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Arizona parole hearing airs Jacob Wideman's 25-year-old murder of Eric Kane
Jacob Wideman, who is serving time for killing Kane, is the son of former University of Massachusetts professor and author John Edgar Wideman. Photo by Jack Kurtz / Arizona RepublicaLouise Kane,...
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Organizers say Springfield Vintage Grand Prix races in jeopardy
Mayor Domenic Sarno said the promoters have failed to provide critical information regarding liability and safety issues. SPRINGFIELD – A group planning a Vintage Grand Prix race in Springfield in...
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University of Massachusetts President Jack Wilson to seek fee increase for...
The fee increase could be between $587 to $821, up 5-7% from the academic year that just ended. BOSTON - University of Massachusetts President Jack M. Wilson will recommend a fee increase for students...
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Springfield's Central High School and Sabis Charter School and Northampton...
Nationally, 1,900 of 36,000 high schools made the list. The Republican file photo | Michael S. GordonCentral High School in Springfield is one of three high schools in the Pioneer Valley that made the...
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Belchertown firefighters extinguish barn fire
The person calling in the fire believed the barn had been struck by lightning. 03.09.11 | Photo by Julian Feller-Cohen â The Belchertown Fire Department's patch. BELCHERTOWN – A fire at a barn at...
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Four rookie police officers are combat veterans who served together in Iraq
The 4 new officers,Naomi Reyes, Juan Rodriguez and Juan Taveras of Springfield, and Jeffery Ortiz of Holyoke, all served in the same MP unit in Iraq View full sizeStaff photo by Mark M. MurrayFour...
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Space Shuttle Endeavour crew to take close-up look at damaged tile
Using the shuttle's robotic arm, astronauts will scrutinize the gouge on the shuttle's underbelly with a high resolution camera. By SETH BORENSTEIN | AP Science Writer Associated PressThis undated...
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Virtual High School going strong at South Hadley High
The most popular subjects in the past five years have been Anatomy and Physiology, Animal Behavior and Zoology, Personal Finance and Psychology I. SOUTH HADLEY – Students today have learning options...
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Parents and teens warned about dangers of 'sexting' at Minnechaug Regional...
National studies show 20 percent of teens have been involved in "sexting." Creative Commons/Carissa Rogers WILBRAHAM – Parents and teens were warned about the dangers of “sexting” at a Thursday night...
View ArticleHit-and-run driver leaves Granby bicyclist seriously injured
The impact with the car sent the woman flying off her bicycle and into a telephone pole, police said. GRANBY - Town police are investigating a hit-and-run accident Friday night on East Street that...
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Arnold Schwarzenneger scandal halts 'Governator' cartoon
The cartoon was to focus on a family man and former governor who secretly fights villainy. Actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, poses for photographers on April 4, 2011, in...
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Falcons make comeback in Massachusetts
There are more than a half-dozen pairs of nesting falcons in Western Massachusetts this spring. Michael Beswick | The Republican05.06.2011 | DEERFIELD - A peregrine falcon rides the thermal near...
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Hampshire College graduates told to make the world a better place
Hampshire College had 310 graduates at its Saturday commencement. Staff photo by Michael Beswick - Winona LaDuke, keynote speaker at Hampshire College's 2011 commencement ceremony. AMHERST – At the...
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Obituaries today: John A. Bennett was bricklayer, driver, ham radio operator...
Obituaries from The Republican. John A. Bennett John A. "Jack" Bennett, 78, of Wilbraham, died on Friday. Born in Springfield, he lived in Wilbraham for the last 14 years. An Army veteran of the...
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Staind drummer Jon Wysocki out of rock band; fans left to wonder why
Staind fans wonder what the future holds for the multi-platinum hard rockers from Springfield. Staind, shown here in an AP file photo:Guitarist Mike Mushok, left, drummer Jon Wysocki, background,...
View ArticleHolyoke City Council approves increase in senior citizens' tax break
The work-off program for property taxes will provide a break of $750. HOLYOKE – The City Council has voted unanimously to increase a property tax break in a program for senior citizens to $750 from...
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Westfield State Class of 2011 called unique
The 1,200 graduates began their college careers the same year as the school's president. Manon L. Mirabelli Westfield State University President Evan A. Dobelle high-fives graduates before Saturday's...
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection affirms its review of...
The DEP issued a letter to Springfield’s director of health and human services in response to questions regarding local Public Health Council oversight and "site assignment" powers. An artist's...
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Rapture 2011: Apocalypse believers await end, skeptics carry on
"I was hoping for it because I think heaven would be a lot better than this earth," Keith Bauer said outside the headquarters of Family Radio International, whose founder, Harold Camping, has been...
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Scientists: Iceland volcano Grimsvotn erupts
An eruption on the North Atlantic island shut down European air traffic for days last year. Associated PressSmoke rises from the Grimsvotn volcano, Saturday, May 21, 2011 in Reykjavik, Iceland....
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