Organizers gear up for 5th annual golf tournament and dinner to benefit...
Organizers were dealt a blow last year when more than $1,000 in cash was stolen from the tournament Photo courtesy of Radcliffe Kenison Jr. At left, Radcliffe Kenison III, 10, with brother Arthur...
View ArticleDemocrat Alan Khazei announces he will run against Sen. Scott Brown
The co-founder of the City Year youth program made the announcement Tuesday. Republican file photoDemocratic candidate Alan Khazei, center, participates in a candidates forum before the January 2010...
View ArticleKeith Olbermann arriving at Current TV on June 20
The title of the weeknight news-commentary hour will be "Countdown with Keith Olbermann." Associated PressKeith Olbermann NEW YORK — Cable network Current TV says Keith Olbermann will return to the...
View ArticleMassachusetts lawmakers call state sex education website 'disgusting'
The site is maintained by the AIDS Action Committee with the help of a $100,000 annual grant from the Public Health Department. BOSTON – A group of Massachusetts lawmakers is calling on Gov. Deval L....
View ArticlePhoebe Prince cases appear to be headed for resolution
The cases against five of the six former South Hadley High School students charged in connection with Phoebe Prince appear headed for resolution next week. Ashley Longe, Flannery Mullins and Sharon...
View ArticleMassachusetts' Kate Middleton in royal mix-up with Prince William's fiancee
Facebook recently accused the Middleton from Concord of being an impostor and deleted her account. Associated Press photoKate Middleton, who shares the same name with the future bride of Prince...
View ArticleScott Brown challenger Robert Massie hires former Howard Dean campaign...
Trippi started his career as a political strategist for the late Edward Kennedy. Joe Trippi, the former campaign manager to Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential campaign, has joined the U.S. Senate...
View ArticleObituaries today: Russell Snow Sr. was science teacher at Springfield Tech,...
Obituaries from The Republican. Russell E. Snow Sr. Russell E. Snow, Sr., 86, of East Longmeadow, passed away on Saturday. Born and raised in Greenfield, he graduated from Greenfield High School,...
View ArticleMassachusetts House of Representatives votes to restore $3.9 million in...
The House voted to boost money for recycling, toxic waste cleanup and state parks. Anne Gobi BOSTON - The state House of Representatives voted to restore $3.9 million to environmental programs...
View ArticleEasthampton Board of Public Works considers higher water, sewer rates
A public hearing on the matter will be held in conference room B at the Municipal Building. View full sizeFile photo by Brian TedderEasthampton Department of Public Works director Joseph I. Pipczynski...
View ArticleWestfield-Barnes Municipal Airport changing name to reflect regional operations
City officials see the name change to Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport as a marketing tool. View full sizeThe Republican | Dave RobackWestfield-Barnes Municipal Airport will become Westfield-Barnes...
View ArticleWall Street climbs to highest levels in 3 years following positive earnings...
The Russell 2000, the benchmark index of small companies, neared a record high. File photo / Associated PressMark Fields, executive vice president, Ford Motor Company, introduces the 2013 Ford Taurus...
View ArticleLeverett Post Office to remain open; community meeting canceled
The U.S. Postal Service is continuing its review of the Gilbertville post office, a postal service spokeswoman said. LEVERETT – The post office in Leverett will remain open for now, and, in the words...
View ArticleAntonette Pepe, Springfield School Committee member, announces for mayor
The Springfield mayoral race also features the incumbent, Domenic Sarno, and City Council President Jose Tosado. The Republican | Dave RobackAntonette Pepe announced her candidacy for Springfield...
View ArticleState Police announce plans for weekend sobriety roadblock in Hampden County
The roadblock is planned for Friday night and Saturday morning somewhere in Hampden County SPRINGFIELD – The Massachusetts State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint Friday night and...
View ArticleGranby, Conn. police Captain David Bourque facing child pornography charges...
A search of his office uncovered a laptop an external hard drive containing thousands of pornographic images and videos involving children, officials said. Associated Press GRANBY, Conn. - A Granby...
View ArticleJudge hears arguments to drop suit against Springfield Catholic bishops...
Andrew Nicastro, of Williamstown, who says he was molested by former Rev. Alfred Graves, is suing Dupre, Maguire and Richard Sniezyk. Former Springfield bishops Joseph Maguire, left, and Thomas Dupre,...
View ArticleCommunity responds to Holy Week vandalism at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Ludlow
3 juvenile boys will be summoned to juvenile court in connection with the vandalism. The Republican | John SuchockiThe vandalized marble statue of a child at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Ludlow....
View ArticleNorth Adams Curriculum Director Melodie Goodwin interviewed for Westfield...
The School Committee will next interview South Middle School principal Ronald Rix. The Republican | Dave RobackMelodie L. Goodwin, curriculum director for the North Adams School District and a...
View ArticleHolyoke Planning Board approves site plan for $168 million computing center
With Planning Board approval, the goal is to begin construction of the research center in the summer. Republican Staff photo by Michael Beswick A rendering of the view from the north of the proposed...
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