
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, March 9, 1990                   TAG: 9003102516
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-4   EDITION: BEDFORD/FRANKLIN 
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DATELINE: SPRINGFIELD, MASS.                                LENGTH: Short

SHERIFF WHO SEIZED ONE ARMORY GETS ANOTHER

A sheriff who relieved his overcrowded jail by commandeering a National Guard armory and refusing to budge won a victory Thursday when the state promised him another refurbished armory.

Under the agreement, approved by Hampden County Superior Court Judge George Keady, county Sheriff Michael Ashe would move from the Springfield armory to a vacant armory in Holyoke about 10 miles to the north once the state has made about $77,500 worth of repairs to the building.

Holyoke officials were outraged by the decision, saying their armory lacks parking, is surrounded by homes and sits across the street from a preschool and kindergarten.

- Associated Press

by CNB