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Only 5 candidates for Palmer town manager meet minimum criteria, Town Council...
Burns said he wanted at least 12 applicants to interview, not five. Paul Burns PALMER - Town Council President Paul E. Burns said Friday that there are only five town manager candidates that meet the...
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Greenfield, Holyoke, Northampton and Orange win grants for stations to charge...
The communities in Western Massachusetts received state grants and will own the stations. Associated PressA Nissan Leaf charges in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick's...
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Holyoke Fire Department official William Moran has court hearing rescheduled
The district attorney seeks a criminal complaint because he says Moran sent a fire truck to a phony call at the mall. The Republican | John SuchockiHolyoke Deputy Fire Chief William P. Moran...
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American Baptist Men clear trees, spread message of hope, in wake of tornado...
This was the third time that the ABMen have visited the tornado-torn communities of Monson and Brimfield. Photo by Michael S. Gorgon / The RepublicanClive E. Roberts of Belmont, N.H., the disaster...
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House Speaker John Boehner abruptly withdraws from debt limit talks with...
An obviously peeved Obama virtually ordered congressional leaders to the White House for a Saturday meeting on raising the nation's debt limit. Associated PressHouse Speaker John Boehner of Ohio...
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Tech earnings help Wall Street stocks end week with solid gain
A big earnings miss from Caterpillar Friday wasn't enough to derail a rally that pushed the stock market up 2 percent for the week. By DANIEL WAGNER and DAVID K. RANDALL | AP Business Writers...
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Temperature record broken in Pioneer Valley
Friday's 101 degrees set an all-time record for July 22, according to the weather station at the Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee. Watch video SPRINGFIELD -- So, how hot was it Friday in the...
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Police seize 61 marijuana plants from Washington Road home in Wilbraham
Christopher McKenna and Kimberly McKenna were charged in connection with the seizure of the marijuana plants. Republican file photo WILBRAHAM – Police on Friday morning, with agents from the federal...
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Business leaders in Massachusetts convene on ways to improve early education
About 21,000 families are on a state waiting list for state subsidized day care for children of low-income people. Photo from governor's officeGov. Deval Patrick speaks about the need to invest in...
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Westfield man remains hospitalized after being run over by tow truck
A Westfield man remained in serious condition at Baystate Medical Center Friday evening after being hit by a tow truck on East Silver Street in Westfield late Thursday afternoon. Republican file photo...
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Springfield schools superintendent Alan Ingram defends contract
Ingram said the $30,000 agreement offered him the discretion to purchase or rent a home in Springfield. File photo | The RepublicanSpringfield schools superintendent Alan Ingram says an amendment to...
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Wilbraham selectmen authorize borrowing to pay tornado cleanup costs
So far the town has run up $3.5 million in bills for cleanup of the tornado. File photo by John Suchocki / The RepublicanDamage to homes and trees in Wilbraham is seen in this aerial photo shot the...
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Springfield Fire Department: oil tank fire at Epiphany Tower causes smoke damage
Thick, black smoke was visible outside the State Street building, which sustained about $10,000 in damage, according to a Springfield Fire Department estimate. Republican file photoThis 2007...
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Norway horror: 80 die in camp shooting, 7 in blast
It took investigators several hours to begin the realize the full scope of Friday's massacre, which followed an explosion in nearby Oslo that killed seven. The Associated PressSmoke rises from the...
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Gasoline tanker truck explosion on Route 1 kills driver, sets home ablaze
Fuel from the truck spilled onto the U.S. 1 near Saugus in the 2:30 a.m. crash and flowed into a drainage ditch before going up in flames. UPDATE- 10:45 a.m.: State police said the reopening of Route...
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Springfield police make 2 overnight arrests for assault and battery on officers
Vaughn Decker Jr. of Springfield and Francisco Saillant of East Longmeadow were both taken into custody Saturday morning after allegedly fighting with police in two separate incidents. Republican file...
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State buys 585 acres from Girls Scouts of Connecticut to add to Tolland State...
The expansion creates additional public recreational opportunities. TOLLAND – The state Department of Conservation and Recreation has added another 585 acres to its holdings at Tolland State Forest,...
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Springfield police investigating syringe stick-up at Family Dollar store
The man, who was wearing a black shirt with red checker-pattern pants, was last seen running north on Main Street toward Wendell Place. (Image courtesy of Flickr) SPRINGFIELD - Police are looking for...
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Western Massachusetts communities give property tax breaks to tornado victims
The shortfall in tax payments will be borne by other property owners West Springfield became the latest Western Massachusetts community this week to adopt a section of state law to allow property...
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AM News Links: Study shows nearly 25 percent of gay teens in Mass. are...
A new study shows that 25% of gay teens in Massachusetts identify themselves as homeless; A Montana man executes 55 dogs during a standoff with police; and more of the morning's headlines. Tyler...
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