NORTHAMPTON An Easthampton man who admitted leaving the body of his companion by the side of the road in Westford in 2019 after she overdosed in his car was sentenced to seven to eight years in state prison, according to the Middlesex District.
50 Years Ago ■Mayor Sean M. Dunphy this morning emphatically denied published reports that city residents will face a $7 jump in their tax rates this year. “That type of tax hike is impossible,” Dunphy said. “We will in no way approach a $7 increase.”.
NORTHAMPTON The motorist who plowed into St. Mary Cemetery early Saturday was traveling at such high speed that portions of the damaged gravestones appeared to have landed 20 to 30 feet from their original positions, according to police.
The car smashed headstones into several pieces that needed to be collected, toppled weighty stone monuments on their sides, and snapped plaques used to mark the graves of veterans.