Eastec manufacturing trade show replaced in 2012 by Mfg4 in Hartford
Eastec will return to West Springfield in 2013, a senior event manger at the Society of Manufacturing Engineers said. Republican File Photo5-18-11 - West Springfield - Republican staff photo by Don...
View ArticleNewt Gingrich: 'No negotiations' with Mitt Romney
Gingrich endorsed Romney, calling him "conservative." AP Photo/Evan VucciRepublican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich announces that he is suspending his presidential...
View ArticleObituaries today: Armando Diaz worked at Jewish Family Services, taught at...
Obituaries from The Republican. Armando Diaz Amando J. Diaz, 61, of Springfield, passed away Friday. He was born in the Harlem section of New York City. Raised in New York, he resided there most of...
View ArticleSpringfield Police still looking for man who jumped off North End Bridge
Springfield firefighters search for North End Bridge jumper. Springfield Fire DepartmentSPRINGFIELD Springfield firefighters search for man who jumped off the North End Bridge Sunday morning. This is...
View ArticleHolyoke firefighter injured in single-family house fire on Madison Avenue
Holyoke firefighters respond to fire at Madison Avenue home Sunday. File photo by Dave Roback / The RepublicanHolyoke Fire Department personnel head up the Mount Tom access road in July to help with...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren, Mass. Democratic Party Chair John Walsh talk 2012 elections...
Calling the 2012 elections a crucial point in deciding the direction the country will take, Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair John Walsh rallied some of the party's key leaders Sunday morning in...
View ArticleAgawam accidental shooting victim's family says she is in for a "long and...
Family of Agawam's accidental shooting victim says she is out of surgery. The Republican | Patrick JohnsonThe scene at Elizabeth Manor Apartments at 238 Maple St. Agawam police accidentally shot a...
View ArticleValley Press Club roast set for May 18
Roast hostsare Dan Williams and Kim Zachary of the "Dan and Kim Morning Show” on abc40/Fox 6. Submitted photoDan Williams and Kim Zachary of the new, televised "Dan and Kim Morning Show," will be the...
View ArticleColumbia Gas of Massachusetts rate hike hearings scheduled in Springfield,...
A mild winter of 2011-12 has lead to a glut on the natural gas market and expected low prices in the foreseeable future. SPRINGFIELD — Despite Columbia Gas of Massachusetts’ request for a rate...
View ArticlePlane crashed in Westhampton on Southampton Road
Preliminary reports show there are no injuries. Republican file photo WESTHAMPTON - The pilot of a small plane lost control while taxiing at a family-owned airstrip and hit a tree off Southampton Road...
View ArticleFrance gets new leader in Francois Hollande, Europe gets new direction
Mild and affable, the leftist president-elect inherits a country deep in debt and divided over how to integrate immigrants while preserving its national identity. By ANGELA CHARLTON and ELAINE GANLEY...
View ArticleGOP leaders start to rally around Romney - sort of
The former Massachusetts governor has 856 of the 1,144 delegates he needs to officially earn the Republican nomination. Republican file photoMitt Romney speaks at a breakfast in New Hampshire By...
View ArticleSpringfield scooter rider injured in accident
Police did not chase the driver of the scooter for safety reasons. Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD – A man who was not wearing a helmet was injured when he crashed his scooter on Hancock Street...
View ArticleLudlow police report large amount of Red Bull shoplifted
One man is believed to have stuffed 31 cans of Red Bull into his coat. Republican file photo LUDLOW – Police are reporting two shoplifting incidents of large amount of Red Bull energy drinks over the...
View ArticleMassachusetts Republican chairman asks Harvard to investigate Elizabeth...
Robert Maginn asks the Harvard president to investigate whether Warren committed "academic fraud" by listing her heritage as Native American. Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate Elizabeth Warren...
View ArticleState Civil Service order hangs over Springfield Fire Department; city yet to...
The city has appealed the state ruling in superior court but a decision is not expected until late summer. SPRINGFIELD – Four months after a state Civil Service Commission report blasted the Fire...
View ArticleMother stabbed in front of 4-year-old daughter during Belmont Avenue robbery...
A man who tried to rob a woman at knifepoint stabbed the woman in the collarbone as her young child looked on, according to police and press accounts. SPRINGFIELD – A Friday night robbery attempt was...
View ArticleRepayment rates for student loans vary at Massachusetts colleges and...
Only 0.2 percent of former college students -- both graduates and dropouts -- who began repaying loans in 2008 stopped doing so in 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Education. AP File photoIn...
View ArticlePratt & Whitney president David Hess assures company is not leaving...
Hess said UTC President and CEO Louis Chenevert has set a lofty goal for Pratt to double engine sales by the end of this decade. Republican file photoA Pratt & Whitney engine during a media day...
View ArticleCollege graduate hiring up, with local grads finding success
Employers surveyed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers predict hiring 29,237 new hires from the class of 2012, according to a report issued last month. Photo by Clint Austin / Duluth...
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