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Many schools cancel Monday classes as Hurricane Sandy approaches
The threat from the storm prompted several communities to cancel classes. UPDATED at 6:30 p.m. – Most school systems, including Springfield, Chicopee and Holyoke will be closed Monday because of the...
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Hurricane Sandy causes power outages across Western Massachusetts
Power failures were not on the scale of last October's snowstorm. Western Massachusetts experienced high winds and rain from Hurricane Sandy Monday, with crews responding to reports of downed power...
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Is your town postponing Halloween because of Sandy? Check our list
Hurricane Sandy's passing changed Halloween plans for a few towns in the Pioneer Valley, but many are still planning to hold trick-or-treating and other holiday festivities as scheduled. Hurricane...
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Ludlow to temporarily cease issuing construction permits within public ways
Permits can still be issued on a day to day basis. LUDLOW - The Department of Public Works will cease issuing permits for construction within public ways as of Nov. 15. Permits for work in the public...
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George Stuart, retired Springfield police officer, arraigned in Hampden...
Stuart will live with a friend in Ware. 11.02.2012 | SPRINGFIELD -- George Stuart appears in court Friday. Don Treeger | The Republican SPRINGFIELD -- George W. Stuart, the retired Springfield police...
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Power restored for more than 1,400 WMECO customers in Ludlow
More than 1,000 residents without power in Ludlow. A worker from Western Massachusetts Electric Company works on clearing tree branches from power lines in Longmeadow following last year's freak...
View ArticleLudlow High School language department receives $32,000 donation
The funds have gone to improve the foreign language program, Oliveira said. LUDLOW — The Modern Languages Department at Ludlow High School has received a $32,000 donation from the Joseph Dias...
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Jesus Ashanti admits to 6 unarmed bank robberies in Springfield area
Ashanti's lawyer said his client was heroin dependent at the time of the unarmed robberies. Jesus Ashanti Dwight Shepard, The Republican Springfield Police detectives place Jesus Ashanti of...
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Campaign workers brave cold temperatures
With temperatures below freezing, campaign workers took to the streets as the polls opened on Election Day. Regina and Arthur Lourenco of Ludlow campaign for Republican candidates outside Ludlow High...
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Western Massachusetts sees high turnout
Three hours after opening, there had already been nearly 1,000 voters at the two precincts that vote at Mittineague Congregational Church on Route 20 in West Springfield. WEST SPRINGFIELD – True to...
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Coaching legend John Kurty, 86, killed by pickup truck while riding bicycle...
Kurty was a soccer coach, first with the Ludlow public schools and later Westfield State College. John Kurty WESTFIELD - The 86-year-old man who died from injuries suffered when he was hit by a pickup...
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Longtime Ludlow High and Westfield State soccer coach John Kurty remembered...
Kurty coached the Westfield State men's soccer team from 1966 to 1977. John Kurty, the former soccer coach at Westfield State University, is seen at a game in 1969 in a photo from the 1970 college...
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'Pharm parties' leading some Western Massachusetts teens to misuse of...
The fall into the lure of drugs for tens of thousands of young people across Western Massachusetts begins as early as middle school and most likely by high school when they begin using and abusing...
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Celebrate Ludlow Committee sets date for 2013, considers rain date after last...
This year the town-wide celebration was called off due to torrential rain, thunder and lightning. 07.28.2012 | LUDLOW -- Rampant rainwaters caused pavilion of the Ludlow Fish and Game Club to be...
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George Stuart, retired Springfield police officer facing arson charge, gets...
The court has been supervising Stuart's pre-trial conditions of release since he got out of a hospital after recuperating from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his stomach suffered after a daylong...
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90th annual Toy for Joy campaign kicks off
The Toy for Joy campaign partners with Hasbro and is sponsored by The Republican and the Salvation Army to provide needy families with toys and gifts. TOY REGISTRATION Here are the times for families...
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Ludlow police report upsurge in copper pipe theft, especially from homes that...
Police urge residents to keep an eye out for suspicious behavior in their neighborhoods. LUDLOW -- Police, reporting an upsurge in the theft of copper pipes from homes that are up for sale and appear...
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Servers, diners enjoy Thanksgiving as Knights of Columbus produce dinner on a...
