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Jose Quiles of Springfield accused of scaring 71-year-old woman to death
Prosecutors allege Quiles, 34, pointed an air gun at the woman and others with her with whom he had a history of conflict; the woman had a heart attack and subsequently died. The Republican / File...
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Dow Jones industrial average breaks 6-day losing streak, barely
Investors have worried that job growth is fading, but they were encouraged by a Labor Department report that applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week. By JOSHUA FREED | AP Business...
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Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton dedicates new chapel
Jewish, Islamic and Catholic leaders joined Chaplain Becky Jones in blessing the chapel. File photo | The RepublicanCooley Dickinson Hospital has a new chapel NORTHAMPTON — With songs and prayers, a...
View ArticleSpringfield firefighters respond to haz-mat situation on Shaine Circle
Springfield firefighters are on the scene of a hazardous-materials alert on Shaine Circle, a Springfield Housing Authority property off Carew Street in the Liberty Heights neighborhood. SPRINGFIELD -...
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Maps to be available for townwide tag sale in Wilbraham
The maps will be sold at the Town Hall and the CVS on Boston Road. Mary Bell, left. of the Wilbraham Public Library is handed a flyer by 250th anniversary committee member Nancy Haryasz advertising...
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Search continues for man who jumped off North End Bridge in Springfield
The man, 24-year-old Jaylu Laboy of 31 Nye Street, "hasn't turned up yet, alive or dead," Sgt. John Delaney, aide to Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet, said in an interview Thursday. Springfield...
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Pioneer Valley home sales surge 30 percent, but prices still dip
In Hampden County, the region's largest housing market, sales rose 45.2 percent, but the median price fell 7.5 percent. Associated PressIn a on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 photo, signs for sold...
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Sen. Scott Brown criticized over gay rights record
Elizabeth Warren, Brown's chief Democratic rival, has called for full legal equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered citizens while the Massachusetts Republican, when pushed on the topic,...
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Republican John McCarthy to challenge Massachusetts Rep. Angelo Puppolo in...
McCarthy said he will support smaller government and lower taxes if elected to Beacon Hill. A Wilbraham Republican is planning to run against Democratic Rep. Angelo J. Puppolo Jr. in the November...
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Gov. Deval Patrick to uphold Secure Communities program in Massachusetts
Patrick had initially resisted the program, but said local police would continue the practice of submitting information to the FBI, and that he hoped recently announced tweaks to the program would...
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Easthampton looking for volunteers to implement master plan
The committee will need to review the strategies outline in the 2008 report. Republican file photoMunicipal Building Easthampton EASTHAMPTON – In 2008, the city adopted a Master Plan charting the...
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Gov. Deval Patrick burns bake sale ban, Massachusetts Health Dept. reverses...
School bake sales are back after Gov. Deval Patrick on Thursday said he would support a legislative effort keep the cupcakes frosted, and the Department of Public Health reversed course on its...
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'Love, American Style,' by Lisa Hoke on display at D'Amour Museum of Fine...
Artist Lisa Hoke is fascinated by the relationship between advertising and culture. Commercial images, she said, are often tied in people’s minds to specific periods of the nation’s history....
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500 fete former West Springfield Police Chief Thomas Burke at retirement party
Representatives from the region's police forces as well as from the FBI, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, state police and the associations for both the Massachusetts and the New England...
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Haz-Mat team determines mysterous powder found in envelope on Shaine Circle...
An analysis of the power on the scene determined it was acetaminophen, the main ingredient commonly found in over-the-counter pain medication, The Republican | Patrick JohnsonMembers of the Western...
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Granby schools superintendent Isabelina Rodriguez unveils proposed $10.5...
Rodriguez said she is also cutting $34,000 from the budget for supplies, such as textbooks, and $6,500 from professional development, which refers to workshops or classes that enhance the growth of...
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England's Prince Charles goes on the telly to deliver the royal weather forecast
Despite Charles' princely delivery, the royal forecast still amounted to rain, rain and more rain. A screen capture from Prince Charles delivering the weather forecast Thursday over the BBC. Viewers...
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Longmeadow Department of Public Works seeks new garage, offices
Longmeadow Department of Public Works needs a new garage and office space. File photo by Michael S. Gordon / The RepublicanLongmeadow Department of Public Works Superintendent Michael Wrabel is seen...
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Elizabeth Warren didn't claim minority status on law school application,...
Warren's campaign said the records from Rutgers and Texas bolster her argument that she was able to land a job at Harvard Law School in 1995 based on hard work and achievement, not claims of Native...
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Elizabeth Warren listed as minority in University of Pennsylvania report
Warren has come under increasing scrutiny for listing her Native American heritage in law school directories. Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate Elizabeth Warren faces reporters during a news...
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