Logan Mankins played through a torn ACL last season
Mankins suffered the injury during the regular season but managed to push through until the end. AP file photoLogan Mankins FOXBOROUGH – Fans of the New England Patriots have long known that Logan...
View ArticleMiami Dolphins release Chad Johnson
Johnson was arrested for domestic abuse Saturday night. APThis undated photo provided by the Broward Sheriff's Office shows Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chad Johnson. A judge has set bond at $2,500...
View ArticlePatriots unwilling to discuss Plaxico Burress workout
As usual, Belichick wasn't talking. APNew England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick looks out onto the field during their first NFL preseason football game against the New Orleans Saints in...
View ArticleNew England Patriots training camp: Brandon Spikes returns, Rob Gronkowski out
Highlights from training camp. APNew England Patriots' Brandon Spikes (55) reacts to a play in scrimmage during NFL football training camp in Foxborough, Mass., Saturday, July 28, 2012. (AP...
View ArticleBenefit in the memory of Amanda Plasse to be held in Chicopee
Amanda Plasse was 20 when she was killed in her School Street apartment on Aug. 26. Submitted photoAn undated photo Amanda Plasse. CHICOPEE – The family of murder victim Amanda L. Plasse are hoping to...
View ArticleMainly clear skies overnight, low 60
Quiet and more comfortable overnight, sunshine starts off the workweek. Skies will continue clearing overnight, as a large low pressure system responsible for all of the rain over the last several...
View ArticleSpringfield police attacked by group of people attending a party
Extra officers were called and were able to disperse the crowd. Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD – Two police officers who were called to quell a disturbance at a large house party were attacked by a...
View ArticlePossible new evidence into 1951 Worcester killing
Sean Goggin had only been in the city for a week when he was killed. Republican file photo By SCOTT CROTEAU,Telegram & Gazette WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Sixty-one years ago, then-Police Chief...
View ArticleMan stabbed in Springfield on Sumner Avenue
The victim suffered a stab wound to his abdomen. Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD - Police are investigating the stabbing of an 18-year-old Sunday night. The man reported at about 10:55 p.m. that he...
View ArticleJennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux engaged
The couple co-starred in the film "Wanderlust." AP file photosJustin Theroux, left and Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Aniston is engaged to actor-screenwriter Justin Theroux, People reported. The couple...
View Article'Happy and glorious' Olympics come to rocking end
With a little British pomp and a lot of British pop, London brought the curtain down on a glorious Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolor pageant of landmarks, lightshows and lots of...
View ArticleNorthampton prepares to cap its landfill and decommission its leachate plant
The Leachate Treatment Plant was built to treat the liquid run-off produced by the landfill, but testing proved the leachate contained a sufficiently low level of harmful material that the city could...
View ArticleMassachusetts energy officials to present Green Community status award to 7...
Amherst, Northfield, Pelham, Sunderland, Gill, Conway and Huntington are among 17 new state Green Communities eligible for $2.75 million in grants. AMHERST — State energy officials will be in town...
View Article2012 Olympics: Western New England University students make most of trip to...
Jennifer and Heather Mears of Amherst would wake up early to go for a jog in Hyde Park (“two steps from the dorm”) at 5 a.m Submitted photoWestern New England University students gather in Earl's...
View ArticleSen. Scott Brown and Rep. Richard Neal oppose Paul Ryan budget's proposed...
While both men agreed that Ryan is a friendly and likeable guy, they also both stand against some of his more controversial proposals to radically change the Medicare system. Watch video U.S. Rep....
View ArticleJohnny Pesky, the most beloved Red Sox figure of them all, dies at 92
Of his 73 years in the big leagues, 61 were with Boston. Associated PressDuring the 2012 Boston Red Sox home opening weekend, David Ortiz, left, team owner John Henry, second from right, and team...
View ArticleHolyoke lays off 9 school employees but officials say freezes, sacrifices...
In late May, loss of grants and higher busing costs had officials worried layoffs could total 69. HOLYOKE – Nine teachers and others lost their jobs, but spending freezes and all-around sacrifices...
View ArticleAlden Street neighborhood in Palmer to get more streetlights in wake of...
"We looked into the complaint. The chief felt for public safety it wouldn't be a bad idea to have more lights there," Town Manager Charles Blanchard said. The Republican/Michael Gordon PALMER - Soon,...
View ArticleU.S. Sen. Scott Brown talks Mitt Romney's VP pick Paul Ryan
U.S. Sen. Scott Brown discusses Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's VP pick Paul Ryan and more Monday before a charity basketball game at the Dunbar Y Community Center in Springfield.
View ArticleCopBlock founder Adam Mueller, a police-accountability blogger with...
Mueller and co-defendant Pete Eyre were acquitted of wiretapping charges by a Greenfield District Court jury a year ago. Photo courtesy of CopBlock.orgAdam "Ademo" Mueller, who was acquitted a year...
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