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Sen. John Kerry criticizes House budget proposal that would alter Medicare
Kerry blamed "ideologues on the right" for pushing a plan to replace Medicare for younger generations with a voucher system to purchase private insurance. Associated Press file photoMassachusetts'...
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Orlando Ramos announces candidacy for Ward 8 seat on Springfield City Council
Ramos lost a close race to current Ward 8 City Councilor John Lysak in 2009. Orlando Ramos SPRINGFIELD – Orlando Ramos, a legislative aide and member of the city’s License Commission, recently...
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Obituaries today: Joseph Ferrendino served in National Guard, worked for...
Obituaries from The Republican. Joseph A. Ferrendino Joseph A. Ferrendino, 73, of Agawam, passed away on Saturday. Born in Springfield, he graduated from Commerce High School and moved to Agawam in...
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Judge rules South Hadley School Committee violated open meeting law, decrees...
Plaintiffs Luke Gelinas and Darby O'Brien argued that an executive session vote to approve a 3-year contract extension for Sayer should be thrown out. The Republican file photo | Dave Roback | The...
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Louis Tirsch named new principal at East Meadow School in Granby
Tirsch, assistant principal at Chestnut Accelerated School in Springfield, has served as assistant principal at Forest Park and Van Sickle middle schools and Commerce High School in Springfield....
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Radio host who predicted End of Days to speak
Camping had forecast that some 200 million people would be saved, and warned that those left behind would die in earthquakes, plagues and other scourges until Earth until the globe was consumed by a...
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Palmer acting town manager asks tax-exempt properties to make payments in...
"I would hope that in the spirit of good community cooperation they would make some kind of payment because they do use our town services," Patricia Kennedy said. PALMER – Letters have been sent to 25...
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Death toll in Missouri rises to 116; 7 rescued
Authorities warned that the death toll could climb as search-and-rescue workers continued their efforts. Associated PressPeople look for their belongings in the Alberta City neighborhood Thursday...
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U.S. stocks plunge on European debt worries
The Dow Jones industrial average fell as many as 180 points before paring back some of its losses. By FRANCESCA LEVY | AP Business Writer Associated PressTrader Christopher Forbes works on the floor...
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Amherst needs to repair War Memorial Pool before it can reopen
Town Manager John Musante said both leisure services and public works staff have looked at the pool and believe providing a temporary fix is "throwing good money after bad." Republican file...
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Northampton City Council to vote on 4 Community Preservation Act projects
The Leeds Civic Association and the Department of Public Works are seeking money for the Hotel Bridge study in the hope that the bridge might one day be integrated into the city's system of bike...
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Holyoke mayoral candidates Boyle, Morse and Burns slam Mayor Pluta on...
Some officials contend the authority owes the city nearly $3 million while authority officials claim the debt is less than $1 million. Republican staff photo by Don TreegerHolyoke Geriatric Authority,...
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Judge: South Hadley School Committee conduct 'shameful' in violating open...
Judge C. Brian McDonald said the committee made "willful decisions to provide false purposes so as to mislead the public." File photo | The RepublicanLuke Gelinas and Darby O'Brien prepare to argue...
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Rescuers race to find survivors of Joplin tornado
The half-mile-wide tornado killed at least 116 people when it blasted much of the Missouri town off the map and slammed straight into its hospital. By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER and JIM SALTER JOPLIN, Mo. —...
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Wellesley woman jailed for harming fetus
Massachusetts prosecutors can file a homicide charge in the death of an unborn baby if it was medically viable before the trauma. BOSTON — A Wellesley woman has been sentenced to two years in prison...
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Analysis: Mitt Romney is the guy to catch in 2012 GOP presidential field
Many Republican officials are lukewarm about Romney; still, he's the best-known of the party's current candidates. By CHARLES BABINGTON | An AP News Analysis File photo | Associated PressFormer...
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Former South Hadley resident Jason Foisy admits to $75 million bank fraud
Foisy's lawyer said his client was drawn into the scheme and manipulated by defendant James June. File photo | The RepublicanThe U.S. federal courthouse in Springfield. SPRINGFIELD – A former South...
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Kenneth Elstein voted chairman of Belchertown Board of Selectman
Elstein was one of 3 selectmen subject to a recall vote last week. Kenneth E. Elstein BELCHERTOWN – When the month of May began, Selectman Kenneth E. Elstein was facing the prospect of being recalled...
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Woman wanted in connection with stabbing death of Carlos Beslanga surrenders...
Noemy Ramos contacted police through her lawyer and arranged to surrender to officers at the McDonald's in the city's South End. Springfield Police photosLuis Manuel Cintron, left, and Noemy Ramos...
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AG Martha Coakley: Massachusetts businesses overcharged on auto rates
Coakley sent a letter asking state Insurance Commissioner Joseph Murphy to lower auto insurance rates for businesses. File photo | The RepublicanMassachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says the...
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