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To supporters, Aaron Swartz was protagonist for 'free culture' Internet movement
The internet pioneer was facing 13 felony charges for using MIT's computer network to download nearly 5 million academic articles. This Dec. 8, 2012 photo provided by ThoughtWorks shows Aaron Swartz,...
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Amherst police providing free gun locks to community members
Community members can obtain the free cable-style gun lock at the department at any time. Several years ago, the Monson police department also offered free gun locks to local residents. File photo |...
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MassDevelopment awards $300,000 loan to Community Music School of Springfield...
The nonprofit music school also has a state energy grant and incentives from Western Massachusetts Electric Co., and Columbia Gas. A performance is shown in September at the Community Music School in...
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Obituaries today: Nancy Hazen was administrative assistant for Fazzi...
Obituaries from The Republican. Nancy Hazen Nancy Grace Hazen, 53, of Northampton, passed away on Sunday. She was born in Springfield and was a 1977 graduate of East Longmeadow High School. She...
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Militants say hostages die in Algerian raid
Algerian forces launched a military assault Thursday at a natural gas plant in the Sahara Desert, trying to free dozens of foreign hostages held by militants who have ties to Mali's rebel Islamists,...
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Chicopee resident Joel Labonte, suspect in burning of Lukasik Street home,...
A pre-trial hearing has been set for Jan. 30. Fire officials are seen at the scene of a blaze that heavily damaged a Lukasik Street home Jan. 3. The Republican file / Dave Roback CHICOPEE - A...
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Massachusetts gains 7,500 jobs, but unemployment ticks up
Over the year, the Bay State unemployment rate was down 0.2 of a percentage point from the December 2011 rate of 6.9 percent. In this Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, photo, a help wanted sign is posted on the...
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Sunderland apartment project wins OK to move forward from Massachusetts...
The town maintained it already has an unusually high percentage of rental housing, much of which is affordable. A developer hopes to convert Sunderland's historic Old Town Hall into an apartment...
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Massachusetts Gaming Commission denies deadline extension requests from Paper...
All 3 requests were denied in unanimous votes. BOSTON — The Massachusetts Gaming Commission Thursday afternoon denied requests from Western Massachusetts Development, Chicopee Mayor Michael...
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Jury finds Charles Wilhite not guilty of murder in Springfield shooting death...
This was Wilhite's 2nd trial for the fatal shooting of Alberto Rodriguez in October 2008 in front of the Pine Street Market. 01.17.2013 | SPRINGFIELD -- Charles Wilhite holds his daughter for the...
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Yaazziel Rivera of Amherst scheduled for trial in Northampton home invasion
Police recovered DNA at the scene that prosecutors have linked to another break-in in Northampton that took place at approximately the same time during August of 2011. Yaazziel Q. Rivera, of Amherst,...
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Center for the Arts in Northampton to hold farewell dance party
The Center’s lease for the space is set to expire this year. NORTHAMPTON – The Center for the Arts is holding a dance party at the Sullivan School ballroom on 17 New South St. on Jan. 26 to mark...
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Transcript: Penn National Gaming's Eric Schippers
In case you missed MassLive.com's live chat with Penn National Gaming's Eric Schippers, read a transcript of the question and answer session here. Penn National's Eric Schippers answers MassLive.com...
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Speaker John Boehner: House to vote on debt limit increase
The Republican-controlled House will vote next week to permit the government to borrow more money to meet its obligations, a move aimed at heading off a market-rattling confrontation with President...
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PM News Links: Anti-Doping officials say Lance Armstrong must say more;...
British Prime Minister David Cameron warned that Britain could leave the European Union. Republicans seek 3-month debt limit increase, Senate budget [Reuters] Phil Mickelson hits out of a bunker on...
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Springfield police determine death of Daniel Himely, killed in fall from High...
Himley was found lying on the ground at about 11 a.m. outside 40 High St., a 5-story apartment building that is part of High Street Commons. The Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD – Police have ruled...
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Bloomberg urges mayors to pressure Congress on gun control
The mayor of New York City says mayors should make clear that members of Congress could lose their jobs if they don't support tougher gun laws. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at a gun...
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Sully's restaurant in Hadley seized by state for alleged non-payment of taxes
A state spokeswoman said when “examiners seize a business they secure the premises with a new lock, inventory the businesses assets, post the sign and at some point prepare to auction the inventory...
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Gov't: Food allergies may be disability under law
A settlement with Lesley University will require the Cambridge institution to serve gluten-free foods and make other accommodations for students who have celiac disease. This Nov. 11, 2008, file...
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Wood stove buy-back program from Massachusetts enters second phase with...
New woodstoves are 70 percent to 80 percent more efficient than some of the older models. State Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Richard K. Sullivan Jr., right, along with Massachusetts...
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