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Obituaries today: Carmino Giannetti was U.S. Postal Service mail handler
Obituaries from The Republican. Carmino Giannetti Carmino Eduardo Guiseppi Giannetti, 90, of Springfield, passed away Saturday. He was born and educated in Springfield. Giannetti was a retired mail...
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Demolition of Lyman Terrace most viable option, given the cost, Holyoke Mayor...
If money were no option, the mayor said, he would rather see the complex renovated. File photo by Dave Roback / The RepublicanSome of the buildings that comprise Lyman Terrace housing complex,...
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Danielle Stearns, 20, of Three Rivers rescued after fall off cliff in Palmer
Authorities spoke to a friend of Stearns', who told him that she sometimes goes to an area off Barker Street known as "The Wall" near the Chicopee River. Watch video This is an updated version of a a...
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Sen. Scott Brown comes out swinging for Massachusetts fishing industry in new...
U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is renewing his advocacy for the fishing industry in Massachusetts as he took aim at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in a new radio ad. U.S. Sen. Scott Brown,...
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Springfield police looking for suspect in downtown office break-ins
3 businesses reported several electronic items, including laptops, iPods and computer docking stations, were stolen. Watch video SPRINGFIELD — Police are looking for a suspect in a series of break-ins...
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Wall Street: Turmoil in Europe pushes stocks lower in U.S.
European indexes closed near their lowest levels in months, and the euro neared a 5-month low against the dollar. By DANIEL WAGNER | AP Business Writer Associated PressGreek leader of Coalition of the...
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Palmer police chief offering tours of station ahead of debt exclusion vote on...
The proposal calls for a new 21,000-square-foot station to be built behind the existing Town Building/Police Station on Main Street. The Republican | Lori StabileOne of the holding cells for men at...
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Brimfield Antiques & Collectibles Shows gets off to damp start
The Brimfield Antiques Show runs through Sunday. BRIMFIELD - Antique collectors were out in full force on Tuesday for the first day of the Brimfield Outdoor Antiques Shows - despite overcast skies and...
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West Springfield Building Inspector Douglas Mattoon named director of...
Mattoon, who, like Neffinger, is an architect, will have oversight of such related areas as the Planning Department, the Building Department and the Conservation Department with regard to permitting...
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Michael Szlosek of Holland gets 25 to 30 years for kidnapping, rape
Szlosek was serving a state prison sentence for an assault and battery in a Chicopee case. The Republican / File photo SPRINGFIELD – A defense lawyer argued that a woman wanted Michael Szlosek to have...
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Springfield developer Peter Pappas questions delay on restaurant project at...
The preferred developer, Raipher Pellegrino and Lustra LLC, say construction is slated this summer. File photo | The RepublicanThe former Springfield Visitor Center. SPRINGFIELD — Local developer...
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Massachusetts Gaming Commission advances plan to reduce timetable for casinos
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno said it is good to see the gaming commission is moving to speed the casino siting process. BOSTON — The Massachusetts Gaming Commission advanced a plan today to...
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Indiana Republican Sen. Richard Lugar's primary loss 1 of 3 contests to...
Romney won the GOP presidential primaries in Indiana and North Carolina and was all but certain of victory in West Virginia, drawing close to the 1,144 delegates he needs to clinch the nomination....
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Southwick approves $70 million makeover for school district, elects Tracy...
Cesan and outgoing selectman Fred Arnold both supported the school Proposition 2½ debt exclusion, which voters passed by a vote of 1,380-1,296. Photo by Dave Roback / The RepublicanDifferent...
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Feds to launch Secure Communities program in Massachusetts
Gov. Deval Patrick and immigration activists object to the program. File photo | Associated Press09.28.2011 | BOSTON — Protesters wearing handcuffs holds up signs urging the stop of the "Secure...
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Holyoke will get skateboard park, new sidewalks with $1 million federal grant
Mayor Alex Morse decided to use $450,000 of the $1.07 million Community Development Block Grant for the 2 projects. File photo | The Republican — This could be a scene in Holyoke sometime next year as...
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Longmeadow residents approve $56.2 million budget during annual Town Meeting
Longmeadow residents voted on 26 warrant articles during the annual Town Meeting. The Republican | Elizabeth RomanResident David Gustafson speaks during Longmeadow's annual Town Meeting held Tuesday...
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North Carolina amendment effectively banning gay marriage passes
With most of the precincts reporting Tuesday, unofficial returns showed the amendment passing with about 61 percent of the vote to 39 percent against. North Carolina is the 30th state to adopt such a...
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Diem Nguyen, woman seen in Springfield video attack, describes fight for her...
More than four days removed from a violent assault on Belmont Avenue, Nguyen said she is still scared. Several times during an interview about the incident she said it happened so fast, she did not...
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In West Virginia, federal inmate Keith Judd takes votes from Obama in...
The inmate, Keith Judd, is serving time at the Beaumont Federal Correctional Institution in Texas for making threats at the University of New Mexico in 1999. Federal inmate number 11593-051, or Keith...
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