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Two Northampton Police Department employees put on administrative leave
Glenda Stoddard confirmed that the two Police Department employees were put on paid leave, effective Sept. 20. . An updated version of this story is now available at MassLive. Northampton Police Capt....
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Obama mocks GOP for 'crazy' Obamacare predictions
With just five days to go before Americans can begin signing up for health care under his signature law, President Barack Obama on Thursday ridiculed Republican opponents for "crazy" doomsday...
View ArticleLegislature conducts hearing on bill to ban fracking
Local concern about fracking has grown since the U.S. Geological Survey identified shale gas deposits in the Pioneer Valley last December. BOSTON - At the state Legislature's first hearing on fracking...
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Greenfield resident Alexandru Vacarciuc, injured in South Hadley motorcycle...
Another motorist suffered minor injuries, police said. The Republican / File photo SOUTH HADLEY -- A 24-year-old Greenfield man injured Tuesday night he rear-ended a car while operating a motorcycle...
View ArticleWestfield State Univerity's governing board prepares for special meeting on...
University spokesperson Molly C. Watson said she understands there is enough support for a special session, but no meeting has been posted yet. Under the state Open Meeting Law, board meeting must be...
View ArticleNorthfield police: Mannequin head tossed from car leads to discovery of trunk...
Investigators have since determined the marijuana had been recently cut from a residence in Northfield. Updates a story posted at 10:05 a.m. Thursday. NORTHFIELD -- A mannequin head tossed from a...
View ArticlePM News Links: Police say woman sold drugs to driver before killing...
After a Chinese man’s nose was irreparably damaged from infection, his doctors decided to “grow” a second nose on the man’s forehead to replace the original nose. Tweets about "#Westernma" New...
View ArticleAnti-casino group in Palmer to hold open house at headquarters, anti-casino...
On Friday, starting at 3:45 p.m., the group will meet at the headquarters, then proceed to locations in town where members plan to hold anti-casino signs. PALMER - Quaboag Valley Against Casinos has...
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Obituaries today: Rosemary Keefe, 71, of Springfield; tax preparer, property...
Obituaries from The Republican. Rosemary B. Keefe SPRINGFIELD - Rosemary (Betters) Keefe, 71 of the Sixteen Acres area of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday at home. She was born in Springfield on...
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Man dies in Westfield car crash following lenghty pursuit involving Westfied,...
The man, who was pronounced dead at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, was not being identified Thursday night pending notification of his family. WESTFIELD - A man died of injuries after being...
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Number of Massachusetts students taking SAT, Advance Placement tests increases
The number of students across the state who took Advanced Placement tests increased by 9 percent. More Massachusetts high school students are taking SAT and Advanced Placement tests to prepare for...
View ArticleDisappointment expressed on Westfield State University campus over spending...
From the Ely Campus Center and Dining Common to the Woodward Athletic Center, university employees declined to comment on President Evan S. Dobelle’s spending woes, but the students and workers who...
View ArticleUMass students, faculty, staff and alumni to participate in Mass Impact Day...
Nearly 400 UMass students have registered to volunteer Saturday for the day of service. AMHERST – On Saturday University of Massachusetts students, faculty, staff and alumni will be scattered among...
View Article2 Northampton Police Department employees suspended during theft...
Narkewicz said that, while he understands the public’s interest in knowing more about the matter, he must balance that against the legal rights of the city’s employees. This is an updated version of a...
View ArticleGettysburg Address 150th anniversary to be marked with Springfield Court...
Communities across America are holding commemoration ceremonies to mark the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, Springfield Mayor Domenic E. Sarno,...
View ArticleSpringfield police: Police commissioner has fired officer Kevin Merchant who...
Merchant was fired on Thursday, Delaney said. SPRINGFIELD - A Springfield Police Department spokesman said Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet has fired officer Kevin Merchant who reported the loss...
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Springfield Police: Brothers at Union Street market sold and traded drugs and...
Items were being shoplifted from CVS stores across Western Massachusetts and sold at the Cabrera Market with CVS stickers still on them, police said. The Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD — Two...
View ArticleEx-student files federal complaint against Amherst College, others file...
By Travis Loller NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Students and former students at Vanderbilt University and Amherst College have filed federal complaints alleging the schools responded inadequately to their reports...
View ArticleMary-Beth Cooper inaugurated as Springfield College's first woman president
Cooper, a longtime volunteer for the Rochester, N.Y. YMCA, was hired by Springfield College’s board of trustees in June. Watch video SPRINGFIELD – With her husband, son and five older brothers looking...
View ArticleAbortion clinic buffer zone defended by Mass. Attorney General Martha Coakley
BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley's office has filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief defending the state law barring protests within 35 feet of abortion clinic entrances, exits and...
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