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Online channel TakePart TV: relevant, entertaining
Now video grazers can check out a brand-new YouTube channel that promises to be as amusing as any cat on a skateboard but also to engage you with ideas for changing the world. FILE - In this June 13,...
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Holyoke DJ Steve Porter's mash-up for Good Morning America melds Green Day,...
Porter lives and works out of a flatiron-style building in the city's canal district. If you've ever wanted to see Green Day collaborate with the Muppets, Kenny Rogers and Arnold Schwarzenegger -- and...
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Dr. Westchesterson, the man behind viral '413' video, unveils latest video...
Dr. Westchesterson, an Agawam native, became a regional sensation last year with his break-out video homage to Western Massachusetts called "413." SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Westchesterson has made another...
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Video: How to make unique Halloween treat ideas from Mommy on a Shoestring
Beth Engelman, of mommyonashoestring.com, shows WGN - Chicago how to make easy Halloween treats, including spider whoopie pies, mummy cupcakes and Nutter Butter goblin toes. Video screenshot of...
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Video: Hurricane Sandy damage expected to be significant in Falmouth,...
Falmouth, Massachusetts residents bracing for Hurricane Sandy's powerful wind gusts, power outages. In the video below, NECN's Justin Michaels speaks with Falmouth, Massachusetts residents bracing for...
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I have watched this at least six times now. Greatest! Guy!
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Video: Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno discusses casino process, possible...
"Our goal is to find the most viable site or site and the best deal for the residents and taxpayers of Springfield," Sarno said of the casino selection process. Watch video SPRINGFIELD — Mayor Domenic...
View ArticleNorthampton High School students have mixed views on police using handwritten...
Most of the students said they viewed the practice of providing handwriting samples as a way to help police with their investigation. NORTHAMPTON — High school students interviewed Monday by The...
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Amherst sewer rates could rise by 10 cents while water rates remain stable
The new UMass dorm should bring in about $300,000 in additional water revenue. AMHERST – Sewer rates may rise by a dime in fiscal 2014 while water rates remain the same. The Select Board is expected...
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Springfield City Council President James Ferrera names 17 committees, says no...
The council president reshuffled committees and named numerous new chairmen. Springfield City Council President James J. Ferrera III, center, announces new committee appointments and chairmanships. He...
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Opponents urge Ware selectmen to reject federal Forest Legacy Program
The goal of the Forest Legacy Program is to protect certain forests from development. WARE – The Forest Legacy Program, a federal government initiative to keep selected private forestland free from...
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Park land near Watershops Pond in Springfield gets footbridge, other...
Northern Tree Service and the Hampden County Sheriff's Department contribute materials and labor to bring park improvements off South Branch Parkway. A community restitution crew from the Western...
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West Springfield superior officers unions agrees to vacation pay change
The practice of superior police officers being compensated nine days pay for every week of vacation came to light last year. WEST SPRINGFIELD – The city has reached an agreement with the union for...
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Holyoke City Council to consider proposal for temporary clerk with long...
Egan has missed work since June because of illness but said she expects to return in March. Susan Egan Holyoke City Clerk Susan M. Egan Michael S. Gordon, The Republican HOLYOKE — The City Council...
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Chicopee Mayor Michael Bissonnette again proposes charter changes
Bissonnette has been discussing updating the charter for several years, but it has never come to fruition. Michael Bissonnette The Republican staff file photo CHICOPEE — After finding outdated rules...
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Springfield school department seeks $350,000 from city to help fund $3...
Gerena Community School set to undergo major repairs to the tunnel system. Water damage can be seen last year on the walls of the underground walkway at the German Gerena Community School in...
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Springfield state Rep. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera files bill to increase annual...
Coakley-Rivera's proposal would make the annual payment to survivors equal to the salary for the fallen officers' next rank or pay grade. Thousands of police attended the funeral service for slain...
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Springfield City Council calls for citywide vote on casino gambling
The City Council agreed with residents that it makes sense for a citywide vote on casinos because the casino will ultimately affect all neighborhoods SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield City Council on...
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Link between pot smoking and IQ drop challenged
The author of the new paper says pot might not have anything to do with the mental decline seen in the original study, and that other factors may be to blame. In this Dec. 6, 2012 file photo, Allister...
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Mali fighters threaten French
Declaring France had "opened the gates of hell" with its assault, the rebels threatened retribution. A British pilot stands between a French army truck and a medical armoured personnel carrier inside...
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