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Ludlow motorcyclist OK after collision with dump truck in Monson
Roger Heath, 73, of Ludlow, who was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle, survived after colliding with a dump truck in Monson, police said. Republican file photoA motorcycle crash Friday in Monson, in...
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Amherst police investigating Friday night assault that fractured man's skull
Police said the victim, a 22-year-old town resident, sustained a skull fracture after being struck multiple times in the head with a metal object. 03.09.11 | Photo by Julian Feller-Cohen â An Amherst...
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Agawam Mayor Richard Cohen proposes $73.5 million budget for coming fiscal year
The mayor has proposed a fiscal 2012 budget that is balanced and that he saws maintains services and is fair to the taxpayers. Richard A. Cohen AGAWAM – Mayor Richard A. Cohen sent the City Council a...
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Chicopee Senior Center to raise money with plane models
The Friends of the Senior Center has pledged to raise $2 million toward the building. Photo by John Suchocki / The RepublicanMayor Michael D. Bissonnette looks over one of the model planes at the...
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Amherst Town Meeting votes to reopen War Memorial Pool
Town Meeting voted to add $65,250 to staff and open the War Memorial Pool. File photo / The RepublicanShaina C. Tramazzo, of Leverett and her son Reee A. Tramazzo, 19 months, play together in the War...
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West Springfield Town Council to consider resolution delaying biomass plant...
A Chicopee official has asked that the West Springfield Town Council join that city in putting the brakes on plans to build a biomass plant in Springfield. WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Town Council will be...
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Elms College yields 343 new grads
The commencement speaker was John Paul Lederach, a professor of International Peace building at the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. SPRINGFIELD - Whether...
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Springfield's 375th anniversary celebrations draw big crowds
Thousands flocked to downtown Springfield for Saturday's big pancake breakfast, followed by a parade and a day of events in honor of the city's birthday. The Republican illustration/ Bob...
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Chicopee authorities investigating an apparent electrocution death
Authorities released little information about the Saturday morning incident, which apparently involved a party who was electrocuted by high-tension wires. Republican file photoAuthorities are...
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Obituaries today: Gertrude Zisk was MetLife office manager
Obituaries from The Republican. Gertrude D. Zisk Gertrude D. (Goodreau) Zisk, 93, previously of Palmer, passed away on Friday. She was a lifelong resident of Palmer and graduated from Palmer High...
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Westfield Boys and Girls Club, Amelia Park Children's Museum get hand with...
More than 50 volunteers from the Pepsi distribution center in Windsor, Conn. came to Westfield for the cleanup effort. Manon. L. Mirabelli Lauren M. Roache, 13, left, and Olivia R. Clark, 10, help...
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Hampden County communities are eligible to receive up to 75 percent reimbursement for storm expenses. MONSON - Highway Surveyor John R. Morrell is being recognized for his role in getting federal...
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Monson Quarry Hill principal Neil Gile leaving for post at Wolf Swamp School...
Neil Gile has been at Quarry Hill Community School in Monson for five years. Staff File Photo by Dave Roback- MONSON - Principal Neil G. Gile talks about the new mural that 10 students from the Quarry...
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President Barack Obama joins in celebrating Springfield's 375th anniversary...
"Such a momentous occasion is an opportunity to reflect on the history of your community," the president writes. Courtesy whitehouse.govPresident Barack Obama SPRINGFIELD – Thousands of people...
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Throughout its 375 years, Springfield has had a culture of history and...
Springfield's connections with education and culture go back to its very beginnings when it was founded in 1636. File photo | The RepublicanSpringfield Symphony Hall, one of the many venues that...
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Springfield City Council to consider trash fee, biomass plant special permit...
The council could grant final approval to extending the $75 trash fee, and could revoke the special permit for Palmer Renewable Energy. File photos | The Republican SPRINGFIELD – Two issues that have...
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Springfield police respond to multiple shooting reports, including an...
Police said they recovered seven shell casings from a Sunday morning shooting near the intersection of Sullivan and Armory Streets in the Liberty Heights' enclave of Hungry Hill. Republican file...
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Springfield biomass plant developers say opponents are well-organized but...
Opposition to the Palmer Renewable Energy plan includes the American Lung Association, the Massachusetts Medical Society and the Pioneer Valley Asthma Coalition. View full sizeAn artist's rendering of...
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Russell Biomass developers describe project as good for environment, economy,...
Opponents raise concerns about air pollution, impacts on the Westfield River, and increased truck traffic. View full sizeThe site plan for the proposed Russell Biomass wood-burning plant at the former...
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Biomass plant developers in Russell, Springfield tout air quality, safety
Proponents say their plants are safe, state-of-the-art facilities that pose no threat to public health and safety. File photo | Associated PressWaste wood chips such as these are used to fuel biomass...
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