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West Springfield Mayor Edward Gibson expects to decide soon how to solve...
Gibson expects to reach a decision in time to get a letter to the Town Council by its next meeting. Associated PressIn this Tuesday, March 15, 2011 photo, abandoned dogs in the shelter near the city...
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Derrick Laviolette, William Visneau Jr. arrested for house breaks in Monson
An alert Palmer resident led to Laviolette's arrest; the Monson police chief said additional arrests are likely. Republican file photo PALMER – Minutes after Monson police contacted Palmer police...
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John Provost, Agawam School Department special services director, offered...
Provost has been credited with significantly improving graduation rates and SAT scores in Agawam. File photo | The RepublicanJohn Provost, director of special services for the Agawam School...
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Afghans angry over burning of Quran in Florida storm U.N. compound in...
Pastor Terry Jones backed down on his threat to burn a Quran, but his church in Gainesville, Fla., went through with the burning last month. Associated PressSmoke rises from the UN's office following...
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Snowstorm knocks out power to thousands in New England
Falling tree limbs knocked out electricity for more than 60,000 homes and businesses in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Associated PressMotorists make their way north during a...
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Springfield will pursue as much as $330,000 in unpaid excise taxes
Springfield will pursue the tax payments, and is considering how best to bill and collect without imposing unreasonable burdens. SPRINGFIELD – The city estimates that a billing error that was...
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Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School wins Massachusetts mock...
Students from the South Hadley charter school defeated a team from the Boston Latin School, which has 6 times the enrollment. View full sizePhoto by Merrill SheaPioneer Valley Performing Arts Public...
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No takers for Agawam Mayor Richard Cohen's suggestion that unions give back...
Cohen asked for the givebacks to cut the number of layoffs the city may have to make to balance the budget. Richard Cohen AGAWAM - So far, Mayor Richard A. Cohen has found no takers for his suggestion...
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AP: Big pay raise for Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein – $14.1...
Blankfein received a salary of $600,000, a cash bonus of $5.4 million and stock awards of $7.65 million for the year. Associated PressLloyd Blankfein, the CEO of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., saw his 2010...
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Springfield pedestrian struck and killed by car on State Street
The woman did not have any identification on her and police are working to find out who she is. SPRINGFIELD - An unknown woman was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday night on upper State Street in...
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Springfield residents Julio Matos and Julio Santiago II arrested for armed...
Two Springfield men reportedly wanted in connection with a string of burglaries in western Massachusetts and northern Connecticut were apprehended after what police described as a drug deal gone bad....
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Hampden Sheriff Michael Ashe to be honored as 'community hero' by...
Ashe was singled out for his work over the last 37 years as sheriff and his innovations in jail management and ways to reduce released inmates from becoming re-offenders. Republican file photoMichael...
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Timothy Connor appointed curriculum director for Hampden-Wilbraham Regional...
Hampden-Wilbraham School Committee Chairman Peter Salerno said the new position involves "an administrative restructuring and a cost savings of $60,000." WILBRAHAM – Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School...
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Franklin Land Trust expects to reach milestone of 20,000 acres protected by...
The land trust uses two main methods for conserving land: agricultural preservation restrictions and conservation restrictions. Richard K. Hubbard SHELBURNE – The Franklin Land Trust has helped to...
View ArticleSouth Hadley residents to vote on several contested races in town elections...
All voting, regardless of the precinct, is done at the high school If You Vote Polling places for South Hadley town elections • When: April 4, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. • Where: South Hadley High School, 153...
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Developer says makeover of Springfield's Epiphany Tower into a downtown...
A Hampton Inn planned for former car lot in Springfield's South End appears to have stalled. Republican file photoThe former Epiphany Tower at 143 State St., seen here in this 2007 file photo, is...
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Western Massachusetts salutes Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders are saluted in Western Massachusetts by inviting the public to preview a documentary film in Springfield. SPRINGFIELD - There was a time when black people could not use the same...
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Amherst's Olympia Oaks affordable housing project receives needed design work...
HAPHousing of Springfield will be able to apply for tax credits that would contribute a good portion of the projected $9 million to $10 million project cost. Photo by Diane Lederman / /The...
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Monson election: Christopher Carlin, Peter Sauriol waging write-in campaigns...
The ballot also will feature a Proposition 2½ override for $103,000 to fund 90 EMT-firefighter hours per week. MONSON – When no one stepped forward to be on the ballot for School Committee,...
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Obituaries today: Richard Howard was friend of Dr. Martin Luther King
Obituaries from The Republican. Richard L. Howard Richard L. Howard, 89, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday. He was born in Wilmington, N.C. Howard was a 40-year member of St. John's Congregational...
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