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Obituaries today: William Killian was hazmat supervisor at Monsanto
Obituaries from The Republican. William J. Killian William J. "Bill" Killian, Jr., 74, of Springfield, died Wednesday. Killian was born and raised in Holyoke. He graduated from Mater Dolorosa...
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DA Mark Mastroianni's one-month trial run with state police leading...
Although there were no homicides in April, Springfield police were busy with several stabbings and shootings. File photo|Don TreegerView full sizeSpringfield police detective James McCoy photographs...
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Springfield crime heats up as the weather gets warmer
Police are banking on beefed-up patrols in crime hot spots to curb recent street violence, including shootings and stabbings. file photo/The RepublicanSpringfield police are increasing patrols in an...
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Springfield Police respond to McKnight shooting incident with no known victims
Police responded to a report of three shots fired around 4:28 a.m. Saturday in the vicinity of Girard Avenue and Bay and Princeton streets, where a spent shell casing was recovered. Police responded...
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AM News Links: The U.S. is shrinking, gangs in the Berkshires, police sting...
The royal couple has a whole lot of Facebook fans, Boston police search for assailants who brutally stabbed a teenager, and more of this morning's headlines. AP PhotoBritain's Prince William, left,...
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Criticism up on Japan PM's handling of nuclear crisis
Criticism of the Japanese government's handling of the crisis at a radiation-spewing nuclear power plant increased Saturday, with a new poll indicating three-quarters of the people disapprove and a...
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GOP hopefuls focus on Obama in NH appearance
The Republican presidential contest executed a soft launch this weekend, with eager but unofficial contenders focusing all their criticisms on President Barack Obama at a New Hampshire dinner....
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Poles travel to Rome for Pope John Paul beatification
Eight hundred Poles boarded a special train Friday night for a 26-hour trip across Europe, bound for Rome and the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II. Polish pilgrims pray on a special train...
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2nd Northampton house for the homeless due to open soon
Friends of Hampshire County Homeless Individuals bought the Maple Street building for $320,000 with the help of state and private funds and a $150,000 Community Preservation Act grant from the city of...
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Amherst Town Meeting to consider long-term lease for solar project at closed...
Town meeting approval allows the town to proceed to the permitting phase of the project. Amherst Town Hall. AMHERST – Sometime during Town Meeting which begins Monday night, members will be asked to...
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Holyoke eyes former H.H. Richardson-designed train station on Bowers Street...
The city is seeking a developer for a partnership to do the $3 million renovation of the old train station. Photo submitted by Holyoke Office of Planning and Development.This is the H.H. Richardson...
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Obituaries today: Barbara Urban was director at American Athletic Shoe Co.
Obituaries from The Republican. Barbara A. Urban Barbara A. (Feeney) Urban, 76, of Ware, passed away on Wednesday. Born in Ware, she was a graduate of Ware High School, Class of 1952, and the former...
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Chicopee School Committee debates Advanced Placement classes
The committee is debating whether students taking AP courses should be required to take the exam that determines if they receive college credit for the class. Republican file photo CHICOPEE – The...
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Developing: Massachusetts state trooper, Springfield police officer wounded...
The gunplay followed a double shooting at Bill Brown's House of Beauty on State Street. (Republican Photo by Don Treeger)Police are looking for a suspect who fled this scene at Cambridge and Burr...
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Police: Escaped convict Tamik Kirkland shot Springfield officer, state trooper
In an earlier, related shooting in Springfield, a man was killed on State Street. SPRINGFIELD - A convict who escaped from Shirley state prison earlier this week wounded a Springfield police officer...
View ArticleUMass student seriously injured in fall from roof top
The incident, which happened early Saturday morning, is not considered suspicious. AMHERST- A 20-year-old male University of Massachusetts student fell from the roof top at 778 North Pleasant St. and...
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Annual Amherst Hobart Hoedown kicks off quietly, despite police presence
While many University of Massachusetts students in Amherst were ready to let lose this weekend to celebrate the end of another semester, local police forces worked together to prevent one annual party...
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Suzanne Scallion undergoes final interview for Westfield schools...
The California elementary school principal held the same post in Northampton for several years. Manon MirabelliSuzanne Scallion WESTFIELD – A successful schools superintendent should advocate for...
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Police officers shot by fugitive in Springfield spared serious injury by...
After a fugitive and murder suspect shot police from the truck of a car and officers returned fire, a 6-month-old baby in the back seat was unharmed. UPDATE 9 P.M. - A Department of Correction...
View ArticleMan taken to hospital with gunshot wounds; Springfield police investigating
The man was dropped off at the hospital at 5:15 p.m. with gunshot wounds. His condition was not available. SPRINGFIELD – A man was dropped off at Baystate Medical Center with gunshot wounds on...
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