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Monson Board of Health seeks additional members
The board is supposed to have five members, and only has two. Conor Berry, The Republican MONSON - The Board of Health is short three members, and those interested in joining the board are asked to...
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Holyoke Walmart plan bashed at rally attended by 100 neighbors, labor union...
Walmart wants to build a 160,000-square-foot store with full merchandise, garden supplies and groceries, along with more than 300 jobs. Updated at 10:42 p.m. to include details about Stop Walmart in...
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West Nile Virus detected in mosquitoes in Boston, Falmouth; no human cases...
BOSTON — Boston health officials are reporting the summer's first positive test for West Nile Virus in mosquitoes. There have been no reported human cases of mosquito-borne viruses in Boston or...
View ArticleJuror in Zimmerman trial says she owes Trayvon Martin's parents apology
The second juror to speak publicly told ABC News in an interview made available Thursday that she feels George Zimmerman got away with murder for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, but that there wasn't...
View ArticleFeds: Halliburton will plead guilty to destruction of evidence in Gulf oil...
Halliburton Energy Services has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence in connection with the 2010 Gulf oil spill, the Department of Justice said Thursday. NEW ORLEANS — Halliburton Energy...
View ArticleUMass rape defendant seeks Facebook information from alleged victim
The student told police that all four men raped her after she said "no" and while she was phasing in and out of consciousness. NORTHAMPTON— A Hampshire Superior Court took under advisement Friday a...
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Wilbraham mourns 24-year-old native Amy Lord, victim of Boston murder;...
Lord was kidnapped from her South Boston home Tuesday morning and fatally stabbed a short time later. WILBRAHAM — Funeral services for 24-year-old Wilbraham native Amy Lord, kidnapped from her South...
View ArticleRihanna rooftop trespasser has ties to Western Massachusetts, violated...
According to the New York Post, Melanson was found on Rihanna's roof with detailed maps of her property on June 17. PALMER — A Western Massachusetts man was arrested last month after California...
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Gov. Patrick announces $31 million in federal development grants to smaller...
Federal Community Development Block Grant money is geared toward low- and moderate income people and their neighborhoods. Aaron Gornstein, undersecretary for the state Department of Housing and...
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Hundreds attend fundraiser at McLadden's in Hampden to benefit Amy Lord family
Organizers of the benefit said $1,400 was raised for the Lord family. HAMPDEN — A local restaurant hosted a dinner Thursday night to raise money to benefit the family of Amy Lord, the former Wilbraham...
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Stanley Park's Ozzie the duck immortalized in bronze
The park's resident Muscovy duck was killed by a teenage boy on Nov. 11, 2011, an incident that caused public outcry and prompted the Pennies for Ozzie campaign that encouraged children to collect...
View ArticleWest Springfield Planning Board seeks moratorium on allowing medical...
The Agawam Planning Board seeks an eight-month moratorium on allowing medical marijuana treatment centers to give it time to draft proposed regulations. WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Planning Board has...
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Mysterious giant magnet attracts rock-star status
As word spread, thousands of people came out to watch it inch along. Some sat in lawn chairs. Others came to chat with the scientists. Television news helicopters swirled overhead. By JASON KEYSER and...
View ArticleChicopee truck driver Jeffrey Anderson killed in highway accident in Baltimore
Anderson was stuck and killed as he was climbing back into his truck after stopping in the break-down lane. BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Transportation Authority Police have identified a tractor-trailer...
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Walmart responds to Holyokers' criticism by saying workers paid well and can...
Walmart store managers can earn $50,000 to $170,000 a year, a company spokesman said. HOLYOKE — Walmart pays its workers the same or more than competitors' wages and gives employees opportunities to...
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FAA certifies first 2 drones for domestic flight
Most nonmilitary use of drones in the U.S. has been limited to police and other government agencies. A Textron Flight Systems drone Aerosonde MK 4.7G is displayed at the 50th Paris Air Show at Le...
View ArticlePalmer police station construction ahead of schedule
The station should be completed in February. PALMER - The new police station is 30 percent complete, and the Police Department should be ready to move into it sometime in February, four months ahead...
View ArticleMillions rally in Egypt, responding to army call; ousted President Mohammed...
Morsi's supporters also showed no signs of backing down, though they turned out in vastly smaller numbers. By SARAH EL DEEB and TONY G. GABRIEL CAIRO — Called out by the army, the largest crowds in 2½...
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Daniel McNair of Springfield charged with unlawful weapon possession...
Police found a handgun loaded with a 14-round magazine, which is illegal in Massachusetts. Daniel E. McNair SPRINGFIELD - A 27-year-old man that police say has gang ties was arrested on weapons and...
View ArticleHolyoke police on Leary Drive investigating case of 'seriously injured' child
Police were on the scene at Leary Drive, which is in a Holyoke Housing Authority complex. HOLYOKE -- A seriously injured child brought to Holyoke Medical Center Friday prompted hospital staff to...
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