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Springfield's unemployment inches up over 4 weeks, but is down for the year
Greater Springfield lost 500 jobs in June, but has gained 4,000 jobs in the first half of the year. SPRINGFIELD – The city’s unemployment rate rose to 12 percent in June from 11 .7 percent in May....
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Longmeadow mobster Emilio Fusco denied bail in Al Bruno murder
Fusco fought extradition from Italy after the charges were brought; he is scheduled to be tried in U.S. District Court in March. Emilio Fusco NEW YORK – A federal judge emphatically denied a motion by...
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Springfield tornado recovery efforts win praise from Deval Patrick...
Secretary of Administration and Finance said Massachusetts will help Springfield with expenses not covered by federal reimbursements. View full sizeThe Republican | Michael S. GordonJay Gonzalez,...
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Holyoke filing deadline yields preliminary elections for mayor and Ward 7...
Mayor Pluta is being challenged by Daniel Boyle, Alex Morse and Daniel Burns. Vote being counted in the tabulation machine in recent Holyoke election. HOLYOKE – A preliminary election will be required...
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Square One, YMCA receive tornado-recovery grants from Community Foundation of...
The Tornado Relief Fund for Western Mass. has $145,000. SPRINGFIELD – Square One and the YMCA of Greater Springfield are the first non-profit agencies to be the recipients of grants as part of the...
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Conservative ire threatens Republican debt-limit plan in House
Stung by revelations that his plan would cut spending less than advertised, House Speaker John Boehner postponed a vote on his legislation. Associated PressHouse Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right,...
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Holyoke police continue probing double-fatal collision on Route 202
The accident claimed the lives of Kathleen and Martin Tessier, of 15 Lawson Drive, Easthampton. Republican file photo HOLYOKE – Police are still investigating a head-on collision traffic accident that...
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Lien on Facemate property in Chicopee lifted by EPA
The move paves the way for the dilapidated buildings to be razed and a new senior center to be built on the land. Republican file photoThis is one of the former Facemate buildings that will be razed...
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Holyoke storm damage includes a tree crashing into houses and an industrial...
Despite the storm damage, which included downed power lines, police said no injuries were reported. Staff Photo by Dave RobackDamage to the Curran Construction building in Holyoke from Tuesday's storm...
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Western Massachusetts storms cause damage in Wilbraham, Springfield, Chicopee...
For many, the storm was an eerie reminder of the June 1 tornadoes that caused severe damage in Westfield, West Springfield, Springfield, Wilbraham, Monson and Brimfield. Updates live coverage of the...
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Thousands across southern New England still without electricity following...
Utility crews worked into the early morning Wednesday to restore service to thousands of customers who lost service following the freak storm that stretched from Albany, New York to Boston on Tuesday....
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Monson Developmental Center is one of three similar facilities scheduled to...
Patrick announced two years ago the plan to close Glavin Regional Center, Monson Developmental Center and the Templeton Development Center. View full sizeA Monson Developmental Center building that...
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Granby Conservation Commission launches effort to keep Dufresne Park pond a pond
Some of the plants on the floor of the pond are growing all the way up to the surface. File photo | The RepublicanChildren participate in a fishing derby at Dufresne Park in Granby. GRANBY – What...
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Ware may re-route Doane Road intersection with Route 9 as part of a capital...
Ware Town Manager Mary T. Tzambazakis said the town is talking with property owners about the possibility of re-routing Doane Road rather than rebuilding the bridge there. WARE – Town Manager Mary T....
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Lawmaker: 40 Americans radicalized by al-Qaida-linked terrorists in Somalia
More than 40 Americans have been recruited and radicalized by al-Qaida-linked terrorists in Somalia and have gone to the war-torn country to fight, the chairman of the House Homeland Security...
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New Hampshire grandmother chases off naked intruder with baseball bat
A grandmother with a baseball bat and strong family values protected her sleeping grandson this past Sunday when she found a naked man in her home eating her food. The bat-swing grandmother,...
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Sen. Stanley Rosenberg to speak in South Hadley about redistricting
There are 10 congressional districts now in Massachusetts. Two of them are in Western Massachusetts. Sen. Stanley Rosenberg will discuss redistricting at South Hadley Town Hall on July 28 at 7:30 p.m....
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Mayoral, council races in Springfield shaping up as nomination filing...
The Sept. 20 preliminary election is expected to feature a three-candidate battle for mayor and 12 candidates for five at-large seats. Staff Photo by Dave Roback- Antonette Pepe announced her...
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AM News Links: Michele Bachmann silent on teen suicides in her district;...
GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann draws criticism over silence in wake of 9 suicides related to perceived sexuality; Suicides climb in Japan following Fukushima nuclear disaster; and more of...
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Authorities searching for missing 11-year-old Celina Cass, last seen on Monday
Authorities in New Hampshire are still searching for 11-year-old Celina Cass who was missing when her parents went to her bedroom to wake her on Tuesday morning. Celina Cass, 11, was last seen in her...
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