Ludlow assessors announce fiscal 2012 tax rate
Selectmen said the tax rate increase is too high. LUDLOW - The Board of Assessors Tuesday night announced a fiscal 2012 residential tax rate of $16.98 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, an increase of...
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More communication needed with Charter Communications, Ludlow selectmen say
There were too many elderly residents without telephone service, Saunders said. LUDLOW - Selectmen told representatives from Charter Communications they were disappointed with the communication...
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Western Massachusetts groups debate need to raise academic bar for student...
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association requires student athletes to take four “recognized courses,” and pass two. File photo by Michael Beswick / The Republican02/12/11 Springfield...
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Money may be tight, but plenty of volunteers help Western Massachusetts...
During hard times and with high gasoline prices, volunteers still come out to help. Photo by Michael S. Gordon / The RepublicanVolunteers from the New North Citizens Council help sort toys at the...
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Ludlow police investigate late-night armed robbery of West Street Cumberland...
The clerk told police a man with a revolver-style handgun entered the store and demanded cash from the register. Ludlow police photoSurveilance photo of a suspect in a Thursday night robbery at...
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Western Massachusetts communities deal with cleanup costs in wake of October...
With the threat of more snow in the coming weeks, at least 15 communities in the Pioneer Valley chose to go with the lone company on the state bid list for debris clean-up: Florida-based AshBritt,...
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69-year-old Ludlow resident Edward Widor fatally injured in 2-vehicle crash...
2 passengers in Widor's car, including a 56-year-old Ludlow woman, suffered minor injuries. state Republican file photo LUDLOW – A 69-year-old Ludlow man was fatally injured Wednesday night when his...
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11 Pioneer Valley firefighters graduate from Massachusetts Firefighting Academy
The graduating class had 71 members from 35 separate departments across the state. View full sizecourtesy of the state Department of Fire ServicesThe most recent graduates of the Massachusetts...
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Hours after being robbed at work, Cumberland Farms cashier Douglas Moore...
Moore was let go because at the time of the robbery he had more than $75 in the register drawer, the maximum amount allowed by Cumberland Farms Staff photo by Patrick JohnsonDouglas Moore, 24, stands...
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Springfield diocese sells former St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Ludlow
The property was sold to the Church of the Nazarene. The Republican file photo | Mark M. MurrayThe former St. Mary of the Assumption church in Ludlow has been sold to the Church of the Nazarene....
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Ludlow teens use their chainsaws to help clear tornado damaged properties in...
The brothers say they plan to continue to chop wood in Monson for as long as there is a need. The Republican/Lori StabileFrom right to left, Shane A. Chase, 13, and McKinley A. Chase, 16, of Ludlow,...
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Colleen finalists chosen in Springfield
The finalists are: Eileen Barrett, 21; Meghan Sullivan, 18; Mariah M. McNamara, 18; Nora M. Garrity, 18; and Martha M. Crowley, 17. All are from Springfield except Barrett, who is from Ludlow. The...
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Massachusetts Parole Board denies parole to Francis Soffen, formerly of...
Soffen pleaded guilty to two counts of murder in the second degree in the 1972 killings of Gary Dube, of Agawam, and Stephen Perrot, of Springfield. File photo / Associated PressConvicted double...
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Cumberland Farms defends decision to fire store clerk Douglas Moore, who was...
A spokeswoman for the Framingham-based convenience store chain said the call to terminate Moore was not a decision that was made easily or hastily. Staff photo by Patrick JohnsonDouglas Moore, 24, was...
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2 years after earthquake devastates Haiti, Western Massachusetts groups help...
Members of the First Church of Christ in Longmeadow, American International College's nursing department and the CRUDEM Foundation of Ludlow are involved in the effort. Villagers of Milot, Haiti help...
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Ludlow police: speeding car crashes into utility pole, sends 4 to the...
Authorities are seeking criminal charges against a Springfield man, 24-year-old Barry Davis, who allegedly was speeding and driving recklessly when he crashed a car at the intersection of Cady and...
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Victor Field appointed to Ludlow Board of Health
Field said he will run for the position in the March 26 town election. LUDLOW – The Board of Selectmen Tuesday night interviewed two applicants for a vacancy on the Board of Health and appointed...
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James Pendrick of Ludlow found guilty of drug dealing, trying to intimidate...
Pendrick's lawyer said all drugs were for personal use for pain. SPRINGFIELD – A 51-year-old Ludlow man was found guilty Wednesday of selling drugs from his house and later going to the home of the...
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Ludlow Town Meeting members to consider increasing restaurant meals tax
Selectmen voted 4 to 0 to put the proposal on the Ludlow Town Meeting ballot. LUDLOW - The Board of Selectmen considered a suggestion by a former selectman to bring a proposal to increase the...
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West Springfield police require pepper spray to subdue Ludlow resident Glen...
The suspect, armed with a box cutter, came out of a bathroom and threatened police. Republican file photo03.09.11 | Photo by Julian Feller-Cohen â A West Springfield Police Department cruiser. WEST...
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