Marathon suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's friends deny obstruction charge
Two college friends of the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect face arraignment on charges of disposing evidence from the suspect's dorm room. BOSTON (AP) — Two college friends of the surviving...
View ArticlePower station fire on Santorini leaves popular Greek island in the dark,...
Aegean destination attracted 1.7 million visitors last year. ATHENS, Greece — Visitors to the Greek resort of Santorini faced candlelit dinners with warm beer after a power station fire left the...
View ArticleDisagreement over restoration Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial may leave...
Contractor not insured to sandblast with steel pellets. WASHINGTON — Work to refinish part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial where a disputed inscription was recently removed may not be done...
View ArticleMassachusetts State Police: Please report things like these kids hitching a...
State police received no 911 calls about the incident. When two teenage stowaways were spotted hanging from the rear doors and tailgate of a tractor trailer on I-93 in Dorchester Tuesday, several...
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Fatal Sixteen Acres house fire caused by unattended cooking
Fire Lt. Barry Pollard and firefighter Christopher Pohner rescued Lee through her bedroom window but she died from her injuries. Updates the story posted at 4:20 a.m. SPRINGFIELD –Unattended cooking...
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Springfield police raid Forest Park neighborhood home, arrest Michael Jones,...
The handgun was stolen during a residential break-in in the Liberty Heights neighborhood in 2006. Michael Jones SPRINGFIELD -- Narcotics detectives raided a Forest Park neighborhood home Tuesday...
View ArticleNorthampton mayor, firefighters announce contract agreement
Firefighters receive step increases for the first eight years. NORTHAMPTON -- In a joint press conference at City Hall Wednesday, the mayor, the fire chief and officers from Firefighters Local 108...
View ArticlePolice storm protest camps; 149 dead across Egypt
Clashes also broke out elsewhere in the capital and other provinces, injuring more than 1,400 people nationwide. HAMZA HENDAWI,Associated Press MAGGIE MICHAEL,Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Riot police...
View ArticleHospital technician, accused of infecting patients in several states with...
Could serve 40 years in prison. CONCORD, N.H. — A traveling hospital technician accused of infecting patients in multiple states with hepatitis C through tainted syringes pleaded guilty Aug. 14 in New...
View ArticleDespite safety measures, Turner Field falls occur
No matter how many safety measures are in place at stadiums and arenas, experts say there's no way to totally prevent falls like the one that killed a Braves fan at a game in Atlanta. Ronald Lee Homer...
View ArticleHead of Jewish Family Service posts web statement in response to Springfield...
Cites advocacy in wake of "landlord negligence." Robert Marmor, president and chief executive officer of Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts, posted the following comments on the agency's...
View ArticleEmergency workers respond to crash at Britton and Montcalm streets in Chicopee
Traffic was still moving through the intersection as emergency crews worked at the scene. CHICOPEE -- At least one person was injured in a crash at Britton and Montcalm streets Wednesday afternoon....
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Approximately 20 rabbits perish in shed fire on Cady Street in Ludlow
Two rabbits and a number of chickens survived the fire. LUDLOW -- Approximately 20 rabbits perished late Wednesday morning in a shed fire on Cady Street. The blaze at 26 Cady St., reported shortly...
View ArticleLutheran Social Services issues statement on refugee resettlement, cites...
Says it resettles less that 40 percent of clients in Springfield. Worcester-based Lutheran Social Services of New England has released the following statements in response to Springfield Mayor Domenic...
View ArticlePM News Links: Slot revenues drop again at Connecticut casinos; python seen...
A juror in the Whitey Bulger trial tells the Boston Herald that debate over Bulger's role in the murder of Debra Davis was "brutal." Tweets about "#Westernma" Python that may be up to 16 feet long...
View ArticleChicopee sees drop in vandalism to schools
Broken windows accounted for most of the damage done to schools. CHICOPEE — A six-month damage report shows vandalism to school buildings has dropped dramatically. The School Committee recently...
View ArticleDiocesan Catholic Charities head calls Sarno 'gravely misinformed' in...
States it is not 'resettlement agency.' Kathryn Buckley-Brawner, executive director of the Catholic Charities Agency of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, has released, through the diocese's...
View ArticleHolyoke Rep. Aaron Vega won't run for state Senate seat vacated by Mike Knapik
The senator resigned to accept a position at Westfield State University. HOLYOKE - State Rep. Aaron M. Vega, D-Holyoke, said on Wednesday he has decided against running for the state Senate seat...
View ArticleGroups must get their belongings out of closed Memorial Hall, Monson...
"We're trying to look at it and figure out how to move forward. We want to get it back to the community as soon as possible," Selectmen Chairman Edward Maia said. MONSON — Selectmen approved spending...
View ArticleStone Soul Sesquicentennial Celebration in Springfield to honor 1st black...
William H. Carney's role in the battle of Fort Wagner marked the first time a black soldier was recognized with the Medal of Honor. SPRINGFIELD — The Stone Soul Sesquicentennial Celebration will be...
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