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Police search for Trevin Smith for questioning in the death of Sheldon Innocent
Trevin T. Smith is considered armed and dangerous. Springfield Police DepartmentTrevin Smith SPRINGFIELD – Police are looking for a new suspect involved in the shooting spree that left one man dead,...
View ArticleMunicipal meeting agendas for communities across Western Massachusetts
Here is a list of major municipal meetings for the coming week: Here is a list of major municipal meetings for the coming week: Agawam: Mon.-City Council, 7 p.m., Roberta G. Doering School....
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Fire destroys Springfield florist business Sunday
The owner left the business shortly before it caught fire. Republican photo by Michael BeswickFirefighters responded to a large fire that consumed the Smail's Flowers building Sunday afternoon on...
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Holyoke man dies in fall from Essex Street porch
The victim was identified as Fernando Santiago, 24, of 388 Appleton St. Republican file photo HOLYOKE – A 24-year-old city man was killed after he fell from a fourth-floor porch of an apartment...
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Springfield family left homeless after fire damages Woodside Terrace apartment
No one was in the apartment when the fire started. Republican file photo10-5-10 - Springfield- Republican Staff Photo by Mark M.Murray- SPRINGFIELD – A family of five was left homeless after a fire...
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Brush fire burns part of Forest Park in Springfield
Longmeadow firefighters assisted in fighting the fire. Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD – A brush fire spread through an area of Forest Park damaging an undetermined amount of woods yesterday. The...
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Springfield-area Walmarts one of the first to get shop-by-web service
Springfield’s Big Y Foods Inc. has had a shop-by-web service since 2008. Shoppers can buy all their groceries, including perishables and produce, on BigY.com then have their items brought out to their...
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Osama bin Laden reportedly dead
Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States, is dead. (Ap Photo)Osama bin Laden WASHINGTON (AP) — Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks...
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Springfield Police searching for second suspect in Saturday shooting
Trevin T. Smith, 30, is being charged as an accessory to Saturday's murder. A second suspect is recovering after being shot by police. Republican staff photo by Don TreegerPolice and paramedics attend...
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Springfield neighbors worry after escapee Tamik Kirkland shoots police nearby
Residents said the economy is partly to blame for the violence. Republican staff photo by Michael BeswickMembers of the Shiloh F.W.U. Baptist Church Inc. founded in 1967 from left to right are Lucille...
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Osama bin Laden is dead, President Obama confirmed
The development comes just months before the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Centers and Pentagon, orchestrated by bin Laden's al-Qaida organization, that killed more than...
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NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg says US kept promise to kill Osama bin Laden
Bloomberg says the killing of the terrorist leader doesn't lessen the suffering Americans experienced at his hands the day the World Trade Center was destroyed but is a "critically important victory"...
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Osama bin Laden is dead, crowds celebrate, President Barack Obama speaks
University of Massachusetts at Amherst students gathered outside to celebrate the news of the death of bin Laden. WASHINGTON (AP) — Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001,...
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Text of President Obama's remarks on the killing of Osama bin Laden
Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage...
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Bin Laden Analysis: A Moment of National Unity
Obama's announcement, which came just before midnight, was grounds for celebration for a country still scarred by the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, producing a rare moment of national unity (AP...
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'Justice has been done,' president says of bin Laden's death
The president said he authorized Sunday's assault that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. AP File PhotoOsama bin Laden, leader of al Qaida, was killed Sunday in a raid by U.S. forces in Pakistan....
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Hampden voters approve funding for new fire truck
Voter turnout was 13 percent. John D. Flynn HAMPDEN – Voters in Monday’s town election approved a debt exclusion override question which will allow the town to exempt the debt from the purchase of a...
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Western New England College collects old gear, as name change to 'university'...
Goods with the old logo might get sold at auction or given to charity. Photos by Mark M. Murray / The RepublicanWestern New England University, formally Western New England College, collected old...
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Businessman George Condon III takes out nomination papers to run for West...
Condon, former president of the West Springfield Rotary Club, expressed concern about the growth of West Springfield's budget in a press release announcing his candidacy. WEST SPRINGFIELD –Local...
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Stop & Shop issues recall of Mann Packing veggie snack
The product's grape tomato ingredient may be contaminated with salmonella. QUINCY – The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. LLC is alerting customers to a voluntary recall of Mann Packing “Snacks On the...
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