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Belchertown debates putting Housing Authority tenant on board
“It seems patronizing,” Belchertown Selectman Ken Elstein said, to not have a public housing tenant on the authority’s board of directors. Belchertown selectmen Ken Elstein and Ron Aponte during the...
View ArticleHolyoke Youth Football emphasizes safety and will be part of national sports...
The league teaches the basics of football to youngsters on grades three to eight. HOLYOKE -- Holyoke Youth Football is playing it safe. Players will have new helmets. A Springfield College trainer...
View Article$2 million bail set for 16-year-old in beating death of World War II veteran...
Demetrius Glenn is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery in Spokane County District Court. The charges carry a potential life sentence. Updates a story posted August 23, 2013 at...
View ArticleGun violence listening tour coming to Holyoke
Rep. Aaron Vega, D-Holyoke, will co-host stop on Naughton’s Listening Tour which is set to take place at the Holyoke Senior Center at 291 Pine St. HOLYOKE — State Rep. Harold P. Naughton Jr., House...
View ArticleUN collects samples and testimony at site of alleged chemical attack in Syria
International intervention would essentially pit the U.S. and regional allies Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar in a proxy war against Iran, which is providing weapons to the Syrian government's...
View ArticleHolyoke block party set for 5th straight year on High Street with music,...
Activities for kids will include balloon sculptures and face-painting. HOLYOKE -- Citizens for the Revitalization and Urban Success of Holyoke, or CRUSH, will hold its fifth annual "Great Holyoke...
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South Hadley landfill eyed for anaerobic digestion facility
With a state proposal to ban dumping food waste at commercial landfills, South Hadley officials are eying the possibility of siting an industrial-size anaerobic digestion facility at the town...
View ArticleHolyoke sinkhole at corner of Essex and Elm streets gets bigger ... and bigger
The sinkhole "opened up out of the blue" on Essex Street at the corner of Elm Street, according to Holyoke Police Lt. Isaias Cruz. HOLYOKE — Call it what you like. The Great Holyoke Hole, or maybe...
View ArticleYesterday's top stories: Springfield police say fisherman assaulted at...
Holyoke police charged a 22-year-old Oliver Street woman with mayhem after she allegedly pistol-whipped her neighbor during an argument. These were the most-read stories on MassLive.com yesterday. If...
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Holyoke police: Motorcycle chase ends with heroin charges for city resident...
Angel Quinones, 23, of 134 Oak St., Holyoke, was charged with heroin possession with intent to distribute and several other charges after a police chase, Holyoke Police Lt. Isaias Cruz said. File...
View ArticleHolyoke public hearing set on proposal to increase customers' sewer bills 11...
The average household would pay $54 more a year under the proposed increase. HOLYOKE -- The City Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday on a proposal to increase customers' sewer bills by 11...
View ArticleHolyoke graduates Katlyn Doherty, Alyssa Hurley and Chloe Mann get $1,500...
The cable giant has been giving scholarships to high school graduates here for 13 straight years. HOLYOKE -- Holyoke High School graduates Katlyn Doherty, Alyssa Hurley and Chloe Mann each received a...
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Massachusetts State Police: 'All lanes are open' after tractor-trailer crash...
The driver of the big rig was treated at a local hospital and was expected to be OK, according to authorities. The Republican [file] SPRINGFIELD — A tractor-trailer northbound on Interstate 91 near...
View ArticleSyria says it will defend itself against attack
Syria's foreign minister said Tuesday his country would defend itself using "all means available" in case of a U.S. strike, denying categorically his government was behind an alleged chemical weapons...
View ArticlePennsylvania man pleads guilty to hacking in Boston court
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston said 23-year-old Andrew James Miller of Devon, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to one count of conspiracy and two counts of computer intrusion. BOSTON...
View ArticleMonson town administrator Gretchen Neggers announces retirement
Selectmen Chairman Edward Maia said the board will discuss the process for replacing Gretchen Neggers at its next meeting. MONSON - Town Administrator Gretchen E. Neggers announced her retirement at...
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Holyoke City Council hears from public they feel they're already paying high...
It is easy to collect and spend taxpayers' money, a resident said, but officials need to be accountable. John Epstein, of Harvard Street, speaks to Holyoke City Council Tuesday during public hearing...
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Route 47 in Hadley reopened following propane leak from underground tank
Firefighters were called to 267 River Drive for a report of propane escaping from an underground tank shortly after 6 p.m. 03.09.11 | Photo by Julian Feller-Cohen â A Hadley Police Department...
View ArticleMonson selectmen express concern about lack of information about Palmer...
Selectmen are arranging a meeting to discuss their strategy as a "surrounding community" to the Mohegan Sun casino project in Palmer. MONSON - Saying "we're running out of time," Town Administrator...
View ArticleUS Sen. Edward Markey expresses hope for long-delayed Union Station...
The city plans to use state and federal funds to renovate the building for use by passenger trains, local and regional buses and taxis. SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., got his first...
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