Springfield, MA News

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• Massachusetts tornadoes, 1 year later: Impact still seen in landscape, lives
• 10 must-see eyewitness tornado videos: How Western Mass. residents captured the storm
• NY senator asks airlines to drop seat fee for kids
• Water main break reported on Notre Dame Street in Westfield
• Man in stable condition after being stabbed on State Street in Springfield
• Afghan official: 8 civilians killed in airstrike
• Boy, 12, hit by car in Southampton
• Northampton Fire Chief Brian Duggan released from hospital after suffering smoke inhalation at basement fire
• Final workshop for tornado recovery planning in Monson slated for Wednesday
• Hardwick crash sends woman to hospital
• Paradise City Arts Festival kicks off in Northampton
• Obituaries today: Ann Nedeau Britton was piano department head at Mankato State, rehearsal pianist for Jean-Pierre Rampal
• The Republican's columnist Tom Shea moving on; job at newspaper in Abu Dhabi 'a cool opportunity'
• Springfield police investigating armed robbery at Shell Station on Belmont Avenue
• Holyoke Community College graduates 1,000 for third year running
• Holyoke gets another $200,000 from feds to get the lead out of old shooting range
• Financial industry keeps cash flowing into Sen. Scott Brown's reelection campaign
• Liberal advocacy groups raise record sums for Elizabeth Warren
• Races for Wales selectman, road commissioner to highlight annual town election
• West Springfield assessor Lauren Elliott, hired in March after Christopher Keefe fired, leaving for greener pastures
• AM News Links: Gunman in Finland is arrested, scientists invent needleless injections, and more
• Springfield's Central High School moves up state, national list of best public high schools
• Springfield schools superintendent finalists Jesus Jara, Daniel Warwick cite their work history, local ties
• Retail beef, chicken, pork prices still climbing
• Holyoke's fish story: Record number of migrators at the dam
• Massachusetts Democratic Convention -- starring Elizabeth Warren and Marisa DeFranco -- to bring thousands to Springfield
• Holyoke Geriatric Authority to pay city $89,000, enter plan to repay $465,000 in worker-retirement costs
• Melvin Jones III lawyer cries foul in Springfield drug trafficking case
• Massachusetts toddler who fell from 3rd floor dies
• Controversy over Elizabeth Warren's heritage raises question of what makes someone an American Indian
• Gov. Deval Patrick delivers $2.1 million in tornado relief housing funds to Springfield
• Sen. Scott Brown tries to delay cuts to Massachusetts military bases
• Springfield man frustrated with overgrown grass at city park pays contractor to mow it
• Springfield demolishes blighted Forest Park house
• Washington Heights development in Wilbraham to move forward following court battle
• Lawyer: Pedro Hernandez, accused killer of Etan Patz, is bipolar, schizophrenic
• Holyoke to honor veterans by laying wreaths and holding ceremony for Memorial Day
• Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation awards Springfield $29,315 to rebuild trails at Forest Park
• Stocks fall on Wall Street as Spanish bank Bankia teeters
• Connecticut police ask public for help locating missing Manchester teen Brian Graves
• Sony Corp. CEO Howard Stringer addresses 121 Suffield Acaedmy graduates
• Chicopee veteran Louis Brault wins Charles Tracy Award for assistance to other vets
• Mystery woman found wandering in Oregon claims to be from New England
• Officers cleared in fatal shooting of teenage suspect Tahiem Goffe; Police Commissioner William Fitchet calls case "tragic"
• State police sobriety checkpoint planned for Hampshire County June 2-3
• Memorial ceremony in Springfield honors those who gave lives in service to their country
• PM News Links: Falmouth priest accused of child sex abuse, Arlington group seeks to overturn leaf blower ban and more
• Victoria Kennedy asks Boston College Law School grads to work for justice
• Ludlow police identify 29-year-old man seriously injured in single-car crash on Cady Street as Michael Murray
• Boston's Faneuil Hall to open new visitor center
• Western Massachusetts state police report traffic flowing smoothly as Memorial Day weekend looms
• Typical CEO made $9.6M last year, AP study finds
• Massachusetts scout leader faces child porn charges
• Memorial Day 2012 events scheduled across Western Massachusetts
• The President and the porn stars: Bill Clinton, adult actresses Brooklyn Lee and Tasha Reign, and a 10-second photo op
• Hampden DA: Holyoke baby died after being left alone in bathtub
• Easthampton City Council supports 2nd liquor license for Apollo Grill owner
• Springfield firefighters douse blaze at East Forest Park home
• Yesterday's top stories: Elizabeth Warren's mother told her she is part Native American, Harry Delmolino was Eagle Scout, college graduate and more
• State pledges to work with West Springfield to address concerns about Route 20 bridge project
• Ware threatens to take assets of tax delinquents
• Ann Callahan, Westfield's newest city councilor, prepares to take office
• West Springfield Town Council overrides Mayor Gregory Neffinger's veto of Lyons Package Store Plaza zone change
• Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren spar over student loan rate vote
• Kathleen Crowley awarded $100,000 in civil suit against Pride Convenience
• 2 residents oppose Columbia Gas rate hike during Springfield hearing
• Molly Bish's friend Kenneth Tatro, who testified to grand jury in teen's disappearance, dies in Florida
• Massachusetts Senate votes to keep psychiatric hospital open during budget debate
• Curt Schilling's video game company 38 Studios lays off entire staff
• Chicopee Memorial Day parade to feature model planes honoring veterans
• West Springfield Mayor Gregory Neffinger committed to library building project
• NYC police make arrest in abduction of Etan Patz, 6-year-old boy missing since 1979
• H-P leads Dow Jones industrial average to 4th day of gains in May
• President Obama remains ahead in key swing states, new poll shows
• Small fire evacuates Titeflex plant in Springfield
• Pioneer Valley Transit Authority records reveal $50,000 settlement with fired administrator Gary Shepard
• Springfield kitchen fire causes $15,000 damage to duplex on Lancashire Road
• Proposed $7.4 million police station discussed in Palmer
• Connecticut River named nation's first Blueway
• Westfield's City Hotel to celebrate 100 years of same family ownership
• Solar eclipse 2012: Where can you see it?
• Springfield accident injures 2, car leaves Breckwood Boulevard, lands upside down in brook
• Hampden County Sheriff's Department looking for inmate Julio Galarza of Springfield who walked away from Day Reporting Center
• East Longmeadow police look for man who attempted to rob TD Bank branch
• Bondsville Fire and Water District to hold annual meeting, election
• West Springfield Republican Lincoln Blackie turns in papers to challenge Michael Finn for state representative
• Woman, 24, battling flesh-eating bacteria: 'Let's do this' when faced with losing both hands and remaining foot
• Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno spars with city councilors over budget access
• Stephen Houseman, driver charged in New Zealand accident that killed 3 Boston University students, makes 1st court appearance
• Ex-Massachusetts prosecutor acquitted of assaulting teenage girl
• Western Massachusetts National Guard members take part in Jordan operation
• Massachusetts gaming commissioner reveals he gave casino officials tour of Springfield
• Holyoke to get cleaned by volunteers
• Springfield trash fee hike voted down by City Council committee
• Birchland Park Middle School teacher Barbara Galanek charged with assaulting East Longmeadow student, 13
• Underemployed UMass-Lowell graduate offers to return degree for refund
• Westover Air Reserve Base to host first air show in 4 years
• Wall Street: Stocks fall on Europe worries; Facebook debuts
• Races for selectman, School Committee to highlight Wilbraham election
• Mystery plant found outside Westfield Vocational Technical High School was a harmless and legal ornamental known as cleoma
• South Hadley native Kristina Constant bringing Braille camp for blind children to Springfield
• Huntington house undergoing renovation catches fire, heavily damaged
• Facebook stock falls flat in public debut
• Holyoke police: Man in Hawaiian shirt tried to grab 8-year-old girl outside Morgan School, seen at 2 other schools
• Steven Martin of Ludlow gets 18 months after admitting punching 57-year-old man, causing head injury
• Obituaries today: Sarita Jackson-Miller worked at local hospitals
• Report: 8-year-old girl safe after man tried to grab her outside Morgan Elementary School in Holyoke
• West Springfield Mayor Gregory Neffinger vetoes zone change granted for Lyons Package Store Plaza
• Northampton libraries to close for software upgrade
• PM News Links: Parents let son, 9, end brain cancer treatment, groundskeeper fired after turning in gun he found, and more
• Amherst fire chief backs off rescue reimbursement
• Facebook IPO: Live updates
• Suffield Police Officer Jeremy DePietro arrested on larceny and evidence tampering charges pertaining to drug bust last year
• Concert review: Maroon 5 makes brief appearance at MGM
• Why you shouldn't buy Facebook stock today
• Jury to begin deliberations in John Edwards case
• No serious injuries reported in tractor trailer crash at toll plaza on Massachusetts Turnpike in West Stockbridge
• Early political spats suggest nothing off-limits in presidential race
• Wake planned Friday for Mary Richardson Kennedy
• Documents shed new light on Trayvon Martin killing
• Police investigating missing Massachusetts girl file report of potential neglect of 4-year-old sister
• Yesterday's top stories: Juror allegedly rips off Massachusetts Congressman's aide, man's arm crushed in industrial accident, and more
• Chicopee Memorial Day 2012 events announced
• Chicopee receives donation from Holyoke Catholic for playing field use
• Massachusetts Senate passes Right-to-Repair bill with eye toward avoiding ballot fight
• West Springfield bridge project to reduce Route 20 traffic from 4 lanes to 2
• ArtBeat children's art show kicks off in Monson
• New Zealand police charge driver in crash that killed 3 Boston University students
• Westfield High School schedules community event to support students in need
• Westfield City Council elects Ann Callahan to fill Ward 3 vacancy
• Dial-A-Lawyer program receives lots of financial questions
• Curt Schilling's troubled 38 Studios writes bad check to cover $1.1 million loan repayment; Rhode Island refuses to accept it
• Easthampton apartment project set to move forward as Boston developer gets state subsidy
• East Longmeadow residents to vote on 28 warrant articles during May 21 Town Meeting
• Granby special education director Marisa McCarthy to step down
• Parishioners of closed Northampton church go to court over $750,000 bequest
• Anguished Sturbridge father pushes bill to prevent drownings at Massachusetts camps
• Westfield Mayor Daniel Knapik seeks $126.1 million budget for fiscal 2013
• Massachusetts court: Drunken driving law language allows repeat offenders to avoid stiffer penalties
• In Western Massachusetts, majority-minority breakdown reflects latest U.S. numbers
• Census: Whites lose U.S. majority among babies
• Westfield Rocky's Ace Hardware to host gala reopening Saturday
• Postal Workers: Springfield cards/letters sorting likely headed to Hartford; USPS official says other work headed to Indian Orchard
• U.S. Postal Service to begin closing plants this summer
• Curt Schilling's company reportedly making overdue $1.1 million payment to Rhode Island
• Stocks sink as Dow Jones industrial average posts 11th loss in 12 days
• Massachusetts officials to look into bid list after company wanted millions more than what Brimfield paid for tornado cleanup
• Retired West Springfield Police Chief Thomas Burke vacation pay issue tossed back to Mayor Gregory Neffinger
• PM News Links: Flesh-eating bacteria attacks another woman, Colorado boy's MLK costume sparks controversy, and more
• Elizabeth Warren family cookbook 'Pow Wow Chow' surfaces as Native American criticism continues
• Billionaire won't air Obama-Wright campaign ads
• Sturbridge teen charged with making Facebook threats about bringing gun to school
• NJ Gov. Chris Christie, Newark Mayor Cory Booker channel Seinfeld in video parody
• Massachusetts Senate to resume debate on health care bill
• Massachusetts to release April jobs report
• Massachusetts marks 8th anniversary of same-sex marriages
• Man's arm, hand crushed in Chicopee machine accident at Parisi Incorporated
• West Brookfield man denies charge of sexual assault at Ware emergency shelter
• Holyoke City Council to see firefighters demonstrate Jaws of Life on an old car
• Yesterday's top stories: Patriots 7th-round draft pick to be arraigned on felony charges, bankrupt Hostess to lay off 187 workers and more
• Holyoke, state officials continue trying to find cause of fire that leveled 3 buildings, damaged 4th
• Holyoke's Connections After-School offers summer programs in acting, hip hop, transition, study skills
• Carl Beane memorial brings mourners to Sturbridge to bid adieu to 'voice of Fenway Park'
• Belchertown fatal crash victim tentatively identified as 26-year-old Ashley Goetz of Amherst
• Easthampton City Council adopts ethics code in wake of Donald Cykowski 'Puerto Rican' remark and harassment allegations
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife Mary found dead in Bedford, N.Y.
