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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...
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