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Holyoke police: Man in Hawaiian shirt tried to grab 8-year-old girl outside...
School staff reports also put the man outside Peck School and Donahue School. File photo | The Republican Updates a story posted Friday at 3:45 p.m. HOLYOKE — Police responded to a report Friday of a...
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Huntington house undergoing renovation catches fire, heavily damaged
Firefighters responded to 28 Pond Brook Road at about 1 p.m. to find the right side of the 2-story home engulfed in flames. HUNTINGTON - A house on Pond Brook Road that was being renovated sustained...
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Facebook stock falls flat in public debut
Facebook's stock closed at $38.23, up 23 cents from where it began the day. Associated PressElectronic screens show the price of Facebook shares after they began trading Friday, May 18, 2012 in New...
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Races for selectman, School Committee to highlight Wilbraham election
There are also two candidates seeking one post on the Planning Board. Russell Mitchell, left, and Robert Russell are competing for a seat on the Wilbraham Board of Selectmen. WILBRAHAM - Town Clerk...
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Westover Air Reserve Base to host first air show in 4 years
Spectators are urged to arrive early since hundreds of thousands are expected to attend the show on Aug. 4 and 5. File photo by David Molnar / The RepublicanA Blackhawk helicopter flies overhead in...
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Wall Street: Stocks fall on Europe worries; Facebook debuts
The Dow Jones industrial average has now declined on 12 of the last 13 trading days. By JOSHUA FREED | AP Business Writer Associated PressThe Chrysler Building is visible behind the animated facade of...
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Underemployed UMass-Lowell graduate offers to return degree for refund
Haley Colvertino of Hampden said it wasn't really a slap at the college but a way to raise awareness of what seemed like a sharply devalued document. HAMPDEN — When Haley Colvertino graduated from...
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Holyoke to get cleaned by volunteers
Volunteers will gather at Holyoke Heritage State Park. Staff photo by Michael S. GordonScenes similar to this are expected Saturday during a citywide clean up by volunteers. These volunteers worked on...
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Springfield trash fee hike voted down by City Council committee
In response, Mayor Domenic Sarno said he would ask councilors to consider a $10 trash increase, followed by $5 hikes in the following four years, with no reduction in barrel size. SPRINGFIELD — A City...
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Massachusetts gaming commissioner reveals he gave casino officials tour of...
Bruce Stebbins said he helped give a quick tour of Springfield to 2 officials with Penn National Gaming last year when he worked for the city. BOSTON — A member of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission...
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Western Massachusetts National Guard members take part in Jordan operation
The exercise is designed to help the military from different countries share and practice tactics and uses of equipment, so they can work better together. Photo by Nicholas Mercurio / U.S. Air ForceAn...
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Ex-Massachusetts prosecutor acquitted of assaulting teenage girl
Peter Joseph Costanza was acquitted of charges of indecent assault and battery and public corruption. MassLive.comJury selection remains a controversial process. FALL RIVER — A former Bristol County...
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Stephen Houseman, driver charged in New Zealand accident that killed 3 Boston...
Houseman faces 3 charges of careless driving causing death against and another 4 charges of careless driving causing injury. Associated PressPolice and fire crew examine the scene of a minivan crash...
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Woman, 24, battling flesh-eating bacteria: 'Let's do this' when faced with...
Aimee Copeland, 24, "shed no tears, she never batted an eyelash," her father, Andy Copeland, wrote on Facebook. Associated PressFILE - This undated photo provided by the family shows Aimee Copeland,...
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West Springfield Republican Lincoln Blackie turns in papers to challenge...
Blackie said he has turned in more than enough signatures to get his name on the ballot. Lincoln A. Blackie WEST SPRINGFIELD – Lincoln A. Blackie, of Harwich Road, announced Tuesday that he has turned...
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Hampden County Sheriff's Department looking for inmate Julio Galarza of...
Galarza was serving 15 months for larceny, receiving stolen property and operating a motor vehicle without a license. His sentence was due to end on Sept. 14. Republican file photo Update: Richard...
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Bondsville Fire and Water District to hold annual meeting, election
There are 18 articles on the warrant, including a request to approve a tax increment financing agreement for project improvements at 1 Third St. in the Palmer Industrial Park. PALMER - The Bondsville...
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East Longmeadow police look for man who attempted to rob TD Bank branch
The man handed the teller a note, but before she could do anything, he grabbed the note back and ran out the door. Republican file photo EAST LONGMEADOW - Police are looking for a unknown man who...
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Springfield accident injures 2, car leaves Breckwood Boulevard, lands upside...
When firefighters arrived on scene, they found the car partially submerged, and the two occupants standing in waist-deep water. View full sizeSpringfield Fire Department photo by Dennis...
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Solar eclipse 2012: Where can you see it?
The first solar eclipse of the 21st century in the continental United States is about to take place. File photo | Associated PressA view of a partial solar eclipse as seen from Gaza city last year....
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