• Springfield promised $300,000 from Massachusetts in additional tornado relief
• Feds: Jury foreman stole soft drinks belonging to aide of Congressman Richard Neal from U.S. District Court parking lot
• Art show to celebrate life of Emily Savery of Middlefield, Gateway Regional High School student killed in car crash
• Davitt Bridge in Chicopee set to close; merchants say reaching downtown still easy
• Westfield State University Foundation celebrates donors
• West Springfield School Committee approves contract for custodians
• Greek turmoil spreads pessimism across stock markets; gold, oil, euro all hit multi-month lows
• PM News Links: Church's anti-gay marriage sign stirs controversy, memorial fund set up by killer's mother angers victims' families and more
• Funds, work sites sought in Western Massachusetts for summer jobs program
• Coffee drinkers live longer, according to new study of 400,000 people
• GOP US House hopeful Richard Tisei delivers signatures
• Pedro Berrios of Springfield and William Fiore of Wilbraham admit beating man to collect $2,000 loan
• Springfield police charge Kenneth Bolden with separate bank robberies in 2009
• Civil suit may threaten vehicular homicide conviction of Craig Barton in South Hadley death of Frederick 'Joey' Kareta
• Springfield NAACP president Talbert Swan II calls for action on school arrest report
• Infrastructure, waste disposal costs loom for Northampton
• Obituaries today: Leslie Wallace aided area animal shelters
• Curt Schilling's video game co. asks Rhode Island for more help
• Attleboro woman recovers trashed rings
• National Weather Service issues Hazardous Weather Outlook for western Massachusetts; strong thunderstorms Wednesday, followed by pleasant weekend
• Cost of Hampshire College rooftop rescue: $550 (+ aggravation)
• Chefs asked to 'Fork It Over' for that tasty fund-raiser for the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts
• Today's photos from The Republican: Taekwondo in Chicopee, Metcalf School tree planting, Nasami Farm, and more
• Easthampton: Teacher layoffs proposed to balance school budget
• Ads highlight cozy campaign-super PAC relationship
• Falmouth wind turbine found to be too loud
• Connecticut accident in which jogger was killed shows dangers of distracted driving
• Facebook boosts size of IPO by 25 percent
• Staples 1st-quarter net income drops on expenses
• Role unlikely for George W. Bush in Romney bid
• WMECO: Power outages resolved in Springfield, elsewhere
• Massachusetts officials to present arguments against cuts at Westover Air Reserve, Barnes Air National Guard and other bases
• Francois Hollande assumes presidency of France, heads to Germany to meet with Angela Merkel
• Holyoke City Council has 45 days to consider, possibly cut Mayor Alex Morse's proposed $124.4 million budget
• Yesterday's top stories: 1 person killed in Belchertown car crash, Amherst fire chief calls Hampshire College students 'idiots,' and more
• WMECO responding to outages in Springfield, Agawam, Easthampton
• Mark Barowsky wins seat on Longmeadow Select Board
• Hampshire Superior Court acting chief probation officer Christopher Hoffman's obstruction of justice case continued
• Springfield Law Department sees limited role for casino committee appointed by City Council president James Ferrera
• Smith & Wesson Shooting Sports Center temporarily closes; felon illegally took target practice there 3 months before fatal shooting
• Westfield City Council to choose replacement for Peter Miller
• Massachusetts Gaming Commissioner Bruce Stebbins: Ethics opinion clears him of possible conflict
• As Facebook IPO looms, the social network is no fad to users who keep clicking 'like'
• New health plan provides more options to access Cooley Dickinson services
• Dimetrius Faust, 13-year-old Springfield boy credited with saving 9 lives in Forest Park fire, named 2012 recipient of Lt. Frank Murphy Medal of Valor
• Public information meetings on proposed Palmer police station project scheduled
• Former Holyoke Geriatric Authority board member Angela Boyle tells Mayor Alex Morse she won't be political pawn
• Report: Elizabeth Warren described as Harvard Law School's 'first woman of color' in 1997 article
• Dow Jones industrial average continues 2-week slide; euro plunges
• Lawsuit alleges Massachusetts officials failed to help welfare recipients register to vote
• Jury continue to weigh evidence in death of Cynthia Brace of Holyoke, who died at Hampden County Correctional Center
• Rice farm stand zoning amendment wins approval at Wilbraham town meeting
• PM News Links: Curt Schilling's 38 Studios reportedly in trouble, man accused of pouring hot sauce in 6-year-old's mouth and more
• President Obama earned between $250,000 and $2.1 million in book royalties last year
• Britteney Miles, 21-year-old woman accidentally shot in jaw by Agawam Police Officer Danielle Petrangelo, faces numerous additional surgeries
• AP: Convicted Conn. killer Komisarjevsky tries not to think about murders
• Investigators continue to probe fiery crash that took life of motorist on Route 202 in Belchertown
• Elizabeth Warren would reinstate Glass-Steagall Act in response to J.P. Morgan loss
• Northampton police probe theft of mini-excavator, reportedly worth $70,000, from job site near Look Park
• Easthampton police: Man ends argument over parking space with shotgun
• Elizabeth Warren's non-Mass. donations outpace US Sen. Scott Brown
• Holyoke police: Traffic stop leads to drug charges for 2 Chicopee teens
• Trinity College student from Mass. won't face extradition in Costa Rica accident
• Massachusetts drivers see insurance rates rise
• Facebook raises IPO price as offering nears
• Massachusetts gaming panel to meet; Needs new director
• 1 dead in Route 202 crash in Belchertown
• Community Police Hearing Board sees increase in Springfield police complaints, but most dismissed for insufficient evidence
• Springfield fire investigation closes stretch of Main Street in North End
• Fiery Belchertown crash closes portion of Route 202
• Yesterday's top stories: Fox attacks Agawam resident in his driveway; State police ID I-91 pedestrian fatality; and more
• Belchertown accident knocks out power along Route 202
• Wales Town Meeting to consider adding superintendent of streets
• Monson voters approve borrowing for new $3.4 million police station and town office building
• Ware Town Meeting wipes out selectmen salaries
• Belchertown says yes to $1.25 million roadway bond
• Granby Town Meeting votes on kindergarten, energy, zoning and agricultural matters
• Wilbraham Town Meeting voters approve fiscal 2013 budget
• UMass researchers looking at impact of heavy loads on soldiers' mobility
• Westfield School Committee considers staff reduction through attrition to make up $860,000 fiscal 2013 budget deficit
• Most popular baby names derived from reality TV, religion
• Underwater transmission line planned for East Coast wind farms clears regulatory hurdle
• Amtrak train in Massachusetts fatally strikes person on tracks
• Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse to present budget of $124.4 million, up from current $120 million
• Vatican denies appeal of closed Massachusetts parish
• Elms College in Chicopee to offer a bachelor's degree in criminal justice
• Charles Wilhite granted new trial for murder of Alberto Rodriguez
• South Hadley community garden includes plot designated for town food pantry
• Pathfinder HVAC students get ready for national SkillsUSA competition
• Agawam Mayor Richard Cohen offers balanced budget, up about 5.2 percent, for fiscal 2013
• West Springfield women honored for working with immigrants to prevent tuberculosis
• State police ID pedestrian killed on I-91 as Leslie Wallace of Westfield
• Dow drops 125 points, euro hits 3-month low as deadlock continues in Greece
• Democrats ask Scott Brown to disclose J.P. Morgan ties while Brown campaign pushes Elizabeth Warren on Native American questions
• Selectmen and School Committee races lead Wilbraham election ballot
• Cuts made to Palmer Water Department at annual meeting
• Ron Paul: 'We will no longer spend resources' on presidential campaign
• Mark Barowsky, Richard Foster vie for seat on Longmeadow Select Board
• PM News Links: Suspicious white powder investigated at Massachusetts prison; expect traffic delays heading into Pittsfield; and more
• 46-year-old Springfield resident Warren Robertson, injured in Forest Park neighborhood crash, remains in critical condition at Baystate
• J.P. Morgan chief investment officer leaving
• Yahoo sweeps out CEO tainted by inaccurate bio
• Electrical malfunction cause of blaze that caused some $70,000 in damage to Saffron Circle home in Springfield
• Rep. Richard Neal gets triple the signatures needed to appear on the ballot
• 'Got Rights Project' aims to help gay students
• Pioneer Valley manufacturing is going strong, but bad news lurks in Brookings report
• Police announce name of Worcester slaying victim
• Mass. court warns jurors about online comments
• Fox attacks Agawam resident Larry Gousse in his driveway
• 3-car crash on I-91 in Holyoke sends 1 to hospital with injuries
• Springfield fire damages home in 16 Acres neighborhood
• Boston University student recovering after New Zealand crash kills 3 schoolmates
• Weekend photos from The Republican: Pancake breakfast, college graduations, and more
• Missing boy dies after being found in Massachusetts swimming pool
• Chicopee home damaged by fire, pet cat missing
• Bay Path College in Longmeadow graduates 691 people
• Pepperell, Mass. man dies in New Hampshire motorcycle accident
• Springfield College graduates 976 with bachelor's degrees Sunday
• Easthampton Savings Bank's William S. Hogan to retire
• Baby found in car in Massachusetts leads to discovery of dead man, critically injured women
• No identity yet for woman killed on Interstate 91 Saturday night
• South Hadley Town Meeting votes on funding for schools, libraries, seniors
• Gaming regulator from Springfield faces questions about neutrality when awarding casino license for Western Massachusetts
• Obituaries today: Christopher Scholtz was graduate of Springfield Technical Community College
• Allen Street fire investigation continues
• Interstate 91 southbound closed in South End of Springfield after cars reportedly hit pedestrian
• State police investigating pedestrian death on I-91 in Springfield
• West Springfield motorcycle accident sends operator to hospital
• Northampton Gay Pride march highlights progress
• Mitt Romney urges Liberty College grads to honor family commitments
• Small plane crashes into Cape Cod lake
• State police investigating rollover crash on I-91 in Holyoke
• Jorge Maldonado of Springfield convicted of receiving firearms and ammunition while under felony indictment
• Asparagus season gets off to early start in Western Massachusetts
• Flash mob and flapjacks a hit at World's Largest Pancake Breakfast
• At Harvard, Elizabeth Warren known as tough, demanding, dynamic professor; Native American heritage claims called 'ludicrous
• Obituaries today: Joseph Kelly worked for Friendly's
• Springfield Central High School students debate legal issues during Law Day event
• Amherst showcases the words of Emily Dickinson in environmental art project
