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Springfield City Council meets to consider extending trash fee
The vote occurs as Mayor Sarno proposes wage freeze and furloughs and possibility of layoffs. File photo | The RepublicanThe Springfield City Council will meet on Monday to consider extending the...
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UMass class teaches students how to pitch a business
One team is working on a business that would turn gas into gasoline. Photo by Michael Beswick / The RepublicanJudge Ann McFarland Burke V.P. of EDC, at the right, listens to Travis Wilson, explain the...
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Man killed in car accident in Granby, Conn.
Todd Kittlesen was transported to the Medical Examiner's office in Farmington for an examination. Republican file photo GRANBY, Conn.- Police have identified a man who was killed in a car accident on...
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Springfield police investigate double shooting
Two women shot Saturday night in Springfield. Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD- Police are investigating a double shooting that occurred Saturday night and sent two women to the hospital. Police...
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Morais Concrete Service of Springfield is low bidder to do $740,000 in...
Morais Concrete Service is the apparent low bidder to rebuilding aging sidewalks in West Springfield. WEST SPRINGFIELD – The city is poised to award a contract for $740,441 to Morais Concrete Service...
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Easthampton woman fights diabetes, lobbies Congress for research funding
For about two years, Douglass has worked with the ADA to raise money for research into prevention and treatment options. View full sizeLaura Douglass of Easthampton displays an award she received in...
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Make Ludlow principal positions permanent, former School Committee member says
The school district needs stability, Michele Manganaro-Thompson said. Michele Manganaro-Thompson LUDLOW – A former School Committee member urged the School Committee to appoint two permanent, rather...
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Massachusetts House of Representatives considers cuts to state parks, beaches
Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Richard Sullivan said a proposed $1.2 million cut will play havoc for the parks, forests and beaches. File photo | The RepublicanIsabella J. Roblero...
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Annual Easter Drag in Holyoke attracts families
The Holyoke Easter Drag tradition started in the 1920s. Holyoke, 4/24/11, Staff Photo by David Molnar -- Maggie M. Evans, of Holyoke, gets a chocolate egg from the Easter Bunny at the walking the drag...
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Western Massachusetts communities list meetings for upcoming week
Here is a list of major municipal meetings for the coming week: Agawam: Mon.- Board of Appeals, 6:30 p.m., Agawam Public Library. Tues.- Council on Aging, 3 p.m., Senior Center. Agawam Historical...
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Westfield's 'Big Dig': Now-$80 million Great River Bridge project adds...
Originally forecast at $60 million, the Great River Bridge project is the most costly road construction project in the Pioneer Valley. The Republican | Dave RobackThe new $500,000 clock tower has been...
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Report: Most mall escalators lack full inspections
A 4-year-old boy died in March when he fell from an escalator at the Auburn Mall. Michael Lorenzo BOSTON — Three-quarters of the escalators in Massachusetts shopping malls have not been inspected...
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Fight likely as House prepares to debate a $30.4 billion state budget plan that would give cities and towns more control over employee health insurance costs. BOSTON (AP) — As the House prepares to...
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South Hadley gets ready for new trash collection program
People can put out as many bags as they want, but the fewer they use, the fewer they have to buy, so it’s in their interest to recycle as much as possible. Photo by Julian Feller-Cohen03.09.11 | Photo...
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Warm but unsettled weather in the offing for Western Massachusetts
Western Massachusetts is at risk for severe weather Thursday. John Suchocki / The RepublicanSusan and Candido Lopes plant one of 900 Fraser first that in ten years will become a Christmas tree at Paul...
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Amherst officials support restoring spending in anticipation of smaller state...
The town expects state aid cuts of about $500,000, not the $1.7 million originally expected. Photo by Julian Feller-Cohen AMHERST – Town officials have voted to support restoring $690,000 in previous...
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Springfield police respond to downtown shooting early Monday
A ranking officer confirmed that a vehicle was seen fleeing the vicinity of Chestnut and Worthington streets The Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD -- Police cruisers hunted for a light-colored SUV...
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Holyoke's former Lynch School has prime location near highway and soon could...
The mayor wants to market the former Lynch School for development as medical or professional offices. File photo by Michael S. Gordon / The RepublicanThis is the former Lynch School at Northampton and...
View ArticleWoman displaced by kitchen fire on Kibbe Road in East Longmeadow
The blaze, which broke out early Friday, was caused by a candle on a stove. View Larger Map EAST LONGMEADOW - No injuries were reported in a kitchen fire that displaced a female resident early...
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Taliban tunnels more than 480 out of Afghan prison
The inmates escaped the prison through a 1,000-foot-long underground passage that had been dug over months. Associated PressAfghan soldier stands guard outside the main prison in Kandahar, south of...
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