Hazy sunshine, isolated thunderstorms, high 90
Isolated showers today, stronger thunderstorms possible Sunday evening. Saturday will be nearly the same as yesterday...near 90 degrees and humid under partly cloudy skies. An isolated...
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Obituaries today: William G. Rogers Jr, 60, native of Holyoke, built his own...
Obituaries from The Republican. William G. Rogers Jr. William G. Rogers Jr, 60, of Mashpee, Mass., died unexpectedly on August 3, 2012. Rogers was born in Holyoke. He and his wife Debbie moved to the...
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New South Hadley Library makes progress over the summer
The design of the meeting room calls for a recessed kitchenette for making coffee, a door wide enough for a piano to pass through and track lighting. Architects for the new South Hadley Public Library...
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National Night Out Against Crime parties scheduled for Springfield, Chicopee,...
The national event is to allow residents to meet police officers and fight crime. File photo by Michael S. Gordon / The RepublicanJean L. Fitzgerald, left, organizer of the National Night Out Against...
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Cheryl Condon, Jennifer LeDoux, Kristin Tassey headed to Elms College...
Condon, the school's softball coach, has 366 career wins since taking over the program in 1987. MassLive File PhotoCheryl Condon has coach Elms College softball for a quarter-century.CHICOPEE – The...
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Firefighters battle blaze at Rowe Elementary School
The fire is believed to be the product of a lightning strike following a sudden and severe thunderstorm. An update to this story was posted at 9:10 p.m. ROWE - Massachusetts State Police are reporting...
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Patriots offensive lineman Robert Gallery retires amid flurry of roster moves
Gallery's body told him it was time to walk away. APNew England Patriots running back Stevan Ridley (22) runs with the ball following the blocking of offensive lineman Robert Gallery (72) during...
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Great New England Air Show lifts off from Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee
The Westover heritage display was one part of this weekend’s Great New England Air Show, which will run through 4 p.m. Sunday. CHICOPEE – Five planes parked in a circle showed much of the history of...
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Vandals in Ludlow damage park, steal American flag
Police will be cracking down on regulations that require the parks to be closed at dusk. LUDLOW – Vandals ripped down and stole the American flag and did more than $625 in damage in Whitney Park and...
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Ludlow police arrest two teenagers accused of beating and robbing a 13-year-old
A third teenager fled, leaving behind a backpack containing marijuana. LUDLOW – Police arrested a 15- and a 16-year-old and are searching for a third teenager accused of beating a 13-year-old and...
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President Barack Obama to attend campaign fundraisers in Connecticut
President Barack Obama will attend two fundraisers Monday in Connecticut, where he holds a comfortable lead over Republican Mitt Romney in public opinion polls, though not as wide as his margin of...
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Olympics 2012 Day 8: Michael Phelps' story ends in gold and Britain's banner...
Here are some highlights from Day 8 in London. Here are some highlights from Day 8 in London:SWIMMINGReclaiming the lead with his trademark butterfly stroke, Phelps won the 18th gold of an...
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Rowe Elementary School leveled by fire suspected ignited by lightning strike
Terry Dun, public information officer for the northwestern Massachusetts Incident Management Team, said the tiny school that serves approximately 80 students in this rural town was fully engulfed in...
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Congress takes 5-week vacation with much work left undone
The Republican-controlled House and Democratic-led Senate have set record lows for production and record highs for dysfunction. AP Photo/J. Scott ApplewhiteThe Capitol is seen in Washington, Thursday,...
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Catch a falling team: Red Sox blow it in the ninth
Clay Buchholz pitched beautifully, but wound up with a no-decision. Associated PressBoston Red Sox's Carl Crawford had an RBI double in the first inning of Saturday's game against the Minnesota Twins...
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Partly cloudy overnight, severe thunderstorms possible Sunday evening. The threat of rain is over as we go through the remainder of the evening. The lone batch of thunderstorms for western...
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Republican National Convention organizers preparing for Florida heat, hurricanes
Political conventions have been held before in cities where hurricanes and the heat are summertime threats, though none has been in Florida for 40 years. Brandon Noble, 32, of St. Petersburg, converts...
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Paramount Theater block in Springfield proposed for $36 million makeover
The New England Farm Workers Council, which bought the Paramount building, known as the Massasoit Block in March 2011 for $1.7 million, plans to restore the theater, including the return of 2,300...
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Gabrielle Giffords shooter Jared Lee Loughner likely to get life in prison,...
A court-appointed psychiatrist will testify Tuesday that Loughner is competent to enter a plea in the shooting rampage that killed six people and injured 13, including Giffords. APThis Jan. 8, 2011...
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Kevin O'Hare, music critic for The Republican, dead at 55
As The Republican's senior music writer, his work spanned four decades. The RepublicanKevin O'Hare covered music for four decades for The Republican Kevin O’Hare, The Republican’s senior music writer...
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