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Springfield July 4 fireworks will go on despite tornadic destruction
Monson canceled its Summerfest celebration as a result of the damage left by the June 1 tornado. File photo by Neil A. HawleyFireworks are seen over Springfield during last year's Fourth of July...
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Rebuilding from tornadoes gives Western Massachusetts residents chance to...
The chambers gave each a check of $1,000 for storm relief instead of the plaque and letter it normally awards, said Jeffrey S. Ciuffreda, president of the Affiliated Chambers. Photo by John Suchock /...
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Northampton City Council to consider ban on use of truck compression brakes
Narkewicz said it remains to be determined how Northampton will notify truckers of the law. View full sizePhoto by Greg Saulmon / The RepublicanA truck passes a sign on Northampton Street warning that...
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Amherst Select Board approves final redistricting plan
At first, 3,677 of the town’s 37,819 residents would have been shifted, but now that number has been reduced by 146 to 3,531. Amherst Town Hall AMHERST - The Select Board voted to approve the final...
View ArticleKelly Raleigh of Springfield, owner of KJR Cleaning, fined $26,000 by...
The punishment was the result of an investigation led by the AG's Fair Labor Division out of its Springfield office. SPRINGFIELD - A city cleaning company has been ordered by the state Attorney...
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Westfield tax title auction restores residential property to active tax roles
The city has held five tax title auctions since 2007. File photo by John Suchocki / The RepublicanThis home at 90 Beverly Dr., Westfield, was sold Wednesday in a tax tiltle auction by the city. Here,...
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President Obama's disaster area declaration opens door for federal aid, buoys...
In addition to helping with government costs, the federal declaration makes federal loans and other assistance available to eligible individuals such as homeowners, renters and businesses in...
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Massachusetts lawmakers react to conviction of former Speaker Salvatore...
Current Speaker Robert DeLeo rejected the notion that the trial pointed to deeper problems at the Statehouse. Associated Press photoFormer Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, second left,...
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Holyoke city councilors cut Mayor Elaine Pluta's $120 million budget and...
The mayor said the proposed budget funds essential services and avoids layoffs and furloughs. File photo | The RepublicanHolyoke City Hall. HOLYOKE – The City Council cut about $80,000 from the $120.2...
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Richard Reim recalls deadly tornado, death of girlfriend Virginia Darlow
Richard Reim has spent the 15 days since the June 1 tornado recovering, mourning, thanking heroes, reliving those few seconds at Village Green Family Campground, planning his return there, and hoping...
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Mark Wisnewski wins town council at-large seat in Greenfield election
This year’s voter turnout was under 17 percent, said Town Clerk Maureen Winseck. Mark P. Wisnewski GREENFIELD – Mark P. Wisnewski emerged the winner of the contested town councilor at-large seat in...
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Chicopee School Committee adopts $75.3 million budget for next school year
The budget calls for a $2 million increase in spending from the previous year. Republican file photo CHICOPEE – The School Committee approved a $75.3 million budget for the next year, which members...
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Police charge Springfield resident Gumersindo Gonzalez with bank robbery
Gonzalez is also a suspect in a bank robbery of a TD Bank branch at the Holyoke Mall. SPRINGFIELD - City detectives on Wednesday arrested 25-year-old Gumersindo Gonzalez of Springfield in connection...
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SEVENTH HEAVEN: BRUINS WIN STANLEY CUP
The Bruins captured the championship for the first time in 39 years. Related links Western Massachusetts Bruins fans let it all go as Boston ices Stanley Cup win Boston Bruins forward Mark Recchi...
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Holyoke redistricting plan would move 1,200 to different wards, but won't...
The federal census every 10 years requires redistricting plans to ensure voting wards have roughly the same number of people. Ward 4 City Councilor Timothy Purington helped Walnut Street residents...
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Sore losers: Vancouver fans riot after game
Angry, drunken revelers ran wild Wednesday night after the Vancouver Canucks' 4-0 loss to Boston in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, setting cars and garbage cans ablaze, smashing windows, showering...
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Boston Bruins fans celebrate in Western Massachusetts
One fan declared the team's victory 'the best birthday present ever!' Staff photo by Patrick JohnsonSteve Borden, right, shouts at the row of TV screens at JT's in Springfield as the Boston Bruins...
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White House defends legality of Libya mission
Defying congressional criticism, the White House insisted Wednesday that President Barack Obama has the authority to continue U.S. military action in Libya even without authorization from lawmakers on...
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Al-Qaida says Ayman al-Zawahri has succeeded Osama bin Laden
Al-Qaida has selected its longtime No. 2 to succeed Osama bin Laden following last month's U.S. commando raid that killed the terror leader, according to a statement posted Thursday on a website...
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Massachusetts middle school under fire for survey asking students about...
Memorial Middle School in Fitchburg, Mass. is taking heat over a survey given to seventh and eighth-grade students asking them explicit questions about their sexual history without their parent's...
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