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Holyoke High School will get even more work done thanks to contractors'...
Holyoke High School will get upgrades officials had thought were beyond the project cost, like 280 new doors. submitted photoHolyoke City Councilor Rebecca Lisi HOLYOKE – Additional work like...
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State Sen. Gale Candaras of Wilbraham to announce proposal to change...
The bill will end lifetime alimony and will no longer punish payers who remarry. Republican file photoMassachusetts Statehouse BOSTON – Legislators Wednesday will unveil legislation before the joint...
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Boston ribbon cutting set for nation's largest wind blade center
The Wind Technology Testing Center is the first commercial blade test facility in the nation capable of handling blades as long as 90 meters. Associated PressA worker takes a picture of one of three...
View ArticleSpringfield police investigate robbery at TD Bank branch on Boston Road
The robber handed the teller a note and implied he had a weapon, but no weapon was shown, police said. SPRINGFIELD - The TD Bank branch at 412 Boston Road in Pine Point was robbed of an undisclosed...
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Southwick residents OK all warrant articles at Town Meetings
Selectman Roger Cataldo objected to a $1,200 pay raise for Police Chief Mark Krynicki; voters approved. Republican file photo SOUTHWICK – The 130 residents who attended Tuesday’s Special and Annual...
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Springfield schools budget spells layoffs for teachers
Of the 135 positions to be eliminated, less than one-third will require layoffs, assistant superintendent Daniel Warick estimated. SPRINGFIELD – The School Committee approved a $335 million budget...
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Former Springfield Schools Superintendent Joseph Burke offered superintendent...
The former Springfield Finance Control Board chose to hire a new superintendent in 2008, selecting current superintendent Alan Ingram. Joseph P. Burke SPRINGFIELD – Former superintendent of schools...
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Shad Derby coming up on the Connecticut River
The Shad Derby means a lot to the region economically. “People stay in hotels, use bait shops, marinas, gas stations, restaurants. File photo by Dave Roback / The RepublicanJames P. Sypniak, right, of...
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PM News Links: Social change blamed for church sex abuse scandal, observers...
Two new polls show former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leading the GOP presidential primary in New Hampshire. Associated Press photoPresident Obama greets well wishers as he steps off Air Force One...
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Mitt Romney the GOP presidential front-runner in Suffolk University poll
Twenty percent of Republicans polled said Romney was their preferred candidate. Associated PressPossible 2012 presidential hopeful, former Republican Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, left, greets...
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Springfield police report 43-year-old suspect Daniel Rivera loaded up on Red...
Police said found the suspect in the basement of the Armory Street Sunoco station early Wednesday. Daniel Rivera SPRINGFIELD – Police, responding to a burglar alarm at a Liberty Heights Sunoco station...
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Libyan government releases 4 foreign journalists
One of the reporters released is James Foley who writes for the Boston-based news agency GlobalPost. Associated Press photoThis undated still image from video released by GlobalPost.com, shows James...
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Massachusetts police question woman in connection with boy's body found in Maine
State police spokesman David Procopio said the woman was taken into custody at an Interstate 495 rest stop in Chelmsford. Associated Press photoThis computer generated image released by the Maine...
View ArticleNational Grid reports over 3,500 customers in East Longmeadow without power
The outage was reported shortly before 2 p.m., police said. EAST LONGMEADOW - Over 3,500 National Grid customers remain without power Wednesday afternoon. Police said the outage was reported shortly...
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Is your favorite pizza place on the bubble? Vote to fill the last 4 spots in...
The winner of this round will advance to the Field of 64, and everyone else goes home. After an extensive round of voting, the Valley Food Championship Pizza Playoffs tournament field is almost...
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Massachusetts Department of Corrections says Springfield police shooting...
The state Department of Corrections is investigating allegations of an intimate relationship between Kirkland and an employee of a prison vendor who may have provided a cell phone to Kirkland....
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Wilbraham disposal and recycling center to open on Sundays
The changes take effect next month. WILBRAHAM - The Department of Public Works has decided to change the hours of the town’s Disposal and Recycling Center beginning June 1. As of June 1, users will be...
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Northampton farmers markets seek to double the value of food stamps
Next year, organizers hope to gather all the donations into one pot of money for all three markets to facilitate the process, Anderson said. File photo by John Suchocki / The RepublicanJorge Pereira,...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield sues Northampton over St. Elizabeth Ann...
The suit cites both state and federal law protecting the Constitutional right to the free exercise of religion. One of three buildings the Catholic Diocese of Springfield plans to raze to build a new...
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The Atrium at Cardinal Drive in Agawam changes hands as part of corporate...
The recent transfer in ownership of The Atrium at Cardinal Drive in Agawam, a congregate housing complex for the elderly, should not mean any changes for the complex, according to an official. AGAWAM...
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