Jewish Nursing Home residents in Springfield visited during 'Honorable...
Volunteers spend time with seniors in Longmeadow Jewish nursing home on Christmas Day. Watch video LONGMEADOW — After picking a lavender colored nail polish, 12-year-old Tzofiya Goldman, carefully...
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Toy for Joy, which fell nearly $18,000 shy of $150,000 goal, will continue to...
Donations towards this season's tally will be accepted at The Republican through 5 p.m. Friday. View full sizeTo get a printable version of this coupon to mail in with your Toy for Joy donation, click...
View ArticleThousands left without power across US and Canada
Frigid temperatures meant ice remained on power lines and could bring down more branches. LITCHFIELD, Maine (AP) — Utility crews from Maine to Michigan and into Canada worked Wednesday to restore...
View ArticleAl-Qaida leader targeting UN workers
Officials said they obtained the information about al-Golani after they captured members of another al-Qaida group. By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA BAGHDAD (AP) — The shadowy leader of a powerful al-Qaida group...
View ArticleWestern Massachusetts and Worcester programs receive grants from Fallon...
Eight organizations received grants to promote community wellness. The Fallon Community Health Plan distributed grants to eight Western Massachusetts and Worcester-area organizations as part of its...
View ArticleYear in Photos 2013: The Republican's Mark Murray
One of the highlights of our job is that we get to show people on a day to day bases how hazardous the job is for firefighters like these, and the police officers alike. As we are going about our day...
View ArticleYesterday's top stories: 1 dead in Brimfield fire, crime scene declared;...
Springfield police said a Forest Park neighborhood man was pistol-whipped during a Christmas Eve home invasion, and gifts were taken. These were the most-read stories on MassLive.com yesterday. If you...
View ArticleFormer Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle files new...
The new complaint also points out that Westfield State’s 2013 audit found no evidence of fraud and confirmed the school’s strong fiscal state under Dobelle’s leadership. WESTFIELD - To spare Westfield...
View ArticleBookkeeper for a Greenfield attorney, Melissa Wright, charged with embezzlement
A bookkeeper who worked for a Greenfield attorney has been charged with stealing about $450,000 from his law practice. GREENFIELD (AP) — A bookkeeper who worked for a Greenfield attorney has been...
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Springfield police: Suspects targeted victim of Christmas Eve home invasion...
Items stolen include two Sony PlayStation 3s, 7 pairs of sneakers, 5 video games and a cigar filled with marijuana, police said. File photo | The Republican SPRINGFIELD – Police, probing an armed...
View ArticleSpringfield Fire Department: Unattended space heater with inadequate...
The blaze, reportedly early Christmas morning, displaced 2 adults and a child. SPRINGFIELD - An unattended space heater plugged into an inadequate extension cord was the cause of a fire that displaced...
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Greenfield firefighters extinguish house fire
Firefighters saved a home in Greenfield. GREENFIELD— A Lincoln Street home was damaged when fire extended into a wall early Thursday evening. Greenfield Fire Capt. Kyle Phelps said smoke was showing...
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Springfield police investigate armed robberies
Two armed robberies are being investigated by Springfield police. SPRINGIELD— Springfield detectives are investigating two armed robberies Thursday, one involving a knife while the second was at...
View ArticleObama reversal on health plan gets mixed reviews
President Barack Obama's decision a month ago that allowed people to keep insurance policies once slated for cancellation under the federal health overhaul has received a mixed response from insurers,...
View ArticleTop 10 stories of 2013: Anthony Baye tried for Northampton arson fires that...
Brett Vottero, an arson expert who was brought in especially by Northwestern District Attorney David E. Sullivan to prosecute the case, convinced a new grand jury to indict Baye again, only this the...
View ArticleYear in photos 2013: The Republican's Michael Gordon
The Big E is a great place to feature the color of the lights in the dark of night. In my photo of the moon rising over the Big E on September 20, 2013, I employed a number of photography and computer...
View ArticleYesterday's top stories: Belchertown man injured in I-290 crash, UMass fires...
How do the Knicks plan to return to credibility? Reportedly, by having Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo force a trade from Boston to New York. These were the most read stories on MassLive.com...
View ArticleHampden Charter School of Science in Chicopee fights bullying through poetry
This is the second year ninth-graders at the charter school have written poems to stop bullying. CHICOPEE – It all started in the fifth grade when a group of boys started ganging up on Jon Martinez....
View ArticlePalmer Police Department to remain a Civil Service department
Frydryk said he is in the process of hiring the department’s 21st officer, which would bring staffing back to levels last seen seven years ago. PALMER - The Police Department will continue to use...
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Toy for Joy campaign hopes to make up shortfall, now standing at $16,000
About $2,000 in Toy for Joy donations came in on Thursday. SPRINGFIELD – Donations to the Toy for Joy campaign, which fell nearly $18,000 shy of its $150,000 Christmas Eve goal, will be accepted for...
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