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Recount requested after Brimfield tax collector race decided by just 7 votes
Five candidates competed for one three-year selectman position. BRIMFIELD – Tax Collector Susan S. Hilker won a three-year position on the Board of Selectmen by only seven votes, so the candidate...
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Monson Selectman Richard Smith facing 2 challengers for town seat
Polls will be open Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monson Selectman Richard M. SmithThe Republican I Lori Stabile MONSON - Tuesday's election features incumbent Selectman Richard M. Smith fending off...
View ArticleYour comments: Democrat Ed Markey to fundraise in Beverly Hills on Sunday,...
Markey has already received donations from Dreamworks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, and chairman of Walt Disney Studios Alan Horn and his wife Cindy Horn. Democratic Senate candidate Edward Markey...
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Chicopee's 2014 municipal budget released with few changes from the previous...
The proposed budget is $168 million, an increase of about $5.6 million from the previous year. In this 2012 Republican file photo, Chicopee Mayor Michael D. Bissonnette is seen at his inauguration...
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School budget discussiondraws crowd at Palmer Town Council meeting
Like at the May 23 School Committee meeting, the meeting was packed with students. The Palmer Town Building on Main Street.Michael S. Gordon / The Republican PALMER - School officials went before the...
View ArticleAfter 7 years of discussion and debating, Springfield City Council approves...
After seven years of discussion, debate and revisions, the City Council recently approved a new, modern zoning code for Springfield that tackles issues ranging from guidelines for home-based...
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Tropical Storm Andrea bearing down on Florida as warning issued for swath of...
Tropical storm warnings were in effect for a large section of Florida's west coast from Boca Grande to Indian Pass and for the East Coast from Flagler Beach, Fla., all the way to Cape Charles Light in...
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Defense begins presenting evidence in Tamik Kirkland murder trial with...
Fuller said she opened the trunk and Kirkland came out of the house, got in and pulled the trunk closed. Tamik KirklandThe Republican | Michael Gordon SPRINGFIELD -- The prosecution rested its case...
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PM News Links: Bruins player out with broken leg, Dalton heads to carnival,...
The highly controversial bill to allow drivers' licenses for undocumented immigrants has become more controversial in Connecticut. This undated handout artist rendering provided by Xijun Ni, Institute...
View ArticleEast Longmeadow police: Surveillance camera footage leads to identities of...
The suspects, who are cooperating with police, will likely have to pay for the damage, which exceeded $2,000. EAST LONGMEADOW -- Four young men suspected of spray-painting images of penguins and other...
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Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vincent D'Onofrio in Shelburne Falls as...
Downey seemed to be a fan favorite. Asked if she thought he was cute, Sara Jessop of Buckland said, "Doesn't everyone?" SHELBURNE -- What happens in Carlinville stays in Carlinville, or so it would...
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Obituaries today: Linda Brown, 58, of Springfield; Worked for Square One...
Obituaries from The Republican. Linda C. Brown SPRINGFIELD - Linda Carmen (Watkins) Brown, 58, died May 29 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Holyoke on May 3, 1955, she was the daughter of Gabriel...
View ArticleUnion Station in Northampton proposed to be converted into banquet facility
The Northampton Center for the Arts inquired about buying Union Station earlier this year to serve as a base for its operations. NORTHAMPTON – Union Station, the building by the railroad tracks that...
View ArticlePhotos: The Republican's Irish Legacy Tour
A group of 47 from Western Mass. traveled to Ireland as a part of The Republican's Irish legacy tour. A group of 47 travelers from western Massachusetts arrived at Ireland's Shannon Airport on May 23...
View ArticleWestfield High School Principal Raymond Broderick to retire at end of month
On June 30, when the academic year ends, Raymond K. Broderick will retire from a career that took him from the classroom as a math teacher to assistant principal and principal positions in various...
View ArticleRachel Maddow, Bill Dwight raise $60,000 for Literacy Project at Academy of...
The Greenfield based literacy project fundraiser with Rachel Maddow brought in more than $60,000. NORTHAMPTON -- More than 700 people turned out Sunday morning to hear Rachel Maddow celebrate City...
View ArticleCathedral High School graduation: 80 seniors receive diplomas at school's...
Sarno, whose daughter Cassandra is a sophomore at the school, stressed Cathedrals tradition of producing leaders in the city, the state and beyond. SPRINGFIELD - It was raining purple caps Friday as...
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PM News Links: Dunkin' Donuts celebrates National Doughnut Day, Connecticut...
Connecticut lighthouses for sale, while in other news Dunkin' Donuts celebrates National Doughnut day by giving out the delicious pastry. President Obama assures Americans no one is listening in on...
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Obituaries today: Michael Green, 92, of Longmeadow; Medical director of...
Obituaries from The Republican. Michael Green LONGMEADOW - Michael Green, 92, passed away on Tuesday. He was born in Burlington, Vt., on Dec. 9, 1920 to Morris and Rivka Greenstein, immigrants from...
View ArticleSteven Sheldon of Westfield admits running illegal slot parlor at Cafeno's in...
The probation sentence and fine was agreed upon by prosecution and defense. SPRINGFIELD - A Westfield man pleaded guilty Friday in a case where he was accused of running an illegal slot parlor in...
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