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Democrat Dave Hansen holds onto Wisconsin Senate seat in recall
Hansen was among 9 state senators set for recall elections amid the fallout from the bitter fight over public workers collective bargaining rights legislation backed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker....
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South Hadley rejects Siemens' 'holistic' approach to fixing heating problem
Supporters of the measure argued that shoddy equipment and service had gotten them into this fix in the first place, and that investing in a quality product was worthwhile. Photo by Julian...
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Harvard psychology professor Marc Hauser resigns after misconduct probe
Hauser is director of Harvard's Cognitive Evolution Laboratory, which studies the developmental foundations of the human mind. Marc Hauser's resignation is effective on August 1. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP)...
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Peter Pan Futurliner goes unsold at eBay auction
Peter Pan put the bus on eBay hoping to sell it to a collector who could make better use of it. SPRINGFIELD – Peter Pan Bus Lines’ 1939 Futurliner is attracting a lot of attention, but did not attract...
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Huge deficit-cutting bill sails through GOP House
Defying a veto threat, the Republican-controlled House voted Tuesday night to slice federal spending by $6 trillion and require a constitutional balanced budget amendment to be sent to the states in...
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Nidal Hasan, suspect in Fort Hood shootings, to be arraigned
Maj. Nidal Hasan, charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder, could enter a plea or opt to wait until another hearing. FILE - This April 9, 2010, file...
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JoAnn Kass, Steven Bush of Brimfield, try to rebuild lives with horse injured...
Tufts University's Hospital for Large Animals plans to forgive $14,000 of the $20,000 in veterinary bills. Photo by John Suchocki / The RepublicanJoAnn Kass, of Brimfield, shows off her 9-year-old...
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Connecticut shooting victim Keith Washington dies, becomes Hartford's 19th...
Keith Washington, 23, was shot on Friday in Hartford. He died from his wounds on Sunday becoming the that city's 19th homicide of 2011. HARTFORD, Conn. - Detectives with the Hartford Police...
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West Springfield school lunch prices going up
The School Committee has raised the price of school lunches to comply with a federal mandate to achieve parity with the federal subsidy. WEST SPRINGFIELD – The price of lunch in the city’s public...
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AM News Links: Easthampton firm fined $15,000 a day in trade secrets case;...
Connecticut closing Enfield state offices; teen kills parents then throws a house party; and more of the morning's headlines. Mount Lokon spews volcanic ash as seen from Tomohon, North Sulawesi,...
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Plains Elementary School in South Hadley to update facilities
Arcadis Program and Construction Management is also project manager for the $125 million Roger L. Putnam Technical Vocational School building project in Springfield. SOUTH HADLEY – Plains Elementary...
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Senate GOP shows flexibility in debt, budget fight
Senate Republicans are showing far more flexibility than their tea party-backed House colleagues as Washington policymakers seek to steer the government away from a first-ever default on its financial...
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RMV: Massachusetts drunken driving arrests decline
The agency's numbers released Tuesday show there were 14,834 OUI offenses last year, down from 17,804 in 2008, and 15,850 in 2006. BOSTON (AP) — The state Registry of Motor Vehicles says the number of...
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2 men die in apparent drownings in Gloucester, Becket
Police in Becket say an out-of-state man in his 60s or 70s apparently drowned in a pond in the Berkshires town on Tuesday. GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Two more people have apparently drowned in...
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Ruptured natural gas line on Goodwin Street in Springfield's Indian Orchard...
The leak was reported about 8:15 a.m. Republican file photo UPDATE, 9:15 a.m.: Leak has been sealed and residents can now go back into their homes. SPRINGFIELD – A ruptured natural gas line in the...
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'Cut, Cap, and Balance Act' passed House without support of Massachusetts...
The measure passed by a margin of 234-190, with only five Democrats voting in favor. (AP)Rep. Reid Ribble, R-Wis., and other House Republicans speak about passage of the conservative deficit reduction...
View ArticleMonson selectmen pick Ashfield man as new building inspector
The job has been changed to full-time in the wake of the tornado disaster and was advertised at approximately $50,000. MONSON - The Board of Selectmen, at its Tuesday meeting, selected Paul F. Tacy,...
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Stamford Wrecking Co. faces OSHA penalty of nearly $19,000 for collapse at...
Stamford Wrecking, of Trumbull, Conn., has formally contested OSHA's proposed penalty. Photo courtesy of the Springfield Fire DepartmentSpringfield firefighters police officers carry a worker injured...
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Developing: Layoffs reported at Baystate Health; officials say information...
Details of the situation are expected to be made public later today. An updated version of this story is now available at MassLive. SPRINGFIELD – Scores of workers are reportedly being notified today...
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354 jobs being eliminated at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Baystate...
Baystate Health added 74 employees last year going from 5,214 to 5,287. This is an updated version of a story posted at 12:06 this afternoon. SPRINGFIELD – Baystate Health is eliminating 354 jobs...
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