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3 held in Holyoke armed home invasion
Holyoke police arrest three men as they allegedly kicked in the door of a Cabot Street apartment. HOLYOKE— Three men were arrested Friday evening after they allegedly kicked in the door of a Cabot...
View ArticleHolyoke City Clerk-elect Brenna Murphy McGee seeking office improvement...
McGee won a four-year term as city clerk in the Nov. 5 election. HOLYOKE -- City clerk-elect Brenna Murphy McGee has established a website where residents can post ideas to improve the office. “During...
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Springfield man arrested following Holyoke shooting incident
Springfield man arrested after shots fired in Holyoke neighborhood. HOLYOKE— A Springfield man was taken into custody by Holyoke police when a handgun was found in his vehicle early Saturday morning,...
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Amherst police: stabbing at house party under investigation
Police said it appears to be an isolated incident and there is no risk to public safety. An Amherst Police cruiser. AMHERST - A 21-year-old man was stabbed at a house party at 66 Pine St. early...
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Hadley rollover crash under investigation
Both operators were taken to the hospital after the crash. 03.09.11 | Photo by Julian Feller-Cohen â A Hadley Police Department cruiser. HADLEY - Police are investigating a two-car crash that...
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Obituaries today: Carol Mosher was Agawam High graduate and longtime Maine...
Obituaries from The Republican. Carol Mosher Carol E. (Pignatare) Mosher, 42, passed away on Nov. 9. Born in Westfield, she was a 1988 graduate of Agawam High School, and then received an...
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Greenfield police investigating armed robbery
Police believe that the two armed robberies are related. File Photo GREENFIELD - Police are investigating an armed robbery that was reported Friday night at JC's Market on Conway Street in which a...
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More than a thousand gather Saturday to celebrate the long-awaited new Granby...
“It’s beautiful, absolutely beautiful. It will be the jewel of Granby,” said life-long resident Carol Benson, who was checking out the new book aisles with her children Jacob, 10, and Nathan, 6. The...
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Wayne Mecteau to go to state prison for stealing West Springfield Water...
The jury acquitted Mecteau of two counts of assault and battery on a police officer and one count of assault with a dangerous weapon. The Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD - A West Springfield man...
View ArticleWestern New England University professor prepares clinical tests for new,...
The diabetes monitoring equipment, if proven successful, could serve as a replacement for daily, repetitive finger-prick testing by diabetics. SPRINGFIELD – Western New England University Professor...
View ArticleBeacon Communities launches $35 million rehabilitation of Colonial Estates...
The major renovations to the Colonial Estates housing complex will take about two years to complete, and involve both interior and exterior improvements. SPRINGFIELD – Beacon Communities LLC has...
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Hunting for shooting suspects: Springfield police looking for murder suspect...
A disabled man in a wheelchair was shot twice in Springfield's South End. Police continue to look for the shooter. SPRINGFIELD — Police continue to hunt for suspects in two high-profile crimes,...
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Ludlow school district honored by College Board for increasing access to AP...
Ludlow is one of 33 districts in Massachusetts honored by the College Board. Todd GazdaRepublican file photo LUDLOW - The Ludlow school district is one of 477 school districts in the U.S. and Canada...
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State police: No injuries in 2-vehicle crash in westbound lanes of Interstate...
State police said they cleared the scene at about 8:25 a.m. Republican fille photo SPRINGFIELD - A two-vehicle accident in the westbound lanes of Interstate 291 backed up commuter traffic Monday...
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Gusty winds bring scattered power outages to Western Massachusetts
West Springfield was hardest hit with 48 WMECO customers without power of about 8:50 a.m. SPRINGFIELD – The cold front responsible for dozens of tornadoes and intense thunderstorms across the...
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Belchertown officials question Hampshire Council of Government's energy program
Hampshire Council of Governments executive director Todd Ford said more than 100 municipalities and school districts had saved about $2.1 million in electricity costs from 2006 to 2012 by using...
View ArticleMurder of Danvers High School's Colleen Ritzer and violence against teachers...
Experts say the phenomenon of student-on-teacher violence is too often ignored. CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press When a 16-year-old student slammed a metal trash can onto Philip Raimondo's head, it...
View ArticleAmherst hires HAI Architecture from Northampton to design Civil War tablet...
Amherst hopes to display Civil War tablets outside of Town Hall. AMHERST – Amherst is moving closer to displaying its six Civil War tablets with a bid award to a Northampton-based company that will...
View ArticleThe Dow Jones industrial average hits 16,000 for first time, S&P 500 hits 1,800
The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 16,000 points for the first time early Monday and the Standard & Poor's 500 index crossed 1,800 points. NEW YORK (AP) — Stock market indexes are hitting...
View ArticleUMass Route 32 bus now offering service to the Amherst Survival Center
The bus service to the Amherst Survival Center will last until May. AMHERST – From now until May 9, the University of Massachusetts bus system has revised its Route 32 bus and is now stopping at the...
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