Aaron Lewis unveils roster for two-day benefit concert at Look Park
The Aug.18-19 concerts in Northampton will aid rural school systems in New England. Manon Mirabelli photoStaind frontman Aaron Lewis with children who will attend the newly formed private R.H....
View ArticleSpringfield School Committee OKs temporary portable classrooms for Brookings...
The estimated rental cost of the temporary trailers, which will be used for up to 2 years, is $7 million. Republican staff photo by Mark M. MurrayA photo of the Mary A. Dryden Memorial School in...
View ArticleFEMA readies nine disaster assistance centers to help Western Massachusetts...
Gov. Deval Patrick said, "It will take time to rebuild, but we will rebuild. Make no mistake about that." Watch video Republican staff photo by Mark M. Murray06/16/11 Springfield- Republican Photo by...
View ArticleVermont police looking for Jody Mason, level 3 sex offender from Greenfield,...
Police in Vermont are looking for 33-year-old Jody Mason of Greenfield, Mass. after he allegedly moved to Brattleboro and failed to register as a sex offender. (Greenfield Police booking photo)This...
View ArticleDeveloping: Springfield police investigating disturbance downtown near...
At about 2 a.m. as patrons were leaving the bars for the evening, officers already in the area dealing with standard crowd dispersion duties reported a disturbance possibly involving a handgun....
View ArticleSpringfield police arrest four following downtown shooting
One man is in the Baystate Medical Center with a gunshot wound and four others are in police custody. Another man is still at large. Republican file photo This is an update of a story posted at 2:30...
View ArticleWestern Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
Here are the average energy prices in the Pioneer Valley for the week ending today. View full size
View ArticleKenneth Dean and Robin Kolakowski of Palmer, accused of providing alcohol to...
Police said Erik Norman's blood alcohol level was.19, more than nine times the legal limit for someone under the age of 21. PALMER - Two defendants from Bondsville accused of providing alcohol to...
View ArticleAM News Links: Convicted DiMasi may lose pension; New York close to...
Groton, Massachusetts lays a young Marine to rest; bad gas in Connecticut causes engine problems; Lobbyists pushing Congress to make illegal video streaming a felony, and more headlines. The Monument...
View ArticleBlack hole devouring star creates mysterious flash in distant galaxy,...
Astronomers concluded that an unsuspecting star the size of our sun likely got sucked in by the powerful tug of a giant black hole. AP Photo/University of Warwick, Mark A. GarlickThis artist's image...
View ArticleEasthampton police investigate stabbing at Peter Pan Cafe
Officers and an ambulance were dispatched to the Peter Pan Cafe at 46 Pleasant St. around 1:55 a.m. Friday. EASTHAMPTON - Police are investigating an early morning stabbing on Pleasant St. that sent a...
View Article1 person in custody in investigation at Pentagon
Pentagon police spokesman Chris Layman said the car was in bushes near the Pentagon's north parking lot. Associated PressLaw enforcement work near the Pentagon after a suspicious vehicle forced...
View ArticleState Police arrest Bryan Ingram and Gregory Harris Jr. of Springfield on...
The men are both facing several felony chargest. Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD - Two Springfield men were arrested Thursday evening after a high-speed pursuit through the city that involved police...
View ArticleTamik Kirkland and Trevin Smith, charged in Springfield police shooting,...
Kirkland was shot six times and has been recuperating in an unspecified Department of Corrections facility. He appeared before Judge Daniel Ford in a wheelchair. The Republican | Mark M....
View Article2011 Valley Food Championship Pizza Playoffs: Judges choose Antonio's in...
It was a split decision victory for Antonio's in the North Region. Watch video In a split decision, The Republican's three judges in the 2011 Valley Food Championship Pizza Playoffs chose Antonio's in...
View ArticleSpringfield teachers get one year to pay back salary overpayments
The teachers have the option of paying it back in a lump sum File photo | The RepublicanAlan Ingram, Springfield Superintendent of Schools SPRINGFIELD – Local teachers, who received overpayments...
View ArticleFriday tornado resource roundup: Council of Churches seeks donations,...
The Eastworks food drive runs through July 1. Below is a list of announcements regarding resources and tornado relief efforts we've received in the newsroom so far on Friday, June 17. If you know of a...
View ArticlePakistan army denies colluding with insurgents
The army called the assertions of collusion with militants "totally false and malicious." Associated PressPakistan's army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, right, and Pakistan's intelligence chief Lt....
View ArticleState police investigation incident that prompted Holyoke Fire Commision to...
State police Capt. Peter Higgins is handling the investigation. The Republican | John SuchockiHolyoke provisional fire chief William P. Moran. HOLYOKE - State police are investigating whether there...
View ArticlePM News Links: State treasurer seeks to halt Salvator DiMasi's pension,...
A man charged with fatally shooting a 74-year-old man in Hartford has also confessed to the killing of convenience store clerk in Manchester, the Hartford Courant reports. File photo / Associated...
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