless after a devastating fire earlier this month that killed several pets. The blaze at 319-321 Walnut St. in North Adams was reported just after 3:20 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9. Authorities have not said what caused the fire, but it spread quickly through the triplex. Firefighters contained the flames in less than an hour, but the damage was catastrophic. Three families lost everything — far more than words could convey. Joe and Tina Matejek escaped the flames but lost everything in the fire, including two cats, acco…
North Adams, MA
Police & Fire
North Adams Man Guilty Of Raping 3 Year Old Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison: DA
A 28-year-old Western Massachusetts man who was found guilty of raping a 3-year-old child has been sentenced to up to 20 years behind bars, authorities said. Austin Miller-Robinson, 28, of North Adams, was sentenced on Wednesday, June 10, to 18 to 20 years after being found guilty of aggravated rape of a child with force and one count of rape and abuse of a child aggravated by age difference, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office announced. “This is an important victory for the children and citizens of Berkshire County," Berkshire District Attorney Shugrue said.&nb…
North Adams, MA
Police & Fire
North Adams Man Admits To Slamming 6-Year-Old, Forcing Them To Kneel On Dry Ice, Gets 2.5 Years
A Western Massachusetts man who admitted to violently beating a 6-year-old child has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison, authorities said. Jesriel Morales, 36, of North Adams, pleaded on Thursday, June 5, to a string of disturbing crimes involving a 6-year-old child. The assaults happened in 2022 and included slamming the child into a wall and window, hitting them with a belt, slapping them, and forcing them to kneel on dried rice, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. Related: North Adams Man Guilty Of Raping 3-Year-Old Child The abuse led to three co…
North Adams, MA
Police & Fire
North Adams Man Guilty Of Raping 3 Year Old; Facing Decades In Prison
A Berkshire County man was found guilty of raping a 3-year-old child, a crime that happened in 2019 and shocked the community, authorities said. Austin Miller-Robinson, 28, of North Adams, was convicted Wednesday, June 4, by a Berkshire Superior Court jury of aggravated rape of a child with force and one count of rape and abuse of a child aggravated by age difference, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office announced. Miller Robinson was 23 when the attack happened. His victim was 3 years old. “While we are pleased with today’s verdict, it brings to light the horr…
Springfield, MA
Business
Food Sold At Big Y Linked To Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak, FDA Says
Big Y Foods has recalled several types of sandwiches and wraps at more than two dozen stores as part of a nationwide salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers. The recall covers any small or large sub, 30-inch Super Sub, wrap, or panini made fresh at the deli counter, the Food and Drug Administration said. The sandwiches weren't prepackaged and were made on Tuesday, May 20, and Wednesday, May 21. Big Y said the sliced cucumbers came from Smartcuts, which was affected by Bedner Growers' salmonella outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention previously said the cucumbers …
North Adams, MA
Obituaries
Police ID 4-Year-Old Girl Who Passed In North Adams Fire
Authorities have identified the 4-year-old girl who passed in a duplex fire in Berkshire County as Ensley Lacosse. Firefighters were called to a duplex on West Shaft Road in North Adams just before midnight on Tuesday, March 11, to find it fully engulfed in flames. Crews battled the blaze for about 90 minutes before getting it under control, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. Four people were taken to the hospital, two with serious burns. Authorities have not provided updates on their condition. A GoFundMe for families who lost everything in the fire ha…
North Adams, MA
News
Community Rallies Around North Adams Families Following Fire That Killed 4-Year-Old
Just hours after a devastating fire that killed a 4-year-old girl and seriously injured two others, members of a Western Massachusetts community stepped up to help the families rebuild. Firefighters were called to a duplex on West Shaft Road in North Adams just before midnight on Tuesday, March 11, to find it fully engulfed in flames. Crews battled the blaze for about 90 minutes before getting it under control. Original Report: 4-Year-Old Killed, Others Injured In North Adams Fire The homes were a total loss, leaving the families with nothing. Four people were injured in the blaze, b…
