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2012 London Olympics judo: Kayla Harrison wins first-ever American judo gold...
Harrison defeated Britain's Gemma Gibbons in a final she dominated from the start, getting a stronger grip on Gibbons and managing to throw her twice. Kayla Harrison of the United States reacts while...
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Tenants file suit to block Holyoke Housing Authority plan to demolish Lyman...
Lyman Terrace has 400 tenants in 167 units in a complex built in the 1930's. Staff Photo by Dave RobackPart of the Lyman Terrace housing complex in Holyoke. Related links Complete Holyoke coverage...
View ArticlePatriots sign offensive lineman Dustin Waldron
Offensive lineman Jamey Richard was placed on injured reserve. FOXBOROUGH – The New England Patriots claimed rookie offensive lineman Dustin Waldron off waivers from the Miami Dolphins on Thursday....
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Vermont farmer, upset with recent arrest, flattens 7 police vehicles with his...
The vehicles destroyed constituted more than half the fleet of sheriff's cruisers in the rural county on the Canadian border. The estimated cost of replacement is around $300,000 View full sizeAP...
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Chicopee's Bowe School teachers, students and parents create successful...
The school has donated at least 7 boxes of produce to Lorraine's Soup Kitchen. The Republican | Mark M. MurrayChildren from Bowe School tend the community garden in the field behind the school....
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Homeless veterans find home at Soldier On in Northampton
Resident Willie Lebron is starting a group for Latino veterans that will meet at Soldier On once a week to discuss issues that affect the Latino community. The Republican file photo NORTHAMPTON —...
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Holyoke bike ride to spotlight groups' concerns about Mount Tom Power Plant
A spokesman for the plant said it employs 25 people and abides by federal and state emission laws. File photo by John Suchocki / The RepublicanThis is an aerial view of the Mount Tom coal plant in...
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Western Massachusetts gets ready for Great New England Air Show at Westover...
Visitors are being warned there could be traffic delays since as many as 500,000 people are expected to attend the two-day event. Watch video CHICOPEE – The Great New England Air Show at Westover Air...
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Northampton City Council, School Committee cited for violations of state's...
In each instance, the council or committee went into executive session without fully explaining the purpose of the executive session, according to the attorney general’s office. NORTHAMPTON – The...
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Ware needs to spend $1 million to upgrade wastewater treatment plant,...
The town’s money request is part of a partnership with Kanzaki Specialty Papers that officials say would allow Ware to apply for a state grant to pay for the bulk of the improvements – up to $3...
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Northampton peace ceremony to focus on World War II bombings of Hiroshima,...
First-time participants are invited to light the candles inside the two dozen traditional Japanese lanterns. NORTHAMPTON – If previous years are an indicator, it will be crowded on the dock at...
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Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren launch tours to seek support of Massachusetts...
The tours come as Brown steps up criticism of Warren, portraying the Harvard Law School professor as anti-free enterprise and saying she wants to “make America more like China.” Incumbent U.S. Sen....
View ArticlePartly cloudy, areas of fog, low 66
Mild and muggy overnight with scattered thunderstorms returning tomorrow. Mainly clear skies continue across the region overnight. After highs hit 90 degrees today, temperatures stay mild overnight as...
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Boston area rabbi Stanley Levitt gets 10 years probation after admitting he...
Prosecutors asked for a 2½-year sentence, plus 10 years of probation. BOSTON – A rabbi who admitted sexually abusing three boys while working in the Boston area as a religious teacher in the 1970s was...
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Report: Jimmy Fallon in talks to host Oscars, Lorne Michaels would produce show
If the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences proceeds with this plan, it may prove awkward for ABC. APJimmy Fallon The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Jimmy Fallon is in negotiations to host...
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President Obama, Mitt Romney trade barbs over economic plans
The two men campaigned in battleground states hundreds of miles apart, the incumbent in Florida, his challenger in Colorado, both on a mission to convert undecided voters to their side in a race...
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Mitt Romney calls Harry Reid's claim about unpaid taxes untrue
Romney demanded that the Democratic Senate leader back up the story he’s been passing around that an investor with Bain Capital told him Romney didn’t pay any taxes for 10 years. Republican...
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Floyd Mayweather released from jail after 2 months for domestic battery...
Mayweather is now a free man, even if his next opponent is not immediately clear. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)Floyd Mayweather Jr., center, is greeted by friends and family as he exits the Clark County...
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Report: Seal deaths linked to new avian flu strain
Scientists studying the deaths of more than a hundred harbor seals along the New England coast last year say the seals suffered from a new strain of avian flu. PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Scientists...
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Gabby Douglas becomes new face of US women's gymnastics at 2012 London Olympics
Douglas is the first African-American to win the women’s all-around gymnastics title. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)U.S. gymnast and gold medallist Gabrielle Douglas, center, Russian gymnast and silver...
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