West Springfield Town Council authorizes spending more than $300,000 in...
A proposal to use $375,000 in Community Preservation Act money to create four units of affordable housing was withdrawn from the Town Council without prejudice. WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Town Council...
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Springfield City Council supports application for state-recognized downtown...
The City Council endorsed the plans to file an application for a cultural district with the Massachusetts Cultural Commission SPRINGFIELD – The City Council voted to endorse plans for a proposed...
View ArticleSpringfield residents rally in memory of Trayvon Martin
The rally, like most across the country, was peaceful. SPRINGFIELD – Residents joined hundreds of cities across the country to remember Trayvon Martin three days after George Zimmerman, who said he...
View ArticleWest Springfield notes: Mayor hosts open meeting, high school entrance rerouted
The entrance to West Springfield High School has changed to accommodate construction. Mayor resumes open meetings for residents WEST SPRINGFIELD – Mayor Gregory C. Neffinger resumed his open door...
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Springfield police arrest man in connection with alleged State Street assault
David Perez, 52, of 685 State St., Apt. 4E, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and threatening to commit a crime, police said. SPRINGFIELD — Police took a city man into custody after a...
View ArticleYesterday's top stories: Aerial photos show great white shark prowling near...
Police took a Springfield man into custody after a disturbance at a multi-unit apartment building on State Street in Mason Square. These were the most read stories on MassLive.com yesterday. If you...
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Springfield police charge city resident Josh Oquendo with murder in...
Josh Oquendo, 27, of 52 Edendale St., Apt. 2, was arrested on warrants for murder and driving with a revoked license, according to Springfield police. UPDATE, 10:47 a.m.: Oquendo has been indicted...
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Belchertown crash involving 2 vehicles, 1 towing motorboat, sends 4 people to...
A boat being towed by a pickup truck launched into the air after the truck collided with a car. The boat landed on both vehicles, police said. 03.09.11 | Photo by Julian Feller-Cohen â The...
View ArticleHolyoke Public Library eyes mid-September reopening after $14.5 million,...
A temporary library opened upstairs in Holyoke City Hall in January 2012. HOLYOKE -- The Holyoke Public Library could reopen after a $14.5 million renovation by mid-September, Library Director Maria...
View ArticleNorfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey injured in Milton car crash
Morrisey, 58, was hospitalized after the crash, which also injured three other people. MILTON — Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey was injured in a multi-vehicle collision in Milton late...
View ArticleYear after Aurora, Colo. theater attack, gun debate rages
The last time Colorado enacted gun control measures was in the wake of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, and once the laws were on the books there was little acrimony. NICHOLAS RICCARDI...
View ArticleJohn Kerry briefs Arabs on peace bid, Egypt, Syria
On his sixth trip to the region in as many months as America's top diplomat, Kerry met in Jordan with representatives of the Arab League and nine of its members that support a comprehensive...
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AM News Links: Harvard researchers find 21.4 percent drop in eastern...
In other news, the Big Y on West Street in Pittsfield plans a $6 million upgrade and job fairs help lower NH's unemployment rate. This Jan. 17, 2012, file photo shows vegetables left over by students...
View ArticleFeds: Kennedy sea turtle rescue a violation
Federal officials say two members of the Kennedy political family who thought they were doing a good deed by freeing an entangled sea turtle actually violated federal law. BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) —...
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Federal retrial of acting Chief Probation Officer Christopher Hoffman: Live...
The first trial in May was declared a mistrial after a jury reported that it was deadlocked. WORCESTER — The retrial of acting Chief Probation Officer Christopher J. Hoffman continues today in U.S....
View ArticleTaunton man charged with making videos; accused of filming up female...
A Taunton man is facing charges for allegedly filming up the skirts of scores of unsuspecting women at a Raynham store. RAYNHAM, Mass. (AP) — A Taunton man is facing charges for allegedly filming up...
View ArticleSearch for James 'Jamie' Lusher continues at Greenwater Pond in Becket
Divers are expected to search until about 4 p.m. again today. BECKET – State police divers from Massachusetts and New York resumed the search Wednesday for James "Jamie" Lusher at Greenwater Pond. The...
View ArticleBody recovered from Connecticut River confirmed to be missing 5-year-old...
Abigail Luker, 5, fell from a dock at a Cove Island Road home on July 6. SOUTH HADLEY -- The Northwestern District Attorney's Office on Wednesday confirmed that the body found in the Connecticut River...
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Springfield police arrest 27-year-old Joshua Oquendo for 2010 murder of Ramon...
Oquendo was indicted by a Hampden Superior Court grand jury for the murder. Updates a story posted at 5:10 a.m. SPRINGFIELD — A third suspect in the fatal shooting and stabbing of a 34-year-old man...
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Obituaries today: Raymond Chelte taught at Chicopee Comp, worked for...
Obituaries from The Republican. Raymond Chelte Raymond J. Chelte, 81, passed away on Tuesday. Born in Minneapolis, he completed his high school education in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of the...
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