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Developing: gunshot victim shows up at Baystate Medical Center; Springfield...
Police are investigating a shooting Friday night that sent a local man to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the thigh. Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD -- A gunshot victim arrived at Baystate...
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Springfield's Union Station project 1 of 3 locally to win federal...
The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission and Franklin Regional Council of Governments will also get Environmental Protection Agency grants View full sizeThis is an artist's rendering and blueprint of...
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Boston Pride Parade marches through the HUB on Saturday; Pride Week...
The annual Boston Pride Parade kicks off at the corner of Tremont and East Berkeley streets at 12 p.m. Saturday, marking the city's 41st march to celebrate and entertain while simultaneously promoting...
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Granby voters to act on a variety of topics in Town Meeting, Part 2
The town is being asked to replace the roof at East Meadow Elementary School,, which leaks and will otherwise have to be repaired periodically. Granby Town Hall, winter 2011 GRANBY – Town Meeting,...
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Northampton schools schedule interview for 4 superintendent candidates
The committee, which had decided on two finalists earlier this year, had to start the process over again when it found a problem with one of the candidate's resumes. The Republican / File...
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US defense sales to Bahrain rose before crackdown on protesters
A government report says the U.S. approved $200 million in military sales from American companies to Bahrain in 2010, months before the pivotal Persian Gulf ally began a harsh crackdown on protesters....
View ArticleUnity First honors Springfield's, history, resiliency and community leaders...
Unity First, a Springfield-based online network devoted to diversity, honored Springfield itself at its annual Common Ground Inclusion Awards held at the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield...
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Southwick redistricting plan will reshuffle some voting precincts
Southwick will continue to have three voting districts, but some voters are now in a different district from the one in which they cast ballots during the past decade, according to the town's new...
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Top Democrats on Rep. Anthony Weiner to resign
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi called on U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner to resign on Saturday as authorities in Delaware probe an online exchange he reportedly had with a 17-year-old girl. Rep....
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Businesses hit by natural disasters eligible for tax breaks
Small businesses that were hit by severe weather this spring can get some tax breaks from the government. By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses that were hit by...
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Rep. Anthony Weiner seeking professional treatment, leave of absence from...
Earlier, several Democratic Party leaders called on him to resign because of 'sordid' sexting scandal. Associated PressRep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., carries his laundry to a laundromat near his home in...
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Massachusetts conservation officials consider what to do with acres of trees...
At Brimfield State Forest, one-third of the trees on its 3,500 acres were blown down. BRIMFIELD – State Department of Conservation and Recreation properties were hit hard by the June 1 tornadoes, most...
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Editorial: Weathering the Massachusetts tornado disaster with the community's...
In Springfield, Wilbraham, Monson, Brimfield and elsewhere, elected officials, emergency responders and ordinary people reached out to help others. It took only a hour and 10 minutes for the June 1...
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Clarke School for Hearing and Speech Class of 2011 graduates share aspirations
Jessica Cavanaugh, Asiamarie Diaz, Andrew Jesus Reyes and Richard Vargas will move on to mainstream schools. NORTHAMPTON – Small class, big fan base. The Clarke School for Hearing and Speech yielded...
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Ludlow High School graduates receive diplomas at Mullins Center in Amherst
The Ludlow school system's outgoing superintendent addressed its outgoing high school graduates. AMHERST - Another batch of high school graduates set out to conquer the world Saturday. This time, it...
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Congressman Neal reflects on Springfield's tornado-spawned setback
Neal took an early flight in from Washington, D.C., on June 3, and, from his vantage point in a car en route from Bradley International Airport that morning, saw the first hints of destruction from...
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Gov. Patrick requests disaster status; residents briefed on recovery efforts...
The Hampden County Bar Association will provide those who require assistance with free legal information. Gov. Deval L. Patrick has asked President Barack Obama to declare a major disaster in areas of...
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Outer Belt Civic Association threatens court appeal in response to...
Both the Law Department and City Clerk Wayman Lee have challenged the legality of the council vote granting 777 Cyber Center a permit. File photo | The RepublicanThe Springfield City Council has...
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IMF targeted in cyberattack, but extent not disclosed
The International Monetary Fund, already reeling from last month's arrest of its former leader, is investigating an attack on its computer system that has been characterized as "sophisticated and...
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The Sarah Palin emails: much ado about nothing?
The more than 24,000 pages of electronic communications of the former Alaska govenor show an engaged, ambitious leader who sought the VP nod, but the emails do not contain any bombshells or "gotcha"...
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