Mostly cloudy, seasonal overnight, low 61
Showers ends in time to start the workweek, but return by Tuesday. A stationary frontal system and area of low pressure is slowly pushing further out to sea, which puts an end to our chance of rain...
View ArticleNo arrests yet in fatal Springfield hit-and-run incident that killed teenage...
Police have located the car in the fatal incident, which killed a 19-year-old mother and seriously injured her 23-month-old child, but they have yet to charge anyone with a crime. SPRINGFIELD — Police...
View ArticleNorthampton police charge Springfield man for allegedly crashing through...
Charles Chapin, 58, of 35 Anthony St. is accused of driving through a gate at the E. John Gare Parking Garage in Northampton without paying. NORTHAMPTON — A Springfield man who claims he succumbed to...
View ArticleSpringfield group to protest foreclosure evictions
Candlelight vigils are planned in Springfield to spotlight the expected evictions of two families whose homes are in foreclosure. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Candlelight vigils are planned in...
View ArticleGov. Deval Patrick to sign Mashpee Wampanoag tribal casino compact
Patrick on Monday is set to sign the compact, which promises the state 21.5 percent of gambling revenue if the tribe succeeds in developing a resort casino in Taunton. The Associated PressThis file...
View ArticleMass. father under extreme stress before police say he shot children, killed...
Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. has said that 41-year-old Daryl Benway separated from his wife just weeks before Saturday night's shootings. The Associated PressIn this Saturday, July 28,...
View ArticleApple, Samsung to face off in court over iPhone, iPad
Apple Inc. filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co. last year alleging the world's largest technology company's smartphones and computer tablets are illegal knockoffs of its popular iPhone and...
View ArticleColorado shooting suspect James Holmes faces formal charges
Colorado prosecutors are filing formal charges Monday against James Eagan Holmes, the former neuroscience student accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 others at an Aurora movie theater. The...
View ArticleReport of gunshots fired in Library Lane South area of Sturbridge lead to...
The two were charged with possession of a firearm without a license and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling. STURBRIDGE – Police, summoned to the area of Library Lane South for a...
View ArticleOngoing roadwork on Springfield Street in Wilbraham expected to cause traffic...
A section of Springfield Street in Wilbraham is being repaved from the Springfield city line to Stony Hill road. Republican file photo WILBRAHAHAM — Ongoing roadwork on Springfield Street is expected...
View ArticleMitt Romney comments at fundraiser outrage Palestinians
Mitt Romney told Jewish donors Monday that their culture is part of what has allowed them to be more economically successful than the Palestinians, outraging Palestinian leaders who called his...
View ArticleWest Springfield police, responding to Wentworth Estates, charge Lynn...
Police were summoned to Wentworth Estates for a report of an unwanted person shortly before 11 p.m. Republican file photo WEST SPRINGFIELD – Police arrested a 20-year-old Lynn man in connection with a...
View ArticleScoopful of Ice Cream: Ben and Jerry's Cake Batter review
Ben and Jerry's Cake Batter nothing like the real thing. Photo by Elizabeth Roman I have a confession to make, I love yellow cake batter more than actual cake. There is just something so delicious...
View ArticleCalling hours for fallen Westfield police officer Jose Torres scheduled for...
The wake at Firtion Adams Funeral Home, 76 Broad St., will open to family and law enforcement officers at 2 p.m. Monday. Jose Torres wake and funeral arrangementsFile photo | The RepublicanWestfield...
View ArticleBusiness Monday from The Republican: Friendly's goes back to basics after...
Start the week informed with Business Monday from The Republican for July 30, 2012. The Republican | Michael S. GordonFriendly's CEO John M. Maguire at the company's Wilbraham headquarters.. Start the...
View ArticlePartly cloudy, seasonal, high 83
Partly cloudy this afternoon, an isolated shower returns tomorrow. Some areas of fog start off our Monday morning, which may also masquerade as low-level cloud cover to filter out some of the sunshine...
View ArticleIn Obama era, have race relations improved?
In the afterglow of Barack Obama's historic victory, most people in the United States believed that race relations would improve. Nearly four years later, has that dream come true? Associated PressIn...
View ArticleColorado shooting suspect charges: Murder, attempted murder
James Holmes was charged with 24 counts of murder, two each for the 12 victims, and 116 counts of attempted murder, two each for the 58 injured. In this courtroom sketch, suspect James Holmes, third...
View ArticleStock indexes drift lower, ending 2-day rally
Investors waited to see if European leaders, who vowed to keep the continent's monetary union intact, would back up their words with action. By MATTHEW CRAFT | AP Business Writer Associated Press A...
View ArticleAndrea Nuciforo Jr. takes on Wall Street reform, immigration and...
Nuciforo took aim at Neal, hitting the longtime congressman on everything from the duration he's served to women's rights and Wall Street deregulation. Andrea Nuciforo Jr., candidate for the 1st...
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