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Hospitals target infection rates with better sanitary methods, practices
Cooley Dickinson Hospital and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, both in Northampton, employ strict sanitizing practices to promote a "culture of infection prevention." Republican...
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Holyoke Mayor Elaine Pluta criticized for seeking closed-door meeting to...
The authority owes the city for insurance, retirement and utility costs. Republican staff photo by Don Treeger- HOLYOKE – Mayor Elaine A. Pluta wants to hold a closed-door meeting of the City Council...
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East Longmeadow mulls regulating charity events
The Planning Board is considering drafting a special permit that would regulate the use of congregate living facilities for charity events. East Longmeadow Town Hall EAST LONGMEADOW -- The Planning...
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White House: US suspending $800M in Pakistan military aid
An analyst said the decision is an attempt to increase pressure on Pakistan, but he believes it could hurt both sides. View full sizeFile photo / Associated PressPresident Barack H. Obama By DOUGLAS...
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Atlantis docks at International Space Station, marking last connection in...
This was the 46th docking by a space shuttle to a space station. View full sizeThis frame grab from NASA-TV shows space shuttle Atlantis docked at the International Space Station, Sunday, July 10,...
View ArticleCity of Cambridge to give wedded gay workers stipend to offset...
Of the thousands of legally married gay and lesbian couples in Massachusetts, none can receive the federal benefits offered to heterosexual married couples because the federal government doesn't...
View ArticleSouthwick Rotary plans 'Grill'n Daze' fund-raiser
Proceeds will support community and youth-oriented Rotary projects as well as the June 1 tornado recovery effort. SOUTHWICK – Plans for the “Grill’n Daze” are in place, and the Southwick Rotary Club...
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Criminal past haunts beating victim Melvin Jones III
Three arrests after a now infamous cuffing that followed his apparent beating by a Springfield police officer during a traffic stop on Rifle Street in 2009, Jones has even lost his entourage of...
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Puerto Rican Parade and Family Festival shows growth, pride of Holyoke's...
Capt. Alan G. Fletcher of the Holyoke Police Department estimated the crowd at 3,000 to 5,000 people. HOLYOKE – The 25th anniversary of the Western Massachusetts Puerto Rican Parade and Family...
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Holyoke family awaits investigation result into death of 'Good Samaritan'...
Monahan was killed from injuries suffered after he ran outside to help at a traffic accident outside his home. submitted photoThomas P. Monahan, Christmas 2010 HOLYOKE – The family of a man killed...
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Volunteers still aiding Brimfield tornado victims
The Brimfield Congregational Church has been a natural location for a disaster center, sitting in the center of town as it has for a couple of centuries and surviving the tornado undamaged. Dave...
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Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
Here is a list of major municipal meetings for the coming week: Agawam Mon.- Board of Appeals, 6 p.m., Agawam Public Library. Tues.- Agawam Veterans Council, 5:30 p.m., Senior Center at 954 Main S....
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Obama: We need to work out debt deal in 10 days
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Sunday that “we need to” work out a debt deal within the next 10 days as he convened a meeting with congressional leaders, aiming to fashion a deficit...
View ArticleCountry Bank aids communities hit by June 1 Springfield tornado
Bank president Paul Scully said many of the towns served by the bank were affected by the tornado, and the bank and its employees want to help. WARE – “It’s times like these that really make you...
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Massachusetts Congressmen Richard Neal of Springfield and John Olver of...
The watchdog website opensecrets.org estimated Olver's total assets as anywhere from $483,000 to $1.27 million; for Neal, opensecrets.org estimated assets as anywhere from $68,000 to $201,000. File...
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Springfield firefighters extinguish Forest Park house blaze
It was not immediately known if anyone was injured in the early Monday fire, but a two-family home on Belmont Ave. was badly damaged in the blaze, which closed several blocks of the avenue to traffic....
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Interim Granby Police Chief Alan P. Wishart Jr. to be formally sworn in as...
Wishart had been Granby's interim police chief since September 2010, when Louis Barry, the department's longtime chief, retired. Wishart will be sworn in as chief on Thursday. Alan P. Wishart Jr....
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3-vehicle collision in East Longmeadow sends one person to hospital with...
One person was injured in a multi-vehicle crash reported at 10:34 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Shaker Road and Chestnut Street in East Longmeadow. EAST LONGMEADOW -- Town police are...
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Massachusetts legislators seek new regulations for temporary staffing agencies
Supporters said the bill is needed to protect the rights of blue-collar workers. The Republican | Michael S. GordonMary Ellen Scott, owner of United Personnel in Springfield, says a bill on Beacon...
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Springfield authorities investigating arson, break-in at WMECO facility in E....
Authorities are trying to figure out who broke into the Western Massachusetts Eelectric Co. East Springfield Work Center at 300 Cadwell Drive early Monday. A small fire was started and items were...
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