• Deval Patrick vetoes mandated background checks for future Massachusetts gaming employees
• Springfield Casino Site Committee hopes to have input on gambling pact
• 3 Boston University students killed in New Zealand minivan crash
• Calls to toughen banking regulation follow JPMorgan $2 billion loss
• U.S. taxpayers would get cut of 'The Passion of the Christ' prequel
• Stock market decline is muted despite bank slump
• Ted Koppel at UMass graduation: Seek more substance than what's in a tweet
• Chicopee Uniroyal project receives extra $2 million in state grants
• Oscar Hill, 47, charged with stealing copper pipes from vacant home in East Springfield
• State rejects insurance rate increase for home, condominium and renters in high-risk pool
• Man pushing child in stroller robbed at gunpoint near Springfield police station
• Salvation Army commanders Thomas and Linda-Jo Perks leaving Springfield for Ohio
• Raymond Hearn of Springfield installed as new Wilbraham postmaster
• Springfield police, fire officials warn of looming layoffs, service cutbacks
• Springfield vice unit arrest 3 men, 1 woman in anti-prostitution sweep in South End
• William Balfour guilty of murdering Jennifer Hudson's family
• Report: Ortiz says he's OK after minor accident
• Fitch downgrades JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• PM News Links: Man who torched Maine topless coffee shop gets 30 years, Romney reaffirms support for gay adoption and more
• Chicopee to start varsity lacrosse program at high schools
• Gulfstream Corp. expects to create at least 130 new jobs at its Westfield aircraft maintenance facility
• Democrats attack Scott Brown over AmeriCorps funding
• BC law school books Kennedy widow for commencement
• Ex-NE mob boss Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio gets 5 1/2 years in RI strip club plot
• Lyons Package Store Plaza zoning change approved by West Springfield Town Council
• Obituaries today: Edward Midura was Chicopee Fire Department captain
• Colossal misstep at JP Morgan rattles U.S. futures
• Construction worker, who apparently hit electrical conduit with jackhammer at Roosevelt Avenue and Bay Street, taken to Baystate Medical Center
• Sister of Molly Bish seeks FBI help
• Two-car crash at High and Lyman streets in Holyoke sends car into park, injures at least 1
• Springfield resident Warren Robertson, 46, in critical condition at Baystate Medical Center following car crash in Forest Park neighborhood
• Man who tried to open plane door faces Mass. judge
• Ex-NE mob boss Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio to be sentenced in strip club plot
• Joe Biden apologizes to Barack Obama over gay marriage comments
• Stretch of Main Street in Springfield closing at 10 a.m. Friday for setup of World's Largest Pancake Breakfast
• England's Prince Charles goes on the telly to deliver the royal weather forecast
• Luther Gorahkov, former UMass student cleared in Northampton court of assaulting 2 women, arrested last month in Rhode Island child pornography sweep
• Mohegan Sun hopes to open first casino in Massachusetts, but keeps details confidential
• Yesterday's top stories: Investigators identify Agawam officer who accidentally shot woman, Al Bruno's son says investigators could have prevented murder and more
• Easthampton voters could consider nearly $2 million in override requests if City Council agrees to place questions on ballot
• Elizabeth Warren didn't claim minority status on law school application, records show
• Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton dedicates new chapel
• Elizabeth Warren listed as minority in University of Pennsylvania report
• Ludlow school officials seek support for boost in proposed budget
• Springfield firefighters respond to haz-mat situation on Shaine Circle
• Haz-Mat team determines mysterous powder found in envelope on Shaine Circle to be harmless
• Longmeadow Department of Public Works seeks new garage, offices
• Republican John McCarthy to challenge Massachusetts Rep. Angelo Puppolo in November election
• Granby schools superintendent Isabelina Rodriguez unveils proposed $10.5 million budget
• 500 fete former West Springfield Police Chief Thomas Burke at retirement party
• Easthampton looking for volunteers to implement master plan
• Victor Bruno, son of mob boss 'Big Al' Bruno, says investigators could have prevented father's murder
• Gov. Deval Patrick burns bake sale ban, Massachusetts Health Dept. reverses course amid public outcry
• 'Love, American Style,' by Lisa Hoke on display at D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts in Springfield
• Gov. Deval Patrick to uphold Secure Communities program in Massachusetts
• Sen. Scott Brown criticized over gay rights record
• Pioneer Valley home sales surge 30 percent, but prices still dip
• Maps to be available for townwide tag sale in Wilbraham
• Search continues for man who jumped off North End Bridge in Springfield
• Dow Jones industrial average breaks 6-day losing streak, barely
• Plan to block cuts at Westover Air Reserve Base, other installations, endorsed by Massachusetts officials
• Jose Quiles of Springfield accused of scaring 71-year-old woman to death
• Support for gay marriage may boost President Obama's fundraising, but not his votes
• Massachusetts woman accused of hot oil attack granted bail
• Elizabeth Warren criticizes Scott Brown for opposing Democratic student loan plan
• Sex assault accusation becomes too big a 'distraction' for Carl Stanley McGee, who will not serve as acting executive director of Massachusetts Gaming Commission
• Obama making cultural waves, or just a ripple?
• Gov. Deval Patrick to host annual immigrant salute
• Dial-A-Lawyer free legal advice to be offered to Western Massachusetts residents on May 16
• Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren, Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse scheduled to speak at Northampton gay pride rally
• Springfield's trash fee hike receives a pile of new criticism
• Massachusetts State Police: OUI checkpoints scheduled for Hampden, Worcester counties
• Call for sources: Are there 3 or more generations of your family living under 1 roof?
• Mitt Romney stands by opposition to gay marriage following President Obama's statement of support
• Chicopee man runs from police during routine traffic stop in Northampton, claims response result of anxiety attack
• Yesterday's top stories: Red Sox announcer Carl Beane killed in car crash, woman seen in attack on video describes fight and more
• U.S. Postal Service decision to keep branches open good news for Western Massachusetts
• Road construction expected to clog Easthampton downtown traffic Thursday
• Agawam accidental shooting statement expected to be issued
• Brittini Benton of Sunderland indicted in death of Daniel Haley of Amherst
• West Springfield Planning Board to form study committee on parking commercial vehicles in residential neighborhoods
• Carl Beane, voice of the Red Sox, killed in Sturbridge car accident
• Montague resident facing animal cruelty charge for leaving pets alone in apartment for at least a week
• Tourism leaders in Massachusetts mark economic importance of industry
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court weighs whether to block ballot question on teacher evaluations
• Springfield children only improve when adults work together, study says
• Massachusetts politicians react to President Obama's support of gay marriage
• Sen. Scott Brown: Leave gay marriage to the states
• Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing honors past, earns awards
• With ban on bake sales looming, war on Whoopie pies inspires Massachusetts legislators to act
• State trooper: accused arsonist Stuart Zebrowski of Chicopee confessed to setting fire to eyesore buildings in Berkshires
• Holyoke Canal District Arts Walk to feature Paper City galleries, openings and a 30th birthday
• Springfield City Council adds $400,000 for veterans' benefits under increased caseload
• TD Bank to eliminate 200 call center jobs, while Thing5 still looks for help
• Northampton motorist tries to flee police on foot, leaves behind car and two angry dogs
• U.S. stocks fall as Europe doubts bubble to surface
• 7 Western Massachusetts housing projects among 36 statewide to share in $105 million in new subsidies
• Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin movie, 'Labor Day' to be filmed in Massachusetts
• Proposed Stop & Shop supermarket project in Easthampton due back in court for hearing
• Sheriff's Deputy injured when struck by car at Southwick traffic detail
• Honda wins appeal of small-claims hybrid judgment
• Scott Brown airs first television ad of his Senate campaign
• The beloved school bake sale: Banned in Massachusetts?
• New Hampshire politicians weigh Kelly Ayotte as potential Romney vice presidential pick
• Moose sighting near I-91 in Holyoke triggers public safety response
• Holyoke will get skateboard park, new sidewalks with $1 million federal grant
• Orangutans at Miami zoo use iPads to communicate
• Retired couples may need $240,000 for health care
• Police: Ashland man can't stand after DUI arrest
• North Carolina approves constitutional amendment banning gay marriage
• Double agent hands al-Qaida its 3rd failed bombing
• East Longmeadow police charge 2 Connecticut men with Denslow Road theft
• 200 Springfield call center workers to lose jobs at TD Bank on Main Street
• Diem Nguyen, woman seen in Springfield video attack, describes fight for her and her daughter's life
• In West Virginia, federal inmate Keith Judd takes votes from Obama in Democratic primary
• Holyoke plan to establish arts coordinator praised by Helena Fruscio, state creative economy industry director
• North Carolina amendment effectively banning gay marriage passes
• Longmeadow residents approve $56.2 million budget during annual Town Meeting
• Yesterday's top stories: Police probe incident that sent Robert Walter to hospital, authorities seek help in identifying knifing suspect and more
• Feds to launch Secure Communities program in Massachusetts
• Southwick approves $72 million makeover for school district, elects Tracy Cesan to Board of Selectmen
• Indiana Republican Sen. Richard Lugar's primary loss 1 of 3 contests to overshadow Mitt Romney's wins in latest primaries
• Massachusetts Gaming Commission advances plan to reduce timetable for casinos
• Ask Mayor Sarno: Has violence gone down since late-night entertainment curfew?
• Patrick administration's Gateway Cities education plan threatened by budget cuts
• Springfield developer Peter Pappas questions delay on restaurant project at long-vacant former Visitor Information Center
• Michael Szlosek of Holland gets 25 to 30 years for kidnapping, rape
• West Springfield mayor's executive assistant now handling bulk of office's press work
• Danielle Stearns, 20, of Three Rivers rescued after fall off cliff in Palmer
• West Springfield Building Inspector Douglas Mattoon named director of planning and development
• Brimfield Antiques & Collectibles Shows gets off to damp start
• Palmer police chief offering tours of station ahead of debt exclusion vote on new facility
• Wall Street: Turmoil in Europe pushes stocks lower in U.S.
