US: Terrorists look to implant bombs in humans
There is no intelligence pointing to a specific plot, but the U.S. shared its concerns last week with executives at domestic and international carriers. WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has warned...
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Springfield candidates for mayor defend City Council budget cuts
Mayor Domenic Sarno said the budget cuts totaling $2.7 million caused layoffs and will cause less mowing, delayed vehicle maintenance and elimination of the bulk waste program File photos | The...
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Sen. Scott Brown adds nearly $2 million to campaign coffers
Brown's campaign said Wednesday that it ended the second quarter of 2011 with $9.6 million in total cash on hand. The Associated PressU.S. Sen. Scott Brown, seen in his office in Boston in January,...
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Local cable access station M-Pact lone responder to Palmer's request for...
The idea to solicit funds from non-profits in town came from former acting town manager Patricia Kennedy as a way to generate cash in difficult financial times. PALMER - Local cable access station...
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Massachusetts Probation Department hirings based on political connections,...
The union wants a judge to rescind more than 100 department promotions made since 2003 and reopen the positions. John O'Brien BOSTON – The union representing state probation officers has filed a...
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Prosecutors decline to charge Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant owners with...
Entergy executives admitted that they had misled state officials in one of their original statements, but had not done so intentionally. Associated Press photoThe Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant is...
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney raises $18 million in presidential...
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty reported raising $4.2 million in the second quarter of the year. Associated Press photoRepublican presidential candidate , right, listens as a local business owner...
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Pyeongchang, South Korea awarded 2018 Winter Olympics
The Koreans had lost narrowly in previous bids for the 2010 and 2014 Olympics. Associated PressSouth Koreans support for Pyeongchang's bid to host the 2018 Winter Games in front of a ski jumping hill...
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New England Patriots, family of Robert Kraft, community members, contribute...
Contributors matched the Pats $100,000 challenge grant and then some. File photo / The RepublicanAndre Tippett, left former New England Patriots player, now an executive with the team, and Springfield...
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Obituaries today: Raymond Williams, 98, worked for Springfield Armory for 25...
Obituaries from The Republican. Raymond K. Williams SPRINGFIELD - Raymond K. Williams, 98, of Springfield, died June 29. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., to the late Milton and Clara M. (Brown) Williams on...
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Holyoke's prospective police chief James Neiswanger continues to negotiate...
Lawyers for the city and Neiswanger are negotiating contract terms, with the chief job set to pay a salary of $120,000 to $135,000 a year. submitted photoJames M. Neiswanger, mayor's choice to be...
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Westfield plans to merge some city, school departments
Mayor Daniel Knapik has hired Anne Larkam as interim head of the city's personnel department. WESTFIELD – Plans to consolidate several School Department and municipal departments will be phased in...
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Shawn Fontaine, shot during standoff with Palmer police, due to be arraigned...
Fontaine, formerly of Palmer, is currently hospitalized at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where he is recovering from gunshot wounds to his abdomen and ankle. Robert P. Frydryk PALMER -...
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Fort Hood shooting suspect will face death penalty
Maj. Nidal Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the November 2009 shooting spree. AP Photo/USUHSThe 2007 file photo provided by the...
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Your comments: Readers react to 'Casey Anthony acquitted of murdering...
Readers react Casey Anthony being acquitted of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee. On Tuesday, Florida native Casey Anthony was acquitted of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee in 2008....
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Easthampton city solicitor John Fitz-Gibbon issues mostly favorable opinion...
Attorney John H. Fitz-Gibbon recommends the board look to precedent for guidance. Watch video View full sizeAn aerial view of the lot at 69 Parsons St. taken from Valley CDC's special permit...
View ArticleSpringfield sticks with 12-day furlough for 331 employees for now
SPRINGFIELD – The city’s top finance official said Wednesday that the city is sticking with a 12-day unpaid furlough for all non-bargaining employees, not yet convinced that a tiered furlough proposed...
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Northampton council to consider ordinance governing solar voltaic systems
The council will also vote whether to transfer $1,100 from a fund for handicapped parking fines into a new fund for the Committee on Disabilities. NORTHAMPTON – In its first meeting of the new fiscal...
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Obama to send condolence letters on troop suicides
Statistics have shown service member suicides increasing as the U.S. is involved in two wars overseas. Associated PressPresident Barack Obama makes a statement to reporters about debt ceiling...
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National Weather Service: Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Western Massachusetts
The watch is in effect until 9 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester counties. The watch is in effect until...
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