Truckload of paper dumped on flyover from I-91 south to I-291 east in...
State said the mess should be cleaned up by 8:30 a.m. SPRINGFIELD -- A truckload of paper, accidentally dumped on the flyover from Interstate 91 south to Interstate 291 east Friday morning, near the...
View ArticleHolyoke business owner Maria Ferrer envisioned a downtown lit by holiday...
Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse gave the December civic pride award to Maria Ferrer, owner of MD Beauty Salon and Supplies. HOLYOKE — Maria Ferrer wanted downtown to sparkle. So the owner of MD Beauty Salon...
View ArticleEasthampton flash mob Sunday to celebrate the city's tie to Whoville, the...
EASTHAMPTON – According to wiki.answers.com, the town of Whoville in the classic Dr. Seuss tale “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” is based on Easthampton and Mt. Crumpit based on Mount Tom, which...
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Chicopee police on scene of pedestrian accident on Memorial Drive
Police are on the scene of a pedestrian accident on Memorial Drive that reportedly involves a woman struck while pushing a baby carriage. AP CHICOPEE - Police are on the scene of a pedestrian...
View ArticleNorthampton, Springfield and Westfield schools receive state grants
Gov. Deval Patrick announced the grants on Thursday. NORTHAMPTON – Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School, the Springfield High School of Science and Technology and the Westfield Public Schools...
View ArticleNorthampton Fire Department gets new vehicles
The new engine, a 2013 E-One Typhoon Pumper, replaced a 13-year-old apparatus with more than 90,000 miles. NORTHAMPTON – The Fire Department has received two major pieces of new equipment, an...
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Case of Jeremiah Oliver, missing 5-year-old, prompts call by state Sen....
Jeremiah Oliver was under DCF supervision, but he disappeared for four months without his caseworker knowing it. Jeremiah Oliversubmitted photo BOSTON – State Sen. Donald Humason, R-Westfield, and...
View ArticleFoul weather threatens to snarl US holiday travel
Holiday travelers in the Midwest and parts East and South were keeping a leery eye Friday on a band of foul weather stretching across the nation's midsection that was threatening to mar the opening...
View ArticleGay couples wed in Utah after judge overturns ban
SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge struck down Utah's same-sex marriage ban Friday in a decision that marks a drastic shift toward gay marriage in a conservative state where the Mormon church has long...
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Baby critical, his mother and brother injured when all three struck by car in...
A woman and her two children were injured, one critically, after they were struck by a car as they crossed memorial Drive in Chicopee. CHICOPEE— An eight-month-old baby boy is listed in critical...
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Ware CVS property on West Street sold for $7 million
CVS opened at the site in 2008. The CVS on West Street in Ware WARE - The CVS property at 104 West St. was recently sold for $7,152,542, and the new majority owner said there are no plans to change...
View ArticleDevelopers of former Dye Works building have purchased the property and will...
EASTHAMPTON – After working on the project for about four years, the Boston-based Arch Street Development has purchased the former Easthampton Dye Works on Cottage Street and will begin turning it...
View ArticleYesterday's top stories: Heroin seized from driver in Hatfield, Springfield...
Police were summoned to Allen and Cooley streets for a report of a vehicle that crashed into the Dunkin Donuts store there. These were the most read stories on MassLive.com yesterday. If you missed...
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With Christmas Eve deadline approaching, Toy for Joy fund still needs to...
This year 3,270 adults and approximately 14,715 children signed up in Springfield to receive toys from the fund. View full sizeTo get a printable version of this coupon to mail in with your Toy for...
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Springfield man pistol whipped and robbed, others stabbed
A man was pistol whipped and robbed while several others were stabbed in unrelated incidents. SPRINGFIELD— Springfield police are investigating a number of assaults Saturday morning which sent...
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Longmeadow parents asked to fill out kindergarten pre-enrollemnt survey
The pre-enrollment survey will let officials now how many parents in Longmeadow are interested in full-day kindergarten. LONGMEADOW — A pre-enrollement survey is now available to parents of students...
View ArticleObama focuses on a tough year's ups, not its downs
Has the fifth year of his presidency been its worst? President Barack Obama laughs off such questions even as he acknowledges many months of frustrating ups and down. WASHINGTON — Has the fifth year...
View ArticleObama says 1 million signed up for health care
His health care plan facing a dicey transition, President Barack Obama said Friday that insurance sign-ups are surging now that the government's website is working better for consumers. But it was too...
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Obituaries today: Joseph Balboni Jr. was foreman for Springfield Water...
Obituaries from The Republican. Joseph Balboni Jr. Joseph L. Balboni, Jr., 83, of Springfield, passed away on Monday. He was born in Springfield, raised and schooled in Springfield and was a...
View ArticleTwo men injured after car crash in Springfield
The accident occurred at Alden Street and Island Pond Road just after 6:30 a.m., according to Fire Department spokesman Dennis Leger. SPRINGFIELD – City firefighters responded to a car wreck Saturday...
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