• Springfield police looking for suspect in downtown office break-ins
• Sen. Scott Brown comes out swinging for Massachusetts fishing industry in new radio ad
• Demolition of Lyman Terrace most viable option, given the cost, Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse says
• Obituaries today: Carmino Giannetti was U.S. Postal Service mail handler
• Your Comments: Penn National Gaming interested in Westfield site for casino
• Brian Young of Agawam denies new charge of driving under the influence of alcohol
• UMass Amherst Alumni Association moving beyond concerns documented in consultant report, officials say
• Elizabeth Warren goes back to California for fundraiser hosted by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and John Krasinski
• Linda Stec DiSanti submits signatures in run for Hampden Superior Court Clerk
• Susan Nissenbaum of Grafton denies improper removal of asbestos from Springfield house
• 'Where the Wild Things Are' author Maurice Sendak dead at 83
• Oil falls to near $97 amid weak U.S., Europe demand
• Teen passengers spell danger for novice drivers
• CIA derails plot with al-Qaida underwear bomb
• Springfield police probe incident that sent 26-year-old Ludlow resident Robert Walter to Baystate Medical Center with serious injuries
• Worthington house fire deemed suspicious, arson probe underway
• Holyoke school officials grapple with budget and possibility of new manager for Dean Tech
• Parties, arrests, assaults abound during end-of-school-year celebrations in Amherst
• UMass studying effects of increasing moose population on forests around Quabbin Reservoir
• Yesterday's top stories: 'The Avengers 2': What fans should expect; video of knife attack on woman with 4-year-old daughter; and more
• Foxborough voters send anti-casino message
• 83 voters turn out for 2 uncontested races in Hampden town election
• Agawam seeks assessment of contaminated site of former Games and Lanes bowling alley
• Longmeadow to place lien on property taxes for unpaid false alarm bills
• South Hadley schools budget ready for Town Meeting vote
• Motorists take note: Springfield road project continues on Main Street
• Springfield City Council votes to oppose bill that would expand 'Stand Your Ground' defense in Massachusetts
• Springfield City Council asks Legislature and governor to restore pension to patrolman Derek Cook
• Wilbraham selectmen: Town, not regional district, should get revenue from lease of Memorial School to Cathedral High School
• Sexual Minorities Archives in Northampton looking for local gays to interview
• Trial over Holyoke woman's jail death begins in U.S. District Court
• Tax break approved for Monson company relocating to Palmer
• IDs of woman accidentally shot by police in Agawam, and officer who shot her, still not released by officials
• Retired state trooper Richard Clemens, model for Norman Rockwell's "The Runaway," dies at age 83
• Monson residents to vote on proposal for new town offices/police station at Town Meeting
• Penn National Gaming interested in Westfield site for casino
• Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno urges Massachusetts legislators to help city's finances
• Judge orders Ryan Welch, accused killer of Jessica Pripstein, held without right to bail
• Westfield City Council launches review of storm water assessments
• Westfield City Council sets schedule to fill Ward 3 seat vacancy
• Northampton City Hall gets new windows as city nears end of energy-saving project
• PM News Links: Jose Canseco joins Worcester Tornadoes, gas 20 cents cheaper than last year, and more
• Hampshire County celebrates 350th anniversary
• Wall Street stock markets recover from stumble over Europe elections
• Springfield police seeking public's help in identifying suspect in Belmont Avenue knife attack on mother and daughter
• Springfield man evades police pursuit, feared dead after jumping into Connecticut River
• US: CIA thwarts al-Qaida bomb plot on U.S.-bound airliner
• Self-driving cars set for test drive
• President Obama's campaign to spend $25 million in advertising this month
• Ryan Welch, accused of killing Jessica Pripstein of Easthampton, denied bail on murder charge
• No decision yet in request for a new trial for Charles Wilhite
• Prosecutor: Fatal Massachusetts stabbing witnessed on video chat
• Twitter plays outsize role in 2012 campaign
• Who's who? Obama, Romney projecting mirror image
• Mother stabbed in front of 4-year-old daughter during Belmont Avenue robbery attempt in Springfield's Forest Park neighborhood
• Massachusetts criminal background checks limited to decade
• Car vs. moose on Mass Pike; moose dies, driver hospitalized
• State Civil Service order hangs over Springfield Fire Department; city yet to rectify hiring missteps
• Massachusetts Republican chairman asks Harvard to investigate Elizabeth Warren's minority status
• Springfield scooter rider injured in accident
• Ludlow police report large amount of Red Bull shoplifted
• GOP leaders start to rally around Romney - sort of
• Agawam accidental shooting victim's family says she is in for a "long and painful recovery"
• France gets new leader in Francois Hollande, Europe gets new direction
• Springfield Police still looking for man who jumped off North End Bridge
• Plane crashed in Westhampton on Southampton Road
• Elizabeth Warren, Mass. Democratic Party Chair John Walsh talk 2012 elections at Longmeadow Democratic Town Committee breakfast
• Columbia Gas of Massachusetts rate hike hearings scheduled in Springfield, Brockton, Lawrence
• Valley Press Club roast set for May 18
• Holyoke firefighter injured in single-family house fire on Madison Avenue
• Newt Gingrich: 'No negotiations' with Mitt Romney
• Obituaries today: Armando Diaz worked at Jewish Family Services, taught at Springfield College
• Springfield police search for robbery suspect who jumped in the Connecticut River
• Chicopee sobriety checkpoint results in 13 arrests
• Massachusetts man accused of killing wife and eating her flesh dies in hospital
• 9/11 defendants facing nearly 3,000 counts of murder ignore judge at Guantanamo hearing
• Eastec manufacturing trade show replaced in 2012 by Mfg4 in Hartford
• Civil War May 1862: Land mines, Merrimac destroyed, Lincoln deals with slavery questions, Battle of Fair Oaks
• Agawam police accidentally shoot woman while responding to domestic call; DA Mastroianni to lead investigation
• Amherst tournament is the ultimate destination for Ultimate players
• Supporters rally for Charles Wilhite in Springfield; Wilhite was convicted of murder two years ago in the fatal shooting of Alberto Rodriguez
• Agawam woman accidentally shot by police responding to call at her apartment
• Former Belchertown State School development needs $1.25 millon road project to move forward, officials say
• Kitchen fire displaces Springfield family
• Driver killed after car crashes into building in Springfield
• Obituaries today: Robert Daunais worked at area car dealerships
• Buy Springfield Now program instrumental in helping residents purchase properties in the city of homes
• Repairing or replacing Chicopee police station at top of Mayor Michael Bissonnette's capital improvements list
• Man arrested in fatal stabbing of girlfriend in Massachusetts home
• Latest search finds no sign of missing Massachusetts girl
• Tip from Forest Park neighbors results in 3 arrests on drug charges in Springfield
• Attacks on Yemen pipeline may disrupt liquefied natural gas supplies in Massachusetts
• Elizabeth Warren calls for House Republicans to back off Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• 6 Springfield bars, including 4 strip bars, sue city in federal court, challenging 1 a.m. curfew as unconstitutional
• Springfield Casino Site Committee named by City Council President James Ferrera
• School bus crash in Palmer sends 14 students to area hospitals
• Monarch Place falcons: Fourth egg hatches Friday
• U.S. hiring slowdown sends the stock market reeling; Nasdaq has worst day in 6 months
• 6-year-old boy suspended from Colorado school for telling girl 'I'm sexy and I know it'
• Ginger Pisani, widow of former Longmeadow schools counselor, tells task force how car crash changed her life
• Northampton mayor pledges support for Fire Chief Brian Duggan following investigation
• School bus crash reported on Route 32 in Palmer
• Woman in Secret Service case calls agents 'fools'
• Western Massachusetts' dry weather pattern broken
• Judge's ruling kills Shutesbury library project
• Mass. House unveils health care payment bill
• 3 NBC employees lose jobs after edits of 911 recording in Trayvon Martin shooting
• PM News Links: Football coaches took extra precautions before Junior Seau's death, questions raised about Red Sox sellout streak and more
• $90-an-hour media consultant hired by West Springfield Mayor Gregory Neffinger raises some eyebrows
• Video: Northampton family recounts bear attack on dog
• Economists forecast slow but steady US hiring
• Hip to be... round? Nabisco rolls out new shape for Saltines
• Impatient gay-rights groups keep pressure on Obama
• West Springfield police arrest Cynthia Dubay on assault charge
• Massachusetts seeks to divert food waste from landfills
• Mitt Romney, Mormons brace for a mean political season
• Chiropractic Arts of Springfield agrees to 1-year license probation, state says
• U.S. military commanders warned to get troops in line
• 17-year-old Ronald Mitchell arrested in Springfield on gun, drug charges
• French presidential candidate Francois Hollande goes from wishy-washy to wow
• Yesterday's top stories: Springfield police investigate death of Chicopee girl, arrests made in Enfield prescription drug heist and more
• Massachusetts Gaming Commission learns some lessons from other states with casinos
• Cousin: Massachusetts woman accused of slashing her kids' throats more than 'Psycho Mom'
• Adam Quinn of Belchertown, Sara Acker of Wendell sanctioned by Massachusetts social workers registry board
• Springfield resident Isaac Pizarro denies cocaine trafficking charge in Pittsfield court
• Christine Miner of Holyoke cited for practicing veterinary medicine without a license
• Reputed New England mob boss Anthony DiNunzio ordered held without bail in Rhode Island
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• Northampton resident Karen Curran sees mother bear attack her dog, chases it away with toy sword
• Massachusetts police search beach again for missing girl
• Holyoke firefighters Richard Ostiguy, John Scalia and Jason Santaniello help deliver baby in Westfield Road home
• Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, social service groups urge teens to consider college, work before becoming parents
• 4 Chicopee school employees honored for keeping children safe during shoot-out
• Northampton City Council receives $79.3 million budget proposal
• Springfield and West Springfield receive state trust grants totaling $1.8 million for water system improvements and repairs
• Westfield Post Office to be renamed in honor of former Postmaster William Trant
• Parents, school officials urge Easthampton City Council to support override ballot request
• Facebook sets $28 to $35 price range for IPO
• Tough day for stocks on Wall Street after conflicting economic reports
• Maine Sen. Susan Collins to endorse Scott Brown in Massachusetts Senate race
• Springfield police identify dead teen found in parked vehicle as Ashley Hubbard of Chicopee
• Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' sold for record $119.9 million at NYC auction
• Joe Kennedy III endorsed by National Education Association PAC in Congressional race
• West Springfield police: woman arrested for assaulting child
• Third peregrine falcon egg hatches on Monarch Place
• Man caught snoozing in McDonald's drive-through lane at Massachusetts Turnpike rest stop in Berkshires
• Massachusetts man busted in Super Bowl swindle killed
• Massachusetts man to face judge in 2 family killings
• Westfield advances $36 million elementary school despite neighborhood objections
• Officials probing cause of Franklin County motor home explosion
• Massachusetts man tells authorities he cut throats of his mother and grandmother
• Police: 5 dead in shooting at Phoenix-area home
• Texas state rep. Jerry Madden on subject of Massachusetts corrections reform: 'Don't build new prisons'
• West Springfield Public Safety Committee considering how to pay retired police chief Thomas Burke for unused vacation time
• Yesterday's top stories: 2 arrested in murder of Jonathan Tallaj, dad breaks window to fetch girl from day care and more
