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Maine State Aquarium agrees to adopt six-clawed lobster Lola caught off Hyannis
Lola has five lobster claws arranged in a starfish pattern and on the other side a normal claw BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine — An unusual six-clawed lobster has been donated to the Maine State Aquarium in...
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Sept. 11 events offer both sorrow and joy to families of terror-attack victims
A scholarship in he name of Daniel Trant, killed in the 2001 World Trade Center attacks, benefits graduates of Westfield High School and Moseley School - both of which Trant attended. Daniel...
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Wildfire near Yosemite burns into fourth week
As a gigantic wildfire in and around Yosemite National Park entered its fourth week Saturday, environmental scientists moved in to begin assessing the damage and protecting habitat and waterways...
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Dive signals more treasure at U.S. pirate ship wreck off Cape Cod
A dive by Barry Clifford off Cape Cod uncovered proof that a staggering amount of undiscovered riches from the pirate ship Whydah might be found there. In this Sept. 4, 2013 photo, explorer Barry...
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Connecticut lobstermen coping with 1st seasonal closure
Connecticut lobstermen are removing their traps to comply with the first seasonal shutdown on Long Island Sound. Mike Theiler pulls lobsters he harvested out of a basket on a dock Oct. 28, 2011, in...
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Agawam motorcycle crash off Route 57 leaves operator in critical condition
CBS 3 Springfield reported that the Route 57 westbound Mill Street off-ramp and a portion of Mill Street in Agawam were closed to traffic and remained closed at 11 p.m. following the single-motorcycle...
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Just Ask: Is there any reason why one station is louder than others on cable TV?
A company spokesman said Comcast works with local television stations when problems like this crop up. Send us your questions! Have a question you'd like answered? Email justask@repub.com or send it...
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UMass Amherst student Evan Jones, 19, found dead in dorm room
UMass police were conducting a wellness check when they found the sophomore in his room. AMHERST — University of Massachusetts campus police found a college sophomore dead in his room on Saturday...
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Report: NSA can access most smartphone data
The U.S. National Security Agency is able to crack protective measures on iPhones, BlackBerry and Android devices, giving it access to users' data on all major smartphones, according to a report...
View ArticleActivists: Syrian rebels take Christian village
Rebels including al-Qaida-linked fighters gained control of a Christian village northeast of the capital Damascus, Syrian activists said Sunday. By JAMAL HALABY AMMAN, Jordan — Rebels including...
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Diana Nyad's team responds to skeptics doubting her swim
Diana Nyad's 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida has generated positive publicity and adoration for the 64-year-old endurance athlete — along with skepticism from some members of the small community of...
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Obituaries today: Theodore Samble was shop teacher in West Springfield...
Obituaries from The Republican. Theodore Samble Theodore Nicholas Samble, 84, of Springfield, died on Friday. He was born in Agawam, and grew up on his uncle's dairy farm in Hampden. He attended...
View ArticleDoubts linger over Syria gas attack evidence
The U.S. government insists it has the intelligence to prove it, but the public has yet to see a single piece of concrete evidence produced by U.S. intelligence connecting the government of President...
View ArticleMattoon Street Arts Festival celebrates 41 years
The 2013 Mattoon Street Arts Festival featured 105 vendors. SPRINGFIELD — At first Violet Matos and her mother, Felicita Rivera, spent time crocheting for fun and also to donate to local cancer...
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Syria positive about giving up chemical weapons
The statement by Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem appeared to mark the first official acknowledgement by Damascus that it possesses chemical weapons and reflected what appeared to be an...
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BMW X3 reported stolen from Worcester pulled out of Connecticut River in...
The BMW SUV was reported stolen from Worcester in February and recovered Monday from the Connecticut River at Riverfront Park, had little inside save for mud, police said. Updates a story posted...
View ArticleNSA evidence may be key to Hammarskjold mystery
America's National Security Agency may hold crucial evidence about one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the Cold War — the cause of the 1961 plane crash which killed United Nations...
View ArticleFast ferry to link Block Island, Fall River
Fall River Mayor William Flanagan and Interstate Navigation Co. are set to announce the service at the state pier at Battleship Cove in Fall River on Monday afternoon. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The...
View ArticleLongmeadow man sentenced for role in running former cyber cafe in Chicopee
Stephen Megliola and Steven Sheldon were convicted as part of the attorney general's statewide crackdown on Internet cafes. SPRINGFIELD — A former manager of a defunct Internet cafe in Chicopee...
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Chicopee police say 16-year-old juvenile pistol-whipped Springfield man...
Police said the victim agreed to meet the suspect, via Facebook.com, to sell him a pair of sneakers. Republican file photo CHICOPEE - Police arrested a 16-year juvenile early Monday after he...
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