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Old Sturbridge Village attendance surges
The biggest increase last year came from visits by Massachusetts residents, which rose 32 percent. STURBRIDGE — The Old Sturbridge Village living history museum says attendance was up 12 percent last...
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Ware friends and relatives arrange benefit dinner for those who lost their...
Some residents lost all of their possessions when fire destroyed an apartment building at 50 Chestnut St. WARE – Friends and relatives of those left homeless by a March 8 fire at 50 Chestnut St. are...
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Ludlow School Committee votes to request list of interim superintendent...
Kane will leave July 1 to take a job in East Windsor, Conn. Theresa Kane LUDLOW-The School Committee voted 5 to 0 Tuesday night to request a list of candidates who could serve as interim...
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US soldier gets 24 years for murders of 3 Afghans
A U.S. soldier who pleaded guilty Wednesday to the murders of three Afghan civilians was sentenced to 24 years in prison after saying "the plan was to kill people" in a conspiracy with four fellow...
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Anxiety in Japan rises over radiation in tap water
Workers doled out bottled water to Tokyo families Thursday after residents cleared store shelves because of warnings that radiation from Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear plant had seeped into the...
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Arab countries on the sidelines in Libya campaign
As America's NATO allies shoulder a greater share of the air war in Libya, the Arab countries that urged the U.N. Security Council to impose a no-fly zone are missing from the action. (AP Photo/Jerome...
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Al Bruno murder trial witnesses shed light on last moments of chronic convict...
Fotios and Ty Geas, accused of killing Westerman, began exchanging nervous phone calls as investigators used a backhoe to unearth Westerman's bones. File photo | The RepublicanState police...
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Agawam hires Christopher Golba as DPW chief
Golba was promoted from deputy superintendent of water and sewer services. File photo | The RepublicanChristopher Golba has been named superintendent of the Agawam Department of Public Works. AGAWAM –...
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Outdoor market approved by Easthampton Planning Board
Carla Racine, of Northampton, said the market will be open to the public between Memorial Day and the end of October on Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Patrick Brough EASTHAMPTON – A...
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Shelburne Falls fire that displaced 2 familes under investigtion
The state fire marshal's office is looking into what sparked a blaze that destroyed a Shelburne Falls home Wednesday, displacing two families. SHELBURNE FALLS - The state fire marshal's office is...
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AM News Links: US states detect radiation from Japan, anti-gay group...
Several Western states have detected radiation drifting from Japan, Westboro Baptist group vows via Twitter to protest Liz Taylor's funeral, Medical marijuana forecast to be 1.7 billion industry in...
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Sunrise report: Thursday's poll, forecast and more
Today's poll: Should community college students earning a 3.0 grade point average be eligible for free in-state tuition when they transfer to UMass Amherst? View full sizeGreg Saulmon / The...
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Springfield police probe theft of as many as 10 manhole covers from streets...
Police said somebody in a white or gray pickup truck was seen stealing the manhole covers. Greg Saulmon / The Republican03.07.2011 | SPRINGFIELD - A manhole cover on Taylor St. SPRINGFIELD – Police...
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Connecting Point: Unrest in the Middle East
Mark Hambley, former US ambassador to the Middle East, talks about the current unrest in the region. Unrest in the Middle East from WGBY on Vimeo. Retired US ambassador Mark Hambley served in the US...
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Investigators continue to probe cause of explosion that took man's life at...
Officials have yet to release the name of the worker who was killed in the explosion and fire. Watch video WEST SPRINGFIELD - Investigators will return to Balise Honda on Riverdale Street today to...
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Friend of UConn student David Plamondon, killed by campus shuttle, plan vigil
Plamondon was a native of Westminster, Mass., and a semi-pro baseball player. STORRS – Friends of a University of Connecticut student killed by a campus shuttle bus are planning a vigil near the spot...
View ArticlePioneer Valley Regional High School seventh-grader, struck in head with...
The 13-year-old was playing catch with a soft-style baseball during practice inside the Northfield school. NORTHFIELD - A Pioneer Valley Regional High School seventh-grader, hit in the head with...
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Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing plans April 3 bomb disposal training
The Guard unit says residents should not be alarmed by the training which will include between six and 10 explosions over the course of the day. The RepublicanThe Air National Guard's 104th Fighter...
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Ware officials consider re-routing Doane Road rather than replacing bridge
Public Works Director Thomas Martens expects re-routing Doane Road would be less expensive than replacing the bridge where the road intersects with Route 9. View full size WARE – With support from the...
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Catholic diocese says annual appeal tops $1.2 million to date
Campaign launched March 10 with goal of $3 million. Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD – In the first report since the 2011 Annual Catholic Appeal began two weeks ago, officials announced March 26 that...
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