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Deputy consumer affairs secretary Barbara Anthony warns Legislature that...
Heads of nine large business groups this month called on the Legislature to override the vetoes, claiming the legislative initiatives tucked into the budget will provide stability and certainty for...
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Sales tax holiday proposal advances in Massachusetts House
Republicans intend to offer two amendments that would make the sales tax holiday weekend a permanent annual event and reduce the sales tax to 5 percent in two steps over the next two years. AP...
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Springfield police officer Derek Cook placed on 3 months suspension in wake...
Officer Derrick Cook's suspension follows guilty pleas in district court. File photo by Michael S. Gordon /The RepublicanPatrolman Derek V. Cook is seen in Springfield District Court last week....
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Wilbraham tornado victims take another hit as violent storm causes more...
“They need to make a Lifetime movie out of me,” said Jack C. Swan. Photo by Michael Beswick / The RepublicanA boat at the home of Adam Korabowski, at 663 Stony Hill Road, is covered by downed trees...
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Look Park in Northampton begins using organic fertilizer
Giblin is currently working with the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission on another grant that will include Look Park and several other parks in the Pioneer Valley, possibly in Longmeadow, Ludlow,...
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Mark Fountain of Montgomery dies while diving for lobster in Florida Keys
Fountain was an experienced diver who was on a private boat with his 34-year-old son and the son's girlfriend. Republican file photo TAVERNIER, Fla. — Officials say a tourist from Massachusetts died...
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Photo gallery: Additional storm damage photos from Chicopee and Holyoke
On Wednesday, we returned to two of the hard-hit areas for another look at the aftermath of the storm. Western Massachusetts continues to clean up following the dramatic storms that swept through the...
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Kevin Bliss of Warren charged with driving car into 2 houses on Main Street
"What saved our lives was the brick fireplace . . . It sounded like a bomb going off. It was quite a shock. It moved the whole brick wall in five inches," Michael Cayea said. Photos by Lori Stabile /...
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Wall Street: Stocks fall as U.S. lawmakers remain at odds over debt limit
The Dow fell nearly 199 points, its biggest one-day drop since early June. Associated Press photoDunkin' Donuts products are displayed Wednesday in Montpelier, Vt. Shares of Dunkin' Brands Group Inc....
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Chicopee High School teacher Donald Cushing, facing statutory rape charges,...
Chicopee has asked the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to revoke Cushing's teaching license. Republican file photoDonald Cushing at his court arraignment May 28 CHICOPEE...
View ArticleAt Indian Orchard mobile home park, storm was 'the scariest thing'
Resident James Mendenhall said neighbors ran out with their chain saws to make a path for cars at various sites. Watch video SPRINGFIELD – Tuesday afternoon's storm knocked down trees and knocked out...
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Elections taking shape in Easthampton, Northampton as candidates take out...
Northampton has an Aug. 9 deadline for candidates to return signatures. Easthampton's deadline is Sept. 20. Municipal contests are taking shape in Easthampton and Northampton while Hampshire County’s...
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Corrections Department sergeant Adam Demoranville denies threatening call to...
Demoranville, an employee at the Shirley minimum security state prison where Kirkland was held when he escaped, was released on his own recognizance. The Republican / File photo SPRINGFIELD – A...
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Westfield moves forward with elementary school construction plans
State approval for the project will lead to the scheduling of additional public information meetings. WESTFIELD – Official application for funding and approval for construction of a new 600-student...
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Westfield signs contract for repair of roof at Munger Hill School, damaged in...
The city is seeking state funds to replace the entire roof at the school. WESTFIELD – The School Department has initiated contracts amounting to slightly more than $40,000 to begin tornado damage...
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Holyoke building inspector orders demolition of storm-damaged building off...
The Curran building that the city has condemned was in poor condition before the storm, including a hole in the roof. Republican Photo by Mark M.MurrayView of the damage to three floors of the Curran...
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Tax preparer Alicia Perez of Agawam charged with filing false returns
Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Breslow said Perez is a native of the Dominican Republic who has been living here illegally and that her real name is Yolanda Mercedes Perez de Lopez. File photo | The...
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Massachusetts cues up sales tax holiday, offers rebates on appliances
The state House of Representatives voted to approve a sales tax holiday next month. This is an updated version of a story posted at 2:25 this afternoon. File photo by Mark M. Murray Kris OConnor,...
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Amherst turns to Massachusetts for grants for 2 town projects
Amherst officials are hoping the state will assist with repairs at the War Memorial Pool and a study of Puffer's Pond. Republican file photoTom T. Ray, of Huntington, fishes for bass at Puffer's Pond...
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In Washington, hope for a debt deal despite disputes and a veto threat
Crisis concerns rising, House Republican leaders shrugged off a White House veto threat and an outbreak of tensions within their own party Associated PressSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev.,...
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