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Holyoke would get smaller City Council under proposal set for committee...
Some officials believe the city would save money and avoid redundancy by merging personnel departments. Holyoke City Councilor Daniel B. Bresnahan has proposed reducing the 15-member council to...
View ArticleTEDx event brings speakers with 'ideas worth spreading' to UMass Amherst today
Organized independently from TED – the semiannual global conference that attracts speakers from around the world to share their innovative ideas and projects in lectures lasting no longer than 18...
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Springfield River Walk and Bikeway's chronically broken elevator now working,...
The 3-level elevator behind LA Fitness, attached to an observation deck and a bridge that crosses active railroad tracks to the trail, has been mostly inoperable since it was built in 2002. The...
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Easthampton Mayor Michael Tautznik expects to increase school funding, but...
The Easthampton School budget would still be short about $309,000 in funding. Michael A. Tautznik Republican file photo EASTHAMPTON – With the House of Representatives releasing its budget this...
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Jose Oliveras charged with OUI third offense after arrest overnight
OUI arrests Friday night and Saturday net five drunk drivers Mass. State Police HOLYOKE -- A West Springfield man is being held after he was arrested early Saturday morning. Jose Oliveras is being...
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Ex-owner of Ware bar police said improperly allowed lap dancing now wants...
When selectman set a public hearing on Robert Anastas' request for go-go dancing, the bar owner was upset, saying he did not need the permission. Robert Anastas and Gary Plamondon Jim Russell WARE —...
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Chicopee School Committee to consider allowing students limited cell phone use
The School Committee currently bans all use of cell phones in school. Chicopee students are trying to persuade the School Committee to allow cell phone use in hallways and in the cafeteria. Republican...
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Obituaries today: Albert Rogers worked for U.S. Postal Service; served on...
Obituaries from The Republican. Albert Rogers Albert P. "Sonny" Bisienere Rogers, 84, of West Springfield, died on Tuesday. Born and raised in West Springfield, he served in the U.S. Navy for six...
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Guards clash with prisoners over hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay prison
Tensions had been high for months in Camp 6 and the adjacent Camp 5, where all the prisoners are held in solid-walled, single cells. Lawyers for prisoners said a hunger strike broke out Feb. 6 in...
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Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley among Pope's advisers
Cardinal Sean O'Malley is among members of the advisory panel announced by the Vatican on Saturday. U.S. Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley celebrates Mass in his titular church of Santa Maria alla...
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Mass. Senate weighs transportation finance bill
The measure, calling for about $500 million in new taxes, was approved Monday by the House in the face of a veto threat from Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick, who criticized the bill as insufficient to...
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Man injured after falling during hike at Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation in...
A man was injured after falling about 60 to 100 feet while hiking at the Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation. A hiker fell approximately 60 to 100 feet while hiking a section of Mount Sugarloaf in South...
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Mass. Senate passes transportation finance bill
The measure, calling for about $500 million in new taxes, was approved Monday by the House in the face of a veto threat from Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick, who criticized the bill as insufficient to...
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REACH Fest contemporary arts festival in Easthampton and Holyoke draws a crowd
The innovative show features a variety of multimedia artists at nine locations throughout Easthampton and Holyoke. A woman looks at Amy Johnquest's "Was Is" exhibit at REACH Fest at Eastworks in...
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2-car crash on Massachusetts Turnpike in Warren sends driver to hospital,...
One of the vehicles involved in the crash rolled over, but the occupant was not seriously injured, according to Massachusetts State Police. WARREN — A two-car collision in the westbound lane of the...
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Armed assault in Suffield home under investigation by state and local police
Police are investigating an incident in which a Suffield woman assaulted in her home. SUFFIELD — The Connecticut State Police Major Crimes Squad is working with Suffield police as they investigate a...
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Pioneers of innovation share ideas at TEDx UMass Amherst
The conference – independently organized by UMass students to the form of the successful global non-profit, TED – invited innovative thinkers and pioneering entrepreneurs to share "ideas worth...
View ArticleSequester to cut benefit payments to Mass. long-term unemployed
Automatic federal cuts to effect Mass. long term unemployed BOSTON (AP) -- Tens of thousands of out-of-work Massachusetts residents who have been collecting unemployment benefits for more than 26...
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Coomes Street garage fire destroys vehicle, nearby house saved
Garage burns, car destroyed Firefighters wet down the interior of a three-car garage that burned Sunday morning. Arson investigators were called to the scene. Dave Canton, Republican SPRINGFIELD --...
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Leete Street garage fire now termed 'suspicious'
Leete Street garage fire endangers two houses Fire fighters wetdown the interior of a three-car garage at 35 Leete Street early Sunday Morning. The fire destroyed a vehicle parked inside and...
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