Rescuers lift car off motorcycle rider
Rescuers used air bags to lift the car off the rider and then pull him to freedom. Update 5:25 a.m. Police now say the driver of the motorcycle suffered life threatening injuries in the crash. His is...
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The Springfield police issued a list of 43 level-3 sex offenders living in the city. These were the most-read stories on MassLive.com yesterday. If you missed any of them, click on the links below to...
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Ex-boyfriend chases, shoots at former love interest
Police allege that an ex-boyfriend chased his former loverand shot at her several times. A Springfield police cruiser at night.(Republican file photo by Robert Rizzuto) SPRINGFIELD — Police are...
View ArticleEasthampton council property committee to discuss use of 111-year-old Parsons...
The property subcommittee will make a recommendation to the full City Council about the Parsons Street School. EASTHAMPTON – The City Council Property Subcommittee will be meeting Tuesday to talk...
View ArticleAt Camp Atwater in North Brookfield, new experiences and old friends
NORTH BROOKFIELD – The girl’s golf class at Camp Atwater took a surprise turn recently when a bear wandered onto the makeshift fairway. “He walked out of the woods and right across the field,”...
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Obituaries today: Jonathan Cowles worked for Conlon Associates, American...
Obituaries from The Republican. Jonathan Cowles Jonathan M. Cowles, 65, of Huntington, passed away on Wednesday. He was born in Westfield, grew up in Southwick and graduated from St. Mary's High...
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Boston police report details Amy Lord's death
Defense lawyer Jeffrey Denner told the Globe that his client has a significant history of mental illness and had been diagnosed with a multiple personality disorder as a child. In this July 25, 2013...
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Harold Marney, buried at sea after PT-109 attack in 1943, honored at Agawam...
Harkins retains a marker for Marney that Kennedy gave to Harkins' grandmother. Harold Marney, of Springfield, who was killed on the PT 019 boat 70 years ago. He was 19. Submitted photo AGAWAM - The...
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U.S. envoy in Egypt holds talks with rival sides
At the core of talks is the political future of the Muslim Brotherhood and its Islamist allies following the July 3 coup that ousted Morsi, the country's first freely elected president. The military...
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Democratic governors nervous about health plan
By next Jan. 1, most people will be required to have insurance. States have to set up exchanges by Oct. 1, when uninsured individuals can start buying subsidized private health coverage that would go...
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Zimbabwe officials: Mugabe wins with 61 percent
udge Rita Makarau, chairwoman of the official state election commission announced results Saturday in which Mugabe's ZANU-PF party won 158 of the 210 parliament seats, giving it a two-thirds majority...
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New jobs disproportionately low-pay or part-time
So far this year, low-paying industries have provided 61 percent of the nation's job growth, even though these industries represent just 39 percent of overall U.S. jobs, according to Labor Department...
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State police find sub-compact machine gun inside Chevy; all five occupants...
The gun is similar in style to an Uzi, state police said. The Republican file photo WEST SPRINGFIELD - State police arrested five men after a fully loaded Tec-9 sub-compact machine gun was found...
View ArticleThree Rivers fire chief looking to enhance department with additional water...
The department is holding an open house on Aug. 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the fire station at 50 Springfield St. and Hryniewicz Park in Three Rivers. PALMER - The Three Rivers Fire Department...
View ArticleCar plows into crowd at Venice Beach boardwalk in LA, injuring 12; vehicle...
Police were looking for a dark-colored Dodge Avenger. The driver was a man described as having sandy blond hair and estimated to be in his mid-20s, authorities said. LOS ANGELES — A driver plowed into...
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Sister of murder victim Valerie Girouard sues landlord of Hampden home where...
The lawsuit seeks $36,000 in damages, including funeral costs and $5,000 annually for raising each of the girls. SPRINGFIELD — The guardian of two sisters whose mother was murdered in Hampden in 2010...
View ArticleBelchertown donates land at Chestnut Hill Community School for Jessica's...
Town Administrator Gary Brouham and Belchertown Public Schools Superintendent Judith Houle signed a letter of agreement July 25 authorizing the arrangement. BELCHERTOWN – The long and methodical road...
View ArticleMan in custody, 1 dead after car plows into Venice Beach crowd in LA,...
Witnesses told firefighters it appeared the man was in control of his car as he ran people down, but police said they did not know his motives. LOS ANGELES — A rapidly accelerating car driven by a...
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Southwick resident Daniel Kupruck charged with OUI after hitting Granby,...
Daniel Kupruck, 31, of Southwick, was charged with OUI and driving with a suspended license, among other offenses, after he struck a Granby police officer who was assisting a disabled truck, police...
View ArticleVideo: Bear steals 2 entire dumpsters from restaurant
Surveillance video captured this hungry bear helping itself to two entire dumpsters behind a restaurant. Surveillance video captured this hungry bear helping itself to two entire dumpsters behind a...
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