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Granby police: Motorist suffers non-life-threatening injuries after crashing...
Police said a porch railing was damaged in the crash. The Republican staff file photo GRANBY -- A motorist who crashed into a West Street home late Tuesday night was taken to Holyoke Medical Center...
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Jeremiah Longey charged with setting fire that destroyed Shelburne home,...
No injuries were reported in the blaze. Terry Dun | FIREGROUND36004.23.2013 | SHELBURNE -- Firefighters from several surrounding towns responded to a Barnard Road blaze Tuesday night. Updates a story...
View ArticleMassachusetts House seeks ban on pot that looks like candy
State lawmakers have moved to bar the sale of medical marijuana that's packaged to resemble candy. BOSTON (AP) — State lawmakers have moved to bar the sale of medical marijuana that's packaged to...
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Springfield woman, young son escape injury after furnace catches fire in...
The fire at 30 hunt St. was reported Wednesday shortly after 8:25 a.m. 04.24.2013 | SPRINGFIELD -- Firefighters at the scene of a furnace fire in the Forest Park neighborhood. A woman and her young...
View ArticleSlain MIT officer Sean Collier was "destined to be a police officer,"...
Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren will attend an MIT memorial service for Collier, who was allegedly killed by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. CAMBRIDGE - Hours before a...
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George W. Bush Presidential Center opens in Texas: All 5 living Presidents...
Take a video tour of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. By JAMIE STENGLE & JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — In a rare reunion, the five living American presidents gathered in...
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A.M. News Links: Thomas Herndon, UMass-Amherst Economics edition
Herndon recently published a paper that challenges research fundamental to the global austerity movement. On April 15, UMass-Amherst graduate student Thomas Herndon published a paper titled "Does High...
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Longmeadow police: Scammers seal elderly Bliss Road resident's driveway with...
The suspects cashed a $1,200 check at a local bank a short time later. File photo | The Republican LONGMEADOW -- An elderly Bliss Road resident was scammed yesterday by two suspects who demanded...
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Obituaries today: Irene Bednarz worked at Buxton, Forbes and Wallace, Dick...
Obituaries from The Republican. Irene Bednarz Irene J. (Grondalski) Bednarz, 89, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday. She was born in the Indian Orchard section of Springfield. She was a...
View ArticleCharges against Southbridge mother Shaina Fontaine, arrested at Monson...
Fontaine said she went to Summerfest to have a fun day with her family. MONSON -- A confrontation last summer between a Southbridge woman and Monson police questioning her care for her young daughter...
View ArticleFaulty electrical outlet cause of South Hadley fire that sent man to Baystate...
The victim was treated at Baystate and released. SOUTH HADLEY -- A faulty electrical outlet was the cause of a Tuesday night blaze that sent a Granby Road man to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield...
View ArticleUS says Syria used chemical weapons
Officials also said more definitive proof was needed and the U.S. was not ready to escalate its involvement in Syria. By JULIE PACE & ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S....
View ArticleKennedy cousin Michael Skakel slams trial attorney in Conn. murder appeal
Skakel was convicted in 2002 of killing his Greenwich neighbor in 1975 after a trial in which he did not testify. JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN Associated Press VERNON, Conn. (AP) — Kennedy cousin Michael...
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Live chat: Ask Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse your questions
As a part of MassLive.com's ongoing live chat series, Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse is scheduled to take reader questions at 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 25. Submit your questions for a 3 p.m. Thursday live...
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Hells Angels triple-murder defendant Adam Hall to Berkshire Eagle: 'I'm...
Hall disputes reports that he tried to become an FBI informant. PITTSFIELD -- Adam Lee Hall, one of three men accused in a 2011 triple slaying that prosecutors say is linked to the Pittsfield chapter...
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Unattended backpack on Masonic Street in Northampton prompts emergency...
The State Police Bomb Squad determined that the backpack contained clothes, batteries and several empty vodka bottles. NORTHAMPTON -- The discovery of an unattended backpack on Masonic Street...
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Massachusetts Legislature revisits issue of transgender access to public...
The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition says the bill is "about fairness and all residents having the same access to public places." Associated Press BOSTON - Republicans seeking to...
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PM News Links: Governor refuses to open welfare books on alleged bombers,...
The Rhode Island medical examiner's office has identified the body pulled from a river on as missing Brown University student Sunil Tripathi, who was falsely accused as being linked to the Boston...
View ArticleOdor of natural gas sends Springfield firefighters and gas crews to Van...
Each time, no natural gas was detected; Columbia Gas personnel was performing additional tests. SPRINGFIELD — For the third time this week, a reported odor of natural gas at Van Sickle Middle School...
View ArticleMichael Ververis acquitted of assault and battery on Springfield police...
Ververis, a FedEx driver from Middletown, Conn., was acquitted of assault and battery on a police officers, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. SPRINGFIELD - District Court Judge Mark Mason...
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