Windsor Man Facing Murder Charge

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WINDSOR, Mass. — A Windsor man has been charged with murder in the death of his sister on Thursday. 
 
Paul Menard, 65, was arraigned Friday in Central Berkshire District Court on one count of murder in the first degree. He was held without the right to bail, without prejudice.
 
Menard walked into the State Police Barracks in Cheshire at about 1:45 p.m. on Thursday and told police he shot and killed his sister at his Crane Road home, according to a statement from the Berkshire District Attorney's Office. Responding troopers found the the body of Monique Menard, 62, of Hinsdale, laying face-down between the defendant's home and detached garage with gunshot injuries to her back and stomach.
 
Her body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy.
 
Based on evidence collected at the scene, corroborated with the defendant's testimony, the Menard shot the victim three times: once in her front, once in her back, and once in the back of her head, According to the DA's office. He reported using two black powder firearms. He waited 20 minutes prior to driving to the Cheshire Barracks to report the alleged murder and did not call 911.  
 
Menard has been cooperative with police. He does not have an firearm's identification card. 
 
The Menards had been reportedly arguing about the care of their ill father when Paul Menard shot is sister. Their mother died in 2022; they have two other brothers.
 

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Dalton Water Chief Says Lead in Lines Unlikely

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — Some residents received an "alarming" notice from the Water Department about the possibility of lead pipes or solder in some homes, but officials assured them not to worry.
 
The notice is a result of a new rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at the federal level to ensure that there is no lead in anybody's drinking water, Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson said during a Select Board meeting last week. 
 
"Going forward, there's additional regulations regarding that, and the water district has sent out letters … that says you may have lead pipes. They will be conducting surveys to find out what the extent of the issue is," he said. 
 
Later that week, during a Board of Health meeting, Water Department Superintendent Bob Benlien emphasized that the notice was not an indication of a lead issue in the water system. 
 
The notice was required by the state to help the town gather more data to determine the materials used in the service lines, he said.
 
"It's not saying that we have lead in the water. It's not saying that we have lead in the pipe. It just says that we don't have all of our water lines documented," Benlien said. 
 
Part of the water treatment process is doing corrosion control and pH adjustments to the water to minimize the risk of lead and copper leaching into the water.
 
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