• Shanti the elephant plays tunes on harmonica at National Zoo
• Student left in holding cell 4 days recalls hallucinations
• Lee Hettinger, chief of Attorney General's Western Massachusetts office, tells Law Day gathering people deserve faster treatment from courts
• Massachusetts Gaming Commission seeks ways to include casino opponents in planning process
• Emilio Fusco acquitted of Al Bruno, Gary Westerman murders; convicted of racketeering conspiracy in New York mob trial
• Emilio Fusco acquitted in mob slayings of Al Bruno, Gary Westerman following 2-week trial in New York
• Easthampton City Council says it's up to voters to recall Councilor Donald Cykowski if they want him out
• Springfield hires Resilire Engineering of New Orleans to help city pursue federal disaster aid
• South Hadley Town Meeting will vote on 37 articles
• Springfield City Council approves zone changes to assist major housing improvement project in South End
• West Springfield School Department to raise number of School Choice slots
• Agawam school district public access TV channel debuts
• Springfield police investigating dead Chicopee girl found in parked vehicle in North End
• Sam Adams brewer Boston Beer's 1Q profit jumps 89 percent
• Discouraging jobs news leaves Wall Street stock prices mixed
• Easthampton Mayor Michael A. Tautznik presents $35.2 million fiscal 2013 city budget
• Ludlow school officials say they have insufficient funds to pay for school resource officer position
• Springfield Community Together tornado survey reveals $1 million in need
• Springfield School Superintendent Alan Ingram on student arrest study: misleading and inaccurate
• Polish National Credit Union opens student-run branch at Chicopee Comprehensive High School
• Ludlow selectmen delay action on budget proposal
• Elizabeth Warren: Being Native American is part of who our family is
• U.S. Senator Scott Brown stresses bipartisanship in Boston speech
• Greenfield votes overwhelmingly to fund new high school
• Ask Mayor Morse: Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse talks funding for new director of arts, culture and tourism position
• Conn. Senate passes Sunday sales bill
• 2nd teen charged in Massachusetts high school assault that was posted on YouTube
• Mass. dad breaks window to fetch girl locked in day care
• Groom's mom arrested at Danvers wedding
• US Sen. Brown to deliver speech on bipartisanship
• Judge rejects probation program for Mount Holyoke College squash coach Allen Fitzsimmons
• Holyoke City Council sustains Mayor Alex Morse's school-funding veto
• Enfield rollover crash sends 4 people to Baystate Medical Center with injuries
• Daily photos from The Republican: New restaurant in tornado-stricken town, new microbrewery, 'Blaze Eraser' the fire truck, and more
• Study: Springfield students arrested at much higher rate than in Boston, Worcester
• Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, social service groups to discuss importance of community focus on teenage pregnancies
• Yesterday's top stories: Suspect booked on charges of assaulting hawk, high school assault caught on video and more
• $1.25 million road project at former Belchertown State School property to be subject of public hearing
• City official: Polka dots painted on North Dakota home an eyesore
• Bouncy houses cushion bear's fall from tree
• Ludlow firefighters respond to fire at Haviland Street house
• Massachusetts Gaming Commission moves to create process for qualifying casino operators
• Jurors end day without reaching verdict in Emilio Fusco mob murder trial
• Emilion Fusco murder trial jurors finish 1st day of deliberations with no verdict in mob case
• Scott Brown vs. Elizabeth Warren Massachusetts U.S. Senate race costliest in nation so far
• 2 women found dead near Massachusetts elementary school
• Westfield Vocational Technical High School manufacturing program should be statewide model, education secretary Paul Reville says
• Massachusetts pizza shop operator gets 4-5 years in prison for beating employee he accused of theft
• Community health centers in Holyoke and Springfield win federal grants to expand dental services
• Mitt Romney: Barack Obama shouldn't use Osama bin Laden in presidential campaign
• Dow Jones industrial average hits highest mark since 2007
• Departing UMass Chancellor Robert Holub highlights campus accomplishments during his tenure
• Massachusetts businesses still feel recession, but business confidence is up, AIM report says
• State police announce sobriety checkpoint this weekend in Hampden County
• Reward offered for information about cat shooter in Bondsville section of Palmer
• Jeffery Trainor of Springfield arrested by U.S. Marshals, charged with New Hampshire knife assault
• Monson Town Building closing early on Wednesday
• Northampton closes on Mineral Hills land purchase
• Judge sets bail at $1,000 personal surety for George McKenzie, accused of animal cruelty in hawk attack
• Massachusetts casino panel names interim director
• PM News Links: Middleborough chief proposes $20 fine for swearing, father and son found guilty of illegally killing bear and more
• Springfield police: Suspect booked on charges of hitting, stomping on hawk that was eating pigeon
• Document links Warren to Cherokees
• Rick Santorum wants promises from Mitt Romney before backing
• Study shows fewer loans to small business in March
• Springfield firefighters respond to porch fire in Bay neighborhood
• Facebook to make it easier to become organ donor
• Hadley police: Man tried to strangle female roommate over phone dispute
• Massachusetts high school assault caught on video, posted on YouTube
• Elizabeth Warren's Native American ancestry claims under fire in US Senate race
• President Obama: Marking anniversary of Osama bin Laden death isn't 'celebration'
• Application deadline extended for HCC scholarships for tornado victims
• Funeral of Marine stabbed to death in Washington scheduled in Agawam
• U.S. May Day protests could disrupt morning commutes
• Springfield school superintendent candidates pool down to 6
• Microsoft says raid damaged 'Zeus' cybercrime operation
• Tax rebate for seniors over 70 on Longmeadow Town Meeting warrant
• Boy Scout camp will return to Moses Reservation in Russell this summer
• Hampden residents appropriate Community Preservation funds to apply to land purchase
• Harvard instructor caught with pot in Bermuda, says doctor prescribed it
• Ecuadorean court convicts man in Massachusetts double murder
• Westfield School Committee faces 'intense' budget challenge for fiscal 2013
• Boston conference promotes potential of new computing center, high-speed Internet in Western Massachusetts
• Central city archive considered at Agawam Community Preservation Act Committee annual public hearing
• Westfield considers creation of revolving accounts to aid Fire Department and Vocational-Technical High School
• Hoop City Jazz & Arts Festival organizer John Osborn cites illness for 2012 cancelation, looks to 2013 return
• South Hadley landfill expansion bothers neighbors
• 2 former Democratic Massachusetts mayors back Scott Brown for Senate
• Emilio Fusco's fate now in jurors' hands at mob murder trial
• Easthampton School Committee will ask for property tax override vote
• Massachusetts regulators OK small hike in health insurance rates
• Solar project withdrawn in Belchertown
• Dow Jones industrial average, S&P 500 slip as Spain enters recession
• Westfield Ward 3 City Councilor Peter Miller resigns seat
• Springfield demonstrators end 5-hour sit-in at City Hall after plea for more aid to the homeless
• Emilio Fusco mob murder trial testimony and final arguments conclude
• One World Trade Center claims title of New York City's tallest building
• PM News Links: Police: Connecticut doctor charged Medicaid when he raped patient; returning soldier fatally shot in Boston; and more
• Pleasant Journey Used Cars back to business depite devastating Northampton crash
• Mitt Romney: 'Of course' I would have ordered bin Laden killed
• Van crash severely damages 9 vehicles at Pleasant Journey Used Cars in Northampton
• Scott Brown sinks half-court shot at Hyannis community center
• Obama, Clintons deepen political and policy ties
• Analysis: Student loan agreement? Not so fast.
• Fire forces Wilbraham family from Main Street home
• West Springfield firefighters get to learn their way around a tanker truck
• St. Mark's in East Longmeadow celebrates 50 years of service
• 'Funky Winkerbean' comic strip to feature gay students at 'Westview High' prom
• Leominster officials to honor veteran killed in Iraq with former Army tank
• New York man killed in Hancock accident
• Holyoke police searching for an 80-year-old woman who has been missing for a week
• Agawam fire burns three acres of land
• Framing for home for Granby veteran completed after three days
• Boston College sophomore found dead in dorm room
• Obituaries today: Nancy Schwarz was Wilbraham teacher, worked at Cape Cod Hospital
• Five lose home in Chicopee fire
• High-profile public servants among hundreds in Massachusetts charged with crimes and ethics violations
• Westfield Brewing Company on tap for Western Massachusetts craft beer fans
• Marijuana fest - Extravaganja - draws fans to Amherst Town Common
• Crash snarls traffic on Pleasant Street in Northampton
• Keep Springfield Beautiful volunteers clean up city
• No corruption convictions recorded in Western Massachusetts in past 5 years
• Planting trees in Monson on Arbor Day weekend; tornado-ravaged areas tarageted
• Volunteers renovate 15 homes in Springfield through Rebuilding Together building blitz
• Escaped Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng raises diplomatic tensions
• Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren, target each other with harsh emails in U.S. Senate race
• al-Qaida core essentially gone, U.S. officials say
• Warren police arrest Crescent Street man for heroin possession
• Springfield high school students have day of dance at UMass Museum of Contemporary Art
• Obituaries today: Albert Lemieux Jr. worked at Monsanto; Civil War re-enactor was extra in 'Gettysburg'
• Former Mass. Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey among women involved in non-partisan effort to increase female participation in government
• Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren compete for women's vote in Massachusetts Senate race
• Actress Jane Lynch, astronaut Catherine Coleman, journalists Ted Koppel and Christiane Amanpour among commencement speakers at Massachusetts colleges
• Jay Franklin pleads not guilty to charges in death of Emily Savery in Westfield crash
• Driver injured in Southwick car accident
• Western Massachusetts labor leaders preach safety, remember those injured and killed on Workers Memorial Day
• Ludlow students, parents, teachers oppose proposed program cuts
• Northampton firefighters union votes no confidence in Chief Brian Duggan
• Trees Bring Hope group planting trees across Wilbraham and Springfield areas hit by tornado
• Building starts on new home in Granby for wounded Marine veteran Joshua Bouchard
• Al Gore at Hampshire College: Global warming is real and needs to be addressed now
• Former UMass Amherst chancellor John Lombardi fired as president of Louisiana State University
• Four downtown Springfield strip clubs on hot seat for owing city $62K for police security details
• MassMutual promotes Nicholas Fyntrilakis to vice-president as he aids Rebuild Springfield efforts
• 'Girls Gone Wild' maker ordered to pay $6 million to woman for unauthorized exposure in adult DVD
• Dow Jones industrial average regains ground it lost in April; Amazon surges
• Jury awards $445,000 to Colleen Harper of West Springfield in sexual harassment case against Registry of Motor Vehicles
• PM News Links: Student to be charged in punch caught on tape, Amherst police prepare for busy party weekend and more
• Fruit farmers in Northeast brace for frigid temps
• Photos from The Republican: April 27, 2012
• Victim rights conference puts focus on 'Violent Death, Creating Order from Chaos'
• Chicopee hopes for federal reimbursements from October snowstorm by next October
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to give keynote speech for Iowa Democrats in June
• FCC requires TV stations to post rate info online
• Northampton City Council, School Committee discuss possible override
• Sen. Scott Brown's tax returns reveal income in hundreds of thousands, charitable donations
• Secret Service investigating another overseas trip
• What's the best bike trail in Western Massachusetts?
