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Superintendent Alan Ingram promises changes at 3 Springfield high schools...
The city dropout rate is 10.5 percent, compared with the statewide average of 2.9 percent. File photo | The RepublicanSpringfield School Supterintendent Alan J. Ingram has promised to make changes at...
View ArticleWestover unit to conduct explosive training Saturday afternoon
The bomb disposal unit at Westover will be setting off explosive Saturday afternoon as a training exercise, base officials said. CHICOPEE - Members of the 439th Airlift Wing’s explosive ordnance...
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Three Western Massachusetts residents escape injury in fatal accident on...
Robert Murner and Christine Murner of Wilbraham and Richard Delisle of Palmer were uninjured in the crash that left two dead. The Republican file photo MARLBOROUGH - Three Western Massachusetts...
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Boasting Albanian derails start of Adolfo 'Big Al' Bruno murder trial
An old police report cropped up that raised an alternative theory about an attempted murder charged in the case. SPRINGFIELD - A boasting Albanian has derailed a long-awaited Adolfo "Big Al" Bruno...
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Westfield Dunkin' Donuts drive-up window request withdrawn
The owner of the Mobil gas station at 181 Elm St. wants to conduct a more thorough study of traffic patterns. Manon Mirabelli photoPennsylvania-based Lehigh Gas Corp., owner of the Mobil gas station...
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Walter Craven is write-in candidate for Ludlow School Committee
Craven, an elected town meeting member, ran unsuccessfully for School Committee in 2003. Walter E. Craven LUDLOW – Walter E. Craven has announced that he will be running as a write-in candidate for...
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U.S. Sen. Scott Brown draws bipartisan interest at Holyoke book signing
U.S. Sen. Scott Brown signed copies of his newly released book "Against All Odds: My Life of Hardship, Fast Breaks and Second Chances" at Barnes and Noble in Holyoke. Republican staff photo by Dave...
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Elms College adds three new MBA programs
Elms College will offer master's degrees in accounting, health care and business management starting in the fall. Republican file photoElms College will offer three new Master's degree programs in the...
View ArticleSouth Hadley Selectmen mull future projects as town engineer leaves
DPW Director James Reidy encouraged town officials to fill the position rather than relying on consultants. SOUTH HADLEY – The Town Engineer in South Hadley has left after six years to take a position...
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Obituaries today: Irene Anderson was registered nurse at Holyoke Hospital for...
Obituaries from The Republican. View full sizeIrene A. Anderson Irene A. Anderson, 90, of Holyoke, passed away on Wednesday. She was born in Holyoke and was a resident of the city for her entire life....
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Superintendent: Gateway Regional School District budget hearing 'pretty tame'
The $16.4 million budget represents a $55,291, or 0.34 percent, increase over the current budget. HUNTINGTON - A public hearing on Gateway Regional School District’s $16.4 million level-funded...
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Rebels, Gadhafi forces both make gains in Libya, fighting moves closer to...
Rebels in the east advanced from their eastern stronghold toward Sirte, setting the stage for fierce fighting with pro-Gadhafi forces who hold sway in the tribal area. (AP Photo/Tara...
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Longmeadow Housing Authority accepts plan to assess availability of...
The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission needs assessment found that the town is much too expensive for elderly residents as well as young people. LONGMEADOW - The Housing Authority is looking at ways...
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Springfield Museums celebrate Seussean birthday
Activities were held all day long at the Springfield Museums to celebrate the birthday of children's author Dr. Seuss, who was born in Springfield. Springfield-Staff Photo by Dave Roback-Donna Szaban...
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Rebels, Moammar Gadhafi forces both make gains in Libya
The rival successes signaled an increasingly long and violent battle that could last weeks or months and veered the country ever closer to civil war. Associated PressAnti-Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi...
View ArticleElectrical fire forces closure of Taylor Street in Springfield
The fire happened in the area of 371 Taylor St. and was reported at approximately 6:30 p.m. SPRINGFIELD – An electrical fire in a manhole forced the closure of a section of Taylor Street on Saturday...
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Percent of registered Democrats, Republicans fall from 1982-2010; "unenrolled...
The percent of registered Democrats in the state fell from 45.3 percent to 36.5 percent during the 28-year period. Graphic: Greg Saulmon / The RepublicanAt left: In 1982, 45 of every 100 Massachusetts...
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Handful of Westfield residents oppose zone change for Cabot Road parcel
The zone change would allow development of a environmentally friendly technology park. WESTFIELD – A handful of residents continue to voice objection to a proposed zone change for 66-acres on Cabot...
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Easthampton may rename fields after local youth sports luminaries
The Easthampton Little League recommended the fields be renamed after Jason Scott-Allen, Lynn Robert Milne, Barry and June Wilby, and Lee E. Gagner, Sr. View full sizeMarcia K. GagnerLee E. Gagner,...
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A novice no more, Mitt Romney focuses on Obama, economy in New Hampshire...
In the last race, the top issues — war and immigration — didn't play to his strengths. Now, stubbornly high unemployment, slow economic growth and budget-busting deficits are voters' chief worries....
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