North Adams, MA
Obituaries
Gold Star Father ID'd As Victim In Fatal Adams Crash
The Massachusetts father of a soldier killed in Afghanistan died earlier this week after being hit by a car while on his way to deliver an award in his son's honor, his family said. Michael Demarsico, 63, of North Adams in Berkshire County, was crossing Route 8 to go to the Bounti-Fare restaurant in Adams on Sunday, Nov. 17, just after 5 p.m. when a car struck him, authorities said. Demarsico was pronounced dead in the back of an ambulance en route to Berkshire Medical Center, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. The driver of the car that hit Demarsico remained at the sce…
North Adams, MA
Police & Fire
North Adams Hammer Murderer Gets Life In Prison For Killing Sleeping Wife: DA
A Massachusetts man who beat his estranged wife to death with a hammer as she slept will spend at least the next 25 years in prison, authorities said. Michael A. Cook Sr., of North Adams in Berkshire Country, was convicted of second-degree murder last week and was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, Oct. 10, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. However, he will be eligible for parole in 25 years. Charli Cook, a 41-year-old CNA at the former Willowood Health Care Center, was asleep when Michael Cook broke into her North Adams home in July 2019 and hit h…
Pittsfield, MA
Obituaries
Douglas Hawley Died 2 Weeks Ago In Berkshire County; His Friends Want To Keep His Spirit Alive
If there is a silver lining that could have come on Tuesday morning, July 30, in Berkshire County, it is that Douglas Hawley never heard the train that him. The 40-year-old father of a teenage son and young daughter and an adult stepson had always struggled with his hearing, and a witness who saw the train strike said he never looked up before the crash. "It was a pretty awful day," Douglas' older brother Daniel said in an interview with Daily Voice. "It's one of the worst days of my life." Related: Police ID Man Hit By Train; Second Fatal North Adams Train Strike Douglas Hawley was killed…
Pittsfield, MA
Obituaries
Western Mass Father Of 2 ID'd As Man Killed By Train Strike
A Berkshire County father of two young children was identified as the victim of a fatal train strike Tuesday morning, July 30, authorities said. Douglas Hawley, age 40, of North Adams, was killed just before 11:30 a.m. after being hit by the train in North Adams, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. Investigators said he was hit between the American Legion and the Brien Center, both on American Legion Drive in North Adams. The train was traveling at a slow speed when it struck Hawley, the prosecutor said. It's unclear what led to the crash, but police are investigatin…
Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
'This Was An Avoidable Crash': Driver Admits To Fatal Charlemont Motorcycle Wreck
A 39-year-old Berkshire County woman admitted to causing a 2023 crash that killed a Franklin County motorcyclist, authorities said on Tuesday, July 30. Melissa Repka, of North Adams, pleaded guilty to motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation on Tuesday, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. A judge sentenced her to two-and-a-half years in prison, though she will only spend nine months behind bars. The remainder was suspended, as she serves two years of probation, the prosecutor said. Repka was driving her 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee east on Rout…
Pittsfield, MA
News
Shooter Gets Life In Prison For Murder Of Mother Of 2 Stephanie Olivieri In Western Mass
A 30-year-old man who was found guilty of the August 2019 killing of Stephanie Olivieri, a mother, in her car in Berkshire County was sentenced to life in prison, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 18. Police found several gifts and decorations in Oliveri's vehicle as she was preparing to celebrate one of her two children's birthday. Tyler Sumner, of North Adams, was found guilty on May 31 of first-degree murder and possession of ammunition without FID card, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. Pittsfield police responded to 66 South John Street, where …
Pittsfield, MA
Obituaries
Woman Killed By Train In Western Mass
A woman was struck and killed by a train Wednesday morning, June 5, in Berkshire County, authorities said. Lynn Stanley, 41, of North Adams was hit in the area of American Legion Drive in North Adams, the Berkshire County District Attorney said. Multiple people have posted memorials to the mother on Facebook. Investigators have not disclosed the circumstances around the crash. Police are investigating the incident and more information will be made available when that is complete, authorities said.
