Elizabeth Warren not ruling out Senate run against Scott Brown
Before she makes any decision about running, she's going to take her grandkids to Legoland. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Elizabeth Warren, who was not...
View ArticleLawyer: Pittsfield man David Vincent III didn't intend to kill his girlfriend
David Vincent III is charged with murder in connection with the June 2009 death of Rebecca Moulton in the apartment they shared. PITTSFIELD— The lawyer for a Pittsfield man accused of fatally beating...
View ArticleHolyoke police: Liquid attacks that sent Julio Acevedo and Julia Albizu to...
Acevedo suffered significant damage to her right eye and may require a transplant, police said. Republican file photo HOLYOKE – Police do not believe that the liquid attacks that injured a 35-year-old...
View ArticleMassachusetts brings in $723 million more in taxes than projected
Tax collections appear strong enough to hold a sales tax holiday next month. Navheet K. Bal BOSTON - Tax collections for the recent fiscal year in Massachusetts were $723 million more than projected...
View ArticleHigh water table being eyed as cause of 2 train derailments in Amherst
Officials believe the high water table caused the railroad tracks to become unstable Republican file photoThe site of the first Amherst train derailment on Station Road. A second derailment followed...
View ArticleFund-raiser planned for Michael Candelario, Chicopee teenager who drowned in...
Candelario's father, Daniel, had lost his job, his car and his apartment before losing his son. submitted photoMichael D. Candelario CHICOPEE – Things had been going fine for Daniel Candelario until...
View ArticleWall Street traders like U.S. debt-limit proposal and earnings reports as...
Stock indexes rose after Coca-Cola, IBM and other companies reported better second-quarter earnings. Associated PressIn this July 18, 2011 photo, specialist Neil Gallagher, foreground right, works at...
View ArticleU.S. debt limit hope: President Barack Obama praises 'Gang of Six' plan
A startling number of Republican senators lauded a bipartisan deficit reduction plan that includes $1 trillion in higher taxes. Associated PressThis combination image from file photos shows the...
View ArticleNew Holyoke Police Chief James Neiswanger tells officers and the public he'll...
Neiswanger, 48, a former Manchester, Conn. captain, takes over from former chief Anthony R. Scott, who retired April 30 after 10 years. submitted photoNew Holyoke Police Chief James M. Neiswanger...
View ArticlePolice accountability activists and their supporters celebrate court victory
Pete Eyre and Adam Mueller, who were accused of illegally filming officials at the Franklin County Jail last summer, were acquitted of any wrongdoing on Tuesday by a Franklin County jury. Conor Berry...
View ArticleMurder convictions of Shawn Shea, Jose Rosario in unrelated Springfield cases...
Shea lost his bid for a new trial and is set to complete his life term for killing a 14-year-old girl who was the unintended victim of his gunfire. File photo by Don Treeger / The RepublicanShawn M....
View ArticlePanel recommends government require health insurance companies to cover birth...
Medical experts say easier access could start a shift to more reliable forms of long-acting birth control. Newscast By LAURAN NEERGAARD and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON — Millions of women stand...
View ArticleCathedral High School officials considering Springfield Technical Community...
Cathedral High School in Springfield received extensive damage in the June 1 tornadoes. Republican file photoThe damage to Cathedral High School can be seen in this photo taken in June. 06.01.11 |...
View ArticleRuth Ann Lobo, former Southwick School Committee member and breast cancer...
Ruth Ann Lobo was a longtime advocate for breast cancer awareness and the mother of basketball great Rebecca Lobo. The Republican file photo | Don Treeger05.19.2000 | The Republican file photo by Don...
View ArticleFBI arrests 14 people across the country, including 1 from Massachusetts, for...
Anonymous is a loosely organized group of hackers sympathetic to WikiLeaks. It has claimed responsibility for attacks against corporate and government websites worldwide, including Visa and MasterCard...
View ArticleWhile millions of girls and young women looked up to Rebecca Lobo, Ruth Ann...
Their united approach to Ruth Ann's breast cancer, and the compelling individual stories of each woman, turned the Lobos into arguably America's most admired mother-daughter team. File photo | The...
View ArticleMassachusetts State Police use sirens to help family lost in Purgatory Chasm...
Troopers from Millbury Barracks positioned their cars along Route 146 and turned on the sirens to guide the family. The Republican file photo SUTTON — Massachusetts State Police have rescued a woman...
View ArticleNorthampton Ward 3 City Council candidates Owen Freeman-Daniels, Arnold...
Freeman-Daniels and Levinson agreed that the current charter reform discussions should invest more power in the city council and less in the mayor. The Meadows section in Northampton's Ward 3....
View ArticleWestfield house under renovation catches fire, sustains significant damage
The fire swept through the first and second floors of the empty house on Meadow Street and into the attic, according to a fire official. View full sizeRepublican staff photo by Don TreegerA Westfield...
View ArticleProperties will return to tax rolls following Springfield municipal real...
A tornado-damaged house in the East Forest Park neighborhood, assessed at $118,600, sold for $42,500. The Republican | Dave RobackAuctioneer Daniel J. Flynn III, right, presides over the tax-title...
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