Approaching steamy weather prompts National Weather Service to post hazardous...
Ludlow elementary school and Baird Middle School will close early Wednesday and Thursday due to the anticipated heat. SPRINGFIELD -Increasing heat and humidity will make temperatures Wednesday and...
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High temperatures, high humidity prompts warnings of oppressive heat in...
The forecast calls for a high of 97 on Wednesday - but the high humidity will make it seem like 102 degrees. View full sizeThe Republican | Michael BeswickThe dog days of summer are here as an English...
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Chicopee to close schools early Thursday and Friday, open spray parks and...
The city meanwhile, will open spray parks and cooling centers today and Thursday. Don Treeger / The Republican6-19-12 -Springfield- 4 year old Liza Kelleher of Springfield puts her best foot forward...
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Ludlow to implement trash fees, single stream recycling
The fees are scheduled to go into effect on July 2. LUDLOW -- The Board of Public Works has voted to charge for pickup of more than one 35-gallon container of trash per week, DPW Director Paul Dzubek...
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Ludlow man who hits police cruiser arrested for drunken driving
Gerald D. Sedlow was arraigned in Palmer District Court on drunken driving charges. LUDLOW – A local man was arraigned on charges of drunken driving and negligent operation of a motor vehicle after he...
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Steven Morse receives five-year jail sentence in connection with 2010 boating...
Ford rendered the sentence after an emotional appeal from the father of the victim, Augustus Adamopoulos, of Ludlow. The Republican | Michael S. Gordon06.21.012 | NORTHAMPTON -- Steven Morse is taken...
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35 newly-minted police officers receive their badges during Western...
The graduates are moving on to law enforcement careers throughout the region. SPRINGFIELD – Thirty-five newly-minted Western Massachusetts police officers received their badges Friday morning during...
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Springfield Department of Public Works employee disciplined for using city...
The “work infraction” was confirmed by a city officials who declined to release the employee’s name and would not give any details of the discipline on the basis of being personnel matters....
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Stormy weather knocks out power to sections of Hampden, Hampshire counties
Flashes of lightning and rumbling thunder accompanied a fast-moving storm that killed power to several hundred utility customers in this region. SPRINGFIELD — A fast-moving thunderstorm that rolled...
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Mass. Board of Higher Education agrees to require 3 years of lab-based...
The change will impact students entering Massachusetts state universities in 2017. Beginning in 2017, students entering Massachusetts state universities will need to have completed three years of...
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Ludlow School Committee votes to restore 6 teaching positions
The positions were restored following approval of the school budget at the June 18 annual town meeting. LUDLOW - The School Committee on Tuesday voted to restore six teaching positions, after passage...
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Construction of new HealthSouth rehabilitation hospital to begin at Ludlow...
A site plan for the project has been approved by the town's administrative review committee, Town Planner Douglas Stefancik said. LUDLOW - The U.S. Department of Environmental Protection has awarded...
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Car break-ins reported in Ludlow
All the break-ins occurred overnight. In one case, a victim had $300 in rent money stolen. LUDLOW – There have been nine reported car break-ins or attempted break-ins in the Downtown and West Side...
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Ludlow School Committee expresses appreciation to Interim Superintendent...
Hogan said the new superintendent, Todd Gazda, is well prepared to take over administration of the school district. LUDLOW - School officials expressed their appreciation to Interim School...
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Streets around Ludlow Mills project due for upgrade thanks to $1 million in...
The road work is scheduled to begin this week, Petrolati said. LUDLOW — State Rep. Thomas Petrolati, D-Ludlow, said he included $1,035,000 in the House transportation bill for improvements to Center,...
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2 Ludlow teens charged with Wilbraham housebreak
Entering the home through a rear door which was left open, police encountered 2 males ransacking the home. Republican file photo WILBRAHAM — Two Ludlow teens were charged with breaking and entering in...
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Ludlow High School student to School Committee: Too many accepted into AP...
School Committee member James Harrington said he would like to see the issue studied. LUDLOW — The new student representative to the School Committee, Alyssa Fialho, recently told the committee too...
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Ludlow fire drives woman, dog from burning home
An elderly woman and her pet dog managed to escape from a burning home at 19 Barre Drive. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Update: An editing error caused the deletion of the first...
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Pioneer Valley Hotel Group president Shardool Parmar plans $1 million...
The conference center will be able to accommodate up to 300 people. Thomas Douglas Architects, Inc.An architectural rendering of the proposed conference center. HADLEY -- The president of the Pioneer...
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Latest phase of Atkins Corner construction project hurting Atkins Farms
On a recent summer afternoon, the parking lot at Atkins Farms was less than half full while an excavator whined in the background. Photo by Diane Lederman/The RepublicanA sign points to the entrance...
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