Jet Blue to offer nonstop flights from Bradley International Airport to San...
San Juan will be JetBlue's third nonstop destination from Bradley in addition to its twice-daily service to both Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Fla The Republican file photoJetBlue aircraft line up at...
View ArticleAir National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Johnson of Worthington accepts...
Johnson, the part-time police chief in Worthington, is a former Marine and securities forces manager for the 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Regional Airport in Westfield. View full sizeThe Republican |...
View ArticleSpringfield police chase, catch suspected drug dealers with loaded gun
Police had been conducting surveillance of Byers Street early Monday morning when they moved in to arrest two drug suspects, who led officers on a brief foot pursuit. Police said they recovered a...
View ArticleSpringfield police: city woman arrested for double stabbing of her child's...
Shanice Smithers, 23, of Porter Street was arrested around 12:30 a.m. Monday for allegedly stabbing the father of her child and his girlfriend at a Pendleton Avenue address shortly after midnight....
View ArticleDeveloping: Springfield police investigating armed robbery in South End
Police launched a large-scale search for a man suspected in a gunpoint robbery in the city's South End early Monday morning. Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD -- Police flooded northern sections of...
View ArticleSpringfield police respond to stabbing at IHOP restaurant on Boston Road
Police reported a large brawl that led to a stabbing in the parking lot of the Boston Road IHOP restaurant around 4:47 a.m. Monday. The victim's identity and condition were not immediately available....
View ArticleUS celebrates July 4th with fireworks, parades
People across the U.S. are marking the 4th of July with parades, fireworks, barbecues — and competitive eating. NEW YORK — People across the U.S. are marking the 4th of July with parades, fireworks,...
View ArticleWilbraham selectmen approve creation of assistant town administrator position
Treasurer/Collector Thomas Sullivan's new title will be assistant to the town administrator for budget and finance. WILBRAHAM – The Board of Selectmen has approved a recommendation of Town...
View ArticleSpringfield police continue to probe death of the Rev. Paul Archambault whose...
The priest "seemed fine" when he was last publicly seen Saturday night, said a diocesan spokesman. Michael Beswick / The RepublicanSpringfield police respond to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart rectory...
View ArticleAM News Links: Obama assassination reported on Fox News Twitter account after...
Six people are shot in bloody Boston weekend, LA freeway construction takes Jewish religious traditions into account, and more of this morning's headlines. AP PhotoA couple watches the 16th Annual...
View ArticleUSS Constitution being used as part of Boston's Fourth of July celebration
As part of the ceremony, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will naturalize 26 candidates for citizenship on board the USS Constitution. File photo / Associated PressMembers of the William...
View Article1 dead, 1 hurt in fiery crash that reportedly followed shooting in Brockton
Authorities say someone fired shots at two men driving in a car, and that their vehicle swerved into a car parked in a driveway and sparked a fire. BROCKTON – Police say one man has died and another...
View ArticleWestfield school officials to outline school building plans at 3 public hearings
The hearings are designed to explain the project and address any public concers. WESTFIELD – The School Building Committee has scheduled three public information meetings to outline on-going plans for...
View ArticleSpringfield police identify city's 9th homicide victim as 38-year-old Raul Vera
Springfield police continue to probe the shooting. Republican staff photo by Michael BeswickSpringfield Police search for bullet casings in the killing of a 38-year-old man on Lincoln Street....
View ArticleObituaries today: Thomas Bresnahan of Springfield, 84, podiatrist, grew up in...
Obituaries from The Republican. Thomas P. Bresnahan SPRINGFIELD - Thomas Patrick Bresnahan, 84, of Springfield, passed away on Friday at Mercy Medical Center, Springfield. Dr. Bresnahan, a son of the...
View Article2 motorists escape injury after striking deer in southbound lanes of...
The deer was fatally injured. Republican file photo GREENFIELD – Two motorists escaped injury late Monday morning after striking a deer in the southbound lanes of Interstate 91. State Trooper Kyle T....
View ArticlePM News Links: Suspect in shootings killed as police swarm Pennsylvania home,...
A body was put into a medical examiner's van near Water Row Road in Wayland after police launched a search for a missing teenage girl there. Associated Press photoA police officer walks near vehicles...
View ArticleSpringfield police arrest 26-year-old city resident Julio Viruet, charge him...
Police said the gun-wielding suspect forced the clerk to open the register and safe at gunpoint. Julio Viruet SPRINGFIELD – Police, responding to a distress alarm call for an armed robbery at the East...
View ArticleChesterfield celebrates Independence Day the hilltown way
As usual, folks from Chesterfield and surrounding towns set their lawn chairs in the generous shade and clapped heartily for the participants. CHESTERFIELD – Whether real live nieces and nephews of...
View ArticleSouth Hadley 'Green Bag' program begins almost without a hitch
The idea behind the program is that people will be less wasteful and will recycle more when they pay by the bag. SOUTH HADLEY – People had questions and comments right up to the last minute, but the...
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