SPRINGFIELD — Judge Philip A. Contant walked into Courtroom 2 of the Roderick L. Ireland Courthouse yesterday thinking he would merely be presiding over the annual Law Day celebration. Instead he ...
COAL HILL — A man facing a homicide charge after a shooting in Coal Hill City Park told police he shot another man once in the torso and a second time as the man was falling to the ground. Colton T.
WESTFIELD — Judge Philip A. Contant was on the bench at Westfield’s courthouse last Friday, presumably for the very last time, as he was honored at a ceremony and celebration to unveil a portrait of ...