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AM News Links: Congressman Neal is concerned a children's SSI program is...
Mitt Romney's job-creation record is questioned, bipartisan debt talks are scheduled to resume Monday, and more of this morning's news. AP Photo/Stamford Advocate, Jack NickersonStately trees that hug...
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Motorcycle riders flee after striking state trooper, cruiser in Longmeadow
One fleeing biker struck a trooper in the hand, while another fleeing biker hit a second trooper's parked cruiser. Republican file photo LONGMEADOW -- State police are investigating an incident that...
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Vermont jail chief: State's cons led riot at Franklin County Jail and House...
The disturbance started at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday when the inmates refused to enter their cells. Jeff BrownThe Franklin County House of Corrections. WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's correction's...
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Business Monday from The Republican, July 11, 2011: Connecticut River is a...
Start your week informed with Business Monday from The Republican. View full sizePhoto by Kevin GuttingShana Totino picks white and purple corncockles (agrostemma) and calendula flowers for sale at...
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Gov. Deval Patrick signs $30.6 billion state budget, incuding changes to...
The budget is one of the tightest in recent memory as the state continues to pull out of the recent recession. (AP)Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick appears on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday,...
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16-year-old Tyrel Wheeler, shot 3 times last week and found in Forest Park...
Tyrel Wheeler is the city's 11th homicide victim View full sizeRepublican staff photo by Patrick JohnsonA Springfield police office walks back to his cruiser on Washington Street. Behind him is the...
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Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signs $30.6 billion state budget
The budget includes a rider that would effectively nullify a disputed $65 million cut in state aid to cities and towns. Associated PressMass. Gov. Deval Patrick speaks during a news conference outside...
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Falling trees on Merritt Parkway imperil Connecticut drivers
Trees have fallen onto cars three times in recent weeks. AP Photo/Stamford Advocate, Jack NickersonIn this June 23, 2011 photo, rescue personnel work at the scene of a tree that fell onto the Merritt...
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Casey Anthony's safety post-release worries lawyer
Cheney Mason told the NBC's "Today" show Monday he doesn't know where Anthony will go when she's freed. Associated PressCasey Anthony, center, sits at the defense table with her attorneys Cheney...
View ArticleTruck driver killed as Amtrak train hits truck in Maine
An Amtrak train smashed into a tractor-trailer, causing an explosion that set both on fire and sent flames more than three stories high. NORTH BERWICK, Maine — Authorities and witnesses say an Amtrak...
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Catherine Greig, girlfriend of ex-crime boss Whitey Bulger, to seek bail in...
Prosecutors said during Greig's initial appearance in court that they will argue against her release on bail. Associated Press/FBI HandoutsThe photos left and center are FBI handout photos of...
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No stopgap: Obama demands big deal for debt limit
Republicans affirmed their opposition to the tax increases he sees as crucial along with spending cuts for reducing huge federal deficits and restraining the soaring national debt. Associated...
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Questions about correct ID again delay arraignment of Shay Edwards in group...
Edwards, 19, of Springfield, and 8 juveniles were charged in connection with the alleged civil rights violation with injury. Shay Edwards SPRINGFIELD – A prosecutor told District Court Judge William...
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Paul Protzenko of Enfield, retired Connecticut State Trooper who grew up in...
Protzenko, who was training the Afghan police force and military, was killed when the convoy he was traveling with came under attack. Submitted photoFormer Connecticut State Trooper Paul Protzenko, of...
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Developing: water rescue operation underway Southwick's Congamond Lakes
Searchers are looking for a man who jumped off a boat and then disappeared under the water, an official said. View full sizeManon Mirabelli photoA diver comes out of Middle Pond of Congamond Lakes in...
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Whoa, baby! Texas mom delivers 16-pound newborn
Janet Johnson's doctors are calling her son JaMichael one of the biggest newborns they've ever seen. Associated PressThis photo provided by Good Shepherd Medical Center Marketing Department shows...
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Stocks on Wall Street sink on fresh fears about global economy
The European debt crisis appears to be widening, with concerns about government debt defaults spreading beyond Greece to much larger countries like Italy and Spain. Associated PressA trader works on...
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Julian Pellegrino bail set at $100,000 after he tests positive for cocaine
Pellegrino, if he makes bail, will be subject to a curfew and twice-weekly reporting to probation. The Republican/Dave RobackJulian Pellegrino confers with his lawyer, Raipher Pellegrino, at bail...
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Amtrak train, semitrailer crash in Maine, killing trucker
There were about 200 feet of skid marks on the road leading to the impact. NORTH BERWICK, Maine — An Amtrak train traveling at 70 mph smashed into a tractor-trailer Monday in a fiery collision that...
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Mater Dolorosa Church in Holyoke parish members question Springfield Diocese...
Diocesan officials said the people conducting the prayer vigil are in the church without their permission. The Republican | David RobackStaging has been erected in front of Mater Dolorosa Church while...
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