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Your comments: readers react to the two day pro-marijuana festival in Amherst
Supporters of the legalization of marijuana gather in Amherst to celebrate the 20th annual Extravaganja festival. Staff Photo by Robert RizzutoNearly 2,000 people gathered in the heart of Amherst...
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Springfield police charge 2 city men with armed robbery following assaults in...
One of the victims was taken to Baystate Medical Center for treatment. Jovan Murphy SPRINGFIELD – Police charged two city men with armed robbery Sunday night following two separate incidents involving...
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Ladies and gentlemen, the (new) Volkswagen Beetle
See photos of the Beetle's new design. Associated PressKlaus Bischoff, head of design, Volkswagen Brand, introduces the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle, in New York, Monday, April 18, 2011. NEW YORK — In its...
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Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai, Caroline Kilel win Boston Marathon's men's, women's...
Mutai's unofficial time marks the fastest marathon run ever. BOSTON — Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai won the Boston Marathon in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 2 seconds — the fastest anyone has ever run the 26.2 mile...
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Nature reserve set aside for rare Asian 'unicorn'
The saola looks like a small deer or antelope with two horns, but is locally known as an Asian "unicorn." Associated Press/WWFA saola pauses in the jungle of Vietnam, in this undated photo released by...
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Ware motorcycle crash takes life of 55-year-old Joseph Placanico of Palmer
Placanico, injured Thursday night, was pronounced dead at Baystate Sunday night. WARE - A 55-year-old Palmer man, seriously injured Thursday night when his motorcycle collided with a horse trailer...
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Alejandro Lopez sentenced for selling cocaine and handguns to undercover trooper
Alejandro Lopez made a full confession to police when arrested in 2009. The Republican / File photo SPRINGFIELD – Alejandro R. Lopez admitted in Hampden Superior Court he sold guns and drugs here and...
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Entergy Corp. sues to keep Vermont Yankee nuclear plant open
Entergy Corp. has a new federal license in hand for the Vermont Yankee power plant, but state officials are vowing to shut it down next year. The Republican | John SuchockiVermont Yankee Nuclear Power...
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Odor of marijuana from car stopped by police for speeding in Springfield...
Police seized cocaine and nearly $4,000 in cash from the suspect. Edwin Martinez SPRINGFIELD – Police said the distinctive odor of marijuana, wafting from a vehicle that officers pulled over early...
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PM News Links: Record setting Boston Marathon, Lexington Green reenactment,...
Reenactors in Lexington today commemorated the 236th anniversary of the opening day of the Revolutionary War by recreating the skirmish between the Lexington Minute Men and British forces. Stew Milne...
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MCAS scores may be used in teacher evaluations across Massachusetts
Local educators have a number of questions and concerns about Chester's recommendations. Republican file photo The Massachusetts education commissioner is recommending a universal evaluation process...
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Ludlow School Committee seeking interim school superintendent
The School Committee wants to have an interim superintendent on board by the end of June. LUDLOW – The School Committee hopes to have hired an interim superintendent of schools by the end of June,...
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Retired firefighter Richard Fritsch on Belchertown selectmen ballot
Before Fritsch could be considered, voters would have decide to recall Selectman George Archible. Richard Fritsch BELCHERTOWN – Richard J. Fritsch, a retired firefighter, had been planning to run for...
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Massachusetts champs from Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public...
Coach Gary Huggett: "They learn to think on their feet. They learn how to analyze, how to logically progress." Don GTreeger ./ The RepublicanCoach Gary Huggett, foreground, meets with some of the 17...
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Conn. GOP lawmakers to unveil no-tax hike budget
The minority party in the Connecticut General Assembly is planning to unveil its' own state budget proposal, one the Republicans say does not need to raise taxes to cover the deficit. (AP...
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Investigators working to determine what sparked Brattleboro fire at historic...
Vermont state fire investigators are still working to determine what sparked a blaze that destroyed the historic Brooks House complex on Main street in Brattleboro Sunday. In this April 17, 2011 photo...
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Drug smuggling charge leveled against Mass. corrections officer
A Massachusetts corrections officer has been arrested on allegations that he attempted to smuggle heroin to sell to inmates at a medium-security prison near Boston. BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts...
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission oversight called too lenient
Top nuclear industry officials maintain the public has nothing to fret about - that the NRC is a tough regulator that asks tough questions. Editor's note: This series is a collaboration between the...
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Chinese man appeals death sentence for 116 rapes
A Chinese farmer has appealed the death sentence he was given for raping 116 women, a state-run newspaper said Tuesday. BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese farmer has appealed the death sentence he was given for...
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Automakers unveil ambitious China expansion plans
Global automakers unveiled ambitious expansion plans for China on Tuesday, targeting the country's newly prosperous drivers as the industry struggles to recover from Japan's tsunami. FILE - In this...
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