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Welfare errors could cost Massachusetts about $25 million annually, according...
BOSTON – A state watchdog agency’s study of information submitted to the state by welfare recipients found errors and eligibility concerns with an average annual cost to taxpayers of about $25 million...
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Manuel Lora of Springfield gets 3 1/3 years on unlawful weapon possession charge
Lora remains in custody while he awaits trial for a 2011 Springfield murder. File photo Manuel Lora SPRINGFIELD - A 23-year-old city man with an extensive criminal history was sentenced to 40...
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Negotiators talking to Alabama captor through pipe
The man identified by multiple neighbors and witnesses as 65-year-old retired truck driver Jimmy Lee Dykes was accused of pulling the boy from a school bus on Tuesday and killing the driver. The pair...
View Article14 reported killed, 80 injured in Mexico state-owned oil company blast
There were also reports that as many as 30 people were trapped in the debris from the explosion, which occurred in the basement of an administrative building next to the iconic, 52-story tower of...
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Iran says it will speed up nuclear program
he planned upgrade could burden international efforts to coax Tehran into scaling back its nuclear activities and cooperating with the agency's attempts to investigate its suspicions of secret weapons...
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Defense for Cara Rintala, accused of 2010 Granby homicide, motions to have...
IN his motion to the court, defense lawyer David Hoose argued the case "has already received a large amount of attention from the local media." This is an updated version of a story posted at 12:28...
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Housing Court judge delays eviction of Springfield family
The eviction now cannot take place before Feb. 19. 10.12.2012 | SPRINGFIELD -- Jose Mendez, right owner of the home at 27 Talmadge Drive, speaks with reporters with the help of Hanna Claeson, left,...
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South Hadley orders halt to repairs on Senior Center after inspectors...
In a letter to selectmen South Hadley Town Planner Richard Harris alleges that the engineering firm has displayed “a lack of respect for” South Hadley building commissioner Brenda Church who began...
View ArticleHarvard University disciplines about 60 students in cheating scandal
The students were forced to withdraw from school for a period of time in a cheating scandal that involved the final exam in a class on Congress. By BRIDGET MURPHY BOSTON — Harvard University said...
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Berkshire DA seeks 1 trial for 3 defendants in 'Hell's Angels' triple murder...
Berkshire DA David Capeless motioned for 1 trial, instead of 3, arguing the charges arose from a single scheme. AP photo | The Berkshire EagleCaius Veiovis, second from left, stands during his...
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President Barack Obama offers faith groups new birth control rule
The Obama administration proposed a compromise for faith-based nonprofits that object to covering birth control in employee health plans. President Barack Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary...
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Yale student gets probation in tailgate death
Brendan Ross received a special form of probation – an accelerated-rehabilitation program. It is designed for first-time offenders and charges are dismissed upon successful completion. The...
View ArticleApparent suicide in Agawam linked to Springfield police officer's service...
Hampden District Attorney Mark Mastroianni said the patrolwoman is cooperating fully with the investigation. AGAWAM — Hampden District Attorney Mark G. Mastroianni is investigating the apparent...
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Retired Roman Catholic Cardinal Roger Mahony defends legacy on church abuse...
Mahony challenged Archbishop Jose Gomez, who stripped him of his administrative duties, and said he developed policies to safeguard children after taking over in 1985. Members of SNAP, the Survivors...
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Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School district wins $1.1 million federal grant...
The grant allows the hiring of three additional school psychologists. WILBRAHAM - U.S. Rep Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, visited the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District Thursday to...
View ArticlePhotos: 2013 Westfield Sons of Erin Colleen Ball
Meghan Hurley of Longmeadow was crowned the 2013 Westfield Sons of Erin Colleen at Chez Josef in Agawam. AGAWAM — Meghan F. Hurley of Longmeadow was crowned the 2013 Westfield Sons of Erin Colleen at...
View ArticleGroundhog Day prediction 2013: Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow?
Famous prognosticating rodent Punxsutawney Phil made his annual debut on Gobbler's Knob in the small western Pennsylvania borough early Saturday morning. Famous prognosticating groundhog Punxsutawney...
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Jiffy Lube proposed on Memorial Avenue in West Springfield at car wash site
A site on Memorial Avenue proposed for a Jiffy Lube was a Jiffy Lube until about seven years ago. WEST SPRINGFIELD – F.L. Roberts of Springfield has proposed converting its Gold Nozzle touch-free...
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Springfield superintendent, principals see tide turning in high school...
The graduation and drop out rates in Springfield rose more sharply than the statewide results. Jenna Dearborn, 17, a senior in the Springfield public day high school, left, confers with April Wesley,...
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Northampton License Commission to consider year-round licenses for Jake's,...
In 2003, the City Council asked the state Legislature for permission to convert all its seasonal licenses to annual ones. Jake's is waiting for approval to convert its seasonal beer and wine license...
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