Pittsfield, MA
Police & Fire
Man, 72, On Mobility Scooter Hit, Killed In Western Mass Truck Crash
A 72-year-old Berkshire County man was killed on Tuesday night, May 28, when a car crashed into his mobility scooter as he crossed the street, authorities said. David Frye, of Pittsfield, was struck by a 2014 Dodge Ram truck around 7 p.m. as he was on Second Street in Pittsfield, Pittsfield police said. The truck's driver, from North Adams, turned onto Second Street from Wallace Place when she struck Frye. Paramedics rushed him to Berkshire Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Police closed Second Street from Lake to Silver streets for two hours…
Pittsfield, MA
News
$100K Lottery Ticket Sold In Western Mass
It was a very busy day for the Massachusetts State Lottery. On Wednesday, May 22, multiple Bay Staters won massive prizes, including a $1 million jackpot, a $710,000 Megabucks win — the second such prize this month — and multiple $100,000 winners. One of those six-figure winners was from North Adams in Berkshire County. The winner claimed the prize by playing the $30 scratch-off game "300X." They bought the ticket at Stop & Shop at 876 State Road in North Adams. The store will get a $1,000 bonus for the sale. There were 489 people who won $600 or mo…
Albany, NY
News
New Details: Woman Found Dead In Capital Region 'Died Peacefully, In Place She Loved Most'
Relatives of a Massachusetts woman who was found dead on an upstate New York hiking trail after a weekslong search are finding solace in knowing she spent her final moments someplace she adored. The body of 40-year-old Fae Morgana Barbone was found Tuesday, April 16, in a rural part of Rensselaer County on the Taconic Crest Trail, located nearly eight miles east of Berlin, Williamstown Police said. Barbone was reported missing out of Williamstown, Massachusetts, on Thursday, March 7. Earlier Report: Body Of Fae Morgana Barbone Found On Taconic Crest Trail She had last been seen in …
Albany, NY
News
Search Intensifies For Missing Woman After Car Found Abandoned In Capital Region
Search crews have descended on a remote area near the New York/Massachusetts state line after finding an abandoned car belonging to a woman who has been missing for weeks. Fae Morgana Barbone, age 40, was reported missing out of Williamstown, Massachusetts, on Thursday, March 7. She was last seen in Maine, where she had an “interaction” with a police officer, according to Williamstown Police. Sightings of the woman have also been reported in North Adams and the Carolinas. The case got a major break at around 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, when someone reported a suspicious vehicle parked in W…
Pittsfield, MA
Police & Fire
Car Belonging To Woman Missing For Weeks Found Abandoned In Remote Area Of Berkshire County
Police are searching an area of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, near the border with New York after the car of a woman who has been missing for weeks was found abandoned near a remote hiking trail. Fae Morgana Barbone has been missing since March 7. She was last seen on March 9 in Maine, where she had an "interaction" with a police officer, Williamstown police said. There have been unconfirmed sightings of her in North Adams. But when her car was found abandoned in a remote area on Berlin Road in Williamstown on Tuesday, March 19, that sparked a new intense round of s…
Pittsfield, MA
Police & Fire
Pittsfield Man, 42, Discussed Sexually Assaulting Child He Met Online: DA
A Pittsfield man who struck up a sexual conversation with a 14-year-old on Facebook found out that the girl he wanted to assault was a police officer, authorities said. James Wojtkowski was arrested and charged last week with dissemination of matter harmful to minors, the Berkshire County District Attorney said on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Related: Plainfield Man Busted Sending Sexual Messages To 'Child' Investigators said Wojtkowski contacted a person he believed to be a 14-year-old girl living in North Adams on April 29. He probed the girl for information like where she went …
Pittsfield, MA
Police & Fire
Plainfield Man Busted Sending Sexual Messages To 'Child' On Facebook: DA
A 49-year-old Plainfield man who thought he was preying on a 14-year-old girl on Facebook was, in truth, talking to an undercover officer in Berkshire County. Jamie Wooldridge was arrested earlier this month and charged with dissemination of matter harmful to a minor and enticing a child under 16, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. He had been in contact with a North Adams police officer posing as a child for more than a year before his bust. Related: Pittsfield Man Sent Nudes To What He Thought Was 14-Year-Old Girl Police say Woolridge contacted the undercover a…
Pittsfield, MA
Police & Fire
Western Mass Coach Secretly Filmed Gymnasts In Vermont Bathroom: Police
A Berkshire County gymnastics coach was arrested and charged with filming athletes in the bathroom of a gymnastics center in Vermont. Jonathan Girard, 39, of North Adams, was a visiting instructor at the Central Vermont Gymnastics Academy in Waterbury, Vermont, last month when the alleged recordings took place from July 10 through July 14, Vermont State Police said. Girard owns and is the head coach at J Star Gymnastics in North Adams. Vermont troopers received a copy of one of the videos on July 15 and began an investigation. They reached out to North Adams police, who i…
Amherst, MA
Weather
Thousands Without Power As Snow Blankets Parts Of Western Mass
As much as a foot of snow has fallen in parts of Western Massachusetts on Friday, Dec. 16, with more on the way. But along with the beautiful views come traffic issues and power outages. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) lists more than 3,000 power outages in pockets across the state, with most reported in the west, where snow is at its heaviest. With more snow forecast to fall throughout the day and into Saturday, those numbers could increase. Click here to see an updated map of power outages across Massachusetts. Here's a look at snowfall reports through ~11:30 …
