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Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits off Japan coast
Japan's northeastern coast has been rattled by a strong aftershock. AP Photo/Shuji KajiyamaA statue of Manikin Piss decorated with cherry blossoms and disaster prevention gear stands in a Tokyo...
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Fact Check: Are federal workers overpaid?
A closer look at the data shows that the GOP and Democrats both have a point. Associated PressRep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, speaks at a news...
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Monson voters to decide whether to videotape future annual and special Town...
Town Moderator Richard Guertin, who said he’s been talking about the proposal to videotape future annual and special town meetings with residents, reported that it is “getting a mixed review around...
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West Springfield School Committee opts to maintain current level of services...
The West Springfield School Committee has adopted a fiscal year 2012 $34.9 million budget that would fund the current level of School Department services. WEST SPRINGFIELD – The School Committee...
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Mother of apparent Camp Good News suicide victim says she warned camp Charles...
The Cape Cod camp has also been linked to a childhood sex abuse allegation by U.S. Sen. Scott Brown. Photo by Steve Heaslip / Cape Cod TimesPolice block the entrance at Camp Good News at Camp Good...
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Ware selectman John Desmond wants to help restore financial order to town...
Desmond believes town departments have to be reviewed because of overall fiscal problems. John A. Desmond WARE – Selectman John A. Desmond sees getting the town’s financial house in order as his main...
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Ware selectman Melissa Weise campaigns on improving town finances and...
Weise will be involved in a community discussion about the town’s future. Melissa D. Weise WARE – Selectmen Melissa D. Weise is seeking another term in Ware's April 11 annual town election in hopes of...
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2-vehicle crash at Race and Cabot streets in Holyoke prompt police to briefly...
One of the drivers, 29-year-old Jazmine Ortiz of Holyoke, was treated at Baystate and released. Greg Saulmon / The RepublicanOne of the vehicles involved in Thursday morning crash at Cabot and Race...
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Ware Park Commission candidate John Carroll would look for more efficiency
Carroll wants to look for more efficiency and renting empty town buildings if elected to the Board of Selectmen. John E. Carroll WARE – Park Commissioner John E. Carroll plans to look for more...
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Sex therapist Dr. Ruth to speak at Westfield State University
Ruth Westheimer’s interest in human sexuality stems from a brief term working at Planned Parenthood. IF YOU GO What: Dr. Ruth Westheimer When: April 13, 7 p.m.Where: Westfield State University,...
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Jose Marrero's Springfield parking lot murder conviction upheld by...
The drug-related slaying was in 2005 at a parking lot at Wendy's on Main Street in the South End of Springfield. Robert J. Cordy BOSTON - The state's highest court today affirmed the first-degree...
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Prosecution rests in Michael Jacques Springfield church arson trial
Jacques’ lawyer, Lori Levinson, said her client likely won’t be testifying. Michael F. Jacques SPRINGFIELD – Federal prosecutors on Thursday rested their case against a white man charged with burning...
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Correspondent James Foley of GlobalPost international news website reportedly...
Foley of Rochester, N.H., and three other foreign journalists were reportedly taken captive while they were reporting on the outskirts of Brega. BOSTON – The Boston-based GlobalPost says it has been...
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Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick defends comments on Supreme Judicial Court...
Three members of the Governor’s Council questioned Patrick’s decision to highlight the fact that Lenk would be the court’s first lesbian justice. Supreme Judicial Court nominee Barbara Lenk is seen...
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Holyoke city councilor Diosdado Lopez, the board's first elected Hispanic,...
Diosdado Lopez was elected to the City Council in 1991 and said it was time for a break. Holyoke Ward 2 City Councilor Diosdado Lopez HOLYOKE – Diosdado Lopez has been representing Ward 2 on the City...
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Census calls for Chicopee ward lines to be redrawn
Wards 6, 7 and 8 are divided unevenly based on the most recent federal census. Republican file photo CHICOPEE – Even though just 645 more people moved into the city in the last decade, the population...
View ArticleConga line snakes its way through downtown Springfield
The conga line was the first event in a series called the "City Fantastique." SPRINGFIELD - A conga line of more than 200 dancers snaked its way through downtown Springfield during the lunch hour....
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Obituaries today: Mary Crane taught Latin for 30 years at Northampton High...
Obituaries from The Republican. Mary K. Crane Mary K. Crane, 80, of Northampton, passed away on Tuesday. She was born in Northampton and educated in local schools. She graduated from St. Michael's...
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Historical Massachusetts sites could be impacted by federal government shutdown
Old Ironsides is one attraction in Eastern Massachusetts that would remain open to visitors. File photo by John Suchocki / The RepublicanThe USS Constitution is one historical site in Eastern...
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Decision to drop some charges against Melvin Jones prompts criticism from...
The union said the decision endangers police and encourages resisting arrest. The Republican | Michael S. GordonMelvin Jones III, shown at his arraignment in Springfield District Court on Monday on...
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