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Springfield City Council paves way so that Joseph Conant may be named fire...
The City Council joined in supporting Joseph Conant for fire commissioner as peititioned by Mayor Domenic Sarno and after receiving a petition signed by 139 firefighters, fire supervisors and retirees...
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Yesterday's top stories: Baltimore linebacker says Patriots play cheap...
Actress and recipient of the Cecil B. Demille Award at the 70th Annual Golden Globes Jodie Foster gave an eyebrow-raising and tear-jerking speech at the Golden Globes ceremony. These were the most...
View ArticlePolice: Man allegedly threatened to shoot Cape Cod Community College students...
Police say a 51-year-old Barnstable man apparently upset when he learned that a class he wanted to take at Cape Cod Community College was full, asked for the names of the students already registered...
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West Springfield police arrest two 16-year-olds who allegedly stole car in...
Police arrested the teens on Route 5 near Bondi's Island. WEST SPRINGFIELD -- A Merrick neighborhood man who saw a pair of teens steal his car late Monday morning called police and tailed them in...
View ArticleER visits tied to energy drinks double since 2007
A new government survey suggests the number of people seeking emergency treatment after consuming energy drinks has doubled nationwide during the past four years, the same period in which the...
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Newtown mom dreams about son, urges gun law reform
Since the massacre last month at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Veronique Pozner has struggled with the gaping hole left by the loss of her energetic, affectionate son. By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN,...
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Worcester approves plan to curb panhandling
The Worcester City Council has given gave preliminary approval to ordinances that would ban so-called "aggressive panhandling," or people who ask for money while walking in and out of traffic or while...
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Internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz's father blames 'government' at son's...
Swartz was facing federal charges that alleged he illegally gained access to millions of scholarly articles from an MIT computer archive. This Dec. 8, 2012 photo provided by ThoughtWorks shows Aaron...
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Springfield police: 42-year-old man fatally shot on Monmouth Street marks...
Police have yet identify the victim. 01.16.2013 | SPRINGFIELD -- Police investigators at the scene of an early morning shooting on Monmouth Street. George Graham | The Republican Updates a story...
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Suicide of Aaron Swartz puts focus on U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz's prosecution
As the top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts, Ortiz is appointed by the president. She has been mentioned as a potential future political candidate in Massachusetts, possibly for governor in 2014....
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Starbucks coffee shop in Springfield's South End targeted in morning robbery
Police said the man passed a note to a store manager and fled with about $70. 01.16.2013 | SPRINGFIELD -- The cafe area of the Starbucks store on East Columbus Avenue was closed in the wake of a...
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Obama to unveil gun violence measures: Over a dozen executive orders expected
Congress would have to approve the bans on assault weapons and ammunition magazines holding more than 10 bullets, along with a requirement for universal background checks on gun buyers. This Jan. 14,...
View ArticleWatch live: President Obama unveils his plan to reduce gun violence
The plan was expected to include proposed bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines as well as more than a dozen executive orders aimed at circumventing...
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Palmer Town Manager Charles Blanchard gets positive review from Town Council...
Blanchard received a 4-out-of-5 rating, or a "good" review, by the Palmer Town Council, which has offered him a $4,000 bonus on top of his annual salary of $120,000. Palmer Town Manager Charles...
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Barack Obama unveils $500 million gun violence package, issues 23 orders that...
"To make a real and lasting difference, Congress must act," Obama said. "And Congress must act soon." 12.19.2012 | WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama arrives for a news conference to announce that...
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Obituaries today: Howard Beardslee owned Restore-it of Westfield
Obituaries from The Republican. Howard Beardslee Howard Beardslee Howard M. Beardslee, 60, of Westfield, died on Sunday as a result of a cycling accident involving a motor vehicle. Born in Camden,...
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Charles Wilhite murder trial testimony ends, closing arguments to follow
A judge granted Wilhite a new trial last year, in part because a key witness recanted his identification of Wilhite as the shooter of Alberto Rodriguez. Charles Wilhite The Republican/Don Treegor...
View ArticleMarine pleads guilty to urinating on Afghan corpse
A Marine who pleaded guilty Wednesday to urinating on the corpse of a Taliban fighter in Afghanistan will likely be demoted one rank under a plea agreement, although a military judge called for a much...
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Holyoke police arrest 5 on heroin charges on Interstate 391 after seeing...
Police said the suspects threw 38 bags of heroin onto the interstate as they fled. Republican file photo HOLYOKE -- Police, chasing a vehicle onto Interstate 391 after seeing it run a red light on...
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Federal prosecutor Carmen Ortiz defends felony charges against Aaron Swartz
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts claims her office did not intend to seek maximum penalties under the law. U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz, in a December 22, 2011 file photo. Photo by...
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