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2013 Reader Raves draw record response for summer-fall categories
At the close of voting, total votes cast was up 63 percent. The third go-round of Reader Raves, The Republican and Masslive.com reader survey, has been the most successful yet with participation...
View ArticleTen years into cancer fight, Ray Ellerbrook finds peace in retirement at Look...
Northampton's idyllic park setting is home for one of the city's most admired residents. Watch video NORTHAMPTON – As he enjoys a ride toward an especially beautiful section of Look Park, Ray...
View ArticleModerate cleric Hasan Rowhani wins presidential vote in Iran
The surprising victory was seen as a rebuke of policies that have isolated Iran from the West. TEHRAN, Iran – Moderate cleric Hasan Rowhani was declared the winner of Iran’s presidential vote on...
View ArticleTurkish riot police drive protesters out of Istanbul's Taksim Square
A member of Taksim Solidarity said many people were injured in the intervention. ISTANBUL – Riot police fired water cannons and tear gas as they drove protesters out of Istanbul’s Taksim Square and...
View ArticlePakistani police storm hospital, free hostages in Quetta
A series of attacks Saturday, apparently aimed at minority Shiites, killed at least 22 people. QUETTA, Pakistan – Pakistani forces stormed a hospital that had been taken over by gunmen Saturday in a...
View ArticleShock lingers after Nazi unit leader found in Minneapolis
The revelation that a former commander of a Nazi SS-led military unit has lived quietly in Minneapolis for the past six decades came as a shock to those who know 94-year-old Michael Karkoc. World War...
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Edward Markey's campaign for U.S. Senate supported by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth...
The key to the special election is to increase voter turnout out the same way it reached a record 73.3 percent in the November 2012 race in which Warren was able to clinch the senate seat from then...
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Springfield's New Leadership Charter School graduates its last class
The school's trustees opted to withdraw its bid for a five-year renewal after state officials indicated late last year that they would likely reject it because of lagging academics. SPRINGFIELD - New...
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Palmer Board of Health offering free needle disposal containers for residents
The Board of Health received a $500 state grant for the containers. Joshua Mathieu, Palmer Board of Health agentThe Republican/Lori Stabile PALMER - The Palmer Board of Health at the Town...
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Climate talk shifts from curbing greenhouse gases to adaptation
The conversation on climate change is no longer solely about how to save the planet by cutting carbon emissions. It's becoming more about how to save ourselves from the warming planet's wild weather....
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Intelligence officials say NSA programs thwarted terrorism plots in 20 nations
By KIMBERLY DOZIER WASHINGTON — Top U.S. intelligence officials say information gleaned from two controversial data-collection programs run by the National Security Agency thwarted potential terrorist...
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North Adams bar brawl sends three to hospital, two arrested
Three people were injured, one seriously, and two were arrested as a result of the bar fight at the Artery Lounge in North Adams. NORTH ADAMS — A closing-time brawl at a Union Street bar spilled out...
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Conn. man, Colo. woman win Mount Washington race
The 7.6 mile race up Mount Washington was run in just under one hour. Eric Blake, of New Britain, Conn., crosses the finish line, to win the 53rd running of The Mount Washington Road Race Saturday,...
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Army names 21-year-old Ranger from Mass. killed in mishap
Army officials continue to investigate Dona's death, a spokesman said. This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Pfc. Christopher P. Dona. The U.S. Army Ranger killed in an apparent...
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Series of fights at Northampton night spot ends with 6 arrests
NORTHAMPTON — A series of fights, all centered around the intersection of Pleasant and Pearl streets in downtown Northampton, and all occurring at nearly the same time attracted a large crowd of...
View Article60th anniversary of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg execution has son Robert...
Robert Meeropol, now 66, will hand over the reins of the Rosenberg Fund for Children to his daughter, Jennifer Meeropol. EASTHAMPTON — On the 60th anniversary of his parents execution, Robert Meeropol...
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State Street shooting sends Hartford man to hospital
The shooting victim was brought to the hospital by friends in a private vehicle. Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD — An unidentified Hartford man was shot and wounded as he stood with friends on the...
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Man falls three stories trying to escape from police
Police found a pool of blood in the ground below where a man fled out a fifth story window, but could not find the man himself. File photo | The Republican SPRINGFIELD — A Springfield man is...
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Obituaries today: Kelly Lyons was line technician for Verizon
Obituaries from The Republican. Kelly Lyons Kelly Ann Lyons, 46, of Ludlow, died Tuesday. She was born in Springfield, and lived in Ludlow for most of her life. She worked at Verizon as a line...
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Colleges under fire for responses to campus rapes, sexual assaults
Across the country, colleges are under fire for using antiquated and amateurish procedures to prevent and investigate rapes and other sexual assaults on campus. By JOHN LAUERMAN (c) 2013, Bloomberg...
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