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Cape's biways offer chance to go 'Crusoe' despite holiday crush
There are places to get away from it all on Cape Cod, even during a holiday weekend in the summer. CapeCodOnline.com offers some serenity-now spots that are slightly off the beaten path. AP file...
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Springfield police recover wheelchairs stolen from handicapped girl
Two men reportedly stole two wheelchairs from an Upper Hill residence early Sunday morning. Updates a story originally posted at 3 a.m. Sunday, July 3. SPRINGFIELD -- Police have recovered a pair of...
View ArticleFive people shot, two fatally, outside Philadelphia
A shooting in a rural area about 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia has left two people dead -- including a child -- and three others injured. A manhunt is under way for the killer, according to...
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NASA's Final 4: Fate grants them farewell flight
America's longest space-flying streak ends this week with the smallest crew in decades — three men and a woman who were in high school and college when the first space shuttle soared 30 years ago. AP...
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Former East Longmeadow Planning Board member arrested for allegedly causing...
Louis A. Calabrese, 69, of 198 Maple St., a 20-year member of the planning board, was arrested for allegedly failing to comply with police orders at the scene of a motorcycle accident on Maple Street...
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Mom: Boy begged lifeguards to aid woman later found dead in Fall River pool
"He did tell two lifeguards — one said she was on break, and had to leave and the other told him they were going to do a pool check," said the woman. View full sizeAssociated PressThis Sunday, June...
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Mom: Boy begged lifeguards to aid woman later found dead in Fall River pool
"He did tell two lifeguards — one said she was on break, and had to leave and the other told him they were going to do a pool check," the woman said. View full sizeAssociated PressThis Sunday, June...
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Anti-tax diehard Grover Norquist looms large in spending showdown
Norquist's power derives from his relentless pressure on state and federal officials to sign his group's anti-tax "pledge" and his thinly veiled threats to support primary opponents against them if...
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Instead of fighting crime and fires, the Chainsaw Response Team, headed by...
Green estimates they've cleared more than 40 Monson properties for free since the tornado. View full sizePhoto by Neil HawleyJustin Green of Whately, a leader of the Chainsaw Response Team operates a...
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Our Lady of the Cross in Holyoke holds first Sunday Mass as a joint parish
Our Lady of the Cross held its first official Mass on July 1. 07/04/11 Holyoke- Republican Photo by Mark M.Murray- Mass at the Our Lady of the Cross Parish was held Sunday. The combined parishes of...
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Obituaries today: John Howard Jr. worked at GE, taught at local colleges
Obituaries from The Republican. John J. Howard Jr. John Joseph Howard, Jr., 71, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday. He was born in Worcester and moved to Springfield at the age of 10. He attended...
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National Guard and Reserve 'citizen soldiers' continue to serve at home and...
The Massachusetts National Guard is the oldest military organization in the United States. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James C. Lally, Task Force Yankee Public AffairsCommand Sgt. Maj. William M....
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Photo galleries: Fourth of July in the Pioneer Valley
Highlights from events in South Hadley and Westfield. Here are photo highlights from some of the Independence Day 2011 festivities in the Pioneer Valley. » Upload your own Fourth of July photos to...
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Springfield police investigating fatal shooting on Lincoln Street
Police have closed off parts of Lincoln Street. This story was updated at 8:45 p.m. Republican staff photo by Michael BeswickSpringfield Police search for bullet casings in the killing of a man in his...
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Springfield priest found dead in rectory at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish
The Rev. Paul Archambault was ordained in 2005. Photo by Michael Beswick / The RepublicanOur Lady of Sacred Heart Church in Springfield SPRINGFIELD - A priest who was reported missing after he failed...
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Greenfield's Discovery School at Four Corners to get state grants to repair...
The elementary school still has the original windows installed in 1955. Republican file photo GREENFIELD – The Discovery School at Four Corners will get a roof repair, a new boiler and modern windows...
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East Longmeadow, Springfield, others celebrate July 4th in style
The Jaycees have held a carnival before the July Fourth holiday sicne the 1960s. The sun peeked out from behind the clouds just as the last day of the East Longmeadow Jaycees Summer Carnival was...
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Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for upcoming week
Here is a list of major municipal meetings for the coming week: Amherst Tues.-Select Board, noon, Town Hall. Jones Library Board of Trustees, 7 p.m., Jones Library. Wed.-Planning Board Zoning...
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Springfield is the cheapest housing market in the state, Coldwell Banker...
Coldwell Banker sampled 88 communities across the Commonwealth for the snapshot survey of asking prices collected in May. Mark M. Murray/ The Republican07/01/11 Springfield- Republican Photo by Mark...
View ArticleConnecticut appeal of ruling allowing NStar - Northeast Utilities merger,...
Connecticut Consumer Counsel Mary Healey and Attorney General George Jepsen argued the merger would create a $17 billion giant that could squash in-state customers By HARLAN LEVY Special to The...
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