Pittsfield, MA
Police & Fire
Porn Swap With 11-Year-Old Lands North Adams Man In Handcuffs: Feds
A North Adams who drove more than an hour for sex with an 11-year-old was instead met with a team of police officers with a pair of handcuffs that were just his size, federal authorities said. James Macko, 23, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 9, in Albany, New York, and charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor and attempting to transfer obscene material to a minor, the US Attorney for New York said. Investigators allege that Macko began a weeks-long text relationship with what he believed was an 11-year-old child starting on Nov. 16, federal officials said. He sent …
Pittsfield, MA
News
Western Mass Woman Pleads Innocent To Murdering Grandmother On Halloween
A 26-year-old woman from Western Massachusetts is being held without bail after pleading innocent to murdering her grandmother on Halloween, authorities said. Kelsie Cote, of North Adams, was arrested for the murder of 74-year-old Doris Cote on Friday, Nov. 4, the Berkshire District Attorney's Office reports. Police responded to a 911 call from a relative saying Doris was found dead inside her home on Church Street, the office reports. Investigators later established probable cause that Kelsie murdered her grandmother on Oct. 31 and tried to destroy evidence. District Attorney Andr…
Pittsfield, MA
Events
Pittsburgh's Brooke Annibale Bringing 'Bigger, Bolder Sound' To Western Mass
In a world where tens of thousands of songs come out per day, one pop-folk singer/songwriter hopes her sound will be the one to stand out among the crowd. Brooke Annibale has been professionally releasing music since she was 23 years old but finally feels like she's in a place where everything is coming together. The now 34-year-old artist will be performing at MASS MoCA in North Adams for the first time on July 2 and says she's been waiting for this moment for a while. "Any shows right now are things that I'm really looking forward to because for two solid years, there weren't a lot of…
Pittsfield, MA
News
Man Accused Of Stabbing Wife To Death In Western Massachusetts
A Berkshire County man is facing a murder charge for allegedly stabbing his wife to death, the District Attorney's Office announced. Luis Rosado, age 49, of North Adams, was arrested Thursday morning, June 2, in connection to the death of his wife, Jillian Rosado. He was taken into custody without incident at around 8:30 a.m. at an apartment on Fenn Street in Pittsfield, the DA announced. Rosado was later arraigned in Central Berkshire District Court on a single count of murder. It came just days after police and medics were called to a home on Charles Street in North…
Pittsfield, MA
News
Homicide Under Investigation In Western Mass
A homicide is under investigation in Western Massachusetts after police located a body in an area home. The incident took in Berkshire County around 8 p.m. Saturday, May 29 in North Adams. North Adams Police and Northern Berkshire Emergency Medical Services responded to a residence after receiving a 911 call, said Andrew McKeever, spokesman for the Berkshire District Attorney's Office. A person was found dead at the home, McKeever said. The Office of the chief medical examiner took custody of the body and will determine the cause and manner of death, he added. "Law enforcement does not …
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
NY Teacher To Compete On 'Survivor'
A New York educator who attended college in New England is ready to fight to win on season 41 of "Survivor," which is set to air this month on CBS. The third Long Island teacher in two years to hit the beaches attempting to win the $1 million prize, Nassau County resident Tiffany Seely, age 47, of Plainview, has been busy since March shooting the upcoming season in Fiji's Mamanuca Islands. According to her LinkedIn account, Seely was born and raised in Queens. She graduated from SUNY Cortland in 1995 with a degree in elementary education, and a master's degree in educational leaders…
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Massive, Days-Long Forest Fire Still Burning In Western Mass
Fire crews are back at work on Monday morning, May 17 after spending the weekend battling a massive brush fire that broke out in Berkshire County. On Friday, May 14, a fire was first reported in Williamstown near Henderson Road, prompting a response from area departments as it quickly spread from approximately 180 acres of land to upwards 300 acres as of Sunday, May 16. According to reports, the quickly spreading fire prompted officials to send out warnings to some area residents cautioning that the fire is approaching homes in the vicinity of the blaze. North Adams fire officials said t…
Torrington, CT
Obituaries
State Police To Escort Body Of Slain Capitol Police Officer To Western Massachusetts For Burial
State Police from Massachusetts and Connecticut will escort the body of U.S. Capitol Police Officer William Evans, a Western Massachusetts native, after the flight carrying his remains arrives at Bradley International Airport. The escort will happen around 5:50 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, said the Connecticut State Police. Motorcycle members of the State Police Traffic Services Unit will be joined by police from Massachusetts in a motorcade to North Adams, where Evans will be laid to rest. The motorcade will exit the airport onto Route 75 and travel through Suffield and Enfield before crossi…
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