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WMass. snowstorm aftermath, Day 6 roundup: Town-by-town reports & top stories
Rounding up the day's coverage from The Republican. Photo by Don Treeger/The RepublicanAnthony Hall of Agawam moves wood from a pile at a friend's house on Poinsettia Dr. in Agawam as he tries to find...
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Tens of thousands in Massachusetts still without power nearly a week after...
Tensions were high as 40 Belchertown residents – most of whom have been surviving without electricity since the Oct. 29 snowstorm – packed into the selectmen's meeting room for a visit from Gov. Deval...
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Day 7 snowstorm recovery: Utilities pushing to restore power to region
Western Massachusetts Electric Co. is reporting that 17,000 customers remain without power, while National Grid has 11,641 customers without power in Hampden County and 5,065 customers without power...
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Western Massachusetts will mark Veterans Day with parades and ceremonies
State Sen. Stephen M. Brewer said it is important to protect and serve veterans when they return home. Veterans Day ceremonies will be taking place in several communities in the Pioneer Valley over...
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Ludlow surveys parents about making up lost snow days
Under the proposal, four April vacation days would be lost and a June 8 professional development day altered. LUDLOW - Town officials are surveying parents about how to best make up the five school...
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Western Massachusetts veterans support Iraq troop withdrawal as region...
The United States currently has about 40,000 troops still in Iraq. File photo by David Molnar / The RepublicanMajor General L. Scott Rice, Commander of Massachusetts Air National Guard, seen in...
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Greater Springfield area residents gather at Veterans Day ceremonies to honor...
The Springfield ceremony was preceded by a parade that traveled from Springfield Technical Community College to Court Square. SPRINGFIELD – The crowd that gathered at Court Square on Friday for the...
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Ludlow Planning Board delays action on bid by Keystone Commons to add new units
There is a waiting list of people who want to move into the assisted living community on West Street, project manager Frederick Mielke told the board. File photo by Mark M. Murray / The Republican...
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Springfield man arrested in Ludlow assault of pregnant woman
Both women refused medical attention. LUDLOW – A Springfield man was held on $10,000 bail after being arrested for choking his pregnant girlfriend and assaulting his sister early Sunday morning. Jason...
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Ware property auction nets $100,000 for town's general fund
"All in all, in the economy we're in, I think we did OK," Treasurer-Collector Leigh Deveneau-Martinelli said. The Republican/Lori StabilePaul T. Zekos, president of The Zekos Group, standing,...
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Kenneth Grew resigns as interim school superintendent in Ludlow on doctor's...
Retired Baird Middle School Principal Donna Hogan has agreed to step in for Grew and will begin on Monday as interim superintendent. The Republican | Don TreegerInterim Ludlow School Superintendent...
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Hampden County Jail honored for work with Massachusetts Department of...
Sheriff Michael Ashe said the Hampden County Sheriff's Department's re-entry program brings state inmates who will be returning to live in the Springfield area once they are out, and who are within a...
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Belchertown cake decorator Jeanette Crumb creates art on a canvas of cakes
Jeanette Crumb has been recognized for her work - two years ago, she came in second place for advanced cake decorating at a Connecticut cake show for her four-tier cake covered in fondant with flowers...
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Ludlow School Committee votes to cancel 4 days of April vacation
The decision was made because of the Oct. 29 snowstorm. LUDLOW – The School Committee has taken steps to alter the school calendar after the crippling Oct. 29 nor’easter that left hundreds of...
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Holiday traffic in Western Massachusetts heavy but steady
Accidents on the Massachusetts Turnpike in central were causing traffic jams in the Worcester area. Republican file photo Police are reporting traffic on the major highways in Western Massachusetts is...
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Ludlow school superintendent post advertised at $130,000 to $150,000
Patricia Correira of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, who is coordinating the search for the School Committee, said she expects approximately 30 applicants before the Dec. 30...
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McDonald's special permit approved by Ludlow Planning Board
The existing McDonald's on Center Street will be razed and a new one built. Associated Press LUDLOW – The Planning Board on Thursday approved a special permit for McDonald’s USA to raze the existing...
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Ludlow Planning Board approves addition to Keystone Commons
The facility opened three and a half years ago with 90 units. LUDLOW - The Planning Board on Thursday approved an amended site plan for Keystone Commons at 460 West Street which will allow for a...
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HealthSouth to relocate to Ludlow Mills as part of $70 million project
Also announced Tuesday were plans by Boston-based Winn Development to build a $20 million 83-unit senior housing complex at the site. File photo | The RepublicanThe Ludlow Mills complex. LUDLOW –...
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Ludlow Mills complex proposed for HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, new...
The Ludlow Mills complex totals 170 acres and 1.45 million square feet of floor space. This is an updated version of a story posted at 10:52 this morning. The Republican / Michael S. GordonRichard K....
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