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Holyoke skateboarders discuss design elements of facility planned for Pulaski...
Another skateboard park design meeting is set for Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. at Holyoke Heritage State Park. Skateboard park architect Mike McIntyre of ASD-Stantec explains the skate park project during a...
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Westfield officials get tour of new Armbrook Village assisted living facility
Mayor Daniel Knapik said the the new community at 551 North Road is another key factor in the city’s redevelopment efforts. Tadd M. McClellan, exeuctive vice president of management for Armbrook...
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Improv Asylum to headline Holyoke public schools comedy night fundraiser
The event begins at 6 p.m. and the show goes on at 9 p.m. HOLYOKE - A show of sketch comedy and improvisation by Boston's Improv Asylum is set for Feb. 22 in a fund-raiser for the public schools....
View ArticleBarnes, Otis Air National Guard employees seek payment over claims of lost...
Currently, Barnes has about 50 civilian workers, including 15 security officers; the total number of civilians at Otis was not available. Watch video WESTFIELD — Dozens of state employees at Barnes...
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Slain New Mexico family remembered during crowded service
More than 2,000 people gathered to honor the memory of a New Mexico family gunned down in their home last week. This undated photo provided by Eric Griego shows Nehemiah Griego, who is charged with...
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Ware firefighters on scene of East Street blaze; 5 people displaced
The fire was blamed on an overloaded electrical circuit. Republican file photo WARE - Firefighters are on the scene of an apartment building fire at 50 East St., along a section of Route 9 just past...
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White House, senators launching immigration push
The proposals from President Obama and lawmakers will signal the start of what is expected to be a contentious and emotional process with deep political implications. White House press secretary Jay...
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Long Island teenager charged with Twitter threat to blow up rival high...
Steven Taggert was arrested on a false-reporting charge. ISLIP, N.Y. – Police say a Long Island teenager’s Twitter threat to blow up a rival high school’s gym has spurred his arrested and prompted...
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Massachusetts ending popular stove upgrade program
The state Department of Energy Resources said the program is running out of funds and can’t take new applications after this weekend. BOSTON – Massachusetts is winding down a popular program to...
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Yesterday's top stories: East Longmeadow police say man bludgeoned with bar...
Devin Ness, the captain of the wrestling team at Oliver Ames High School, died from an aneurysm, the school's principal said. Orlando Magic guard J.J. Redick, right, is seen in a game last month...
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White Brook Middle school students in Easthampton get lessons in biology from...
A cluster of three eighth graders took turns staring into a microscope getting excited by what they saw. Watch video EASTHAMPTON – A cluster of three eighth graders at the White Brook Middle School...
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Massachusetts smoking cessation funds diverted to other projects,...
Of $815 million in tobacco money obtained by the Bay State last year, only about $4.2 million will be spent this year on smoking cessation and prevention programs, state health officials said By...
View ArticleMan suffers injuries after one-car accident on Wilbraham Road
The lone occupant of the car suffered what emergency officials believe were non-life threatening injuries. SPRINGFIELD - A man was injured early Saturday morning when his car slid into a utility pole...
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Obituaries today: Pedro Navarro had 4-decade career at National Metal...
Obituaries from The Republican. Pedro Navarro Pedro Navarro, 70, of Springfield, died Thursday. He was born in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, and grew up in Enfield, Conn. He lived in West Springfield...
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Rep. Paul Ryan says GOP need to pick its fights with Pres. Obama
Ryan said Republicans needed to guard against a debt crisis for the country that would undermine the economy. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., arrives at the ceremonial swearing-in for President Barack Obama...
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Gun control march draws thousands to Washington Monument
Thousands of people, many holding signs with names of gun violence victims and messages such as "Ban Assault Weapons Now," joined a rally for gun control on Saturday, marching from the Capitol to the...
View ArticlePenguin Plunge has 150 hitting Hampton Ponds waters in Westfield as...
From the veteran plungers to the first-timers, one sentiment was equally shared – the temperature of the water was warmer than the air – at least until they exited the water and faced not only the...
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Feds: Connecticut priest 'Monsignor Meth' dealt drugs, bought sex shop
Monsignor Kevin Wallin was arrested on federal drug charges this month for allegedly having methamphetamine mailed to him and making more than $300,000 in drugs sales out of his apartment in...
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Trying to unlock secrets of dead serial killer Israel Keyes
For years Israel Keyes lived two different lives: one, a below-the-radar father and carpenter, the other, by all indications, a meticulous serial killer. State police investigators pause to allow a...
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Holyoke Firefighters extinguish fire on Race Street
No one was injured. Republican file photo HOLYOKE - Firefighters cleared the scene at about 8 p.m. Saturday after putting out a two-alarm fire at the Caribbean Nightclub, 268 Race St. They’d been...
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