• Live stream: Watch Former Vice President Al Gore speak at Hampshire College
• Massachusetts Democrats slam Sen. Scott Brown over wealth as he releases 6 years of tax returns
• Poor 1st quarter for Hasbro Games; company announces 150 'temporary' layoffs now permanent
• Mass. bishop stands firm on Victoria Kennedy invite
• Westfield State University students safely escape fire that heavily damaged off-campus home on Church Street
• Ex-Homeland Security boss to get new Mass. trial
• Report: 58 Mass. workers killed on the job in 2011
• Proposed Springfield trash fee increase draws strong opposition at 1st public hearing
• Springfield police arrest city resident Antonio Correa on weapons charges, seize two handguns
• Yesterday's top stories: 2 men stabbed in fight outside Springfield pizzeria, Concord bans sales of plastic water bottles and more
• Utica First Insurance Co. balks at paying claims in fatal Christmas Day fire in Connecticut
• Springfield schools investigate Brookings Elementary teacher's role in masking tape allegations
• Report: Rebates from Obamacare health care law will top $1 billion
• Lesbian Boy Scouts leader ousted; parents upset
• Goverment rests in Emilio Fusco murder trial
• Emilio Fusco jurors in New York hear 7 days of testimony in mob murder trial
• Grandson gets 2-year sentence for plundering dementia-stricken grandfather's Greenfield estate
• DevelopSpringfield unveils master plan for post-tornado revitalization of city
• With Republican support, US Senate approves renewal of Violence Against Women Act
• Visitors to Springfield describe plight in central Sudan
• Search terminated for missing 2-year-old girl at Rockport beach
• Diamond Pet Foods issues dog food recall
• Home sales bump, earnings reports send stock market higher
• Bill Ravanesi of Longmeadow among those honored by EPA for 'Health Care Without Harm' initiative
• Former South Hadley resident James June pleads guilty in $75 million mortgage swindle
• Springfield City Councilor Thomas Ashe running for Hampden Superior Court Clerk
• Springfield employers swap disaster preparedness tips
• PM News Links: Illegal alien accused in death may go free, mail carrier accused of spanking child, and more
• PAC cash playing major role in Massachusetts Congressional races
• Massachusetts State Sen. James Welch seeks to create new fund to help families of murder victims
• Palmer Town Councilor Blake Lamothe short on signatures for June ballot; plans write-in or sticker campaign
• 35-year-old Holyoke resident Brett Waddell injured in rollover on Interstate 91 in Hatfield
• Concord, Mass. bans sale of plastic water bottles
• Mashpee Wampanoags to provide details in Massachusetts casino proposal
• 'This Old House' to film at Springfield's EcoBuilding Bargains on Warwick Street
• Inside Washington: Who pays when prez politicks?
• Massachusetts budget: House races through amendments, passes $32.4 billion spending plan in three days
• Springfield police: 2 men stabbed in knife fight outside Forest Park pizzeria
• Yesterday's top stories: Lawmakers brace for EBT showdown, 413 rap video approaching 100,000 views and more
• Victoria Kennedy invited to deliver Berkshire Community College commencement address
• South Hadley residents turn out to hear architects' suggestion of ways to revitalize Falls section
• Hampshire Council of Goverments helps communities find solar vendors
• Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst to host Civil War encampment group
• Foreclosure prevention initiative announced by Massachusetts attorney general
• Emilio Fusco prosecution begins its descent in mob murder case in New York
• Massachusetts Gaming Commission chairman defends timetable for licensing casino resorts
• West Springfield takes 1st step in police chief search, postpones review of retired chief's back vacation pay request
• Former Holyoke councilor Patricia Devine voted new chairwoman of Geriatric Authority board after resignations of Steve Kravetz, John Counter
• Sturgeon health latest threat to New England fishing industry
• 'Mad Cow' case in California has top U.S. food safety and agriculture officials out front to reassure the public
• Falcon nest on Monarch Place featured on CBS3 Springfield webcam
• Reputed New England mob boss charged in strip club case
• Proposed Ludlow school budget fails to meet system's needs, superintendent Donna Hogan says
• Bids for Route 10 replacement bridge over Manhan River in Easthampton being solicited
• Proposed East Springfield biomass plant remains on hold during environmental review, Land Court appeal
• Apple's blowout quarter propels Nasdaq to big gain
• Police divers, boats find no sign of missing Massachusetts 2-year-old girl
• 2nd annual Sgt. Joshua Desforges Fitness Challenge attracts 43 participants, including school board members James Harrington, Jacob Oliveira
• West Springfield School Committee settles contract with school nurses
• Wales house fire remains under investigation
• Ware High School wins White Ribbon Campaign music video contest sponsored by Northwestern District Attorney's Office
• Jose DeJesus of Springfield pleads guilty to aggravated rape, kidnapping but says he doesn't remember incident
• Ludlow residents jam forum to learn how to deal with 'suburban epidemic' of prescription pain killer abuse
• Five Guys Burgers and Fries planned for former B'Shara's restaurant site in West Springfield
• PM News Links: Mom reportedly fired after donating kidney to boss, Victoria Kennedy named commencement speaker at Berkshire Community College and more
• Marines discharge sergeant for anti-Obama Facebook posts
• Cynthia Cintron of Springfield charged with stealing more than $100,000 from employer
• Firefighters battle blaze at Weldon House in Greenfield
• Springfield superintendent vacancy draws 12 applicants so far
• Obama 'slow jams the news' with Jimmy Fallon (video)
• '413' rap video by Agawam's Doc Westchesterson approaching 100,000 YouTube views
• Mitt Romney turns campaign toward money, reconciliation
• Sub-freezing temperatures possible for much of Western Massachusetts
• Catholics ask Mass. bishop to reconsider Kennedy
• Burger King makes cage-free promise
• Father of 3 young girls killed in Connecticut Christmas fire starts project in their memory
• 3 Interstate 91 crashes complicate morning commute, lead to long backups
• Mitt Romney completes 5-state sweep of Republican presidential primaries
• Athletic cuts approved at Belchertown School Committee meeting
• Frankie Roche, triggerman in 2003 hit on mob boss Al Bruno, testifies at Western Massachusetts mob trial
• Wales house fire under investigation
• Massachusetts man sentenced for Vermont cocaine dealing
• Springfield police searching for suspects in armed robbery at St. James Ave. discount store
• Yesterday's top stories: I-91 reopens after Chicopee crash, gunshot victim claims to be gangster and refuses to cooperate with police and more
• Holyoke artist Octavia Anderson-Mackey to show works to boost awareness of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
• Westfield Concerned Citizens continue fight against proposed Pioneer Valley Energy Center power plant
• Agawam School Committee approves $36.5 million budget to maintain current level of services
• Mitt Romney wins Connecticut, Rhode Island primaries, promises 'better America'
• 1st case of mad cow disease in U.S. since 2006 discovered in dairy cow
• Massachusetts Gaming Commission gets road map from consultants for next four months
• Scott Brown hits Elizabeth Warren over income tax returns, zero-interest Harvard loan
• 2012 Melha Shrine Circus offers sneak preview in downtown Springfield
• Springfield and Lodge of Elks welcome youth to 49th annual fishing derby at Forest Park
• Karl Williams to face challenge from Michael Lees, Jason Polonsky for Palmer Town Council slot in annual election
• Wall Street: Strong earnings from AT&T, 3M lift Dow Jones industrial average
• Former Vice President Al Gore scheduled to speak at Hampshire College
• Al Bruno shooter Frankie Roche takes witness stand in mob murder trial in New York
• Melvin Jones III released from jail after judge reduces bail in pending drug case
• Holyoke Mall directory from early '80s offers nostalgia trip
• Senior citizens disrupt Massachusetts House budget session, deliver policy demands
• Western Massachusetts unemployment rate improves, but graduates expected to still face tough labor market
• Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse vetoes $344,352 for schools, saying layoffs avoided; School Committee Vice Chairman Devin Sheehan: veto hurts
• Ryan Welch indicted for Easthampton murder of Jessica Pripstein
• PM News Links: Video shows cop punching man on ground, bones believed to be those of missing Nantucket woman and more
• Obituaries today: Natalie Pascale was Tupperware regional director
• Obama woos students, pushes low rate student loans
• Mob trial witness: Murder victim Gary Westerman saw police cooperation as insurance
• Springfield sting, with female police detective posing as prostitute in South End, yields arrest of 11 men
• Google launches Google Drive, a storage service for personal files
• '413' music video, featuring 'Dr. Westchesterson' rapping and touring throughout Western Massachusetts, becomes local Internet phenomenon
• Massachusetts electric car owners to get specialty plates
• Power cords cause of blaze that caused some $100,000 in damage to Odd Fellows Lodge on Mill Street in Springfield
• Evidence now focus after Jennifer Hudson testifies
• Romney backs student loan proposal Obama supports
• Police chief in Trayvon Martin case remains under scrutiny
• Springfield police: Gunshot victim claims to be 'gangster' and refuses to cooperate, but asks for ambulance
• Elizabeth Warren launches major TV push in Western Mass., Boston and South Coast
• I-91 southbound reopens after Chicopee curve crash injures 5
• Northampton Community Music Center scores with renovation grant
• 3 teens charged with break-in at Springfield College building
• Granby police searching for suspect who robbed liquor store, assaulted clerk
• Yesterday's top stories: Bad accident closes I-91; Massachusetts hospitals cited for denial of ER care; and more
• Granby prepares to offer full-day kindergarten
• Disciplinary hearing scheduled in case involving Chicopee police lieutenant's off-duty weapon discharge at home
• Agawam Community Preservation Committee public hearing scheduled
• Night games can resume on East Longmeadow High School athletic field
• Ann Romney says husband Mitt Romney has right message for Connecticut
• Job fairs in Hampshire and Franklin counties draw youth
• Chicopee women's jail to be expanded
• Man rescued after falling from cliff in Monson
• Interstate 91 south closed after serious car crash near Chicopee
• Turncoat Anthony Arillotta concludes testimony as star witness at Emilio Fusco mob murder trial
• Longmeadow to hold special election to fill seat on Select Board
• Westfield School Department asks for $56.8 million in funding for fiscal 2013
• Northampton City Council gets look at proposed rail trail bridge mural, gateway signs
• West Springfield mayor seeks review of retired police chief Thomas Burke's request for payment of unused vacation time
• Rain welcome for Pioneer Valley, but drought danger has not passed
• Holyoke Geriatric Authority board could experience more than 1 change at next meeting
• Holyoke's adopt-an-island program up and running again, newcomers welcome
• Springfield trash fee hike proposal headed for City Council committee hearings
• Mitt Romney backers tied to mysterious $400,000 donation to Restore Our Future super PAC
• Mohegan Sun officials schedule meeting on Palmer casino project
• Tree planting on tap for Arbor Day weekend in Monson
• U.S. stocks slide on economic tremors from Europe
• West Springfield library trustees organize steering committee to raise $2 million for library project
• Springfield principal, teachers kiss a pig to reward students for MCAS attendance
• April nor'easter dumps rain, snow on East Coast
• Senate race roundup: What do Elizabeth Warren's former students think of her?, Scott Brown receives campaign funds from Harvard employees and more
• Hakam McCoy sentenced to a year in jail for hitting girlfriend with glass in Northampton
• US Sen. Scott Brown: Whole Foods policy hurts fishermen
• Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts seeks nominations of area women whose lives opened doors for other women
• Weekend top stories: Gov. Patrick proposes $25M in aid for homeless families, and more
• Springfield Fire Department: Car crashes into home; driver treated at hospital
• Zimmerman attorney says apology was ill-timed
• 3 Massachusetts hospitals cited for denial of ER care
• April nor'easter dumps rain, snow on East Coast
• Heavy rains relief for firefighters and farmers
• George Zimmerman released from Florida jail
• Massachusetts school building is a major player in heavy construction
• Greenfield woman to compete in Olympic Games this summer
• Obituaries today: Joseph 'Jim' Guzzo worked at Springfield Armory, was member of Dan Kane Singers
• Weather halts search for missing 2-year-old girl in Rockport
• Ludlow transformer fires leave 1,200 without electricity
• Springfield man shot in the leg on Maple St.
