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Northampton casts wary eye toward Springfield and its proposed MGM casino...
Northampton fears that MGM will lure customers to Springfield with cheaper prices and bigger acts, and for businesses with a narrow profit margin, the loss of even a small percentage of customers...
View ArticleSpringfield City Council, School Committee set to elect new leaders, welcome...
The City Council is expected to elect Ward 2 Councilor Michael Fenton as its president for 2014, and the School Committee is expected to elect Denise Hurst as its vice-chairwoman. SPRINGFIELD – Both...
View ArticleHolyoke residents try to protect neighborhoods with upcoming hearings for...
Zone-change petitioners need 12 votes on the Holyoke City Council when the property owner opposes the change. HOLYOKE — Public hearings will continue over the next month on residents' proposals to...
View ArticleExplosion destroys Rhinebeck Ave. home
Two people were unharmed after an explosion in the basement of their home blew the structure off its foundation. An update to this story was published at 12:11 p.m. Saturday.SPRINGFIELD— Two people...
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Obituaries today: Lillian Shooner was longtime manager at Young & Young...
Obituaries from The Republican. Lillian Shooner Lillian G. (Ains) Shooner, 89, of Springfield, passed away on Thursday. She was born in Palmer, raised in the Three Rivers village, and graduated...
View ArticleBoiler blast knocks Springfield home off its foundation, resident suffers...
Springfield Fire Department spokesman Dennis Leger characterized the explosion as an "over-pressurization" of a gas-powered boiler that was not gas-related. This updates a story posted at 9:47 a.m....
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Water main break at Bridge and Main streets in Springfield
Water flooded into the intersection in front of Tower Square on Main Street. City Water Department workers struggle to quell flooding at Main and Bridge streets after a water main break on Saturday....
View ArticleNo injuries reported following fire in rotisserie chicken oven at Big Y...
Although there were several charred chickens, there were no injuries, Mancino said. WEST SPRINGFIELD - A small fire broke out in a chicken rotisserie oven at the Big Y supermarket on Memorial Avenue...
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Police in Connecticut issue silver alert for missing West Haven woman...
Authorities in Connecticut are asking the public for help locating a missing West Haven woman who hasn't been seen since New Year's day. NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Authorities in Connecticut are asking the...
View ArticlePresident Obama eyes modest momentum on Capitol Hill in 2014
President Barack Obama returns to Washington this weekend eager to test whether a modest budget deal passed in the waning days of 2013 can spark bipartisan momentum on Capitol Hill. HONOLULU —...
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New Haven police ask public for help locating missing teen Adrianna Lee
Lee is described as a black female standing 5-feet, 6-inches tall, weighing approximately 160 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Authorities are asking the public for help...
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Local labor influence takes hit in Boeing contract
The company, the state's governor and national union leaders all hailed the contract as a vital boost to the region's economy, but to some observers the vote dealt a blow to local union influence....
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Springfield police ask public for information following armed robbery of gas...
According to Springfield Police Capt. Trent Duda, a masked man wearing a yellow sweatshirt and black pants walked into the Ultra Gas station in the Sixteen Acres neighborhood around 7 p.m. and made...
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Holyoke police and federal drug sweep nets one on drug charges
Drug bust is the result of a combined local and federal law enforcement task force sweep. HOLYOKE— A Holyoke man was arrested following a combined Holyoke police, FBI Western Mass. Gang Task Force...
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Springfield Central High School is much more than Western Massachusetts'...
A month after Springfield Central High School student Courtney Stewart prevailed over 21,000 competitors in the state poetry recital competition, his drama instructor, Anne Marie Bettencourt, was...
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Springfield man arrested after he was stabbed in domestic dispute
Police are holding a man they say was stabbed in a domestic dispute, but he is under arrest. SPRINGFIELD— A Springfield man was taken to the Baystate Medical Center with a stab wound following a...
View ArticleAmherst water and sewer rates could rise in the next fiscal year
The Amherst Select Board would vote on any increases at a meeting later in the month. AMHERST – Water and sewer rates are expected to rise slightly for the next fiscal year and the Select Board will...
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Area to be jolted by weather extremes
Seasonably warm temperatures to extreme cold in store for the region. SPRINGFIELD— The area will be knocked from one end the weather spectrum to the other in the matter of a few days, weather...
View ArticleWoman arrested after allegedly crashing her car into a Pine Street house
A woman was arrested for OUI after her car slammed into a house at 97 Pine Street. SPRINGFIELD— A woman was arrested shortly after midnight as she allegedly tried to run away from her car, after it...
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Wilbraham car crash closes East Longmeadow Road
A one-car crash closed East Longmeadow Road for hours. WILBRAHAM— East Longmeadow Road will remain closed for several more hours, police say, after a single car crash at approximately 2:30 a.m. took...
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