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Access to medical marijuana of concern to Western Massachusetts residents...
The Department of Public Health held three listening sessions to allow residents to express their concerns regarding medical marijuana regulations. Rachel Neulander, of Amherst, speaks during the...
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Firearms sessions in Springfield District Court will be held several times a...
Beginning Friday, all cases involving firearms that are to be prosecuted in Springfield District Court will be handled in this newly created session. Hampden District Attorney Mark Mastroianni has...
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Springfield police release list of 31 Level-3 sex offenders residing in city
Level-3 offenders are people previously convicted of a sex crime who are considered by the state to be of high-risk to offend again Jason Blair The Springfield Police Department has issued a list of...
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Owner: Dog may have been poisoned at Westminster Kennel Club show
Lynette Blue co-owns a 3-year-old Samoyed named Cruz, and said he probably swallowed poison at Westminster earlier this month; 4 days after competing, the dog died. Samoyed dogs wait to enter the...
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Hearing in sex change request of Massachusetts inmate Michelle Kosilek to be...
The state is appealing a ruling by U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf ordering prison officials to provide sex-reassignment surgery for the convicted murderer, formerly known as Robert Kosilek. Robert...
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Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley talks of moving meeting with retiring Pope...
O’Malley, attending his first conclave to choose a new pope, said there are some “wonderful candidates,” but the cardinals are “still in the process of discernment and prayer.” Boston Cardinal Sean...
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Toddler, grandmother sought in Maine, found in Stoneham
Maine authorities have said they plan to pursue kidnapping charges. YARMOUTH, Maine – Massachusetts State Police have located a grandmother and a toddler sought by a sheriff’s office in Maine. State...
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Yesterday's top stories: Live updates in Cara Rintala murder trial, Holyoke...
Cameron M. Faniel, a 23-year-old Springfield man, threatened to kill a family member “and then go to Holyoke Community College and shoot up the place,” according to documents filed in District Court....
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Toy guns and off-color novelties among vendor items banned along Holyoke St....
The parade is on March 17 and the road race is the day before. Protecting participants like these Clydesdales is partly why vendors are prohibited from selling exploding novelties and other items...
View ArticleWestern Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
Here are the average energy prices in the Pioneer Valley for the week.
View ArticleVideo shows paid sex act by Maine Zumba teacher
Prosecutors have shown jurors videos demonstrating that an insurance agent was familiar with paid sex acts involving his mistress, but a defense lawyer said it doesn't prove that the man promoted...
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Penn National to make Springfield casino presentation at Forest Park Civic...
The proposed meeting agenda also includes a request for a recommendation regarding a special permit for reuse of the property at 232-234 Orange St. SPRINGFIELD — Penn National Gaming will make a...
View ArticleDeath photos next at New York police officer's cannibalism trial
The dark twists at the cannibalism trial of a New York police officer will continue if prosecutors succeed in showing jurors pictures of dead and dismembered people as they wrap up their case. By...
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Massachusetts secretary of state William Galvin says Chief Justice John...
The Massachusetts secretary of state says he is "calling out" the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court for what he calls "deceptive" and "disturbing" remarks about minority voting rates in the...
View ArticleActon woman pleads guilty in year-old son's death
An Acton woman originally charged with murder in the fatal beating of her 1-year-old son has pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of manslaughter. WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — An Acton woman originally...
View Article1 dead, 2 in custody after shooting on Boston bus
Police say one person is dead and two people are in custody after a shooting on a crowded Boston bus. BOSTON (AP) — Police say one person is dead and two people are in custody after a shooting on a...
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Army GI says he leaked secrets to spark war debate
After almost three years in custody, the Army private accused in the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history said he did it because he wanted the public to know how the American military...
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Yesterday's top stories: Springfield police release list of sex offenders,...
Frankie Roche, the paid hit man who carried out the murder of mob boss Adolfo "Big Al" Bruno, must serve almost 14 years in prison for the killing. These were the most read stories on MassLive.com...
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Northampton physician Ira Helfand to speak on threat of nuclear arms at...
In 1982, an estimated 1 million people came to Central Park in New York City to protest nuclear power and the arm’s race between the United States and the Soviet Union. SPRINGFIELD – For the next few...
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Stalled Manhan River fish ladder contract awarded to New England...
Work on the Manhan River fish ladder should be completed this summer. Workers from the CRC Co., Inc.of Quincy, build a temporary dam so they can begin work on a fish ladder on the Manhan River near...
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