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Boy hospitalized on Cape Cod after sand from hole on Wellfleet beach...
Fire Capt. Thomas Ferreira said parents should not allow children to dig deep holes on the beach. WELLFLEET – Authorities say a young boy had to be hospitalized after a hole he was digging in the sand...
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Massachusetts wildlife officials seek public's help locating top turtle...
The Turtle Roadway Mortality Study is a joint multi-year effort by the state Department of Transportation, the state Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program and the Vernal Pool Association....
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Rail work through Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton could begin later this...
The project is expected to create 200 jobs and will involve the use of American-made rails, according to the news release from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Photo courtesy the RepublicanFile...
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Obituaries today: Harry McHugh in Longmeadow, ran many food companies...
Obituaries from The Republican. Harry B, McHugh LONGMEADOW - Harry B. McHugh passed away in Longmeadow on June 28. He was born on March 27, 1918 in Meridian, Mississippi, to the late Alice Callahan...
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Average gasoline prices falls for 8th week in a row in Massachusetts
AAA found gas as low as $3.47 per gallon and as high as $3.89. Associated Press photoJerry Calahan, of Texas, keeps an eye on the pump as he fills up at an Exxon gas station, Thursday. Gasoline prices...
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Fire quickly doused on Boston fireworks barge
A fire department official thinks the fire was started by a smoldering ember that ignited a wooden frame that supports chutes that hold the explosives. Fire breaks out on Boston fireworks barge:...
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State awards WiredWest $50,000 grant for work to bring high-speed Internet...
WiredWest, which consists of 16 towns in Franklin County, seven in Hampshire, three in Hampden and 21 in Berkshire, hopes to build and operate a community-owned fiber-optic cable network. View full...
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Weekend news roundup: Fireworks and shots fired
Rounding up news stories from the Weekend of July 1-3, 2011. 07/04/11-Springfield-Staff Photo by Dave Roback-The fireworks explode over Springfield during the July 4th festivities. Rounding up news...
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Springfield man, Gregorio Padilla, dies of injuries suffered in Feeding Hills...
The accident was reported around 2:45 p.m. Monday on Springfield Street at Kristen Lane. 03.09.11 | Photo by Julian Feller-Cohen â The Agawam Police Department's patch. AGAWAM – A Springfield man...
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PM News Links: Archbishop convicted of larceny opens church in Enfield, 2...
A man was forced to flee his home on Cape Cod after fireworks ignited the building’s roof overnight. Associated Press photoCasey Anthony, left, and one of her attorneys, Dorothy Clay Sims, wait in the...
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Casey Anthony acquitted of murder
A Florida jury has acquitted Casey Anthony of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. KYLE HIGHTOWER Associated Press Casey Anthony listens to the judge's instructions to the jury in her murder...
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Casey Anthony acquitted of murdering 2-year-old daughter Caylee in Florida
If he had been found guilty, she could have faced the death penalty. Associated Press photoCasey Anthony, left, and one of her attorneys, Dorothy Clay Sims, wait in the courtroom during the second day...
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Peace rally in Springfield's Barrows Park counters hate crime that allegedly...
Police have described the incident as a hate crime and say they are taking it seriously. Mark M. Murray / The RepublicanSpringfield - A rally was held in front of Barrows Park on Walnut Street Tuesday...
View ArticleGeoffrey Favakeh of Amherst and friend arrested for drug possession, other...
Police said the smell of marijuana coming from the car interior gave them probable cause to search the car. BETHLEHEM, NY – A 26-year-old Amherst man and a friend who were en route to a Phish concert...
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Proposed Massachusetts budget contains dozens of potential changes to...
These provisions affect areas of tax and energy policy, address the pay of state employees who work in the military, and provide for studies on a variety of issues that could set the stage for future...
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Obama to summon lawmakers for more deficit talks
Bipartisan lawmakers began negotiating ways to reduce the deficit and raise the debt ceiling about two months ago in talks led by Vice President Joe Biden. Associated PressPresident Barack Obama waves...
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Massachusetts hiring outlook lukewarm, according to Associated Industries of...
Associated Industries of Massachusetts said Tuesday that its Business Confidence Index was 50, the neutral point of its 1 to 100 scale with 1 being very bad and 100 excellent. View full size...
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In Enfield, the Fourth of July celebration is still to come
The Fab Four and the Marshall Tucker Band are among the musical acts set to perform. IF YOU GOEvent: Enfield Fourth of July celebration When: July 8-10Where: Town Green, Route 5, Enfield Highlights:...
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Wall Street: Rally stalls as Moody's Investors Service cuts Portugal debt rating
The Dow Jones industrial average fell nearly 13 points to close at 12,569.87. Associated Press photoWorkers gather at the gate of Viana do Castelo shipyards prior to a parade to the city center to...
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As sorrows mount, Springfield schoolteacher Nelida Macias touched by act of...
Nellie is the widow of Felipe Macias, the 49-year-old worker who died after falling from a Springfield rooftop at a construction job. Photo by Mark M.Murray / The RepublcianNelida Macias holds the...
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