“Every year when I walk away,” said Sayed Haq, “I feel like a million bucks.” CHICOPEE – They flew out of the kitchen in a steady stream Thursday, white-aproned volunteers serving what is thought to...
View ArticleRegistration begins Monday for 90th annual Toy for Joy campaign
Needy families with children can register to receive gifts. TOY REGISTRATION Here are the times for families to register at Salvation Army sites for the 90th annual Toy for Joy campaign: Springfield...
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Registration for 90th annual Toy for Joy begins today
Last year, the program donated gifts to nearly 20,000 Western Massachusetts children. TOY REGISTRATION Here are the times for families to register at Salvation Army sites for the 90th annual Toy for...
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Agawam water line break could take 4 weeks to repair, but service should not...
Service should remain uninterrupted because two other water mains are in service. Watch video Here are two views of the washed out area Tuesday caused by the Provin Mountain 54-inch-diameter water...
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Ludlow school administrators to begin developing proposed fiscal 2014 school...
Gazda said he will recommend keeping as many special education services as possible within the school district. LUDLOW - School administrators will begin meeting this week to develop a proposed fiscal...
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Ludlow Mills site wins special designation to help with cleanup of property
The Environmental Protection Agency defines a brownfield as a site which is contaminated or potentially contaminated and complicates the future development of the site. BOSTON - Lt. Gov. Timothy P....
View ArticleDeborah Miele of Ludlow donating to Toy for Joy fund to make sure every child...
A Ludlow woman recalled her mother and grandmother in giving $250 to the Toy for Joy fund. TOY REGISTRATION Here are the remaining times for families to register at Salvation Army sites for the 90th...
View ArticleLudlow Mills project included in latest Massachusetts brownfields cleanup...
The brownfields initiative is focusing on environmental sustainability, MassDEP Commissioner Kenneth Kimmell said. LUDLOW — The Ludlow Mills redevelopment project is the only project in Western...
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Leo Gelineau of Brimfield celebrates a long marriage in donation to Toy for Joy
This year Galineau decided to donate to Toy for Joy in memory not only of his wife, but of others he has lost. TOY REGISTRATION Here are the remaining times for families to register at Salvation Army...
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Fish Fry in Ludlow to benefit financially needy veterans
All proceeds from the annual event will benefit the Ron Stephenson Memorial Fund, which grants up to $250 a year to veterans or veterans' widows in financial need. Lance Mills and Christi Mills holds...
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20,000 toys arrive at Greater Springfield Salvation Army Citadel in...
Distribution for the 90th annual Toy for Joy will begin next week in Springfield. Volunteers work to unload a tractor trailer full of toys for the 90th annual Toy for Joy campaign at the Greater...
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Springfield St. Patrick's Parade Committee names Edward Noonan, of Noonan...
Springfield St. Patrick's Parade Committee honors citizens who contribute to the Irish community of Springfield. Springfield- Springfield St. Patrick's Parade Committee award winners. From left,...
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Timothy Callahan faces numerous charges following high-speed chase after...
Callahan was sentenced to a 40-month federal prison term in April 2011, but released just 3 months later. Timothy Callahan Springfield Police Dept. Timothy Callahan, 31, of Ludlow, is facing several...
View ArticleSocial media largely attributed to Valley Gives Day success
Organizers said nonprofits that used social media aggressively often received more donations. Valley Gives Day helped almost 270 nonprofit organizations in the Pioneer Valley raise money for necessary...
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Ludlow assessors announce fiscal 2013 tax rate
The average tax bill should show very little change from last year, assessors said. Michael S. Gordon, The Republican LUDLOW — The state Department of Revenue has approved a fiscal 2013 tax rate for...
View ArticleLudlow Family Dentistry continues longtime tradition of donating to Toy for...
This is Toy for Joy's 90th year. LUDLOW — Ludlow Family Dentistry, for about a quarter of a century now, has made it an annual tradition to donate to the Toy for Joy holiday campaign. Alissa Chapin, a...
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Ludlow schools to review safety policies and procedures in wake of...
Ludlow Superintendent of Schools Todd Gazda said the schools will undergo safety drills in response to Connecticut shooting. At least 150 people showed up for a candlelight vigil Saturday evening at...
