Mohegan Sun recount on Tuesday in Palmer; supporters doubt outcome will change
Mohegan representatives and supporters admit it is unlikely the recount will change the final outcome, which would dash the hopes of casino proponents who have long dreamed of seeing a gaming business...
View ArticleGoshen woman hired as new treasurer-collector in Palmer
Bissell has worked for the city of Northampton as assistant treasurer since 2009. PALMER - A new treasurer-collector has been hired, Kristine A. Bissell, and she will officially start on Dec. 4. Town...
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Toy for Joy launches 91st season to bring gifts to children in Hampden,...
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View ArticleMassachusetts School Building Authority approves $4.9 million in grants for...
State Treasurer Steven Grossman said the state wants to aid school roof projects to extend the life of those buildings and the comfort of the students. SPRINGFIELD – The Massachusetts School Building...
View ArticleWestfield State University trustees await results of latest investigation...
University spokesperson Molly C. Watson said the 11-member board will likely review the investigation report compiled by the law firm of Fish & Richardson in executive session. WESTFIELD – Two...
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Obituaries today: Glenroy Cameron was machine operator at Titeflex Company in...
Obituaries from The Republican. Glenroy Cameron Glenroy "Roy" W. Cameron, 64, of Springfield, passed away on Nov. 17. He was born in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. Raised and educated in Kingston,...
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Fireplace ashes suspected cause of Southwick fire
Southwick transfer station catches on fire. 03.09.11 | Photo by Julian Feller-Cohen â The Southwick Fire Department's headquarters. SOUTHWICK — Officials believe fireplace ashes may have been...
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Car catches fire on Massachusetts Turnpike in Palmer
Firefighters in Palmer respond to Mass Pike car fire. Photo by Don Treeger / The Republican [file] PALMER — State Police in Charlton said a car caught on fire at the 68 mile marker on the...
View ArticleSecrecy shrouds Sandy Hook shooting investigation
The decision to continue withholding evidence is stirring new criticism of the secrecy that has surrounded the probe of the death of 20 children and six adults. By MICHAEL MELIA HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) —...
View ArticleThe Iranian nuclear deal examined: Carrots, sticks and sanctions
The deal is a tentative step with Iran giving up some on nuclear enrichment and gets some economic sanction relief in return. WASHINGTON (AP) — In a potentially history-shaping choice of diplomacy...
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Navy Capt. James Kirk is used to 'Star Trek' jokes
The skipper of the stealthy USS Zumwalt is Navy Capt. James Kirk In a Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013 file photo, the Navy's stealthy Zumwalt destroyer is moored at Bath Iron Works, in Bath, Maine. The...
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Franklin County teenager avoids serious injury in Vermont rollover crash in...
Cooper R. Deane, 17, of Ashfield, was driving a Jeep Wrangler that rolled onto its roof after he skidded off a snow-covered stretch of Route 8A in the southern Vermont town of Whitingham, just north...
View ArticleHolyoke public hearing to be continued on proposed zone change for Whiting...
The Holyoke Gas and Electric Department owns the property and some residents want changes there. HOLYOKE -- A public hearing on a proposed zone change for property on Whiting Farms Road cannot proceed...
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Obituaries today: Jacob Hagopian, 100, had career in U.S. Navy; was tool and...
Obituaries from The Republican. Jacob Hagopian Jacob Hagopian, 100, of Morrisville, Vt., passed away on Nov. 13. He was born in Springfield. After a stint in the Civilian Conservation Corps...
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Holyoke police investigate incident in which city police officer left service...
Police Chief James Neiswanger said the firearm was recovered. Staff photo by Conor Berry HOLYOKE — Police are investigating an incident in which a Holyoke officer left his or her service weapon in a...
View ArticleDowntown Springfield merchants, local leaders praise plans for UMass...
The University of Massachusetts will lease approximately 27,000 square feet of space at Tower Square in Springfield for its satellite campus. Watch video SPRINGFIELD — Local officials and downtown...
View ArticleThanksgiving travel survival guide for Massachusetts and the northeast
Snow and ice are forecast for the northeast of the country as a deadly storm that started on the West Coast last week gathers steam and powers toward the East setting up a nasty scenario for the...
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Springfield Law Department orders Adore nightclub to cease plans for "18 and...
The cease and desist order for the Adore nightclub states the business never obtained a special event permit. Mayor Domenic Sarno Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD – The city has ordered the Adore...
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Status conference postponed in murder case against Ryan Welch, accused in...
Ryan Welch, 37, is charged with killing his girlfriend, Jessica Pripstein, in February of 2012. NORTHAMPTON — A Hampshire Superior Court judge postponed a status conference in the Ryan Welch murder...
View ArticlePM News Links: New mayor wants out of illegal immigrants program, alleged...
Eighth-grader Isaac Phillips' father said his son is happy now that he is attending school in Leominster. The transfer from Lunenburg schools follows weeks of alleged bullying by football players...
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