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Anticipated Boy Scout reversal on gay ban would have no impact in Western...
The nation Boy Scout oganization, which emphatically reaffirmed the no-gays policy just seven months ago, announced last Monday that it is considering a major change. SPRINGFIELD – With the Boy...
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One person was taken into protective custody after the melee. WEST SPRINGFIELD - A birthday party gone bad spiraled into what police called a "mini-riot" early Saturday morning. West Springfield...
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Man charged in fatal shooting of ex-SEAL/author
A 25-year-old man was charged with murder in connection with a shooting at a central Texas gun range that killed former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle and his friend, the Texas...
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Stun gun used on armed man near Buckingham Palace
Police used a stun gun to arrest a man armed with knives outside Buckingham Palace on Sunday, as throngs of tourists gathered to watch the Changing of the Guard ceremony there. A cornered off area...
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Proposed agreement squashes U.S., Mexico tomato war
The Commerce Department has announced a proposed agreement on fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico that would strengthen anti-dumping enforcement and reset minimum wholesale prices. Tomatoes are sold...
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Scientists to reveal result of Richard III hunt
Scientists will announce the results of tests conducted to determine whether a battle-scarred skeleton found under a municipal parking lot in central England belongs to 15th-century King Richard III,...
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Energy industry develops nontoxic fracking fluids
The oil and gas industry is trying to ease environmental concerns by developing nontoxic fluids for the drilling process known as fracking, but it's not clear whether the new product will be widely...
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Obituaries today: Sally Hughes Pitt was arts and music librarian at the...
Obituaries from The Republican. Sally Hughes Pitt Sallie Elizabeth Hughes Pitt, 74, of South Hadley, died on Tuesday. Born in Springfield, she graduated from South Hadley High School in 1956 and...
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Gateway Regional School District's technology focus extends from kindergarten...
Parents can access an online grade system to monitor their child's school attendance, assignments and grades. Gateway Regional High School students are shown here using school-supplied iPads for...
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Iraq vet charged in fatal shooting of ex-SEAL
A 25-year-old Iraq war veteran charged with murdering former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle and his friend turned a gun onto the pair while they were at a Texas shooting range,...
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After Harvard visit, dozens injured in bus crash in Boston
Thirty-five people were injured Saturday when a tour bus slammed into an overpass in Boston, Massachusetts state police said. Emergency personnel remove passengers at the scene of a bus crash,...
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Easthampton man charged with beating Northampton man with baseball bat
Patrick McCarthy, 47, of East Green St., Easthampton, was charged with two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after he allegedly beat his friend with a baseball bat outside the...
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Mold: A living, lurking threat in homes hit by Superstorm Sandy
Three months after Superstorm Sandy, mold lurks in once-waterlogged buildings, hiding below subflooring, under foundations, and in door and window frames. Victor Pena of Flag Enterprises steam-cleans...
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Details emerge about man at center of Alabama standoff
As an Alabama standoff and hostage drama marked a sixth day Sunday, more details emerged about the suspect at the center, with neighbors and officials painting a picture of an isolated man estranged...
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Northampton police: Bystanders watch as police officer struggles to subdue...
Casey Howard, 27, of 145 Water St., Northampton, was charged with assaulting a police officer and other alleged crimes after reaching for the officer's gun during a struggle at Thornes Marketplace....
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How did ‘Little House’ sister really become blind?
Any fan of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved “Little House” books knows how the author’s sister Mary went blind: scarlet fever. But turns out that probably wasn’t the cause, medical experts say, upending...
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Bullying study: It does get better for gay teens
Bullying tends to decline with age regardless of sexual orientation and gender, according to a new study that appears online in the journal Pediatrics. Bullying tends to decline with age regardless of...
View ArticleSon faces murder charge in Weymouth after father's death
A 20-year-old man is facing a murder charge after allegedly killing his 58-year-old father on a Weymouth street. WEYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A 20-year-old man is facing a murder charge after allegedly...
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House fire on Garden Street in West Springfield sends father and child to...
The victims' injuries are not considered life-threatening, Fire Chief William Flaherty said. 02.05.2013 | WEST SPRINGFIELD -- An early morning fire at 112 Garden St. sent a father and child to...
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Lawyer for Berkshire suspect in triple slaying wants trial moved
The lawyer for one of three men charged with a Berkshire County triple slaying has asked a judge to move his client's trial out of the county because "incessant" and "inflammatory" media coverage has...
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