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Mortgage industry document 'robo-signing' continues
Mortgage industry employees are still signing documents they haven't read and using fake signatures, 8 months after big banks and mortgage companies promised to stop the illegal practice. By MICHELLE...
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Michael Rivers of Springfield wins legal battle against parking meter
Rivers said he spent hundreds of hours researching, writing and asking for advice from friends with legal training. File photo | The RepublicanMichael Rivers, of Springfield, leans on the parking...
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Ludlow School Committee to advertise in the fall for permanent superintendent
Interim Superintendent Kenneth Grew has said he is willing to stay for a year if needed. LUDLOW – The School Committee will get serious in September about hiring a permanent superintendent for the...
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Amid debt limit talks, President Obama threatens veto of House GOP spending cuts
The Republican bill demands deep spending reductions and congressional approval of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution in exchange for raising the nation's debt limit. By DAVID ESPO | AP...
View ArticleBoy, 12, collapses and dies at Holden soccer camp
Joshua Thibodeau of Holden collapsed during a low-speed drill with 15 others at the Zalgiris Soccer Camp at Wachusett Regional High School. HOLDEN — A 12-year-old boy has died shortly after collapsing...
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Ladies' fight in Springfield's North End leaves 1 injured, several under arrest
A Springfield detective suffered lacerations to his face when he tried to break up the fight between several women in the city's North End. View full sizeStaff photo by Michael BeswickAn EMT tends to...
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Massachusetts legislative leaders defer to committee on casinos bill
The Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies is chaired by Rep. Joseph Wagner, D-Chicopee, and Sen. Karen Spilka, D-Ashland. File photos | Associated Press (DeLeo) and The...
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Expanded Massachusetts bottle bills set to go before committee
Over a dozen bills, including 1 that would place deposit fees on nearly all beverages, will be considered. Associated Press By JOHANNA KAISER BOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers are considering updates...
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Hackers target Rupert Murdoch-owned Sun newspaper website
Visitors to The Sun's website late Monday were redirected to a page featuring a story saying Murdoch's dead body had been found in his garden. View full sizeAssociated PressIn this screen grab made...
View ArticleSpringfield police charge Nicholas Boucher with attempting to rob Cumberland...
Boucher demanded money from the register, but when a clerk offered him a dollar to leave, he accepted and then made his way to the Taco Bell around the corner. SPRINGFIELD - An 18-year-old Connecticut...
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Springfield City Council approves sale of old school administration building
CSM North of Acton must deliver on its agreement to use private funds to convert the site to 30 to 35 market-rate apartments. File photo | The RepublicanThe former Springfield School Department...
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Springfield City Council OKs resolution urging mayor to refuse to participate...
Gov. Deval Patrick has already announced Massachusetts will not participate in the federal program. File photo | The RepublicanThe 2010 Springfield City Council convenes. SPRINGFIELD – The City...
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Westfield School Building Committee to hold final public information meeting...
Westfield plans to file its formal request with the School Bonding Authority for state funding later this month. WESTFIELD – The School Building Committee will hold the third of three public...
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Tornado recovery update meetings scheduled in Springfield
Representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration will be among agencies represented at the sessions. SPRINGFIELD – Local, state and federal relief...
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Granby Energy Committee takes aim at efficiency
The Energy Committee "will make recommendations on how to promote sustainable energy resources and reduce our carbon footprint," Town Administrator Christopher Martin says. GRANBY – Ever hear of...
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Parsons Village developers, opponents clash over use of porous pavement in...
Terrence Reynolds said the pavement “requires some serious oversight ... and a fair amount of ongoing maintenance.” View full sizeA southerly aerial view of Parsons Village from the Valley CDC's...
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Debate over Holyoke's Mater Dolorosa Church steeple continues
Mater Dolorosa and Holy Cross parishes joined together to create a new parish, Our Lady of the Cross. Watch video HOLYOKE – Diocesan officials plan to hire a contractor soon to remove the steeple from...
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Farren Care Center receives Medicaid increase after 6-year stalemate, still...
The center has finally received a rate increase of $10 per patient per day. Officials had been asking for a 10 percent hike MONTAGUE – The one-of-a-kind nursing home Farren Care Center has gotten some...
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Mass. man accused of posing as cop in New Hampshire
Police say 23-year-old Richard Ramon Tirado of Lawrence, Mass. flashed the blue light Saturday night in the parking lot while the driver in front of him was waiting for a parking spot. SALEM — A...
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Sen. Scott Brown throws support behind majority-minority district advocates
Brown met privately on Monday with members of the Massachusetts Black Empowerment Coalition to discuss redistricting. (AP)Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., addresses the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce in...
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