Jeremiah Salamon of West Springfield gets nearly 20 years in 'staggering ......
In the basement of the home where Salamon lived with his parents, investigators found files were organized under labels including "pics," "vids," "babies" and "bondage." File photo | The RepublicanThe...
View ArticleYour comments: Readers react to Hartford teacher's suspension for making...
Readers weigh in after a Hartford teacher is suspended for making students clean the classroom bathroom after using it. HARTFORD, Conn. - Art teacher Catherine Saur was suspended this week after...
View ArticleAM News Links: Mass teen pleads not guilty in texting-while-driving death,...
A Mass. teen pleads not guilty in texting-while-driving death, new leak suspected at Japanese nuclear plant and more of the morning's headlines. A Palestinian man waits before crossing into Egypt...
View ArticleHolyoke Ward 5 City Councilor Linda Vacon announces reelection campaign
Vacon is in her first 2-year term, and said her plain-speaking ways on issues would continue in a new term. Linda L. Vacon, Holyoke Ward 5 city councilor HOLYOKE – Ward 5 City Councilor Linda L....
View ArticleGiles LaPlante of Granby wakes up sleeping family as garage fire rages on...
"This story could have had a very different ending," said Granby Fire Chief Russ Anderson. 05.25.2011 | Photo by Dave Roback / The Republican | Giles LaPlante of Granby was returning from a service...
View ArticleSexual Minorities Educational Foundation hopes to establish center in...
The foundation’s board members include poets, activists and local college professors and represents the spectrum of the gay community. The Republican | Michael BeswickBet Power stands with some of the...
View ArticleSunrise report: Forecast, poll and more for Thursday May 26
Today's poll: Should the Massachusetts sales tax holiday happen every year? Mark M. Murray | The Republican05.25.2011 | SPRINGFIELD - James J. Mahoney, investigator for the City of Springfield...
View ArticleSarah Palin signals ambition, reluctance for White House
There are reports Palin bought a home in Arizona that could be a campaign headquarters if she goes forward. Associated Pressn this May 2, 2011, file photo, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin waves...
View ArticleHow they voted: Senators John Kerry, Scott Brown reject GOP budget proposal...
Both Brown and Kerry criticized the plan this week, but Brown had strong words for Congressional Democrats as well. AP file photoMassachusetts' U.S. Senators John Kerry, a Democrat, and Scott Brown, a...
View ArticleClinton: US working to remove Yemeni president
The U.S. had previously backed President Ali Abdullah Saleh in exchange for cooperation against a branch of al-Qaida. Associated PressYemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, reacts while delivering a...
View Article23-year-old-Vincent Surprenant in critical condition at Baystate Medical...
Police, who continue to probe the crash, said speed was a factor. Staff photo by Patrick JohnsonA Springfield police officer looks at the wreckage of a motorcycle involved in a Boston Road crash while...
View ArticleMassachusetts Senate works on plans to overhaul criminal defense program
In addition to tightening the indigency verification process, the Senate plan would seek to transfer a greater proportion of the public defense caseload onto state attorneys. Republican file...
View ArticleHolyoke police charge 26-year-old Juan Perez with knife assault, victim, who...
The suspect was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Republican file photo HOLYOKE – A 23-year-old city man, treated by ambulance personnel on Appleton Street for a bloody knife...
View ArticleOlympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan's brother, Mark, gets maximum sentence...
Nancy Kerrigan broke down and cried earlier as she asked the judge to send her brother home instead of to jail. View full sizePhoto by Nancy Lane / Associated Press / poolMark Kerrigan stands in court...
View ArticleWhat they said: Massachusetts Senate rejects several tax rollback measures;...
See what Senators Gale Candaras, Michael Knapik and Stephen Brewer had to say. File photosSenators Gale D. Candaras, D-Wilbraham, Michael R. Knapik, R-Westfield and Stephen M. Brewer, D-Barre.Click to...
View ArticleMSNBC's Ed Schultz off air due to Laura Ingraham remark
Schultz was apparently upset over Ingraham's criticism of President Barack Obama's overseas trip. Associated PressIn a Jan. 1 2005 file photo provided by Democracy Radio, Ed Schultz laughs at a...
View Article2011 Valley Food Championship Pizza Playoffs Round 2: South Region
32 Valley pizza shops go head-to-head as the competition heats up. On Wednesday, we revealed the 32 Valley pizza shops that advanced from Round 1 voting in the 2011 Valley Food Championship Pizza...
View Article2011 Valley Food Championship Pizza Playoffs Round 2: North Region
32 Valley pizza shops go head-to-head as the competition heats up. On Wednesday, we revealed the 32 Valley pizza shops that advanced from Round 1 voting in the 2011 Valley Food Championship Pizza...
View Article2011 Valley Food Championship Pizza Playoffs Round 2: East Region
32 Valley pizza shops go head-to-head as the competition heats up. On Wednesday, we revealed the 32 Valley pizza shops that advanced from Round 1 voting in the 2011 Valley Food Championship Pizza...
View Article2011 Valley Food Championship Pizza Playoffs Round 2: West Region
32 Valley pizza shops go head-to-head as the competition heats up. On Wednesday, we revealed the 32 Valley pizza shops that advanced from Round 1 voting in the 2011 Valley Food Championship Pizza...
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