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Horsemeat scandal linked to wholesaler
In Paris, Benoit Hamon, the government's consumer affairs minister, said it appeared that in the most prominent case fraudulent meat sales had been going on for several months, and reached across 13...
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Crippled cruise docking at Mobile, Ala., passengers to wait hours
A cruise ship disabled for five nightmarish days in the Gulf limped under tow into port with more than 4,000 people aboard late Thursday, passengers raucously cheering the end to an ocean odyssey they...
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Yesterday's top stories: 4 arrested in Longmeadow house break, family awarded...
A Housing Court judge re-issued an order for tenants to immediately vacant a condemned building in the North End at 2612-2616 Main St., after many had stayed beyond a Monday night deadline. Four...
View ArticleWestern Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
Here are the average energy prices in the Pioneer Valley for the week.
View ArticleBoston fines Walgreens $2,000 for poor snow removal
Failure to properly shovel can result in daily fines of $200 for commercial properties. BOSTON (AP) — Boston has fined five Walgreens pharmacies a total of $2,000 for failing to clear their sidewalks...
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Carnival cruise ship Triumph passengers cheer escape from 'horrible' cruise
The cruise ship was left powerless at sea for five numbing days after an engine-room fire. Kendall Jenkins, left, of Houston, celebrates with Brittany Ferguson, of Houston, after getting off the...
View ArticleMeteor blast in Russia injures 500
The meteor over the Chelyabinsk region shattered about 18-32 miles above ground. By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A meteor that scientists estimate weighed 10 tons streaked at supersonic...
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Yesterday's top stories: Boy drowns in Kiley Middle School pool, nearly 1,000...
Police arrested a 41-year-old Northampton man after he allegedly robbed a Dunkin' Donuts on Northampton Street in Holyoke. These were the most read stories on MassLive.com yesterday. If you missed any...
View ArticleMassachusetts mom targets bullying in new book
Felicia Moore decided to write a children's book as a way to fill her downtime, but when she learned her daughter had become the victim of bullying it became a mission. By CHRIS STEVENS, The Daily...
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State: Work on $107 million new West Springfield High School 'going along OK'
The mayor has charged that the high school building project is out of control. 09.14.2012 | WEST SPRINGFIELD -- The new West Springfield High School takes shape. The Republican [file] WEST...
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State early education commissioner Sherri Killins gets training how to be a...
State Commissioner of Early Education and Care Sherri Killins is currently being trained at Ware public schools on how to become a school superintendent State Commissioner of Early Education and Care...
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Saturday snow not causing trouble on Pioneer Valley roads
Local Massachusetts State Police barracks reported no problems on area highways. The state Department of Transportation was similarly silent. Holyoke, 2/10/13, Staff Photo by David Molnar -- It's not...
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Northampton Community Preservation Committee to consider $900,000 in funding...
Officials are seeking $300,000 from the committee for this phase of the project that would link the rail trail from Damon Road to the Connecticut River Greenway Riverfront park that will be built...
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Hampshire, Franklin counties to get new anti-crime task force thanks to $2.25...
State innovation grants support new and expanded programs to reduce crime and prevent fires. NORTHAMPTON – Hampshire and Franklin county programs have received nearly $300,000 in state Community...
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Hill Homes Housing Cooperative residents seek recovery 20 months after...
Residents of the Hill Homes complex said they are concerned that efforts to rebuild are being stalled by disagreements and interest by some to have the site become part of the Springfield College...
View ArticleThe Republican honored by New England Newspaper & Press Association awards
This was truly a staff-wide recognition, said Executive Editor Wayne Phaneuf. SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Newspapers won a total of 34 awards including nine first-place awards and second place in...
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Obituaries today: Ana Judd was administrative assistant at MassMutual
Obituaries from The Republican. Ana Judd Ana Bertha (Azahares) Judd, 46, of Westfield, passed away on Tuesday. She was born in Springfield, was a 1984 graduate of Classical High School in...
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Chicopee Police investigating Hess robbery
Anyone with information is asked to call (413) 594-1733. A surveillance photo from the robbery at the Hess store, 1423 Memorial Dr., Chicopee at 5:30 a.m. Saturday photo provided CHICOPEE --...
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House Hunters International: From Chicopee to Barcelona
The film crew planned to go to the Canal Walk, Chicopee City Hall and the figure of a giant waving statue outside the Plantation Inn New England on Burnett Road. Tabitha Avery, left from Chicopee, and...
View ArticleNo central agency oversees, inspects cruise ships
Want to know about a ship's track record for being clean? Want to assess how sanitary the food is? It's not that easy to find. BY CURT ANDERSON, The Associated PressMIAMI (AP) — A byzantine maze of...
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