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Va. man charged in 2010 DC-area military shootings
Investigators say forensic evidence links Melaku to five shootings last October and November, including at a U.S. Coast Guard recruiting office, a Marine Corps recruiting sub-station and near the...
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Jake's Restaurant, longtime King Street eatery in Northampton, closes
Because of its location across from the courthouse, Jake's saw more than its share of judges and lawyers. File photo / The RepublicanWith the Hampshire County Courthouse in the background, a waitress...
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Kenneth Elstein, Belchertown's new chairman of selectmen, thinks more town...
Elstein said it is good to reduce the amount of time spent at board meetings and at sessions of Town Meeting as long as it is done in a way that does not deny anyone the opportunity to participate in...
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Springfield police charge 44-year-old Kenneth Bolden with stealing from...
Police spotted the city man carrying a laptop computer and LCD television. Kenneth Bolden SPRINGFIELD – Police, patrolling tornado-damaged areas in the Six Corners neighborhood early Thursday,...
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Springfield's South End Bridge preservation project to prompt truck traffic...
The $10.1 million project includes the painting of the bridge. File photo / The RepublicanView of the South End bridge from the Agawam side as seen in 2008. SPRINGFIELD – Truck traffic, starting late...
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Top Republican Rep. Eric Cantor exits budget talks with Vice President Joe Biden
The moves seem aimed at drawing Obama more directly into the talks. Associated PressHouse Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., meets with reporters in his office at the Capitol in Washington, Monday,...
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PM News Links: FBI says 'Whitey' Bulger captured with guns and money,...
The United States and its industrial allies in the International Energy Agency announced that they would release 60 million barrels of crude oil from reserves over the next 30 days. Associated Press...
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Springfield police arrest 24-year-old Enfield resident Shawn Glidden, charge...
The arrest marked the suspect's second for drunken driving Shawn Glidden SPRINGFIELD – Police said an alleged drunk driver, a 24-year-old Enfield man, reached speeds of 90 mph on Worthington Street...
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Obituaries today: Paul Dineen, former South Hadley selectman, Hampshire...
Obituaries from The Republican. Paul R. Dineen SOUTH HADLEY - Paul R. (Lefty) Dineen died Sunday in Lebanon N.H. Born April 5, 1938 to the late Florence and Anna Kraus-Dineen, he was a lifelong...
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Rape trial of PACE founder David Oppenheim postponed
Defense attorney David Hoose said a member of Oppenheim's family, a witness on his behalf, is due to have a medical procedure, making it difficult for Oppenheim to focus on the case. The Republican...
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Franklin Land Trust Farm & Garden tour to highlight properties in Heath,...
One of the featured properties is Robert and Del Viarengo’s Plover Hill home which a rosa rugosa hedge that lines the driveway. HEATH – The between the Mohawk Trail and Main Street in Heath Center is...
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James Neiswanger of Connecticut named next Holyoke police chief
The decision was announced by Mayor Elaine Pluta. James Neiswange, of South Windsor, has been named Holyoke's new police chief. HOLYOKE – A police captain from Connecticut was selected as the next...
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Timothy Dawson of Goshen indicted for beating wife again
When Alyssa Dawson attempted to lock herself in the bathroom, Timothy Dawson broke the door down, knocking her to the floor, where she struck her head on the tiles, according to her account to police....
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Anthony Baye defense submits memorandum on suppressing evidence in...
Although the memorandum does not raise any new arguments, it outlines Baye's case in meticulous detail. Anthony Baye (r) with lawyers Thomas Lesser and David P. Hoose. NORTHAMPTON – Anthony P. Baye’s...
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Chicopee schools push to reduce class size
School Committee member Michael Pise said there isn't enough room in many of the schools for an extra class. Republican file photo CHICOPEE – The School Committee is vowing to take as many steps as...
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James 'Whitey' Bulger remanded to Massachusetts to face charges
Bulger appeared with girlfriend Catherine Greig and waived his right to a removal hearing. By STEVE LeBLANC and THOMAS WATKINS LOS ANGELES — Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger has appeared in Los...
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Embattled Holyoke Fire Chief William Moran subject of emergency Fire...
The district attorney and state police are investigating whether criminal activity occurred in relation to a false fire call last week. The Republican | John SuchockiHolyoke provisional Fire Chief...
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Stocks on Wall Street dip as job market worries continue
The Dow Jones industrial average was down nearly 240 points early in the day. By DAVID K. RANDALL and MATTHEW CRAFT | AP Business Writers Associated PressTraders with Barclays Capital work at the New...
View ArticleA former Massachusetts scientist convicted of siphoning federal transporation...
U.S. Congressman John Olver was a prosecution witness at the federal trial of a Canadian scientist convicted of ripping off $700,000 in transportation funds Olver helped to secure. A former...
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Friends help Brimfield mechanic David Bell rebuild One-Stop Car Care business...
The paper records detailing 26 years of the business blew east across Massachusetts, some landing as far away as Cape Cod. Republican photo by Don TreegerDavid Bell of One-Stop Towing, who lost his...
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