Jeanette DeForge

5 days ago | masslive.com | Jeanette DeForge

SPRINGFIELD — Saying people shouldn’t be punished twice for the same crime, city officials are pushing for legislation to automatically seal records for those who committed nonviolent crimes three to seven years after conviction. The Clean Slate Initiative, which is now being debated in the Legislature’s Joint Committee on the Judiciary, would automatically seal records of misdemeanor crimes three years after conviction and after seven years for a felony.

5 days ago | masslive.com | Jeanette DeForge

HOLYOKE — A driver who crashed into John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza early Sunday morning, heavily damaging several monuments, will be charged with driving under the influence of drugs and destruction of property. Officers responding to reports of the 4:25 a.m. crash at Suffolk, Sycamore and Appleton streets found the 26-year-old driver and a passenger inside the vehicle. Firefighters arrived shortly after and helped remove the two from the car, Police Chief Brian Keenan said.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Jeanette DeForge

HOLYOKE — Police have tracked down a juvenile accused of a making a threat to Holyoke High School on social media. Students first saw the threat last week and notified School Resource Officers Manuel Rivera and Juan Cruz about the post, Holyoke Police Chief Brian Keenan said. They immediately started investigating the threat, made on Instagram, and determined it was not credible.

6 days ago | masslive.com | Jeanette DeForge

CHICOPEE – Residents in a multi-family building in Chicopee Falls were displaced Sunday following a fire in their homes. All residents evacuated safely and no one was injured in the early morning blaze on Belcher Street. Firefighters rescued two cats from the burning building, Fire Department officials said. The damage will prevent tenants of all 10 apartments from returning to their homes. The Red Cross of Central-Western Massachusetts is assisting those who need help, officials said.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Jeanette DeForge

CHICOPEE — Residents in a multifamily home in Chicopee Falls were displaced Sunday after a fire in their building. All residents evacuated safely, and no one was injured in the early morning blaze on Belcher Street. Firefighters rescued two cats from the structure while it burned, Fire Department officials said. The damage will prevent tenants of all 10 apartments from returning to their homes. The Red Cross of Central-Western Massachusetts is assisting those who need help, officials said.