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Angel Tree created in Ludlow to honor Newtown shooting victims
Anyone is invited to place an ornament on the tree. LUDLOW - The Kapinos-Mazur Funeral Home on Sewall Street announced the creation of an Angel Tree in its parking lot in response to the school...
View ArticleA loving family in Ludlow honors past and future with donation to Toy for Joy
"I think everyone who is fortunate enough to be able to give should give, so everyone can celebrate," Haryasz says. LUDLOW – Edward J. (“Ed”) Haryasz has been donating to Toy for Joy for years in...
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Motorist briefly trapped on Chapin Street in Ludlow after crash brings power...
The motorist suffered minor injuries. LUDLOW -- A motorist suffered minor injuries Tuesday morning after his vehicle crashed into a utility pole on Chapin Street. Fire Capt. John Moll said the crash...
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Ludlow selectmen endorse open space plan, call for review of bike lanes in town
Selectman Aaron Saunders said he disagreed that bike lanes are a goal of the town. The Ludlow Town Office Building The Republican | Michael S. Gordon LUDLOW - The Board of Selectmen Tuesday gave its...
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Ludlow selectmen not ready to permit board members to participate in meetings...
Selectmen said they would take the Planning Board's request under advisement. LUDLOW - The Planning Board on Tuesday asked the selectmen to consider permitting town boards to allow some members to...
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Toy for Joy gets $5,000 from Hampden County Correctional Center inmates'...
Toy for Joy needs nearly $90,000 to meet its $150,000 goal 12/18/12 Ludlow- Republican Photo by Mark M.Murray - Hampden County Sheriff Michael Ashe, right, along with Primary Captain Christopher...
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Top 10 stories of the Year: Retired cop George Stuart of Ludlow holds police...
Documents disclosed in court showed that Stuart, 71, methodically planned to set fire to his house and end his own life as a way of getting back at his wife who had recently filed for divorce. As 2012...
View ArticleWintry weather prompts parking bans
Pioneer Valley residents urged caution with driving, advised to observe parking bans. According to meteorologists with CBS 3 Springfield, the Pioneer Valley can expect to see two to five inches of...
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Benefit set to help family of Brett Reccord of Wilbraham, injured in car...
The fund-raiser will help the family stay with him until he is well enough to be transferred back to Massachusetts. WILBRAHAM - A benefit to help the Reccord family is scheduled for Jan. 12 from 5...
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Judge refuses to lower bail for Sharroya Gilkes of Ludlow accused of robbing...
Defense lawyer Alan Rubin told Judge Mary Lou Rup that Gilkes' family came up with the bail money and gave it to her boyfriend to bring to court. Instead, Rubin said, the boyfriend went to North...
View ArticleBrett Reccord, of Wilbraham, recovering at home after accident in Texas
A benefit to assist the family with Reccord's medical expenses is planned in Ludlow. WILBRAHAM - Brett Reccord, of Wilbraham, who was critically hurt Nov. 30 near Dallas in a car accident and...
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Springfield, Ludlow fire departments search Chicopee River for person seen...
The search has been called off and the victim is presumed dead. Ludlow fire and rescue personnel search the Connecticut River Tuesday for a person seen jumping from the Putts Bridge between Ludlow and...
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State police divers, firefighters from Springfield and Ludlow, resume search...
Witnesses saw the man jump off the Putts Bridge at about 3:15 p.m. UPDATE, 4 p.m., : The search was discontinued Wednesday afternoon and will resume Thursday morning with members of the Massachusetts...
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State police to use sonar equipment today as divers search for man who jumped...
At least four witnesses saw the man jump from the Putts Bridge into the Chicopee River Tuesday afternoon. LUDLOW -- State police divers will use high-tech sonar equipment today as they resume the...
View ArticleLudlow police meeting with assisting agencies to determine if search for man...
Each day since the initial report, rescue workers including the Massachusetts State Police using sonar equipment and divers, have searched for the man to no avail. LUDLOW -- Local police and other...
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Ludlow police investigating whether missing resident Glenn LaRace Jr. is man...
According to Det. Sgt. Tom Foye, police believe there are enough similarities between the case of missing 24-year-old Glenn LaRace Jr. and the man who jumped off the Putts Bridge to raise the eyebrows...
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