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Statewide homeless-in-hotels price tag still hovers at $1 million weekly
State officials say the census of homeless families sheltered in hotels in Western Massachusetts is down 19 percent from last year, while other cities still struggle with the issue. SPRINGFIELD — The...
View ArticleTwo Western Massachusetts men facing drug charges in Nebraska; 30 pounds of...
Driver William Bonilla, 42, of Westfield, and passenger Joseph Zaitshik, 31, of Springfield, were charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. SEWARD, Neb. - Two Western Massachusetts...
View ArticleMount Holyoke College acquires 12-foot glass sculpture by artist Dale Chihuly
The sculpture, titled "Clear and Gold Tower," was commissioned by an anonymous Mount Holyoke College alumna for the purpose of donating it to the college on behalf of the Class of 1937. Watch video...
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3 Somerville students charged with sexual assaults during school retreat at...
The 3 students were attending the camp as part of a team-building exercise sponsored by Somerville High School athletic department. A scrap of police caution tape on Montgomery Street early Tuesday...
View ArticleFederal administrator tells Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno he has her...
Federal refugee administrator Barbara Day said the mayor's raised concerns about refugees will be considered as decisions are made on funding resettlement agencies. SPRINGFIELD — As Mayor Domenic J....
View ArticleUN team finishes inspections in Syria, but findings on chemical weapons will...
The team's full findings are expected to be known will be after they are sent to U.N. headquarters in New York. By MIKE CORDER The Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands — They've endured repeated...
View ArticleMichael Greany of Easthampton graduates from Massachusetts Firefighting Academy
Greany was among 23 people from across the state to graduate from the state's firefighting training facility. STOW - Easthampton firefighter Michael R. Greany was among 23 people from across the state...
View ArticleGeorgia teen guilty of shooting baby in stroller
Elkins was accused of shooting the baby in the face after his mother refused to turn over money. MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — An 18-year-old man was convicted of murder in the shooting of a baby who was...
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Boy, 10, hospitalized with lower leg injury after struck by train in Fitchburg
Police say the boy was struck about 6 p.m. Friday near the end of First Street. FITCHBURG, Mass. — A 10-year-old boy has suffered a leg injury after being hit by a train in Fitchburg, emergency...
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Sixteen Acres woman wounded in random shooting
A woman was wounded by a bullet that passed through the wall of her Canon Circle home in the Outer Belt section of Sixteen Acres. SPRINGFIELD — A Canon Circle woman sustained a gunshot wound to the...
View ArticleYesterday's top stories: Mother, 3 children injured in Enfield crash, Jerry...
An Indian Orchard man, arrested by Springfield police after a 16-year-old girl's mother complained he was allegedly stalking her daughter, was the victim of a burglary at his home while he was being...
View ArticleWaiting on who's in or out of 2014 Mass. governor race
The 2014 field for Mass. Governor may expand. BOSTON (AP) — Decision time is fast approaching for several would-be candidates in Massachusetts' 2014 governor's race. On the Republican side, former...
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East Longmeadow man held in fracas with police
Peter Manfredi, 54, was arrested after he allegedly punched a woman in the face and assaulted two police officers at his Somers Road home. EAST LONGMEADOW — Police said they arrested a Somers Road...
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Study to consider building new Hampden County courthouse in Springfield,...
Curran said the current courthouse is outdated and nearly 50 years old. SPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Sean F. Curran has filed a bill, asking the Legislature to approve a study to determine if a new...
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Potential attack on Syria generates fear, ambivalence, anguish across US
There's a deep ambivalence about how to use American military power for good without committing the United States to another intractable war.sy By KEN THOMAS and THOMAS BEAUMONT DES MOINES, Iowa — The...
View ArticleStorm knocks out power in Leyden; flash flood warning issued for northern...
There are also outages in Colrain and Greenfield, as a result of the storm, according to media reports. LEYDEN - Nearly the entire town has been hit by a power outage, due to a severe thunderstorm...
View ArticlePolitical peril, scrambled loyalties for Congress as Obama hands it war...
Obama dropped the question of Syria, the nation's credibility and the balance of government power in the very laps of lawmakers who had complained about his go-it-alone-style. By LAURIE KELLMAN The...
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Child taken to hospital after being struck by car in Springfield
The child appeared to have non-life-threatening injuries, police said. File photo | The Republican SPRINGFIELD - A 5-year-old child was taken to Baystate Medical Center after being struck by a motor...
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New England expects decent supply of apples after dismal 2012
For the region, orchardists expect a good crop this fall — about 3.5 million 42-pound boxes, just under the 3.6 million-box average over the last five years, the New England Apple Association says. By...
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Holyoke police charge motorcyclist with speeding, assault and battery with a...
Gomez will be arraigned Tuesday on the charges. Republican file photo HOLYOKE - Police charged a 41-year-old motorcyclist after he struck a police officer with his motorcycle in the south canal area...
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