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Friday tornado resource roundup: Book, food distributions on tap this...
WGBY will distribute books to children at the MassMutual Center this evening. Below is a list of announcements regarding resources and tornado relief efforts we've received in the newsroom so far on...
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Lightning sparks East Longmeadow house fire: No one hurt
Lightning hit a corner of the home at about 7 p.m. The Republican | Mike Beswick6/9/11 Deerfield - Staff photo by Michael Beswick - A tree and power lines were hit by lightning by 63 River Road. The...
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Closing arguments under way in former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore...
Federal prosecutor Anthony Fuller said DiMasi violated his duty of providing honest services to the people of Massachusetts and in so doing, violated federal law. File photo by Greg Saulmon / The...
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Special ed teacher accused of sex with a 15-year-old student remains held on...
A pretrial conference for former Chicopee HIgh School math teacher Donald Cushing was moved to next month. File photo by Mark M. Murray / The RepublicanChicopee High School teacher Donald Cushing is...
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Tibby's Harley-Davidson motorcycle shop in Springfield to close
The Berkshire Avenue dealership was able to reopen this winter after heavy snowfall caused its roof to collapse. File photo / The RepublicanThibodeau family members gather at their Tibby's...
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Connecting Point: Springfield residents discuss post-tornado recovery
WGBY visited the Island Pond Road area of Springfield yesterday for an update on the recovery and building process after the tornado on June 1. 06/07/11 Springfield- Republican Photo by Mark M.Murray...
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$3.1 million renovation of Holyoke's Community Field kicks off with ground...
To pay for the work, which actually began a few weeks ago, the city borrowed $2.3 million and used $800,000 in state and federal grants. The Republican | File photoCommunity Field. HOLYOKE - Play...
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Alaska releases 24,199 pages of Sarah Palin's emails
The emails released Friday were first requested during the 2008 White House race by citizens and news organizations, including The Associated Press. Associated PressIn this May 31, 2011 file photo,...
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Hope springs eternal at New Hope Pentecostal Church
New Hope Pentecostal Church reopens after tornado. Mark M. MurrayRev. Bruce Shaw in front of the New Hope Pentecostal Church at 364 Central Street in Springfield. The church, damaged by the tornado is...
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PM News Links: Unions slam Patrick administration for managers' raises,...
Recordings of 911 calls to the West Springfield dispatch center captured dramatic moments after the tornado hit the city. Associated Press photoWilliam McDonald, of Monson, rides on roller skates past...
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Five to receive human relations award
NCCJ will present its Annual Human Relations Award on June 14 Submitted PhotoDr. Saleem Bajwa, president of the Islamic Society of Western Massachusetts Submitted PhotoThomas R. Burton, chief...
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Governor Deval Patrick urges Springfield area tornado victims to take...
During a visit to the Coburn elementary school in West Springfield, he noted that centers have been set up in Springfield, Monson and Southbridge. Photo by Mark M. Murray / The RepublicanMassachusetts...
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Army U.S. National Guard Spec. Shannon McPhee received the U.S. Army Commendation Medal on the steps of Springfield City Hall. SPRINGFIELD - A soldier in the U.S. Army National Guard was lauded for...
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John Ebbets to leave Hampshire County United Way for UMass Fine Arts Center
Ebbets wants to take better stock of the Fine Arts Center before he offers an opinion about its needs, but said one of his goals will be to increase its visibility. John E. Ebbets NORTHAMPTON – United...
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Springfield police seize 2 guns, pound of marijuana in Belle Street drug arrests
Arrested were Jonathan Martinez, 20, of 873 Worthington St., Joel Quinones, 27, of 101 Mulberry St., and William A. Martinez, 20, of 19 St. James Ave. Springfield police photoFrom left to right:...
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Hampden District Attorney's Office staff trying to work while coping with...
Court officers helped people trapped in cars by trees after the tornado. SPRINGFIELD – Beginning Thursday, about 50 prosecutors, state police and other district attorney staffers were on the move, but...
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Dow Jones industrial average falls below 12,000 points; stocks drop for 6th...
The drop was blamed on investor fears that the global economic recovery may have stalled. Associated Press photoA Belarusian woman sells dill under a street bridge to earn money in Minsk, Belarus,...
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Prison escapee Tamik Kirkland indicted by grand jury on murder, other...
Kirkland was shot six times by police and has been recuperating from the injuries in an unspecified Department of Corrections facility. Tamik Kirkland SPRINGFIELD – Tamik J. Kirkland, accused of...
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Businesses rally to raise scholarship money for daughters of heroic mom...
Fathers & Sons has agreed to donate a percentage of the sales of tornado-damaged vehicles at its Memorial Avenue Volkswagen and Kia dealership. Photo by Byron Smith / Boston HeraldJuan Guerrero...
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Photo gallery: More new aerial views of Massachusetts tornado destruction and...
See photos trace the path of the twister as it tore through Monson, Brimfield, Sturbridge and Southbridge. Earlier today, The Republican staff photographer John Suchocki posted the first part of a...
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