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Mark Barowsky wins seat on Longmeadow Select Board
Barowsky beat Richard Foster who will be running for the board again the the annual town election next month. Mark Barowsky LONGMEADOW – Mark Barowsky is the newest member of the Select Board after...
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WMECO responding to outages in Springfield, Agawam, Easthampton
Workers with Western Massachusetts Electric Co. are responding to separate outages Tuesday night in parts of Springfield, Agawam and Easthampton. Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD - Workers with...
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Holyoke City Council has 45 days to consider, possibly cut Mayor Alex Morse's...
The hotel-motel tax in Holyoke increased to 6 percent from the previous 4 percent under a council vote of 8-5. Related links Complete Holyoke coverage Follow Mike Plaisance on Twitter HOLYOKE — The...
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Connecticut accident in which jogger was killed shows dangers of distracted...
According to Kenneth Dorsey's father, Dorsey was on a morning jog when he was fatally struck by the SUV a 16-year-old girl was driving. Associated PressIn this March 24, 2012, photo, Norwalk, Conn.,...
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Francois Hollande assumes presidency of France, heads to Germany to meet with...
Hollande immediately flew to Berlin to take steps toward bridging differences with German Chancellor Angela Merkel over how to reinvigorate Europe's economy and its global influence. By GREG KELLER...
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Massachusetts officials to present arguments against cuts at Westover Air...
The four subcommittees will focus on business technology, education, community cooperation and energy innovation. State officials plan to argue that federal defense spending should not be cut in...
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Yesterday's top stories: 1 person killed in Belchertown car crash, Amherst...
The 21-year-old woman who was accidentally shot by an Agawam police officer responding to a reported domestic disturbance at her apartment suffered a shattered jaw and faces numerous additional...
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Easthampton: Teacher layoffs proposed to balance school budget
"We knew it was coming," Easthampton City Council Vice President Joseph McCoy (pictured) said, referring to cuts aimed at trimming the city's $17 million school budget. EASTHAMPTON – Schools here are...
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WMECO: Power outages resolved in Springfield, elsewhere
Only a handful of customers, in Longmeadow and Colrain, were still without power, according to Western Massachusetts Electric Co.'s online outage map. SPRINGFIELD – Electricity has been restored to...
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Role unlikely for George W. Bush in Romney bid
George W. Bush finally weighed on the presidential race — with four short words. "I'm for Mitt Romney," the former president said Tuesday as the doors of his elevator shut, perhaps his only statement...
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Cost of Hampshire College rooftop rescue: $550 (+ aggravation)
Amherst Fire Chief Tim Nelson said it took firefighters about 48 minutes to retrieve three Hampshire College students from a campus building roof, but the rescue effort cost about $550 and tied up...
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Staples 1st-quarter net income drops on expenses
Staples Inc.'s first-quarter net income fell 6 percent, burdened by expenses related to job cuts and a contract settlement as revenue overseas weakened. FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — Staples Inc.'s...
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Facebook boosts size of IPO by 25 percent
Facebook's owners now plan to sell 25 percent more shares in the company as investors clamor for shares in the year's hottest stock offering. The Associated PressNews about the Facebook IPO passes on...
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Falmouth wind turbine found to be too loud
The Department of Environmental Protection announced its findings Tuesday after monitoring sound from five different locations near the turbine on four different March nights. Associated PressWind...
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Ads highlight cozy campaign-super PAC relationship
By law, campaigns and the outside groups are forbidden from working with each other. But at times like this, the lines of separation seem blurred if not crossed. The Associated PressIn this May 9,...
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Today's photos from The Republican: Taekwondo in Chicopee, Metcalf School...
Browse the pictures that appeared in today's editions of The Republican. From a kids taekwondo tournament, to a Great Gardens feature on Nasami Farm — and more — our photographers are documenting life...
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Springfield police charge Kenneth Bolden with separate bank robberies in 2009
A DNA sample from sweat on a pair of sunglasses found near the scene of one of the robberies was recently matched to a sample of Bolden's DNA. Kenneth Bolden SPRINGFIELD - Police on Wednesday arrested...
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Springfield NAACP president Talbert Swan II calls for action on school arrest...
The majority of the 461 arrests were for disruptive but non-violent behavior, rather than weapons, drugs or assaults, according to the study, which called for a less aggressive approach to student...
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Civil suit may threaten vehicular homicide conviction of Craig Barton in...
Dunphy Farris was represented by a former colleague Renee L. Steese at the hearing. File photo | The RepublicanCraig Barton pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide. NORTHAMPTON — A lawyer representing...
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Funds, work sites sought in Western Massachusetts for summer jobs program
The board is looking for corporate donations to augment state and federal youth employment funding and for companies to volunteer to as job sites where they would train and supervise workers paid...
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