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West Springfield’s Paul Boudo receives third annual Kuehn Community...
“The very first project we had; Park and Rec. requested $48,000 to repoint the stone bridge area at the Mittineague Park pond,” he said. “So, we funded that, and we funded that 100 percent.” Paul...
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Holyoke School Committee at large seat vacated by Howard Greaney to be filled...
Howard Greaney vacated the Holyoke School Committee seat upon being elected to the City Council. Republican file photo HOLYOKE — The City Council and School Committee will vote together next month to...
View ArticleSpringfield police arrest 3 for heroin, seize stolen shotgun, following raid...
The 12-gauge shotgun was stolen in a residential break-in about three miles away on Pelham Street in 2010. SPRINGFIELD — Narcotics detectives arrested three suspects on heroin charges, including a...
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Springfield Fire Department: Investigators recover body from 1st floor of...
Investigators recovered a body from the first floor of a burned-out two-family home in the Forest Park neighborhood; the body was been sent to the state Medical Examiners Office in Boston. 01.22.2014...
View ArticleSyrian peace talks stuck over Assad's future
Peace talks to carve a path out of Syria's civil war got off to a rocky start Wednesday as a bitter clash over President Bashar Assad's future threatened to collapse the negotiations even before they...
View ArticleChallenger space shuttle destruction photos discovered by Michael Hindes, of...
While looking for photos of his grandmother for a memorial service, Michale Hindes, found 25 photos of the failed Challenger launch. Watch video WEST SPRINGFIELD - Michael Hindes has seen a lot of...
View ArticleAmerican Friends Service Committee will be allowed to distribute literature...
NORTHAMPTON – The American Friends Service Committee will be able to disseminate literature at the Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School after an agreement was reached prior to a school...
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Chicopee City Council grapples with homeless hotels
There are currently 215 families being housed in three different hotels in Chicopee. Sen. James Eldridge, chairman of the Joint Committee on Housing, listens to testimony from Peter Gagliardi,...
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Western Massachusetts misses most of the snow, but contends with bitter cold
A man died in an early Wednesday morning blaze in the East Forest Park neighborhood in Springfield. 1/22/14 Springfield- Republican Photo by Mark M.Murray- The scene of a house fire on Euclid...
View ArticleDavid Casey tells jury he helped Adam Lee Hall bury bags of body parts in...
Casey, 65, an important witness for the prosecution in the Berkshire triple murder trial against Hall, spent hours on the stand in Hampden Superior Court. SPRINGFIELD - David Casey testified Wednesday...
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren at UMass: Students should be able to concentrate on...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, in a visit to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, said she wants to address issue of rising student debt. Watch video January 22, 2013 â Springfield, Mass. â U.S....
View ArticleWitnesses describe fatal accident in Holyoke during Maureen Healy's vehicular...
Under questioning from Forsyth, Samatha Fisk, blood analyst for the state police crime lab, said Healy’s blood alcohol level was .20, more than twice the legal limit. SPRINGFIELD – The second car in a...
View ArticleTestimony of witness in Cara Rintala murder case in Northampton backed by...
As lead investigator, Magarian went over much of the evidence already presented, including a shovel prosecutors say Rintala used to hack a door to her house to suggest a break-in. NORTHAMPTON — The...
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Ludlow police investigating report of strange man in van approaching...
Police are investigating a report Wednesday afternoon from a 12-year-old boy who said he was approached by a stranger on Westerly Road who invited him to get into his van, police said. LUDLOW -...
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Ludlow police: Springfield man, in fight with girlfriend, runs over 2 Big Y...
Cote Dubay was charged with five counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and three counts of assault and battery. LUDLOW -...
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Two medical marijuana companies seek permission to operate at the former...
Town meeting last year approved bylaws regulating industrial medical marijuana facilities. The rules require strict security regimens A man demonstrates in favor of medical marijuana, Wednesday, Jan....
View ArticleDispute over proposed Springfield biomass plant heads for March hearing in...
There are multiple court cases filed regarding the proposed biomass project in East Springfield. SPRINGFIELD — A proposal to build a $150 million biomass wood-burning plant in East Springfield remains...
View ArticleU.S. Rep. Richard Neal defends Affordable Care Act in response to program...
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, said the opposition to the Affordable Care Act has offered no feasible alternatives. SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, has remained bullish...
View ArticleDefense expert disputes prosecution's time of death in the Cara Rintala...
Hoose showed the jury a photograph of what appeared to be a footprint in the paint near the victim’s body. NORTHAMPTON – An expert witness for the defense told the jury in the Cara Rintala murder...
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Springfield police charge 2 men with ties to street gangs with spraying...
Rakeem Nelson, 21, and Willie Duke, 20, were arrested running from the scene. Police recovered a .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun. This is an update of a story originally posted at 5:05 a.m....
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