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In Brimfield, Village Green Family Campground owner Lester Twarowski is...
Twarowski has found his regular campers working with him, and strangers are helping out. Re[publican photo by Don TreegerVillage Green Family Campground owner Lester Twarowski stands by the new...
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Judge seals record of statutory rape charge against Austin Renaud in Phoebe...
The charge was dropped at the request of Prince’s family. Austin Renaud NORTHAMPTON – A Hampshire Superior Court judge agreed Tuesday to seal the record of the statutory rape charge against Austin...
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Bruins to face Philadelphia Flyers in 2011-12 home opener
The 2010-11 Stanley Cup champions will raise their banner Oct. 6. The Republican photo by Amanda BrunoTD Garden According to Kevin Paul Dupont of The Boston Globe, the Boston Bruins will host the...
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Police: Boston mobster Whitey Bulger and girlfriend Catherine Greig arrested...
James "Whitey" Bulger, a notorious Boston gangster on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list for his alleged role in 19 murders, was captured Wednesday near Los Angeles after living on the run for 16 years,...
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Pleasant Street Video in Northampton makes plea for public to preserve video...
For $8 per title, people can dedicate a film they feel deserves to be preserved and available for the public to see for years to come. (Vintage photo courtesy of Bill Dwight/Facebook)Pleasant Street...
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Agawam City Council OKs $73.3 million FY12 budget
The council $250,000 out of the reserve account, but struck a deal to add that amount to educational spending through a yet-to-be-calculated supplemental budget. AGAWAM - The City Council has adopted...
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Laura Maloney to resign from Westfield School Committee
She was first elected to the School Committee four years ago in a special election, Laura K. Maloney WESTFIELD – Laura K. Maloney plans to step down from her School Committee seat effective July 29,...
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Sunrise report: Forecast, poll and more for Thursday June 23
Today's Poll: Do you believe the South Hadley School District is obligated to provide financial assistance to Debra Caldieri? FILE- Early risers gather at dawn for the first 21st Century sunrise in...
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Springfield City Council to host cookout to benefit tornado victims
City councilors will be among the volunteers serving food to downtown residents, employees and visitors Jose Tosado SPRINGFIELD – City councilors will be serving the people next week – literally. At a...
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AM News Links: Boston mob associate talks about the search for Whitey Bulger;...
A former Boston mob associate speaks on the search for Whitey Bulger; a search of Bulger's Santa Monica home yields cash and weapons; and more of the morning's headlines. Stash of weapons and cash...
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Wilbraham selectmen asked to endorse Spec Pond grant application
Whether or not the application for the state grant is successful, the Parks & Recreation Department will be making $1 million in improvements to the area. File photo | The RepublicanFishermen are...
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William Bulger has little to say after FBI captures his brother, James...
William Bulger, was one the most powerful politicians in Massachusetts. His brother is the state's most notorious mobster. William M. Bulger BOSTON — James "Whitey" Bulger was one of Boston's most...
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Switch of focus to 'Whitey' Bulger's girlfriend led to couple's arrest
The FBI’s new publicity campaign pointed out Catherine Greig’s habit of frequent visits to beauty salons and her dental hygiene that included monthly trips to the dentist for cleanings. View full...
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Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant protesters anticipate hearing on...
U.S. District Court Judge Garvan Murtha is holding a two-day hearing on whether he should block Vermont from closing the plant while the underlying legal battle plays out. File photo by Glenn Russell...
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Peach Queen Pageant returns to Wilbraham after 1-year hiatus
The pageant is at 1 p.m. at Saint Cecilia's Parish Center on Main Street. File photo by David Molnar / The RepublicanPast Peach Queen Jenna R. Krzanik is seen in the 2008 Wilbraham Peach Festival...
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Less than 50 percent say Barack Obama deserves re-election in latest poll
More Americans are convinced the country is headed in the wrong direction and fewer approve of President Barack Obama's economic stewardship. FILE - In this President Barack Obama outlines his fiscal...
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Greenfield to install fish ladder in Mill Street Dam in latest project design...
The Wiley and Russell Dam is still set to be removed. View full sizeThe deteriorated gate control at Greenfield's Mill Street Dam in an undated photo from a 2007 report by the U.S. Army Corps of...
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Intelligence report: Afghan counterinsurgency efforts sub-par
An Afghanistan intelligence analysis concludes that U.S. special operations raids and special operations-led outreach to Afghan villages are producing tangible results, but that larger...
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Reaction to news of fugitive mob boss James 'Whitey' Bulger's capture begins...
Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray, who now serves in the seat Whitey's brother William once held, said she though he was either dead or out of the country. Related links Reaction to news...
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Authorities begin lining up to get their hands on mob boss James 'Whitey'...
The FBI arrested Bulger after a tip from a recently launched publicity campaign. Associated Press photoPolice and FBI surround the apartment building in Santa Monica, Calif., where fugitive crime boss...
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