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Springfield begins installing carbon monoxide detectors in senior citizen's...
Springfield officials gathered at the home Phyllis Bilton in East Forest Park, to launch a carbon monoxide detector installation program for senior citizens. Springfield city officials gather at the...
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Premier Source Credit Union plans to close Hasbro Games branch in East...
The number of transactions at the bank branch is minimal. Bonnie J. Raymond, seen in this 2010 photo, is chief executive officer of Premier Source Credit Union. EAST LONGMEADOW – The Premier Source...
View ArticleLate-winter snowstorm expected to muck up morning commute in Massachusetts,...
Schools planned to give the statewide writing test on Tuesday, but with concerns for the weather, Massachusetts Department of Education put the test on hold until March 25. SPRINGFIELD – A late winter...
View ArticleO'Brien's Corner in Springfield expected to remain open after public auction...
The auction notice listed everything from the pub’s oven, freezer and dishwasher to flat screen televisions, cash registers and a credit-card swiping machine as sale items. SPRINGFIELD – The shamrocks...
View ArticleWare apartment fire is the latest involving smoking and medical oxygen, says...
The presence of the oxygen contributed significantly to the speed with which the fire spread, officials said. WARE – A Sunday morning fire that left one person injured, and gutted one apartment and...
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West Springfield Mayor Gregory Neffinger rejects both casino consultant...
'The city will send out new requets for proposals for economic development consultants qith regard to Hard Rock International's $800 million casino proposal. Gregory C. Neffinger WEST SPRINGFIELD –...
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Holyoke Dean Technical High School likely to continue under some form of...
Dean Technical High School has been run by a private manager since June 2011. Updated at 10:34 p.m. to include statement from Dean Principal Jonathan Carter. HOLYOKE -- The city's vocational school...
View ArticleFBI steps up campaign to recover stolen Gardner Museum paintings; $5 million...
Just after midnight on March 18, 1990, two men posing as police officers pulled off the heist, stealing 13 pieces of artwork in 81 minutes. BOSTON (AP) — The FBI says it has solved the decades-old...
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Springfield City Council upholds anti-foreclosure ordinances by refusing...
A group of banks had sought relief from a $10,000 bond requirement for each foreclosed property in Springfield. SPRINGFIELD – The City Council voted Monday to uphold two anti-foreclosure ordinances...
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Southwick firefighters battling tobacco barn fire on Sheep Pasture Road
The fire, which was reported at around 8:30 p.m., has fully engulfed the structure. 03.09.11 | Photo by Julian Feller-Cohen â The Southwick Fire Department's patch. SOUTHWICK - Firefighters are...
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2 inmates recaptured in Canada after helicopter escape
Two inmates made a daring daylight escape from a prison northwest of Montreal in a hijacked helicopter, then led police in a car chase and exchanged gunfire at a rural cabin before they were finally...
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Palmer's proposed $32 million budget for fiscal 2014 represents 2.6 percent...
The town is facing rising health insurance costs, which is reflected in the spending plan. PALMER — The town's proposed budget for fiscal 2014 is $32,261,429, about 2.6 percent higher than the...
View ArticleEx-bookkeeper Lori Town of Westhampton denies stealing from Easthampton company
Lori Towne, 50, also known as Lori Chafee, worked as a book-keeper for SealRyte Corp. in Easthampton, according to court records. This is an updated version of a story posted at 7:26 this morning....
View ArticleBombings in Iraq kill 65 a decade after invasion
The nearly 20 attacks, most of them in and around Baghdad, demonstrated in stark terms how dangerously divided Iraq remains more than a year after American troops withdrew. By ADAM SCHRECK Associated...
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Holyoke sets open house, online survey to improve bicycling: 'Help us Make...
A survey about bike-riding is available on the city website in English and Spanish. HOLYOKE -- A city effort to encourage bicycling includes a meeting Wednesday to discuss how to improve bicycling...
View ArticleDebra Labombard of Southampton admits stealing money from St. John's Lutheran...
The Altar Guild took donations from people and paid for flowers for the altar, Fitzgerald said. SPRINGFIELD – Debra Labombard, 55, admitted Tuesday stealing at least $4,000 from the Altar Guild fund...
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National Weather Service issues black ice advisory for Western Massachusetts...
Temperatures dropping into the 20s Tuesday night could cause any areas of standing water to freeze, resulting in black ice on roadways. A Northampton DPW plow moving the slush from King Street on...
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Amherst receives state grant to study wastewater reuse in municipality,...
Amherst is looking at what it would entail to use wastewater for irrigation. Amherst Town Hall The Republican staff file photo AMHERST – The town received a $105,527 state grant to study the reuse...
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Widow of fallen Palmer soldier Clint Storey reflects on 10th anniversary of...
As the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion passes, Storey says she still struggles with what to tell her children about what their father was fighting for. Melissa Storey is seen in this family...
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Springfield Central High School's $32 million science lab construction...
The Springfield City Council approved the project this week following approval of up to 80 percent reimbursement of the cost by the Massachusetts School Building Authority Springfield - Drawing for...
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