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Northampton City Council to get first look at proposed city budget
The council is also scheduled to take a final vote on a resolution to amend the U.S. Constitution so as to negate a Supreme Court ruling that corporations have the same First Amendment rights as...
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Cherily Nixon of Springfield gets 2 1/2 years for driving Anthony Jessup to...
Nixon sentenced to 2 1/2 years in women's correctional center. File photo by Mark M. Murray / The RepublicanCherily Nixon is seen at her June 2010 arraignment. SPRINGFIELD – A 22-year-old Springfield...
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Greenfield votes overwhelmingly to fund new high school
At a little less than 160,000 square feet, the new building will be about 6,000 square feet smaller than the present high school. GREENFIELD – Residents voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to borrow money...
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U.S. Senator Scott Brown stresses bipartisanship in Boston speech
As Warren rolled out a TV ad featuring President Obama, Brown spoke about his own visits to the White House and touted the bipartisan bills he sponsored. Shira SchoenbergU.S. Senator Scott Brown...
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Elizabeth Warren: Being Native American is part of who our family is
Warren, who is in a heated campaign against U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., said on Wednesday that her ancestry is a point of pride and had nothing to do with her being hired by in various positions...
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Springfield School Superintendent Alan Ingram on student arrest study:...
The Quebec Unit, established in 1992, has 21 officers assigned to middle and high schools throughout the district, and one sergeant. File photo | The RepublicanSpringfield Superintendent of Schools...
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Emilio Fusco acquitted of Al Bruno, Gary Westerman murders; convicted of...
Jurors delivered a split verdict after a two-week trial and two days of deliberations. Emilio Fusco NEW YORK - Emilio Fusco was acquitted of the 2003 murders of organized crime boss Adolfo "Big Al"...
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Springfield Community Together tornado survey reveals $1 million in need
Another need which has not been calculated into the current expenses is the cost of landscape work such as tree stump removal. The Republican | Mark M. MurraySteven Abdow speaks on behalf of the...
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Ludlow school officials say they have insufficient funds to pay for school...
The School Department is on target to cut 13 teachers next year, Interim School Superintendent Donna Hogan said. LUDLOW — School Committee members appeared before the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night...
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Easthampton Mayor Michael A. Tautznik presents $35.2 million fiscal 2013 city...
The $15 million for schools is $671,723 below what the school department requested. Republican file photoEasthampton Mayor Michael Tautznik EASTHAMPTON – Mayor Michael A. Tautznik has submitted a...
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Springfield City Council approves zone changes to assist major housing...
The Springfield Redevelopment Authority sold 7 parcels to the developers to provide for additional parking, a laundry building and management office. SPRINGFIELD — The City Council granted approval to...
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Easthampton City Council says it's up to voters to recall Councilor Donald...
5 councilors signed the statement, 2 did not sign and 2 were absent. Donald Cykowski EASTHAMPTON – If anyone wants Easthampton City Councilor Donald L. Cykowski removed from office, it will be up to...
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Emilio Fusco acquitted in mob slayings of Al Bruno, Gary Westerman following...
Fusco, 43, of Longmeadow, was convicted, however, of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute marijuana, conspiracy to commit extortion, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering. This is...
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Springfield hires Resilire Engineering of New Orleans to help city pursue...
The company will be paid up to $250,000 over a 3-year period, with the city seeking 75 percent reimbursement from the federal government. SPRINGFIELD — The city has hired Resilire Engineering and...
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Massachusetts Gaming Commission seeks ways to include casino opponents in...
Casino foes are criticizing the commission for launching Thursday's scheduled public forum with a leader of the commercial gaming industry. American Gaming Association president Frank J. Fahrenkopf,...
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Student left in holding cell 4 days recalls hallucinations
Daniel Chong, picked up in a drug sweep, was never arrested, never charged and should have been released; he says he had to drink his own urine to stay alive. File photo | The Republican By JULIE...
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Shanti the elephant plays tunes on harmonica at National Zoo
Elephant keeper Debbie Flinkman said Shanthi is "musically inclined," playing her own songs that always have a big crescendo at the end. WASHINGTON — An elephant named Shanthi at the Smithsonian's...
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Madden, the Republican chairman of the Texas House of Representatives' Corrections Committee, was the featured speaker Wednesday at the annual breakfast of Roca, a non-profit Chelsea group that works...
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West Springfield Public Safety Committee considering how to pay retired...
The human resources director has said she has not found any documentation going as far back as the 1970s that allows police supervisors nine days pay for every week of vacation. West Springfield Mayor...
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South Hadley Town Meeting will vote on 37 articles
The Selectboard has recommended a budget of $43,292,481 for the coming fiscal year for the town; the biggest chunk goes to education. SOUTH HADLEY — The Annual Town Meeting will be held May 12...
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