UMass police officers sue the department and university over surveillance...
The complaints name the UMass Board of Trustees, former President Robert L. Caret, former police chiefs Johnny Whitehead and Barbara O'Connor and Deputy Chief Patrick T. Archbald as defendants....
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Firefighters battle Hampden house fire on North Monson Road
Firefighters from Hampden, with mutual aid from Monson and Somers, Conn., worked to put out a blaze at 185 North Hampden Road. An update to this story was posted at 10:27 p.m. Friday. HAMPDEN - A...
View ArticleAgawam ceremony recalls Edward Connelly Jr., killed in Vietnam in 1968
AGAWAM – Edward “Ned” Connelly Jr., was several weeks away from returning to Agawam when he was killed in Vietnam in 1968, but his presence is still felt at the memorial built in his honor at the high...
View ArticleStudent gunman wounds 2 classmates in Colorado school
A teenager who may have had a grudge against a teacher opened fire Friday with a shotgun at a suburban Denver high school, wounding two fellow students before killing himself. CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A...
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Fire causes up to $40K damage to Hampden home; 2 residents displaced
A fire Friday night caused an estimated $30,000 to $40,000 damage to a home on North Monson Road, displacing the two residents. This is an update of a story originally posted at 8:09 p.m. Friday....
View ArticleSnowfall of 6 to 12 inches forecast to hit WMass in mix that could include...
Forecasters expect snowfall from the storm to be done by about 1 p.m. Sunday. SPRINGFIELD -- The storm that froze Dallas and clogged Philadelphia is expected to dump 6 to 12 inches of snow around...
View ArticleFirst major winter snowstorm to bring 8 to 10 inches of snow to Western...
Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn. is reporting some flight cancellations and scattered delays SPRINGFIELD - The weekend snowstorm is expected to bring 8 to 10 inches of snow to...
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Obituaries today: Matthew Samble was vice president of Belmont Laundry
Obituaries from The Republican. Matthew Samble Matthew "Matt" Robert Samble, 30, passed away on Wednesday. He was born in Springfield. From the age of 12, he grew up helping out in the family...
View ArticleBells toll in Newtown for school shooting victims
Bells tolled 26 times to honor the children and educators killed one year ago in a shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School as local churches held memorial services and President Barack Obama...
View Article"The Struggle for Freedom, the History of African Americans in Western...
The book starts out in the 1600s, the era of slavery (Massachusetts was the first colony to legalize slavery in 1641, and among the first to abolish it, 140 years later), and finishes in the present...
View ArticleColorado school shooter had loaded up with weapons for likely killing spree,...
The sheriff says a librarian was the initial target, but that the gunman planned to hurt multiple people. CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- A teenager who opened fire at a suburban Denver school, wounding a fellow...
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Polygamy advocates hail judge's ruling in Utah
Anne Wilde of Salt Lake City, co-founder of the polygamy advocacy group Principle Voices, said polygamous families have lived under the threat of arrest for decades and no longer have to worry about...
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Mandela makes final journey home in South Africa
The vehicle carrying Mandela's casket, covered with a national flag, arrived at the family compound under cloudy skies at 4 p.m. It was accompanied by an enormous convoy of police, military and other...
View ArticleWestover housing in Chicopee open to civilians for the first time
The company is first offering leases to police, firefighters and paramedics and their families. CHICOPEE – For the first time, military homes at Westover Air Reserve Base are being offered for rent to...
View ArticleFew incidents as snow continues to fall
Police report nearly accident free storm SPRINGFIELD— Snow continues to fall at Midnight, with almost exactly four inches of snow on the ground in downtown Springfield. But the snowfall is...
View ArticleNelson Mandela's funeral: Procession in South Africa draws big-guns salute,...
South Africa said goodbye for the last time to the man who reconciled the country in its most vulnerable period. QUNU, South Africa — Songs, speeches and the boom of artillery rang across Nelson...
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Firefighter assistance grants announced
The competitive grant program is offered to all non-profit, rural call or volunteer fire departments that provide service primarily to a community of up to 10,000 people. BOSTON - Forty-one...
View ArticleKISS guitarist Frehley's NY home goes up in flames
Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley's home in suburban New York City burned. YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. (AP) — A suburban New York house owned by former KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley has gone up in...
View ArticleFirst seasonal storm leaves underwhelming accumulation
Just about 5 inches of snow fell in Springfield overnight. SPRINGFIELD A bare five inches of accumulated snow, sleet and freezing rain covered the ground in downtown Springfield as of 6 a.m. Sunday,...
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Toy for Joy volunteer gets into the Christmas spirit
"It feels good to volunteer," Skala said. View full sizeTo get a printable version of this coupon to mail in with your Toy for Joy donation, click on "view full size," above. SPRINGFIELD - Michael...
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