Hatfield News

The state's top teacher is inspiring Springfield Central High School's ninth graders.

Alfred Tetrault, of Hatfield, hitches up Willie to a hay wagon at Forest Park in Springfield in this 2006 file photo.

WORCESTER - Jurors on Monday reported they are unlikely to agree on a verdict in the witness-intimidation trial of the acting chief probation officer in Hampshire Superior Court in Northampton.

Central High School English teacher Anne Marie Bettencourt , who was named Massachusetts Teacher of the Year this week, is proof positive that good things happen in Springfield's inner-city schools.

WORCESTER - A probation officer in Hampshire Superior Court testified that her boss demanded to know everything she told the FBI just before she left for an interview with an agent as part of an investigation of the Massachusetts probation department.

LEVERETT - A person was injured by an arrow in the town of Leverett late Tuesday afternoon, according to Fireground360 , the North Hatfield-based website maintained by members of the area's first-responder community.

The Berkshire District Attorney's Office is participating in a competition to raise money and food for those in need and is asking for the public's help.

Digital Communications Coordinator The Food Bank of Western MA has an opening for a full-time Digital Communications Coordinator.