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'Perfect storm of bad budget news' means $124,000 in cuts in Monson
Voters will have the final say at the annual Town Meeting in May regarding the cuts. Gretchen E. Neggers MONSON – Town Administrator Gretchen E. Neggers explained how “a perfect storm of bad budget...
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Police arrest man wanted in connection with Ware armed robbery
Authorities said Wayne Burston, 27, was tracked to a Pleasant Street apartment, where he surrendered without a fight on Tuesday. WARE -- Police arrested an armed robbery suspect early Tuesday morning...
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Trial of Jon Hastings of Ludlow, accused of taking money for cars and not...
Hastings allegedly stole thousands of dollars from more than a dozen people when he operated Good Deal auto sales at 180 Boston Road in Springfield. The Republican / File photo SPRINGFIELD – A...
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Paul Mueller, abc40 and FOX6 anchor, resigns abruptly
Mueller apparently resigned over a video uploaded to YouTube showing a portion of a speech he gave at the Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation gala fund-raiser. File photo | The RepublicanPaul Mueller...
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Cameron Ward, Mark Wisnewski winners in Greenfield preliminary election
Ward received 481 votes and Wisnewski received 350 in an election that drew 10% of registered voters. View full size GREENFIELD – The results of the city’s preliminary election are in and two...
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July trial probable for defendants in alleged Northampton meth lab case
Prosecutor Jeremy Bucci told Judge Bertha Josephson that the chemist's report is not yet ready because so many samples of different substances are being tested. John SuchockiEdmund L. Bowen...
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China lawyer returns from government abduction/detention
The wife of a prominent human rights lawyer who disappeared for two months amid a massive Chinese security crackdown says her husband has returned home and appears to be well. (AP Photo/Greg Baker,...
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Holyoke charter study commission fumes at being unable to do its desired ward...
Voters established the commission in 2009 to study how to make government run more efficiently. A copy of Holyoke's 1896 Charter. HOLYOKE – Reducing the number of voting wards was a key part of the...
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Debt exclusion override question on election ballot in Hampden
The ballot question is to fund the purchase of a new pumper truck. Republican file photoHampden Selectmen Chairman John D. Flynn HAMPDEN – A proposed $360,000 debt exclusion override question is on...
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US aims at its deadliest drug problem: prescription painkillers
The White House drug czar wants doctors, states and law enforcement working harder to stop America's deadliest drug-abuse problem: highly addictive prescription painkillers. They are killing more...
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Friends and foes credit departing Northampton Mayor Mary Clare Higgins with a...
Higgins governed through periods of personal crisis, losing her mother and two brothers over the past several years while barely skipping a council meeting. Northampton Mayor Mary Clare Higgins...
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Pintu's Indian Palace owner to reopen former Boston Billiards hall on...
Pintu Chawla said he will keep all the pool tables and add some new television sets. The Republican / Mark M. MurrayPintu Chawla, shown in his Pintu's Indian Palace on Elm Street in West Springfield,...
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Oil rises above $109 on signs of strong US demand
Oil prices rose above $109 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showed U.S. gasoline supplies fell for a second week, suggesting higher fuel costs haven't yet curbed demand. (AP Photo/Jeff...
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Repaving underway in Amherst with recent $4.5 million bond bill
Crews will work between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.; if inclement weather prevents construction, the schedule will move to the next day. AMHERST – With bonding secured and a contractor in place, the town has...
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Contractor Thomas Russo proposes office building for Garden Street in Agawam
A 2-story, 4,080-square-foot building has been proposed for land on the south side of Garden Street to the east of the Garden Street exit off Route 57. The Republican file photo AGAWAM – Local...
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Obama to be 1st head of state to tour Facebook HQ
When President Barack Obama arrives at Facebook headquarters Wednesday, he will be the first sitting head of state to visit the brick-and-mortar home of the social media powerhouse. By MARCUS WOHLSEN,...
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Double shooting on State Street still under investigation
Springfield police are asking for the public's help in finding the gunman who shot two city teenagers on Tuesday. Staff Photo by DON TREEGERSpringfield Police Detective James McCoy photographs blood...
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Hamilton Sundstrand Connecticut job cuts could hurt Springfield-area economy
The aerospace giant will eliminate 300 union machinist jobs at its Windsor Locks plant. NASA photoAstronaut Harrison H. Schmitt collects samples during Apollo 17 mission in 1972 wearing a suit...
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Amherst Brewing Company hopes to move to new University Drive home in August
The new site offers more seating, free parking and space for a larger brewery. Photo by Diane Lederman / The RepublicanJohn Korpita, principal owner of the Amherst Brewing Company, stands in front of...
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Chicopee woman arraigned on charges she took photo of nude elderly male...
Jessica Kelly told police she wanted to take a picture of the man's skinny legs. File photo | The RepublicanWing Memorial Hospital in Palmer. PALMER – A 21-year-old Chicopee woman denied charges...
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