• Earth Day activities promote Great American Cleanup April 28
• 6 Western Massachusetts candidates poised to run in primary elections for Governor's Council
• State haz-mat team removes blasting caps from Jarvis Ave. home in Holyoke
• Ludlow Police look for suspects involved in Cumberland Farms robbery
• New Hampden, Hampshire District Attorneys Mark Mastroianni and David Sullivan forge new paths, styles
• Chaz Bono takes home 2 trophies at GLADD Media Awards ceremony
• Longtime Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch forced into primary fight in Utah
• Groups working to enroll new US citizens on voter rolls ahead of November elections
• Connecticut to Long Island ferry gets an update courtesy of owners
• Report: Wal-Mart hushed up bribery campaign to build stores across Mexico
• Low water makes Westfield River races more challenging, but just as fun
• One victim taken to Baystate Medical Center by helicopter following Palmer rollover
• Watergate figure and Prison Fellowship Ministries founder, Charles Colson, dies at 80
• Titanic centennial memorial unveiled at Oak Grove Cemetery in Springfield
• Wilbraham police investigating fatal motorcycle accident
• Springfield firefighters at fire on Saratoga Street
• Saratoga Street fire in Springfield caused by careless disposal of cigarettes
• Obituaries today: Diana Gilmore worked for Department of Defense, City of Springfield
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick proposes $25 million in new funding to aid homeless families
• Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis and Sierra Club turn out for Elizabeth Warren
• Earth Day Festival
• 4th National Prescription Drug Take-Back event planned in Western Massachusetts
• Easthampton Mayor Michael Tautznik may restore municipal employee hours
• Yesterday's top stories: Springfield bars would close at 1 a.m. under new proposal, police release list of sex offenders and more
• Scott Brown: No alcohol till Election Day
• Fire causes $20k damage to Holyoke home
• Stuart Zebrowski of Chicopee, charged with setting Berkshire County fires, was convicted of rape in 1984
• Gas prices start falling after 4-month surge
• Massachusetts parole board denies parole to Juan Ortiz in killings of 2 Springfield police officers
• Cape Cod authorities investigate discovery of bones
• Stronger profits from Microsoft, McDonald's, other major U.S. corporations push stocks higher
• West Springfield Planning Board approves site plan for controversial Cumberland Farms proposed for Union Street and Park Avenue
• Judge OKs release of Jay DiRico, accused of attacking police officer, into parents' custody
• UMass police investigating reported rape outside Mullins Center during recent Third Eye Blind concert
• Chicopee City Council to allow more used car lot licenses
• Granby turns out to support Joshua Bouchard, Marine injured in Afghanistan
• Work ongoing in Brimfield State Forest to minimize forest fire danger
• Springfield officials lobby for aid to replace tornado-damaged Elias Brookings Elementary School in Six Corners
• Massachusetts Democratic Party to select delegates to attend national convention in Charlotte, NC
• Worcester college student defends Norwegian massacre suspect
• Jeb Bush says he'd consider vice presidency
• Massachusetts Nurses Association endorses Joe Kennedy III in Congressional race
• PM News Links: Fenway Park interview turns into engagement surprise, woman reportedly drags trolley exposer to police and more
• Video: Dogs strut stuff at West Springfield's Spring Classic Dog Shows
• Massachusetts Republican Party holding 'Super Saturday' events across state
• Meet the 2012 Holyoke Rising Stars
• No wild goose chase: East Longmeadow police receive report of peacock on Prospect Street
• Young Springfield boxers head to Junior Olympic tournament
• WWLP anchor Barry Kriger set for television return following car accident in Mexico
• This week in quotables: 'We need to ride into that battlefield and chop their heads off in November'
• Newt Gingrich tells NY GOP he would support Mitt Romney
• Fla. judge to decide if George Zimmerman can leave jail
• Sen. hopeful Elizabeth Warren: Corporate disclosure needed
• Westfield City Council agrees to pay Mayor Daniel Knapik's legal fees in political signs suit
• Holyoke altercation ends with 2 men stabbed; no arrests
• Early presidential campaign commercials give hint of nasty ad war to come
• Springfield police release list of 33 Level 3 sex offenders residing in city
• Yesterday's top stories: 'Dark Shadows' actor dies, Chicopee shooter Carlos Laguer held woman hostage in prior incident and more
• New South Hadley school site next to Plains Elementary School chosen by school building committee
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• Proposed 64% cut in anti-gang program catches some Massachusetts legislators off-guard
• Massachusetts store owner arrested in alleged food stamp fraud
• Police searching for girl who went missing from Massachusetts beach
• Springfield bars and clubs would close at 1 a.m. under new proposal by Mayor Domenic Sarno
• Northampton City Council endorses constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court 'Citizens United' ruling
• West Springfield Town Council to take up bonding for library project at May 7 board meeting
• Monson Arts Council grant application deadline nears
• Wall Street stocks drop on mixed news on profits, economy
• Western New England University School of Law unites 'inside' and 'outside' students
• Autopsy: Chicopee shooter Carlos Laguer committed suicide after being struck by police bullets
• PM News Links: Boston College trustee resigns over sex abuse case, Boston University graduate student killed in shooting and more
• Monson maintenance department proposal opposed by Parks and Recreation commissioners
• Emilio Fusco's lawyer tries to erode star prosecution witnesses' credibility in federal mob case
• DA's preliminary report: Chicopee shooter Carlos Lageur had 206 bullets available
• Greenfield Mayor William Martin working from home as he recovers from surgery
• Levon Helm, key member of The Band, dies at 71
• Sen. John Kerry honors Kathy Kerrigan of Springfield, future US Tax Court judge
• Restraining order: Chicopee shooter Carlos Laguer, wielding gun, held woman hostage 7 hours in prior incident
• Emilio Fusco mob trial: Defense lawyer begins cross-examination of Anthony Arillotta
• Rice farm stand could reopen on Main Street in Wilbraham
• Starbucks to stop using 'crushed bug' dye in drinks
• Obituaries today: Raymond Jackson had long career as veterinarian
• Bullet passes through Boston 3rd-grader's Celtics jersey
• Palmer Animal Control: Felony animal cruelty charges likely for person targeting cats in pellet gun attacks
• Fire in Springfield's South End displaces 13 residents
• Franklin County fire crews continue to fight brush fire at Farley Ledges in Erving
• Ann Romney's profile grows as election looms
• Dick Clark fortune estimated in 'hundreds of millions'
• Anthony Arillotta completes second day on witness stand in mob murder trial
• UMass trustees meet on Dartmouth chancellor
• Massachusetts program seeks money for advanced courses
• Chicopee police: dispute at volleyball game leads to brawl at Szot Park
• Holyoke police stage 'Can you outrun the law' race with some proceeds to benefit schools
• Yesterday's top stories: Springfield police investigate homicide No. 5, firefighters free female passenger from burning car and more
• Fire breaks out at 3 story house on Rutland Street in Springfield
• Easthampton, Northampton to explore creation of joint emergency dispatch center
• Bay Path College student Telesha Williams creating greeting cards to benefit Jimmy Fund
• Retired couple claims share of $656 million Mega Millions jackpot
• Amherst police to be out in force over next 2 weekends in effort to thwart rowdy student parties
• Former Massachusetts Treasurer Shannon O'Brien says voters may not trust presidential hopeful Mitt Romney
• Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, during visit to Westfield, calls for sanctions against Iranian government, not its people
• Springfield resident Dennis Jordan shot to death in Old Hill neighborhood
• Easthampton City Council to be presented with draft code of ethics in wake of Donald Cykowski controversy
• Council of Churches of Greater Springfield launches anti-casino effort
• Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, City Councilor Timothy Rooke clash on health insurance options
• Chicopee shooter Carlos Laguer had long record of domestic violence, possession of illegal firearms, assaults on police
• Sen. Scott Brown honored for working to repeal medical device tax included in federal health care bill
• Anthony Arillotta completes 2nd day on witness stand in Emilio Fusco mob murder trial
• Longmeadow encourages residents to recycle more with Earth Day contest
• West Virginia homicide suspect Vicky Bonilla, on the run for 10 years, apprehended in Holyoke
• Europe weighs heavily on U.S. stock market, 3 major indexes sink
• Chicopee business owners, city officials believe violent crimes will not deter downtown redevelopment
• Joel Fernandez of Springfield arrested following Sixteen Acres car accident, charged with leaving scene as passenger trapped in burning wreckage
• Homeless teens seen as growing problem across Massachusetts
• Challengers in 1st Congressional District race take aim at US Rep. Richard Neal's campaign fundraising
• Should teachers and students be Facebook friends?
