Alexander Macdougall

NORTHAMPTON — A Florence man who allegedly shot a woman in his home last weekend pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Hampshire District Court to a string of charges, including armed assault with intent to murder.

Matthew Dennett, a lineman for White Mountain Cable, a company hired by Gateway Fiber to install fiber-optic lines for a new internet service, connects the lines to a telephone pole on Fern Street in Northampton Wednesday morning. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS

Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School in Hadley. FILE PHOTO

Residents in Northampton and Easthampton have reported raccoons exhibiting erratic behavior, leading city officials to caution that there may be an outbreak of rabies among the wild animals. file photo

Cedric de Leon, center, speaks at a panel at UMass Amherst titled “After the Election: The Work of Democracy Continues” alongside Alex Theodoridis (left) and Amel Ahmed (right) on Sunday. STAFF PHOTO/ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Northampton Police Chief John D. Cartledge at the police station last week. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS

NORTHAMPTON — Opening arguments begin Tuesday morning in the trial of Brian Camp, a Southampton man charged with manslaughter in the killing of Johnathan Letendre of Northampton in December 2022.

NORTHAMPTON — Opening statements in the manslaughter trial of Brian Camp gave further insight into what happened shortly after midnight on Dec. 27, 2022, the night Johnathan Letendre, 27, lost his life after entering the house of Camp and his...

NORTHAMPTON — A Northampton man who fired an automatic weapon into his neighbors’ home last year, claiming that his dog told him to do it, was sentenced to three to five years in state prison on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to 11 charges related to...

NORTHAMPTON — Video of Brian Camp’s original interview given to the police hours after he shot Johnathan Letendre continued to be played before the jury on Wednesday, the second day of Camp’s manslaughter trial.