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Man carrying $30K in cash arrested for shoplifting $7 worth of merchandise...
Police found Brent Leonesio with a container of orange juice up his sleeve and $30,000 in cash in his pockets. PITTSFIELD - A man arrested for shoplifting $7 in merchandise from a Pittsfield...
View ArticleTeen to be tried as adult in Fall River robbery and pistol whipping
Bristol District Attorney Sam Sutter said Joshua Burgos of Fall River was indicted on charges including armed robbery, assault and battery and firearms violations under the state's youthful offender...
View ArticleBelchertown's Jesse Columbo joins other students being matched with medical...
Indeed, given his background, Columbo, the son of a carpenter and stay-at-home mom, seemed more likely to wield a nail gun than a scalpel. Watch video WORCESTER – Jesse Columbo, registered nurse,...
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Westfield home under renovation by new owner catches fire; damage estimated...
WESTFIELD - A Westfield homeowner, less than a week after acquiring the property on Summit Drive, caused $30,000 damage when a fire he started in the fireplace spread to nearby walls, a fire official...
View ArticleReputed Massachusetts crime boss sentenced to 12 years
Mark Rossetti of Boston was sentenced in Suffolk Superior Court; he pleaded guilty to loaning money at high rates to a gambler and making threats to collect gambling debts. BOSTON — A reputed...
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Biblical satire by Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School -...
Objectors said the play mocks Christianity. NORTHAMPTON - A performance of “The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told,” a satire on the Book of Genesis with gay characters by the Pioneer Valley Performing...
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Milford teachers get training for school shootings
By DENISE LAVOIE MILFORD — Milford High School teacher Amy Allegrezza is used to doing school safety drills, but this one was different. For one thing, she heard the sounds of real gunshots coming...
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Pope Francis explains name, urges 'church for the poor'
The focus of Pope Francis' papacy began to emerge Saturday as he offered some intimate insights into the conclave that elected him pontiff, describing how he was immediately inspired to name himself...
View ArticleVeteran who saved many in Iraq couldn't escape demons
Capt. Peter Linnerooth, an Army psychologist, Bronze Star recipient and devoted father, was the guy who could help everybody — everybody but himself. By SHARON COHEN He had a knack for soothing...
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With trip to Middle East looming, President Barack Obama seeks to ease tensions
The president's goal will be to try and keep trouble from boiling over, whether it be discord between the Israelis and Palestinians or Iran's suspected pursuit of nuclear weapons, when his Mideast...
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MGM begins environmental review; reaching out to surrounding communities
SPRINGFIELD - MGM Resorts International announced that is has completed required paperwork to begin an environmental review for its proposed downtown casino. Under state law, environmental reviews are...
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Urban League commemorates 100 years of success, looks forward to future at...
The Urban League of Springfield Inc. held the centennial celebration Saturday night at the MassMutual Center. Local politicians and community figures were on hand to congratulate the organization....
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11-year-old girl shot, wounded while waiting to buy new Air Jordan sneakers...
The girl was shot in the leg, but she's expected to be OK, according to Springfield Police Detective Joe Brodeur. A window at MadRag, a clothing store in the Walmart plaza on Boston Road, was shot out...
View ArticleJews in Greece mark WWII Nazi deportation
Jewish residents of the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Saturday marked the 70th anniversary of the roundup and deportation of its Jews to Nazi extermination camps during World War II. By...
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Suspect in Syracuse slaying, child rape beaten in jail
A man accused of killing a Syracuse woman and raping her 10-year-old daughter during a carjacking was beaten and suffered a broken nose on his first day in jail, authorities said. New York State...
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Swiss tourist gang-raped in central India
A Swiss woman who was on a cycling trip in central India with her husband has been gang-raped by eight men, police said Saturday. A Swiss woman, center, who, according to police, was gang-raped by a...
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Pochassic Street Bridge demolition begins in Westfield
WESTFIELD – Construction crews began the demolition of the Pochassic Street Bridge Saturday, and officials said the $2.7 million project to build the long-awaited new one will likely be complete by...
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13 dead, dozens hurt in Mexico fireworks explosion
A truck loaded with fireworks exploded during a religious procession in a rural village in central Mexico, killing at least 13 people and injuring 154, authorities said. Soldiers guard the area as...
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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and Irish history...
The rest of the region is still shaking off the gray of winter. But things in Holyoke are already looking mighty green, which can mean only one thing: Irish-Americans from all over the region will...
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Slow changes at the Vatican: A stroll through 4 papacies
Change comes slowly, hesitantly and inconsistently at the Vatican. In this March 12, 1939 file photo, Pope Pius XII is being borne on his portable throne, the Sedia gestatoria, on his way to St....
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