Springfield's anniversary celebration continues with road race, string...
Activities in honor of the city's anniversary will continue throughout the spring, including more events this month and next. The Republican illustration/ Bob RichActivities coinciding with...
View ArticleHolyoke police pull body from Connecticut River
The victim, whom police declined to identify, was an apparent suicide victim from Hampshire County whose body entered the river north of Holyoke. Republican file photoHolyoke police retrieved the body...
View ArticleAM News Links: Massive Pittsfield fire leaves dozens homeless, Phoebe...
Grizzly tales from Alaska, LA teens get theatrical about bullying, and more of this morning's headlines. AP Photo/Rogelio V. SolisA traffic sign is reflected in the Mississippi flood waters in south...
View ArticleEastec 2011 comes to West Springfield as the manufacturing sector rebounds
The U.S. Census Bureau also announced that manufacturers sales and shipments for March, adjusted for seasonal and trading-day differences but not for price changes, was estimated at $1.2 trillion, 2.2...
View ArticleObituaries today: Joseph Lariviere was boxer, co-owner of Granby L&L Concrete
Obituaries from The Republican. Joseph Albert Lariviere Joseph Albert "Al" Lariviere, 80, of Granby, died Thursday. He was born in Holyoke, and attended schools in Holyoke and South Hadley. Upon...
View ArticleGreater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau says Howdy to award winners
The nine awards were handed out last week. View full sizeSubmitted photoWinners of the 2011 Howdy Awards for Hospitality Excellence are (from left) Amanda Malone of Chandler's Restaurant at Yankee...
View ArticleBay Path College graduates told to accept change
672 graduates celebrated the importance of a college education during Bay Path College’s 114th commencement ceremony. 5/15/11 MassMutual Center, Springfield - Staff photo by Michael Beswick - Bay Path...
View ArticleTeen arrested in Wales for vandalizing a building with swastikas and racial...
The nature of the vandalism led to the violation of constitutional rights charge. Republican file photo WALES - A 17-year-old Hollow Road resident will be arraigned Monday in Palmer District Court in...
View Article34-year-old woman, cut with box cutter during robbery in East Longmeadow,...
Police are still looking for the suspect who stole $10 from the woman last month in a store parking lot. The Republican | Michael S. GordonErin, right, stands in the Heritage Park Plaza Shopping...
View ArticleStudy: Pioneer Valley Transit Authority and Greenfield Franklin Regional...
A review of the PVTA's operations in 2012 will include enhanced technology to measure ridership and determine which stops are busy and when. File photo by Mark M. Murray | The RepublicanPassengers...
View ArticleSpringfield firefighters at the scene of Bowdoin Street blaze
There were no reported injuries in the Monday morning blaze at 104 Bowdoin St., a large, unoccupied home that's under renovation, according to Springfield Fire Department spokesman Dennis G. Leger....
View ArticleSpringfield police catch armed robbery suspect minutes after he robbed the...
Authorities did not immediately identify the robbery suspect, who told a Starbucks employee he had a gun. Police said they did not recover a weapon. Greg Saulmon05.16.11 | SPRINGFIELD - Starbucks on...
View ArticleSpringfield College to add psychology doctorate
The program in counseling psychology will have sports psychology among its focuses. Mark M. Murray/ The Republican05/12/11 Springfield -Judy Van Raalte is in charge of the new doctorate program in...
View ArticleBusiness Monday from The Republican, May 16, 2011
From this week's Business Monday from The Republican. Watch video File photo by Mark M. Murray | The RepublicanPassengers board a PVTA bus. From this week's Business Monday from The Republican: Study:...
View ArticleSunrise report: Forecast, poll and more for Monday May 16
Today's poll: Would Massachusetts benefit from greater political diversity in its state legislature? Dave Roback / The Republican05.14.2011 | SPRINGFIELD - Jacqueline Baez sends a message during the...
View ArticleAM News Links: Stephen Hawking says heaven's 'a fairy tale,' Boston cabbies...
IMF chief returns to NYC to face sex assault charges, Connecticut man dies in small plane crash in Pennsylvania, and more of this morning's news. AP Photo/Morry GashPhotographers take pictures of the...
View ArticleLawyer for former Speaker Salvatore DiMasi says release of financial...
DiMasi's trial on corruption and conspiracy charges continues Monday. File photo / Associated PressFormer Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi's trial resumes Monday. By Kyle Cheney BOSTON —...
View ArticleState police charge 23-year-old Easthampton resident John Vanvalkenbu with...
State police arrested the suspect at Magnolia and Greenleaf streets in Chicopee. SPRINGFIELD – An alleged hit-and-run accident involving two vehicles on Interstate 91 Sunday night led to the arrest of...
View ArticleEndeavour shuttle launches amidst exhilarated crowd of thousands, including...
The Arizona congresswoman was shielded from the cameras on launch day, as were the families of the other five astronauts. All watched the liftoff in private. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Endeavour...
View Article'Lazy Cakes' sleep-inducing brownies draw criticism from Massachusetts mayors
The brownies contains 8 milligrams of melatonin, a sleep-inducing supplement BOSTON (AP) — Two mayors in Massachusetts want to ban a brownie that contains a sleep aid and features a cartoon character...
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