Plane from Toronto skids off runway at NY's JFK; flights halted due to icy...
No injuries were reported. NEW YORK (AP) -- A plane from Toronto slid into snow as it turned onto a taxiway after landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday, leading the airport to...
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Police search for clues in disappearance of Daniel Larue, missing 20-year-old...
Friends of 20-year-old East Providence, R.I. resident Daniel Larue told authorities that they haven't seen him since around 10 p.m. Thursday when he was reportedly distraught and emotional. EAST...
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Fire in Orange displaces 11 elderly residents
The fire broke out on a first floor apartment in Orange Sunday morning. ORANGE — An apartment complex for disabled elderly residents caught fire Sunday morning displacing 11 people, officials said....
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Obituaries today: Everett Sexton Jr. was roofer at Sexton Roofing Company
Obituaries from The Republican. Everett Sexton Jr. Everett J. Sexton, Jr., 33, passed away on Wednesday. He was born in Holyoke, educated in the Holyoke and Springfield school systems, and worked...
View Article1 killed, 2 injured in Aspen plane crash
A plane has crashed at the Aspen, Colo., airport, a Pitkin County sheriff's dispatcher says. ASPEN, Colo. — One person died and two people were injured when a plane crashed at the Aspen airport Sunday...
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Cigarette cause of minor Holyoke fire
Firefighters responded to a small fire in Holyoke Sunday morning. Holyoke Fire Department personnel head up the Mount Tom access road in July to help with the rescue of stranded hikers.File photo by...
View ArticleDennis Rosa-Roman, suspect in Chicopee murder of Amanda Plasse, denies charge...
Police arrested Rosa-Roman in November, 2013. SPRINGFIELD -- Dennis Rosa-Roman, accused in the 2011 Chicopee murder of Amanda Plasse, denied the charge at his arraignment in Hampden Superior Court...
View ArticleHolyoke School Committee to talk of new heating systems at Kelly, E.N. White,...
All three buildings whose heating systems the board will discuss have students in grades kindergarten to eight. HOLYOKE -- The School Committee Tuesday will discuss pursuit of state funding to...
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Obituaries today: Russell Peterson was principal of Springfield Classical...
Obituaries from The Republican. Russell Peterson Russell W. Peterson, 93, of Cotuit, passed away on Dec. 28. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He...
View ArticleFood for Thought book cooperative in Amherst raises more than $40,000 to stay...
Food for Thought in Amherst, a valley staple for 37 years that had been teetering on the edge of survival as 2013 ended, will survive thanks to an online funding campaign to save it. AMHERST — Food...
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Easthampton tax rate up 35 cents for fiscal 2014
Easthampton house values are up slightly, with the average home now valued at $230,413, up from $227,000, or a little over 1 percent. EASTHAMPTON — Homeowners will be paying a little more in...
View ArticleSpringfield finalizing new lease at Thomas J. O'Connor Animal Control and...
Springfield has leased the Cottage Street site for its animal control needs since the building was constructed a decade ago; the center also serves Chicopee and Holyoke. SPRINGFIELD — A new, 20-year...
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Wilbraham fiscal 2014 tax rate up, average house values down
Payments as well as applications for abatements are due by Feb. 3. WILBRAHAM — The fiscal 2014 tax rate is $20.44 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, an increase of 78 cents over that of the previous...
View ArticleChemist Sonja Farak gets 18 months in jail for tampering with drug samples
Superior Court Judge Mary-Lou Rup also also ordered Farak to serve five years of probation and 500 hours of community service to be completed following jail. NORTHAMPTON - Former chemist Sonja Farak...
View ArticleWestfield Mayor Daniel Knapik, city officials sworn into office on...
The inauguration ceremony was held at South Middle School where 23 newly elected and incumbent members of the City Council, School Committee, Westfield Gas and Electric Commission and a Westfield...
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Portion of Route 5 in West Springfield closed due to pot hole problems
Both lanes of travel are blocked off at the tunnel under the North End Bridge rotary. WEST SPRINGFIELD – The state Department of Transportation has closed a portion of Route 5 in West Springfield...
View ArticlePM News Links: Man killed in apparent road-rage incident, brain-dead girl's...
Catherine Salvi, 24, of Woonsocket, R.I., has died after allegedly being attacked by her boyfriend. Tweets about "#Westernma" Maine man shot to death in apparent road rage incident, police in...
View ArticleSpringfield water main break on Bridge Street under repair, but road will...
The section of Bridge Street between Main Street and Columbus Avenue will remain closed pending road repairs in the aftermath of Saturday's water main break. SPRINGFIELD — The Water and Sewer...
View ArticleSpringfield School Committee elects Denise Hurst as new vice-chairwoman
As vice-chairwoman of the School Committee, Denise Hurst appointed members to serve on eight standing subcommittees. SPRINGFIELD – The School Committee had its annual organizational meeting on Monday,...
View ArticleRichard Kos talks about improvements in public safety after being sworn in as...
A total of 27 Chicopee city officials were sworn into public office during inauguration ceremony at Elms College. Watch video CHICOPEE – As he was officially sworn in as mayor after a 10-year hiatus,...
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