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37 new police officers for Springfield, Holyoke and East Longmeadow sworn in...
The academy class had 30 Springfield appointments, five from Holyoke and two from East Longmeadow Staff photo by Patrick JohnsonSpringfield police officer Hector Morales poses with his 1-year-old son,...
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French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, potential IMF chief replacement,...
Lagarde is scheduled to speak Saturday; the lecture is free and open to the public. View full sizeFrance's Finance and Economy Minister Christine Lagarde visits a Parisian supermarket and goods...
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Massachusetts Senate approves changes in probation department
The Senate and the state House of Representatives rejected Gov. Deval L. Patrick's proposal to merge probation for adult offenders with parole under the executive branch. Probation is set to remain...
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Springfield loanshark Albert Calvanese's cash to finance work on new...
Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd Newhouse said debtors threatened by Calvanese would rather go to prison than testify against him. State, local and federal law enforcement agencies will divide $768,000...
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Moammar Gadhafi forces rocket Libyan rebel fighters in mountains
NATO airstrikes resumed in Tripoli; a Libyan government official said 6 sea vessels docked in the city's port were hit. By MICHELLE FAUL and SARAH EL DEEB Associated PressRebel fighters act as...
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Springfield firefighter Curt Marcellin promoted to captain, first black to...
Marcellin said he is proud to be a part of the city's history of racial diversity, and hopes to hold the door open for others to follow. Staff photo | Dave RobackCurt M. Marcellin SPRINGFIELD - Curt...
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More than 30 U.S. cities cut from anti-terrorism grant program
The Department of Homeland Security said narrowing the list of cities eligible for Urban Areas Security Initiative grants is part of larger budget cuts. By PAUL J. WEBER SAN ANTONIO — More than 30...
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Mass AG: Man reaped millions with fake MBTA passes
A Massachusetts man is facing larceny charges for allegedly producing millions of dollars' worth of counterfeit monthly passes for Boston area public transportation lines that were then sold online at...
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Jesenia Reed of Springfield arrested following fight with mom, standoff with...
Springfield resident Jesenia Reed, 18, of 9 Murray Hill Ave. was taken into custody on Wednesday following a dispute with her mother and an armed standoff with police. Jesenia Reed SPRINGFIELD -...
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Union radio ad faults Sen. Brown on Medicare stand
A health care workers union is launching a radio ad faulting U.S. Sen. Scott Brown for saying he supports a Republican budget that would turn Medicare into a voucher system. Photo by Manon...
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Taliban attack US vehicles in Pakistan as revenge for killing Osama bin Laden
The Taliban detonated a car bomb next to two U.S. consulate cars carrying Americans in northwest Pakistan on Friday, wounding some of them in a strike the militants said was in revenge for the U.S....
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Earthquake hits western Turkey, injuries and fatalities reported
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake partly collapsed some buildings and one mosque in western Turkey, killing at least three people and injuring nearly 100 people, authorities said Friday. One day before an...
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Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
Here are the average energy prices in the Pioneer Valley for the week ending today. View full size
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Police: Man wanted for TD Bank robbery at Holyoke Mall displayed 'bomb-like...
The suspect is described as a white man wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled over his hair, which had purple highlights in it. He was also wearing large, dark-tinted sunglasses. The...
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Thermal imaging of Greenfield buildings nears completion; city touts...
The reports on the buildings will be available on a password-protected website. The city will not have access to the records. An infrared image of a commercial building provided by Sagewell Inc....
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AM News Links: NY man spends life savings on doomsday ads, Pittsfield teen...
Staten Island man spends life savings on doomsday ads, Pittsfield teen gets hit with 209 felonies for graveyard vandalism and more of the morning's headlines. Actor Hayden Christensen steps over...
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Sunrise report: Forecast, poll and more for Friday May 20
Today's poll: What's your favorite rainy-day destination in the Pioneer Valley? Don Treeger / The Republican05.19.201 | SOUTHWICK - A little downpour didn't stop these guys from getting their golf...
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Jane Seymour: Arnold Schwarzenegger has more than one love child
The actress made the remarks on the red carpet at the premiere of the film "Love Marriage Wedding." (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)Austrian-American, actor and former California Governor Arnold...
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Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn gets $1 million bail in NYC sex assault...
The onetime potential French presidential contender is charged with sexually attacking a New York City hotel maid. Associated PressInternational Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn listens to...
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Springfield police probe Friday morning robbery of United Bank at State and...
The suspect was last seen in a dark van last seen puling onto Stockbridge and Willow streets George Graham | The Republican05.20.2011 | SPRINGFIELD - Police at the scene of a bank robbery at the...
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