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AM News Links: Romney stands tall in GOP presidential debate; Nancy Pelosi...
A convicted California cop is freed from jail early after killing an unarmed man, a body is found in shallow grave in Connecticut, and more of this morning's headlines. AP Photo/Michael SohnA Darth...
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Belchertown Board of Selectmen approves $3.3 million in energy upgrades
Belchertown officials have been guaranteed by Siemens Corp. that fuel and other energy cost savings will pay for the $3.3 million worth of efficiency upgrades that will be starting soon at town and...
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Sunrise report: Forecast, top headlines and more for Tuesday June 14
We're looking at a wet Tuesday, with sun returning on Wednesday. The Republican | John Suchocki06.13.2011 | WESTFIELD - Macovich L. Letourneau of East Longmeadow, his brother Christopher J. Letourneau...
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East Longmeadow police charge 18-year-old David Condon, 15-year-old juvenile,...
The suspects allegedly stole a backpack from an unlocked locker at the Century Fitness club. EAST LONGMEADOW – Surveillance video from the lobby of a North Main Street health club led to the arrest...
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Registry of Motor Vehicles holding low-number license plate lottery
The Registry says that 8,000 people applied for plates last year. Republican file photoLicense plate collector William J. Rokosz, of Chicopee, kneels beside the low number license plate he currently...
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Springfield police investigating gunpoint robbery of State Street convenience...
Police responded to a report of an armed robbery at State Street Gas & Ara Convenience Store, 560 State St., around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD -- Police are investigating...
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Tuesday tornado resource roundup: Cathedral students host supply drive,...
Cathedral students will collect donations at St. Catherine of Siena Parish at 1023 Parker Street in Springfield Tuesday and Wednesday, June 14th and 15th, from 4 to7 p.m. Below is a list of...
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2011 Valley Food Championship Pizza Playoffs: Let the battle begin
You voted and now it's up to us to decide - Who makes the best pizza in the Pioneer Valley? Well you've done it. You've narrowed the field and now we're left with The Elite 8 of the 2011 Valley Food...
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Michele Bachmann brings flair, tea party clout to GOP race
While some see her as a novelty candidate, she's also regarded as a skilled, resilient politician. Associated PressThis 2005 photo provided by Michele Bachmann shows then-state Sen. Michele Bachmann...
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PM News Links: Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman running for president,...
A study shows that history is the subject in which U.S. students are least proficient. Associated PressRepublican presidential hopeful, Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, left, wife Mary Kaye, middle, and...
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Arizona wildfire largest in state history, burning more than 733 square miles
Some of the affected area is in New Mexico, where flare-ups that skipped along treetops Tuesday threatened Luna, a small mountain town. Firefighters create a burnout to protect homes in the Ash Canyon...
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Amherst College names Wisconsin chancellor as new president
Carolyn Arthur “Biddy” Martin will start sometime in August and be introduced to the Amherst community on Thursday. University of Wisconsin-Madison photoCarolyn Arthur “Biddy” Martin AMHERST - Amherst...
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Massachusetts Department of Education looking into neglect at Chinese Charter...
The state Department of Children and Families determined there was a case of neglect at the school. Kathleen Wang HADLEY - The Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School Monday reinstated the...
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Erratic behavior by 42-year-old West Springfield resident Thomas Geas, U.S....
Geas, who has five yours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan under his belt, was taken to a veterans hospital. June 14, 2011 - West Springfield - Staff photo by Michael S. Gordon - Thomas Geas, 42, leaves...
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Police seek complaint against sergeant who allegedly threatened hospital...
Hampden District Attorney Mark Mastroianni said Department of Corrections employee Adam Demoranville allegedly made a threatening call to an employee at a nurse's station. Tamik Kirkland SPRINGFIELD -...
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South Hadley High School students reach out to Monson counterparts
A "spare change drive" recently netted $700. Photo by Greg Saulmon / The RepublicanExterior, South Hadley High School at night (photo by Greg Saulmon). SOUTH HADLEY – Students at South Hadley High...
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Amherst non-union employees to see a 2 percent cost of living increase
The Personnel Board did not recommend a pay hike last year. Amherst Town Hall. AMHERST - Non-union town employees will get a 2 percent cost of living pay hike for fiscal 2012 the first time in two...
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Obama pledges support for Puerto Rico
Puerto Ricans hosted a U.S. president for the first time since John F. Kennedy visited in 1961. Associated PressPresident Barack Obama waves to a crowd gathered inside a hangar at the Muniz Air...
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Granby Police Chief Alan Wishart convinces Town Meeting to fund new 4-wheel...
Town Meeting did not muster the two-thirds majority needed to fund an assessment of municipal buildings. Alan P. Wishart GRANBY – At Town Meeting on Monday, Granby voters approved the Police...
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Joseph Trombley of Holyoke, Roger Bancroft of Belchertown, arrested in...
Police arrested Trombley at his home while Bancroft turned himself in, police said. Roger R. Bancroft, left, and Joseph A. Trombley are seen in their Amherst Police Department booking photos. AMHERST...
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