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Several injured after car crashes into house in Springfield
Several people were inured when a vehicle crashed into a White Street home in Springfield. Four women were taken to Baystate Medical Center after their car crashed into a home on White Street. Dennis...
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Hampden District Attorney Mark Mastroianni creates DNA unit to expedite...
New DNA testing was used most recently to help solve a more-than-20-year-old murder case in Springfield. Hampden District Attorney Mark Mastroianni has established a DNA unit aimed at getting the best...
View ArticlePope gives final Sunday blessing before resigning
Pope Benedict XVI bestowed his final Sunday blessing of his pontificate on a cheering crowd in St. Peter's Square. By FRANCES D'EMILIO VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI bestowed his final Sunday...
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Obituaries today: Marlon Brown was 6th grade student at Kiley Middle School...
Obituaries from The Republican.  Marlon Brown  Marlon Brown, 12, of Springfield, passed away on Feb. 15. Born in Springfield, he was the son of Delroy Brown and Tanya Evans. He was a sixth grade...
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Gov. Deval Patrick to address Western Massachusetts college students at...
Patrick is scheduled to address an estimated 200 students at a Statehouse rally to advocate for continued funding for financial assistance programs. Gov. Deval L. Patrick The Republican  BOSTON — The...
View ArticleSpecial election in South Hadley on Feb. 26 to decide fate of new school
A ballot questions also asks voters if they want to grant the town administrator -- subject to selectmen approval -- the authority to appoint South Hadley’s town clerk, tax collector and the...
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Family confirms body found along Connecticut River in Springfield was Shawn...
Teresa Wells said authorities have confirmed that the body found near the river in Springfield was her brother, 33-year-old Shawn Dunson, who had been missing for three weeks. Shawn Dunson...
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Former UMass Chancellor Randolph Bromery dies at 87
Bromery also served as president of Roxbury Community, Springfield and Westfield State colleges. Â Randolph W. Bromery, a University of Massachusetts Chancellor and Professor Emeritus, spoke at at the...
View ArticleHolyoke police investigate assault on elderly woman at Cabot Street row house
The assault was reported shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday. HOLYOKE -- Police are investigating an assault on an elderly woman during an apparent attempted robbery at a Cabot Street row house early...
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Westfield senior housing fire caused by cigarette smoking in vicinity of home...
Coan said there should never be any smoking in the same home where oxygen is in use. State Fire Marshal Steven D. Coan speaks at a press conference Wednesday at Westfield Fire Headquarters, as...
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Firearms session created for gun cases in Springfield District Court
The session is being created in an effort to streamline, consolidate and coordinate cases involving firearms and better track them through the criminal justice system, Hampden DA Mark Mastroianni...
View ArticlePM News Links: Woman gets full face transplant, police nab on-duty...
Beer drinkers in three U.S. states filed lawsuits accusing brewing giant Anheuser-Busch of watering down and mislabeling Budweiser, Michelob and other brands to cut costs. Vermont woman gets full face...
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UMass students launch weeklong campaign condemning 'rape culture'
Spurred by a spree of reports of sexual violence this fall in Amherst, UMass junior Zoe Talkin and the Coalition to End Rape Culture began brainstorming ideas on how to combat them. AMHERST —...
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Brimfield teenager Jason Girouard wins 'Power of Youth' video contest...
Girouard's video, selected from numerous national entries, was deemed the best because of its creativity, quality and "overall underage drinking prevention message," according to contest officials....
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Agawam seeking state funds to restore School Street Barn built in 1880s
The School Street Barn is known for its unique double-ramp architecture. Agawam officials hope the city will be able to get state funding to refurbish the School Street Barn, seen here. Republican...
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Cara Rintala murder trial jury gets crash course in police forensics in...
Prosecutors have said that Rintala hacked at the doorway with the shovel to make police think that someone tried to break into the house. Cara Rintala of Granby, center, arrives in Hampshire Superior...
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Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts accepting scholarship applications
Last year the Community Foundation awarded $2 million in scholarships and loans. Working on the Valley Gives fund-raising event for local non-profits at the Community Foundation of Western...
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Greenfield lawyer Gregory Olchowski of Colrain gets 6 months in prison for...
Olchowski, who served on several town boards and had a thriving general practice before falling under investigation, apologized to the court, the government and his family and friends. Gregory...
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Massachusetts Fire Marshal Steven Coan calls for increased fire safety...
Coan called for a statewide program to stress fire safety for seniors. State Fire Marshal Steven D. Coan speaks at a press conference Wednesday at Westfield Fire Headquarters, as Westfield Fire Chief...
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Holyoke Community College officials meet to evaluate response to threat and...
A shortcoming was that traffic congestion pockets occurred at times during the evacuation, an HCC official said. Student and faculty members leave campus buildings in cars and on foot after the school...
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