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Palmer Acting Town Manager Patricia Kennedy settles police, emergency...
Police Sgt. Christopher Burns, union president, said Kennedy, who retires on Thursday, treated the police "with a great deal of respect." PALMER – Acting Town Manager Patricia A. Kennedy settled two...
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Democrats use New York gay marriage law to tweak Sen. Scott Brown
A Brown aide said the senator still opposes gay marriage and supports the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which prohibits federal recognition of gay marriages. Associated PressMassachusetts Sen....
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Massachusetts drops pursuit of dead man sought for jury duty for 5 years
Deputy Jury Commissioner John Cavanaugh said last week that the state will not proceed with serving a criminal complaint against Michael Wylie. GEORGETOWN — A Massachusetts man facing a criminal...
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Hampshire Council of Governments applies to become default electricity...
Customers will have the option of staying with their current suppliers, but the alternative program will guarantee a lower price initially. Associated Press The Hampshire Council of Governments has...
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Western Massachusetts residents Emma Gilbert, Cherise Leclerc, Elise Linscott...
With this title come both responsibility and rewards, including college scholarship money and the opportunity to represent Massachusetts in the Miss America pageant next year. Elise Linscott, Emma...
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Wild about Whitey: Bulger is destined for the Gangster Hall of Fame
Even though Irish mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger doesn't have a truly epochal gangster moment to his credit -- such as the 1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre or the 1985 assassination of Paul...
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Chicopee City Council budget vote may have been made in error
Mayor Michael Bissonnette, whose staff budget was slashed, said the cuts that were proposed and made were not on any agenda, violating Massachusetts' Open Meeting Law. Republican file photo CHICOPEE –...
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AM News Links: New York's skyline getting taller; 4-year-old Boston boy shot...
'Blago' is found guilty of selling Obama's former Senate seat, Springfield biomass lawsuit numbers are questioned, and more of this morning's headlines. AP Photo/Mark LennihanNew Yorkers -- and the...
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Sales of homes in Massachusetts fall, but prices reported higher
The Massachusetts Association of Realtors reported that sales of single-family homes dropped nearly 17 percent last month. BOSTON – It was a mixed month of May for the Massachusetts housing market as...
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East Longmeadow Planning Board hopes to update town bylaws
Planning Board member George Kingston said the bylaws have errors that have never been corrected as well as bylaws that no longer apply. EAST LONGMEADOW – The Planning Board and the Zoning Review...
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Wilbraham selectmen endorse Spec Pond grant application
The town will learn by the end of October whether it receives the grant. WILBRAHAM - The Board of Selectmen Monday gave its endorsement to a $500,000 state grant application to help fund improvements...
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Presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty criticizes Obama, GOP on foreign policy
The former Minnesota governor criticized Obama for his silence in 2009 when the Iranian government cracked down on pro-democracy protesters. Associated PressRepublican presidential hopeful, former...
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New Mexico wildfires threatening Los Alamos nuclear lab
Another firefighting team was expected to arrive Tuesday because of the potential for the blaze to more than double in size. Associated PressThe sun filters through thick smoke from a wildfire burning...
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Gay marriage fans want Andrew Cuomo for president in 2016
Cuomo's successful push to legalize gay marriage in his state has made him a national hero to liberal voters. FILE - In this June 24, 2011 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo reacts after same sex...
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Rep. Michele Bachmann concedes she misspoke on John Wayne's hometown
Bachmann flubbed her hometown history in a weekend interview in which she declared "John Wayne was from Waterloo," Iowa. Associated PressRep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., makes her formal announcement...
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Sunrise report: Forecast, poll results and more for Tuesday, June 28
Union Station is in line for more federal funding to help rebuild the long-shuttered railway station. What's your take on the downtown facility's future? Staff Photo by Dave RobackFuneral procession...
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Shadeed Mahdi acquitted of murder of Tory Lamont Smith
Defense lawyer David Rountree argued Shadeed Mahdi had nothing to do with killing. The Republican/Michael GordonShadeed Mahdi SPRINGFIELD - Shadeed J. Mahdi has been acquitted of murder in the...
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Police chase, which starts in Holyoke and swings through Easthampton, ends in...
The driver jumped out on Gothic Street and fled on foot. 03.09.11 | Photo by Julian Feller-Cohen â Northampton Police Department cruisers. NORTHAMPTON - An overnight police chase that started in...
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Judge rules blood test can be used in case against Julian Pellegrino
The trial date of the Springfield man accused of driving while under the influence of drugs has been postponed until Sept. 7. The trial had been scheduled to begin next month in Hampden Superior...
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Tornado shelter at MassMutual Center in Springfield to close
Over 300 people were housed at the shelter at the peak of its operations, Red Cross officials say. File photo by Michael S. Gordon / The RepublicanBilenia Belen, holds her daughter Roselic Perez 9...
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