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375 years of changing business and work landscape help define Springfield
In the first half of the 19th century the armory became a training grounds for the future giants of industry that would call Springfield home. Wood History MuseumMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance...
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Stabbing on Cumberland St., Springfield, takes life of Conn. man; 2 suspects...
Carlos Gonzalez Beslanga, 32, of Newington, Conn., was pronounced dead at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, according to Sgt. John M. Delaney, executive aide to Springfield Police Commissioner...
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Last crop of Western New England College grads celebrate commencement
The college will officially become Western New England University on July 1. SPRINGFIELD - It may not have been the end of the world, but it was the end of an era for graduates at Western New England...
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Apocalypse not now: Rapture 2011 leaves some believers confused, while others...
When no extraordinary cataclysm occurred, some believers expressed confusion, others reassured each of their faith, and some others took it in stride. By GARANCE BURKE OAKLAND, Calif. — They spent...
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Informants helped build drug case against James Shewchuk, 17, son of...
Over the course of 10 days, investigators watched as informants twice bought drugs in front of Shewchuk's family home in Wilbraham. File photo | The RepublicanWilbraham Police Department station....
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PSC Resources Superfund site in Palmer needs decades of testing
The PSC Resources site was abandoned in 1978, leaving millions of gallons of hazardous waste in tanks and lagoons. File photo | The RepublicanFILE | 10.04.1997 – The PSC resources site on Water Street...
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The Ugly Truth: Some Massachusetts Superfund sites are still toxic nearly 30...
At least one-third of the state's 31 Superfund sites may pose a health risk to people living and working nearby. File photo | John Suchocki | The Republican12.03.1982 | PALMER - Inspector Eugene...
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Springfield police continue to probe North End homicide, the city's 8th this...
The Connecticut man killed Saturday in Springfield was the city's eighth homicide victim this year. The North End has borne its share of this year's violence, including shootings, stabbings and...
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Springfield triple stabbing case could go cold
With few details emerging from Saturday's triple stabbing in Springfield's Forest Park neighborhood, there's a chance no one will be held criminally responsible in the case. SPRINGFIELD -- It all...
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Springfield police charge city man with random shootings
Roberto Carrucini, 29, randomly fired shots from a semiautomatic handgun while walking along city streets early Saturday morning, according to Springfield police. Republican file photoSpringfield...
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AM News Links: Maybe the end wasn't so nigh after all, President Obama heads...
Farms cropping up in urban Dorchester, a flash mob at Eastfield Mall, and more of today's headlines. AP Photo/Charlie RiedelLightning from a severe thunderstorm flashes in the distance behind a...
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Amherst Town Meeting to consider adopting state law that would allow it to...
Town Meeting last week approved spending for capital projects. Amherst Town Hall AMHERST - The annual Town Meeting is inching along as it moves into the home stretch. As the meeting enters its seventh...
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Mount Holyoke graduates 564 with bachelor's degrees
Philosopher Martha Craven Nussbaum, graduates gathered in the Richard Glenn Gettell Amphitheater on campus heard from Margaret Marshall, a recently retired justice of the state Supreme Judicial Court,...
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AIC celebrates 126th commencement at MassMutual Center
About 1,000 students received their degrees during the ceremony. Photo by Neil HawleyU.S. Marshal John Gibbons SPRINGFIELD- When her name was called during American International College’s 126th...
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Amherst College holds 190th commencement; departing president gives address
President Anthony W. Marx delivered the commencement address, during which he extolled the virtues of an Amherst College education and of working together to create a better society. View full...
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Loans assist victims of April 30 fire in West Springfield
The Small Business Administration will offer low-interest disaster loans to fire victims. West Springfield, 5/1/11, Staff Photto by David Molnar -- The West Springfield Fire Department and the State...
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Obituaries today: Thomas DeLuca spent 50 years in food industry
Obituaries from The Republican. Thomas A. DeLuca Thomas A. DeLuca, 80, of Longmeadow, died Friday. He was born in Bronx, N.Y., and his 50 years in the food industry started as a co-owner of...
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Bridge extension linking Manhan and Norwottuck Rail Trails officially opens...
Juliane E. Casey, who organized the day’s events as an intern in the Northampton planning department, said she was glad that hundreds of people showed up for the occasion. View full sizeMichael...
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College graduates' job outlook has improved
Companies did not show much interest until February or March of this year, a few months later than a normal hiring cycle. The Republican / Michael Beswick5/13/11 Amherst - Republican staff photo by...
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Massachusetts drivers save with managed competition
The list of new carriers includes industry giants that do most of their business online, like Allstate, Progressive and Geico. The list also includes smaller companies with big networks of...
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