Social 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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