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PM News Links: Whitey Bulger's lawyer wants more taxpayer money for defense,...
The suspect of the November 2009 shootings at Fort Hood, an Army base in Texas, will face the death penalty Whitey Bulger's lawyer wants more taxpayer cash in order to defend him [BostonHerald.com]...
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Defense lawyers for Eric Denson question the identificaton of their client in...
The trial will move to Oct. 3 after a series of hearings. Eric Denson at previous court appearance with lawyers Harry Miles and Bonnie Allen SPRINGFIELD – Defense lawyers for the man accused in the...
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Reputed gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger denies all 19 murder counts
The arraignment came after Bulger’s lawyer J. W. Carney Jr. asked a judge to appoint his law partner to help him defend the 81-year-old Bulger. This is an updated version of a story posted at 8 a.m....
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to rebate $4.2 million to ratepayers...
Attorney General Martha Coakley disclosed the decision following an investigation by her office. BOSTON – The state’s largest insurer plans to rebate $4.2 million to its ratepayers to offset the cost...
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CNN cancels Eliot Spitzer's prime-time program
CNN has asked Spitzer about staying with the network as a commentator. Associated PressEliot Spitzer smiles during a news conference in this Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006, file photo in New York. NEW YORK —...
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Kay Tetreault of South Hadley to represent Massachusetts in Miss Teen USA...
Fans can watch the pageant live online at www.missteenusa.com. View full sizeKay Elizabeth Tetreault SOUTH HADLEY – Kay Elizabeth Tetreault will travel to the Bahamas next week to represent...
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New England Public Radio closes fiscal year with record amount of listener...
New England Public Radio set records in contributions from individuals and from businesses, officials announced. wfcr.org AMHERST - New England Public Radio, WFCR 88.5FM and WNNZ 640AM, closed out its...
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Dispute over roaming cat leads to guilty plea in slashing of Holyoke...
Kiara Colon will be sentenced after a report is prepared about her by the Probation Department. SPRINGFIELD – A dispute that started over a pet cat allowed to roam in the halls of a Holyoke apartment...
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Shawn Fontaine, 17-year-old shot in standoff with Palmer police, denies...
Fontaine's court arraignment was held at his hospital bed instead of the courthouse due to the nature of his gunshot injuries. File photo This is an update of a story that was posted at 1:27 p.m....
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Secretary of State William Galvin to move date of Massachusetts primary to...
Currently, the planned date of the state primary conflicts with the second day of Rosh Hashana. By MATT MURPHY BOSTON - The date of the 2012 state primary election will be moved and could be...
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Northampton City Council to vote on national black Revolutionary War memorial
As part of the Northampton resolution, the city encourages volunteers to unearth the names of other local black Revolutionary War veterans for a national database. File photo | Associated PressMaurice...
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Air National Guard 104th Fighter Wing Homeland Security mission temporarily...
The military is paying to repair the main runway at Barnes Regional Airport in Westfield. View full sizeThe Republican file photo | Mark M. MurrayAn F-15 fighter jet from the 104th Air Wing at Barnes...
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Buttery Brook Park in South Hadley gets a surprise $250,000 grant from state
The park has covered pavilions, picnic tables, sports areas, grills, a playground and domesticated animals that visitors can feed. SOUTH HADLEY – The state Department of Conservation and Recreation...
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Agawam City Council authorizes $60,000 for design, structural study of new...
City officials say it could cost as much as $1.7 million to put a new roof and install new windows and doors on the school. AGAWAM – The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday on an emergency basis to...
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A random sampling of 'Ask Obama' tweets from the president's debut 'Twitter...
More than 61,000 questions were tweeted during President Obama's debut "Twitter Town Hall." Not all of them were winners. AP Photo/Charles DharapakPresident Barack Obama expresses annoyance at the...
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Evening thunderstorms result in wires down on East Street in Ludlow
The thunderstorms had moved out of the area by 8:45 p.m. LUDLOW – Police Wednesday night were keeping traffic away from a guardrail along East Street leading to Miller Street where thunderstorms...
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Greater Springfield and New England Patriots team for tornado fundraising...
Former Patriots linebacker Andre Tippett said community members raised $122,131.50, and with a $100,000 match from the Patriots, the Massachusetts Statewide Disaster Relief Fund added $222,131.50....
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California moves to control health insurance rates
California AB52 would give state officials the power to reject proposed health insurance rate increases. Associated PressAssemblyman Mike Feuer, D-Los Angeles, left, talks with state Sen. Mark...
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Facebook launches video calls using Skype, group chat features
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, 27, said the company is embarking on "launching season 2011." By BARBARA ORTUTAY | AP Technology Writer Associated PressFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, watches a...
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Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter -- 'Clark Rockefeller' -- extradited from...
Gerhartsreiter was taken from the Massachusetts Correctional Institution prison in Shirley, where he was serving a 4- to 5-year sentence in a kidnapping case, and put on a plane to Los Angeles....
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