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Maine airport repairs could prevent flights for two months
Repairs to the main runway at the Augusta State Airport could mean there will be no commercial flights to or from the Maine capital for up to two months. The Augusta State Airport, while owned by the...
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GM Investigating Chevy Volt's possible role in Connecticut structure fire
The controversy swirling around whether a Chevy Volt sparked a blaze at a Connecticut home last Thursday has become more of an issue than the fire itself with political agendas on both sides of the...
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AM News Links: Govt. ready to sell remaining stake in GM, GOP and Gary Busey...
Key GOP insiders as well as Gary Busey support Donald Trump for president, South Hadley Native finishes 16th in Boston Marathon and more of the morning's headlines. (AP Photo/Palm Beach Post, Gary...
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Sunrise report: Forecast, poll and more for Tuesday April 19
Today's poll: Should MCAS scores be used to evaluate teacher performance? John Suchocki / The Republican04.18.2011 | Chicopee resident Richard M. Hreschuk fishes at Haviland Pond Monday. MassWildlife...
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Holyoke police probe gunpoint robbery of purse from woman sitting in car...
The woman surreptitiously removed her wallet from the purse before handing it over. Republican file photo HOLYOKE – A quick-thinking woman, robbed of her purse at gunpoint while sitting in a car...
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Mass. AG Martha Coakley proposes updating wiretapping laws
Coakley says the state's wiretapping laws are outdated and need to be revised to make fighting street gangs easier. File photo | The RepublicanMassachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley BOSTON —...
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PM News Links: Feds OK Cape Wind building plan; study: Do-Not-Resuscitate...
According to a new Yale University study, patients with DNR orders are more than twice as likely to die within 30 days of surgery as those without the orders. Associated PressU.S. Interior Secretary...
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4 from New Jersey, New York admit passing counterfeit bills in Southwick,...
"... we in the Commonwealth give people second chances," Judge Peter Velis told Michaelle Santa Cruz and Alejandra Ortiz after he suspended 8 months of their 1-year jail sentence. Associated Press...
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Johnson & Johnson leads Dow stocks higher
Goldman Sachs and other companies reported weak earnings, and worries lingered over a warning from Standard & Poor's about U.S. government debt. Associated PressTraders work on the floor of the...
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Springfield Police investigating double shooting on State Street
Police said two 19-year-old men were shot in the parking lot of Express Gas & Food Mart around 5 p.m. Tuesday. Staff Photo by DON TREEGERSpringfield Police Detective James McCoy photographs blood...
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Surveillance video: Yes Computers in Northampton heist
Anyone with information about the theft can call the Northampton Police Department at 413-587-1100. Here is the video from surveillance cameras showing two men in masks and black clothing breaking...
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Paul Isaiah Verrell, passenger on Southwest Flight 292, arrested at Bradley...
Connecticut State Police said Verrell was "acting tumultuously, swearing at the crew and refusing to put away his electronic devices." File photo courtesy of The Associated PressA Southwest Airlines...
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Extravaganja organizers back down from statements that smoking marijuana was...
"We never made any kind of agreement that said police weren't going to enforce the laws," Amherst Police Chief Scott Livingstone said. AMHERST – Organizers of the 20th annual Extravaganja on the Town...
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Raul Robles of Holyoke decides to clean his car, finds an AK-47
Police will hold the weapon to see if reports reveal it was involved in crimes in Holyoke or another community. AK-47 rifle, similar to one police said a man found in a bag in his backyard Monday....
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East Longmeadow voters asked to decide on public safety administrator position
East Longmeadow is considering eliminating the fire chief position and replacing it with a public safety administrator. File photo | The RepublicanEast Longmeadow Town Hall EAST LONGMEADOW – In an...
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Former Agawam state Rep. Rosemary Sandlin to run for mayor
Former Agawam state Rep. Rosemary Sandlin announced Tuesday she will be a candidate for mayor in the city's fall election. The Republican | Don TreegerFormer state Rep. Rosemary Sandlin has announced...
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Springfield unemployment drops, Pioneer Valley gains jobs
Springfield's unemployment rate fell to 12.9%, but the city still had the 16th-highest unemployment rate in Massachusetts. SPRINGFIELD – Springfield’s unemployment fell in March to 12.9 percent, down...
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Springfield city employees facing pay freeze, furloughs
Without concessions, basic services will be cut and as many as 120 employees laid off, Mayor Domenic Sarno said. File photo | The RepublicanSpringfield Mayor Domenic Sarno announced Tuesday that he is...
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Massachusetts SJC ruling weakens pot enforcement
Police can no longer rely on their sense of smell as a reason to order people out of their cars. Associated PressA marijuana plant is grown under lights at the Boulder County Caregivers in Boulder,...
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Holyoke City Council votes to keep fire chief in Civil Service system
Approval of two-thirds of the City Council was needed to pursue removal of the fire chief from Civil Service. Holyoke City Councilor Kevin A. Jourdain said Civil Service as it applies to the fire...
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