Springfield preliminary election on Tuesday bore high cost, low turnout
The Springfield election on Tuesday cost $21,250, or about $15.91 per vote cast. SPRINGFIELD – The price of democracy was rather steep in Springfield on Tuesday. The preliminary election on Tuesday...
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Two dead, 2 wounded in separate Saturday shootings in Springfield
Two are dead, and two wounded in two separate shooting Saturday. SPRINGFIELD— Two people have died of wounds they received in separate shootings Saturday. Two more people are recovering from...
View Article59 killed in Kenya mall attack, 49 missing could be hostages
Dozens killed as Ilamists attack an upscale mall in Nairobi. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenyan military remained in a tense standoff with Islamic extremists Sunday, as the toll rose to 59 dead,...
View ArticleSuicide attack on Pakistani church kills 75 people
75 dead in attack against Pakistani Christians. PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of suicide bombers detonated their explosives outside a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 75...
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Family birthday party erupts into melee; 1 injured, 1 sought
A family birthday party devolces into large fight, with one injured and another to be charged. WESTFIELD — What started as a birthday party in the backyard of an Elizabeth Avenue home erupted into a...
View ArticleBo Xilai, the man who could have ruled China, gets life sentence
Once one of China's most powerful men, Bo Xilai was sentenced to life in prison for corruption JINAN, China (AP) — A court sentenced Bo Xilai to life in prison for corruption Sunday, burying the...
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Adriana Bonet killed in overnight shooting near Armory and Magazine streets
Police identified Adriana Bonet as the woman killed in a shooting early Saturday morning. Update The Saturday deaths of Adriana Bonet and the unidentified victim of a shooting on Walnut Street,...
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Obituaries today: Raymond Corriveau owned and operated Oaks Farm in Wilbraham
Obituaries from The Republican. Raymond Corriveau Raymond Richard Corriveau, 86, passed away on Wednesday. He was born in Springfield. A longtime resident of Wilbraham, he owned and operated Oaks...
View Article2013 autumnal equinox: Northern Hemisphere bids so long to summer
With the arrival of the 2013 autumnal equinox at 4:44 EDT today, Sept. 22 (Sept. 23 in some places), it's officially fall in the Northern Hemisphere. So long summer. With the arrival of the 2013...
View ArticleWillimansett Bridge construction halted as contractor Pihl Inc. files for...
Chicopee and Holyoke officials are working with the state Department of Transportation to keep the reconstruction project from stopping for long. Chicopee and Holyoke officials said they are working...
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Cherokee child handed over to adoptive parents
A South Carolina couple who vowed last month to not leave Oklahoma unless they went home with a 4-year-old Cherokee girl they have been trying to adopt since her birth were given custody of the girl...
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Kenyan officials claim final push to end al-Qaida mall siege
Kenyan security forces battled al-Qaida-linked terrorists in an upscale mall for a third day Monday in what they said was a final push to rescue the last few hostages in a siege that has left at least...
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Bashar Assad says Syria will destroy chemical weapons
President Bashar Assad pledged in an interview broadcast Monday to honor an agreement to surrender Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons, but he said that rebels might try to block international arms...
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Officials: Woman, 79, found dead in Colorado flood
A 79-year-old woman whose house was swept away by the Big Thompson River was found dead on the river bank, authorities said Monday, bringing to eight the death toll from the massive flooding in...
View ArticlePro-casino group in Palmer, Yes for Palmer, appoints committee officials
The campaign, in support of Mohegan Sun Massachusetts building a nearly $1 billion resort casino in Palmer near the Massachusetts Turnpike exit, will focus its grassroots efforts to ensure the casino...
View ArticleYesterday's top stories: Springfield's homicide total jumps to 14,...
Hampden Superior Court Judge John Ferrara sentenced convicted child rapist Steven Flood to a total of 31 to 38 years in state prison. These were the most read stories on MassLive.com yesterday. If you...
View ArticleByrne Grant will allow Springfield neighborhood policing approaches
A $1 million grant will aid Springfield crime fighting SPRINGFIELD —Springfield police will have a $1 million to work with to increase crime fighting efforts in specific neighborhoods, specifically...
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Mohegan Sun to use Pioneer Valley Planning Commission in negotiations with...
The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission will invite communities to a meeting on early October to provide an overview and determine the local level of participation. Mohegan Sun plans to use the...
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Springfield police hunting for suspects who beat and robbed man, then tossed...
Three suspects are accused of beating and robbing a man of $5,000 cash. SPRINGFIELD — City police are searching for three men in a black Hummer who beat and robbed a man, then threw him out of the...
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East Longmeadow police believe a suspect, still at large, is tied to thefts...
The suspect crashed one of the Hondas on Shaw Street Saturday night and fled on foot, police said. EAST LONGMEADOW -- A suspect who fled from police after striking a cruiser and abandoning a stolen...
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