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State police probe fatal rollover on Massachusetts Turnpike in West Springfield
Four other victims were taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield for treatment. Republican file photo WEST SPRINGFIELD –State police remain on the scene of a rollover crash that took a life in...
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Obituaries today: Janet Risch, 65, of Springfield; certified nurse assistant
Obituaries from The Republican. Janet M. Risch SPRINGFIELD - Janet M. (McCarthy) Risch, 65, died Monday in Springfield. She was born in Springfield on Nov. 22, 1945 to the late John G. and Georgianna...
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Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick offers compromise on casinos, predicts...
Earlier this month, the governor said casinos were not a high priority. Associated Press Deval L. Patrick BOSTON - Gov. Deval L. Patrick shifted his position on casinos Thnursday, saying that casinos...
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PM News Links: UMass Minutemen line up first Bowl game at Foxboro, stabbing...
Western Massachusetts Electric Co. needed nearly 24 hours to restore power to thousands of local homes and businesses, but the cleanup of tree debris from this week's big storm could take two weeks,...
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Ryan Chunglo, Alexander Viands, Lauren Chunglo get probation in alleged...
Because the defendants neither entered a not guilty plea or admitted to sufficient facts for a guilty finding, they will have no record of the charges if they successfully complete their probation...
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Arrest warrants issued for 2 suspects in Springfield homicide of 36-year-old...
The arrest warrants were result of a joint investigation between Massachusetts and Connecticut investigators. Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD – A 39-year-old man, wanted for a murder that...
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Williamsburg shooting range neighbors complain about 'unbearable' sounds of...
Hodgkins acknowledged Thursday that he and others have been shooting on the property, but maintains he has not violated the zoning board’s ruling. File photo by Michael S. Gordon / The...
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Waste Management Inc. adds incentive for well-owners on a Granby Street to...
The company's offer is in response to a small amount of the chemical 1,4 dioxane, which was found about two years ago in four wells on Morgan Street. GRANBY – Waste Management Inc., the company that...
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Springfield police charge city couple Luis Santiago and Maribel Franco with...
Luis R. Santiago, 40, and Maribel Franco, 33, both of 65 Grand St., were charged with trafficking heroin, trafficking cocaine and violation of a drug-free school zone following an investigation by the...
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Missing Fall River teen Amanda Swift found unharmed in drug store
Fall River police reported that missing teen Amanda Swift was spotted in a Walgreens Pharmacy early Thursday morning and brought home a short time later. Amanda Swift, 17, was returned to her parents...
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Body found in Cape Cod Pond identified as Pittsfield native Michael Clark
Police have identified the man found deceased in Johns Pond in Cape Cod Wednesday as disabled Pittsfield native Michael Clark. Michael Clark MASHPEE, Mass. - Police have identified the man found...
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James Durfer says he won't run for mayor of Northampton, after all
This leaves City Councilors David Narkewicz and Michael Bardsley as the only two declared candidates for mayor. NORTHAMPTON - James E. Durfer, one of three candidates who have taken out nomination...
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Massachusetts watchdog group discloses new names of accused priests
Victims of clergy sex abuse say a public airing of an alleged abusers name is a vital step toward healing. Cardinal Sean O'Malley, seen during a news conference in 2006, is yet to release the list of...
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Springfield police investigating reported armed robbery at Walgreens store on...
Police are looking for a man suspected of robbing the Walgreens Pharmacy on Sumner Avenue at The X Thursday evening. SPRINGFIELD - Police are looking for a man suspected of robbing the Walgreens...
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Springfield school board subcommittee votes to recommend asking...
Subcommittee members contend the payment was designed specifically for a down payment on a home in Springfield; Ingram has yet to buy a house in the city. File photo | The RepublicanSpringfield...
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Rhode Island Gov. attempts to save murder suspect from death penalty in case...
Federal prosecutors say Jason Pleau — along with his co-defendants Jose A. Santiago and Kelley M. Lajoie, both of Springfield, Mass. — hatched a plot to rob Main at least two days before the killing....
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Springfield to hire firm to repair tornado-damaged roads and sidewalks
The work will range from significant sections of roads and sidewalk damaged by uprooted trees to minor work such as small sections of sidewalk. File photo | The Republican SPRINGFIELD – The city,...
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FEMA allocates funds for crisis outreach program for tornado victims
The "MassSupport Program" will supplement regular community services and will include sending specially trained workers into tornado-impacted communities. The Federal Emergency Management...
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Teenager killed in morning accident on Mass. Turnpike in West Springfield
A 15-year-old boy was killed Thursday morning when he was partially ejected from a car during an accident on the Massachusetts Turnpike. Republican file photo This is an update of a story posted at...
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Massachusetts Senate approves sales tax holiday, new state rebate program off...
Consumers gobbled up nearly 20 percent of funds for state rebate program on air conditioners and refrigerators. The Republican | Joe DeburroThe Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston. BOSTON – The...
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