In Springfield, Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society goes beyond caring for...
Operating on donations and grants, the Dankin Animal Shelter has been providing adoption, foster care, sterilizations and other service for dogs, cats, rabbits, geese, and exotic birds among other...
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Ware losing police officers to retirement and new job
Ware Police Chief Dennis Healey said the full-time staffing is now down to 17, and the minimum adequate number is 19 WARE – Selectmen announced last week that the Police Department will have two...
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Gunman, six others killed in shootout at Florida apartment complex
A gunman holding hostages inside a South Florida apartment complex killed six people before being shot to death by a SWAT team that stormed the building early Saturday following an hours-long...
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Obituaries today: Amanda Gentile worked at Walmart and Springfield YMCA...
Obituaries from The Republican. Amanda Gentile Amanda M. Gentile, 30, passed away on Tuesday. Born in Springfield, she was raised in Springfield and West Springfield, before recently moving to...
View ArticleBride-to-be, best man missing after Hudson River boat crash
A bride-to-be and her fiance's best man were missing in the Hudson River on Saturday after a speedboat carrying six friends crashed into a construction barge in a nighttime accident near the Tappan...
View ArticleBody found in Hudson River where bride-to-be vanished
Authorities pulled a woman's body from the Hudson River on Saturday near where a bride-to-be and her fiance's best man were hurled into the water when a speedboat carrying six friends crashed into a...
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Investigators search for cause of Brunelle's Marina fire in South Hadley
Investigators were searching for a cause for the blaze on Saturday. SOUTH HADLEY – Investigators were combing through the wreckage of the Dockside restaurant at Brunelle’s Marina Saturday, searching...
View ArticleNational Night Out planned for Palmer
The event will feature food, fire trucks, ambulances and police cruisers. PALMER - Palmer Events Planning and the Palmer Domestic Violence Task Force are sponsoring this year's National Night Out...
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New principal appointed at Hardwick Elementary School
The school serves approximately 250 students in grades kindergarten through six from Hardwick, Gilbertville and Wheelwright. Jill Peterson, new Hardwick Elementary School principal.submitted photo...
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David Acosta named MassGaming's director of licensing
A resort casino license is expected to be issued for Western Massachusetts no later than April, according to the Gaming Commission's website. Karen Lingermuth, of Niles, Ill., plays the slots during a...
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Teresa Heinz Kerry leaves Boston rehab hospital
Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, was discharged from a Boston hospital Saturday, just under three weeks after she suffered a seizure at their Nantucket home, a State...
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3 killed, 26 injured when bus carrying teens crashes in Indiana
A bus carrying teenagers returning home from a church camp in Michigan crashed Saturday afternoon about a mile from its destination, killing three people and sending 26 others to hospitals, officials...
View ArticleManslaughter charge filed in Hudson River boat crash that killed bride-to-be
A deadly nighttime speedboat crash on the Hudson River hurled a bride-to-be and her fiance's best man into the water and left the groom and three others injured, including a friend charged with...
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Huge brawl at Gabe's bar in Ware late Saturday night
Police from several communities including the state police converged on a Gabe’s, a Main Street bar room in Ware shortly before 11:30 p.m. Saturday night in response to a huge brawl involving many...
View Article'Hell's Kitchen' standout Mary Poehnelt of Belchertown participates in feast...
Mary Poehnelt and 3 other Whole Foods chefs with their own claims to culinary fame served the meal buffet-style. WHATELY — Mary Poehnelt, the fresh-faced 27-year-old from Belchertown who placed second...
View ArticleOne man injured in Springfield's fourth shooting in four days
Police are investigating a shooting at a Main Street car wash in which a man sustained three gunshot wounds, including two to the torso and one to the arm. SPRINGFIELD — City detectives are...
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Obituaries today: Amy Beth Lord worked at Genuine Interactive in Boston as...
Obituaries from The Republican. Amy Beth Lord Amy Beth Lord, 24, of Boston and Wilbraham, died Tuesday. She was born in Springfield and raised in Wilbraham. She graduated in 2007 from Minnechaug...
View ArticleMayor Domenic Sarno addresses multiple shootings over the weekend in Springfield
The city has had five gunshot victims – one of whom was shot and stabbed – and a stabbing victim in four days. SPRINGFIELD — Mayor Domenic J. Sarno said he will not tolerate violence in any city...
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Neighbors describe different sides of gunman in Florida apartment complex...
The gunman who went on a shooting rampage at a South Florida apartment complex was described as a quiet man, yet also someone who was known for getting into fights and yelling at his mom. Pedro Vargas...
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Five men, one woman arrested following late-night barroom brawl in Ware that...
Police said they have been unable to determine what precipitated the fighting because the original two men pounding each other are refusing to provide authorities with any details. As a result, more...
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