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Hector Davila of Holyoke arrested by Springfield police following car chase...
Police attempted to pull Davila over for an expired inspection sticker, but he decided to speed off. The Republican file photo Springfield police photoHector Davila SPRINGFIELD - A 17-year-old Holyoke...
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Sen. Scott Brown on the defensive following bin Laden photo gaffe
Democrats pounced on Brown's comment about seeing gruesome photos of bin Laden. Photo by Manon Mirabelli/The RepublicanU.S. Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., discusses the economy and job creation during the...
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Rhoda Hathaway of Palmer charged with animal cruelty after kitten falls into...
The kitten was not brought to the veterinarian until eight days after it fell into a bathtub of boiling water. PALMER – A 50-year-old Depot Street woman denied an animal cruelty charge this week in...
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UMass hands out more than 1,200 graduate degrees
Renowned musician Yusef Lateef received the Distinguished Achievement Award. AMHERST – More than 1,200 University of Massachusetts students received their masters, doctorates, and certificates of...
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Bridget Wallace, ex-Wilbraham Senior Center employee, gets guilty finding in...
Wallace will pay $50,000 back to the victim's family and a $10,000 fine, and will lose her municipal pension. The Republican/Michael GordonBridget Wallace in Hampden Superior Court Friday awaiting...
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Dow Jones industrial average falls 100 points as European financial crisis...
Falling commodity prices are widely blamed for driving down stocks. Associated Press photoSpecialist Jim Ahrens, left, and trader Michael Urkonis work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange...
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West Springfield Superintendent of Schools Russell Johnston develops plan to...
Johnston offered to take on the responsibilities of the School Department's curriculum coordinator. Russell Johnston WEST SPRINGFIELD – School Superintendent Russell D. Johnston has come up with a...
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2 more groups support Vermont's efforts to shut down nuclear power plant
The Green Mountain state is the only state with a law saying both houses of the Legislature must vote affirmatively to allow continued operation before regulators can give the plant the renewed state...
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Springfield nightclub 'Sinners and Saints' denied Sunday entertainment license
In denying the permit, Mayor Domenic Sarno cited a disturbance involving an intoxicated patron at the club that required police to restore order. Republican file photoThe Bridge Street nightclub...
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Worcester resident Damion Hines crashes stolen car on I-91 in Greenfield...
A state trooper spotted Hines driving north at 80 mph and using the breakdown lane to pass cars. Republican file photo GREENFIELD - A 29-year-old Worcester man is in police custody after he crashed a...
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NASA astronaut Catherine 'Cady' Coleman has message from space for 2011 UMass...
Coleman, who earned a doctorate from UMass, and David Gergen, a former White House senior aide, spoke to about 4,300 who received undergraduate degrees. Watch video AMHERST – The 4,300 University of...
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Springfield resident James Scott IV arrested in Alabama after confessing to...
Scott walked up to a police car stopped in traffic and told the officer he had stolen a car. Dothan, Ala., Police photo James McClary Scott IV DOTHAN, Alabama - A Springfield, Mass. man was arrested...
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Palmer parents upset over grade point average calculation errors
Some parents are questioning whether their child received the appropriate financial aid and scholarship money, given the wrong GPA was included in transcripts sent to colleges. File photo | The...
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Cape Wind attempt to win Department of Energy loan 'on hold'
Audra Parker of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, the project's chief opponent, called the DOE decision "a major setback for Cape Wind." Associated PressFILE - In this July 11, 2006 file photo,...
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Brimfield Antiques Shows dealers see tastes changing
Brimfield Antiques Shows dealers talk of declining interest in traditional antique furniture and stronger market for furniture that once was used in factories. BRIMFIELD – Sitting in a tent on Route...
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Pepsi volunteers help cleanup at Westfield's Amelia Park Children's Museum...
Pepsi selected 16 New England communities to support with volunteer work crews. WESTFIELD - The Amelia Park Children’s Museum and the Greater Westfield Boys & Girls Club will undergo a weekend...
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Retired Army officer David Vacci among Western Massachusetts residents to...
The former ROTC manager at UMass will be participating in the Run to Home Base that is being coordinated by the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital. Photo by Michael S. Gordon / The...
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Pancakes, live music and a parade are among the highlights of Springfield's...
This weekend will be brimming with activities to celebrate Springfield's 375th anniversary. Republican file photoThe World's Largest Pancake Breakfast has been served up annually in Springfield since...
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Redistricting delays 2012 House races
States are in the midst of drawing new political maps for congressional and legislative districts based on the 2010 census, but the uncertainty surrounding the final lines is delaying candidates from...
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Holyoke's Victory Theatre will be a lab for students studying historic...
The Victory Theatre opened in 1919, closed in 1979 and is scheduled to reopen Dec. 30, 2012. Photo by Greg Saulmon / The RepublicanThe interior of the Victory Theatre, where 28-foot-tall murals by New...
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