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Kristina Polcetti of Springfield admits to shooting gun at ex-boyfriend
Polcetti said she was going to kill her ex-boyfriend then herself, the prosecutor said. Kristina Polcetti SPRINGFIELD – Kristina Polcetti, 32, of Springfield was sentenced Monday to six to eight years...
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A year after Annamarie Cochrane Rintala was killed in Granby, her family...
Rintala was beaten and strangled; the district attorney continues to be reluctant to release more details. Republican file photoPolice respond a year ago, to 18 Barton St., Granby, where Annamarie...
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Patricia Gregoire and James P. Harrington elected to Ludlow School Committee
Gregoire said the next task of the School Committee will be to find a replacement for Superintendent Theresa M. Kane Republican file photofrom left, James P. Harrington and Patricia Gregoire LUDLOW –...
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Holyoke Police Chief Anthony Scott is on minds of some at police chief search...
Comments from the public will be used in evaluating the 40 applicants vying to be police chief. Holyoke Mayor Elaine A. Pluta HOLYOKE – About 50 people attended a meeting Monday to discuss qualities...
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In Al Bruno murder trial testimony, informant Felix Tranghese talks about...
Tranghese told jurors he brought a document to New York that prompted reputed onetime crime boss Arthur Nigro to order a hit on Bruno. File photo / The RepublicanFelix Tranghese poses for a 1998...
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Holyoke pins badges on seven new firefighters in ceremony at Fire Department...
The new firefighters completed the 12-week training at the state firefighters academy. HOLYOKE – Seven firefighters joined the ranks of the Fire Department in a ceremony Monday that included family...
View ArticleWilbraham man injured in motorcycle crash, Ludlow police say
The rider lost control and hit a guardrail on Russell Street, police said. LUDLOW - A 23-year-old Wilbraham man was injured Monday evening when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a...
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Toxic plutonium seeping from Japan's nuclear plant
Safety officials said the small amounts of plutonium found at several spots outside the complex were not a risk to humans. Associated PressThis is the damaged No. 4 unit of the Fukushima Dai-ichi...
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Belchertown Agricultural Commission workshop will explain options for tax...
Belchertown Agricultural Commissioner Grace Adzima said there are choices with financial benefits for landowners who want to preserve open space. BELCHERTOWN – As chairwoman of the Agricultural...
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Procedural hang-up means Greenfield will hold preliminary election
The state’s Joint Committee on Election Laws held a hearing about the city’s request last week, but the process moved too slowly to make a difference. View full size GREENFIELD – Despite the city’s...
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3 Belchertown selectmen targeted for recall all face challengers in town...
Five candidates have submitted nomination papers to oppose selectmen James Barry, Kenneth Elstein and George Archible. File photosBelchertown selectmen George Archible, James Barry and Kenneth Elstein...
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Samuel Rivera and Tiffany Partridge of Springfield deny seriously injuring...
Rivera had previously been charged with murder in the death of his 5-week-old daughter Jania Rivera. The Republican / File photoThe Hampden County Hall of Justice in Springfield. SPRINGFIELD – A city...
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Former Western Mass. Electric Co. Credit Union director Robert Koss avoids...
Koss, of Ludlow, must write a letter to the credit union, expressing his apologies. SPRINGFIELD – Robert W. Koss, the former director of the Western Mass. Electric Co. Credit Union, must serve four...
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Springfield, regional unemployment improves slightly
Springfield, which has about 9,000 unemployed people, and its surrounding towns gained 3,000 jobs. SPRINGFIELD – The city’s unemployment rate fell slightly from 14.4 percent in January to 13.8 percent...
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Wisconsin judge halts implementation of public employees union bargaining law
Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi chastised state officials for ignoring her earlier order to halt the law's publication. Associated PressDane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi halts Assistant...
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Study: Hampden County Mass. residents most likely to die prematurely
A survey comparing the overall health in counties across Massachusetts shows Nantucket has the state's healthiest population, while Hampden residents are more likely to struggle with premature deaths,...
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Mount Holyoke Pres. lambastes Maine governor for removing pro-labor mural
The president of Mount Holyoke College sent a scathing letter Tuesday to Maine Gov. Paul LePage for removing a labor-themed mural as the status of the artwork remains in limbo and its location remains...
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Some Springfield city councilors say trash fee needed
Councilor Michael Fenton said he and other councilors plan to propose a new ordinance that would keep the trash fee in effect. The Republican / File photo SPRINGFIELD - Some city councilors said last...
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Keep Springfield Beautiful plans citywide cleanup
A "litter index" compiled by board members and volunteers shows litter conditions and dump sites in Springfield seem to be on the decline. The Republican | John SuchockiMichael Cass, left, who works...
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Maine police chief John Skroski, who grew up in Southampton, rescues 2 women...
Skroski, who once was a police officer in Longmeadow and Westhampton, is credited with wading into frigid waters to rescue the two women. Times Record photoPhippsburg, Me., Police Chief John Skroski,...
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