• More photos of troops posing with corpses
• Springfield firefighters free female passenger from burning car; male driver flees scene
• Springfield police investigating homicide No. 5; man shot in head in Old Hill neighborhood
• 3-vehicle crash at Route 20 and Brainard Road in Wilbraham sends at least one person to Wing Memorial Hospital
• Mass. 'psychic' charged with scamming woman out of $7,000
• Yesterday's top stories: Chicopee report says officer feared for his life, motorcycle rider killed in crash poised to graduate and more
• Obama signals for 2012: It's all about the economy
• Mitt Romney's foreign policy may mean hardball is back
• Ash pest found closer to New England
• Westfield committee supports request to pay Mayor Daniel Knapik's legal fees in dispute over removal of political signs
• Steve Forbes, former presidential candidate, takes on taxes, health care in UMass lecture
• Man shot in Springfield, found on Union Street
• Holyoke volunteers set to clean and do replanting on the "dingle," the path between Peck School and Holyoke High School
• Holyoke City Council appoints James Brunault to seat on Geriatric Authority board
• Springfield fire department tackle brush fire near Hillcrest Park Cemetery in Sixteen Acres
• Springfield man injured in collision with train; West Springfield police say he ignored warning signals at Front Street crossing
• West Springfield eyes use of automated garbage trucks
• Conflicting accounts of former court officer Jay DiRico's skirmish with Chicopee patrolman result in judge revoking bail
• Quaboag Valley Community Development Corp. wins $150,000 grant to help small businesses, non-profits
• Agawam City Council postpones action on Ralph DePalma's requests for sewer betterment abatements
• TigerPress cuts ribbon for new East Longmeadow plant
• Hakam McCoy kidnapping jurors due to resume deliberations in Hampshire Superior Court
• UMass Health Services will keep pharmacy, retain more onsite lab tests
• Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby says panel not likely to shorten timetable in response to Springfield's fiscal woes
• Western Mass. residents among those added to Massachusetts Democratic State Committee
• 3 Western Massachusetts hospitals prepare to test malpractice reform remedies
• Report: Massachusetts gets a 'C' for transparency on child deaths, near fatalities
• Judge revokes bail for Jay DiRico, accused of assaulting Chicopee police officer
• Palmer animal control officer investigating cats shot with pellets, dog found abandoned in Bondsville
• State Sen. Michael Knapik chosen for Wesfield Red Cross chapter's Community Spirit award
• Anthony Arillotta testimony caps 1st day of testimony in mob murder trial
• Agawam porch fire spreads inside house, causes estimated $200,000 damage
• U.S. stocks storm higher after strong profits; strong debt auction by Spain helps
• House built by Chicopee Comprehensive High School students offered for sale at $195,000
• Families in Springfield, still struggling to rebuild after tornado, get help from 'green shirts'
• Massachusetts Senate candidates trade shots as 'Buffett rule' fallout lingers
• Agawam house sustains major damage in fire
• PM News Links: 21 prostitutes suspected of being involved in Secret Service scandal, accused cop killer suspected of dealing Oxycodone and more
• Police handcuff kindergartner for school tantrum
• Concert review: Bruce Springsteen true to mission in Albany
• No shocker in store: Mitt Romney veep search under way
• Springfield police arrest teenager who allegedly brought loaded gun to North End house party
• Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse proposes director of art and culture as liaison to growing arts community
• Space shuttle Discovery makes final takeoff for Washington museum (Video)
• In Massachusetts, state, federal taxes due midnight Tuesday
• Mohawk Trail in Erving closes after car crashes into home, rupturing propane tank
• Yesterday's top stories: Chicopee police officer allegedly assaulted by former golf pro; Chicopee shooting investigation continues; and more
• Columbia Greenway Rail Trail in Southwick reopens
• South Hadley committee discusses options for Plains School renovation or replacement
• Holyoke seeks design for platform that Mayor Alex Morse expects will lead to return of passenger train service
• As Earth Day 2012 nears, environmentalists heartened by signs of better economy
• Pulitzer Prizes: AP wins for stories on NYPD spying, Patriot-News of Harrisburg for Penn State scandal coverage
• Small Business Administration wants to help more businesses get loans, grow the economy
• Cape Cod shooting victim dies
• Agawam resident Billy Chester seeks ballot question on Community Preservation Act
• Chicopee Electric Light Company to upgrade transmission lines and transformer station
• Senate Republicans derail 'Buffett rule' taxes on wealthy
• Holyoke sets veterans program with vendors in health care, education, jobs
• Jurors seated in Emilio Fusco mob murder trial in Manhattan
• Record temperatures greet Western Massachusetts on Monday but more moderate weather in store for remainder of week
• Scott Brown votes with Senate Republicans against 'Buffett rule'
• Mayor Domenic Sarno vows fight for Springfield-based casino in pursuit of jobs and revenues
• Holyoke's Girls Inc. fund-raiser pulls in at least $70,000
• Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School students show their skills
• Easthampton councilors say city cannot afford to pay stipends to more boards and committees
• Jury selected in mob murder trial in New York
• Wall Street: Apple's slide weighs on Nasdaq; Dow climbs 72
• Wilbraham selectmen want to be party to negotiations with Cathedral High School on Memorial School lease extension
• PM News Links: Pittsfield police investigating 3rd report of shots in 48 hours; Mitt Romney's tax return problem; and more
• Jury selection underway in Mafia murder trial of Emilio Fusco in New York
• Chicopee police officer allegedly assaulted by Jay DiRico, former court officer and local golf pro
• Northampton City Council to take up chickens, bears
• Northampton residents weigh in on Shaw's Motel reuse
• Ludlow School Committee votes to award school business manager contract to Management Solution of Auburn
• Joseph Fountain, candidate for state representative in 9th Hampden District, criticizes Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno on budget and calls for commuter tax
• Springfield police: 2 people injured in double shooting in city's North End
• Forest Park stabbing sends man to hospital; police seeking suspect
• Investigation into Chicopee shooting continuing, injured state trooper released from hospital
• Obama defends typically GOP states in race to 270
• Fire danger remains high for Western Massachusetts, temperatures to approach 90 degrees
• Heat expected to put a damper on Boston Marathon
• Springfield fire forces 2 people from Maple Street apartment
• Chicopee police officer hospitalized after alleged assault
• People in Midwest towns hit by tornadoes say early storm warnings saved lives
• Secret Service prostitution scandal deepens; 11 placed on leave
• Dole recalls bagged salad for salmonella risk
• Obama: 'Of course I'll be angry' if allegations Secret Service hired prostitutes true
• Afghan-led forces beat back brazen Taliban attack on Kabul
• Amherst man killed in three-car accident in Hadley, two others recovering
• Family and friends remember Lisa Ziegert 20 years after her murder
• Springfield woman injured by stray bullet in Bay neighborhood
• Massachusetts State Trooper John Vasquez released from the hospital after being shot in Chicopee
• Bill Cosby: Trayvon Martin case should be about guns, not race
• Acting Hampshire Superior Court Chief Probation Officer Christopher Hoffman may settle obstruction of justice charges
• Contractor hit by tree in West Springfield still in serious condition
• Obituaries today: Deborah Lynn Magoon-UpChurch was vice-president of University Products, ran The Muse Gallery
• Mass. gaming panel to meet for 2nd time
• Power of incumbency boosts Sen. Scott Brown and Rep. Richard Neal in 2012 elections
• Tornadoes spotted across Midwest, Plains; forecasters warn 'life-threatening' weather could intensify
• 3 years later, what's become of the tea party?
• Hundreds gather in Brattleboro to protest Vermont Yankee nuclear plant
• Best Buy closing 2 stores in Massachusetts
• Melvin Jones III drug case takes twist as prosecution witness is charged with murder
• Springfield police investigate shooting on Bay Street
• Malden motorcyclist killed in Route 2 crash in Westminster
• Holyoke research center gets $50,000 grant
• Fire Departments in Hadley and Agawam extinguish brush fires
• Sen. Scott Brown introduces bill targeting federal employees who owe back taxes
• Day after Chicopee shooting, residents still in shock
• Jay Burton's own battle with leukemia prompts him to add cancer survivor component to his doctor's practice
• Chicopee School Committee considers moving offices to former library
• Western New England University panel discusses racial profiling in wake of Trayvon Martin shooting
• Cigarettes cause roof fire at Springfield Technical Community College building
• Amherst motorcyclist killed in Hadley crash
• Titanic history sails on at Indian Orchard museum
• Obituaries today: Vilma Ortiz worked at Multicultural Community Services
• Scott Brown, wife involved in minor car accident in Dedham
• Chicopee shooting: 'But for the grace of God, the outcome could have been much worse'
• Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau names Howdy finalists
• Northampton City Council to vote on resolution in opposition to Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United ruling
• Western Massachusetts Association of Student Councils meets in South Hadley to talk about leadership, justice
• Birth control activist Bill Baird concerned about what will happen to abortion rights if Mitt Romney elected president
• Columbia Gas of Massachusetts proposes a rate increase for delivery, but commodity prices expected to drop
• Trooper John Vasquez, injured in Chicopee shootout, recovering after surgery; police identify shooter as Carlos Laguer of Springfield
• Tuna linked to salmonella outbreak in 20 states
• Feds say Emilio Fusco angled for mob boss Al Bruno's murder since 1990s
• Proposed Pioneer Valley Energy center plant in Westfield secures environmental permits
• Weather forecasters warn of 'life-threatening' storms
• Greater Springfield Habitat for Humantiy plans to build 4 new homes for tornado victims
• 'Three Stooges' movie looks and sounds a lot like Moe, Larry and Curly, though the fan's mind struggles to rectify the performances
• Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker carries woman out of her burning home
• Westfield being eyed by casino developers for possible facility at former Pavilion Mall site
• Amherst Survival Center groundbreaking draws more than 100
• Wilbraham motorcycle fatality victim identified as John Lander of Hampden
• Late night entertainment permits won by 8 more Springfield bars
• Mitt Romney to NRA: President Obama will erode the rights of gun owners
• School crossing guard Deborah Paquette hailed as hero in Chicopee shooting
• Wall Street stocks fall on higher European borrowing costs
• Former Connecticut police officer jumps to aid of downed Massachusetts state trooper after Chicopee shooting
• Elizabeth Warren delivers nearly triple the amount of signatures needed for official spot on ballot
• PM News Links: Accused New Hampshire cop killer had criminal past, fire out at apartment where California shooter holed up and more
• Vermont governor chased by 4 bears in backyard
• Lawyers in Emilio Fusco murder case wrangle over evidence in federal court in New York
• Chicopee shooting: State trooper shot, police clear Center Street area
• Elizabeth Warren to drop off signatures for US Senate race
• State police clear Center Street area in Chicopee after shooting
• Suspended Massachusetts guard head says he's being smeared
• This week in quotables: 'Guess what, [Mitt Romney's] wife has actually never worked a day in her life'
• Heriberto Flores, Rev. Talbert Swan among those appointed to 13-member Springfield school superintendent search committee
• West Springfield police arrest Chicopee man on assault charge after disturbance at car wash
• 5 police officers shot, 1 killed, in drug raid on Greenland, NH, residence
• Police chief nearing retirement killed, 4 other officers shot in Greenland, N.H., drug bust
• North Korea defies international concerns, fires long-range rocket that reportedly fizzles
• Yesterday's top stories: Video of street brawl gains momentum online, Springfield mayor revokes Royal Seasons' entertainment license and more
• Motorcycle operator killed in Wilbraham accident
• Massachusetts courts in crisis thanks to recent budget cuts, top judges say
• Massachusetts Senate approves $1.5 billion road, bridge repair bill
• 2 downtown Springfield bars file lawsuit seeking to block new 1 a.m. city curfew on entertainment
• Texas fugitive Xavier Toca found hiding out in West Springfield hotel
• 2 teens charged in Cape Cod man's shooting
• Boston Mayor Thomas Menino touts proposed Suffolk Downs casino, names panel
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• Massachusetts House Minority Leader Bruce Tarr seeks study of Worcester Regional Airport
• Court: Employers don't have to ensure lunch breaks for workers
• Western Massachusetts students attend Youth Conference to Prevent Underage Drinking at Greenfield Community College
• In Trayvon Martin killing, Skittles joins food brands at center of tragedy
• West Springfield School Committee endorses budget that would maintain current level of services
• Autopsy: Massachusetts student's death likely accidental
• Greater Holyoke YMCA offers babysitting classes
• Chicopee School Committee approves raises for school administrators
• Wall Street stocks surge; Hewlett-Packard leads Dow Jones industrial average higher
• Francis Donahue of Springfield gets 7-10 years for cocaine trafficking
• The Republican's Ron Chimelis wins Sigma Delta Chi national sports column writing award
• Human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi, first Muslim woman to win Nobel Peace Prize, to receive honorary degree from Westfield State University
• PM News Links: Baby found alive in Argentine morgue, police investigate death of Boston high school student and more
• Pioneer Valley homes sales rise, median prices fall; Realtors say market turning around
• State to determine who will pay for Northampton roundabout repairs
• Darkened license plate leads to arrest of 18-year-old Southampton resident Ryan Frank Begyn for OUI drugs
• Northampton's $1.6 million roundabout needs fixing, just 18 months after completion
• Massachusetts man faces sentence in plot to help al-Qaida
• Video of Springfield street brawl gaining online momentum; city police say no one called 911
• Chicopee rape suspect arrested by U.S. Marshals in Chicago
• Viewpoint: A thank you to Gov. Mitt Romney for signing Massachusetts' historic health care reform
• Prosecutors face hurdles in Trayvon Martin case
• Springfield police: Man stabbed during domestic dispute
• Westfield man charged by Granby police with indecent assault on minor
• Kristen Davis of Easthampton wins Cooking Channel's 'Great Steak Challenge 2'
• Amherst officials hope to offer subsidies to low income families for after-school costs
• Yesterday's top stories: Police clock motorcyclists at speeds up to 155 mph, restaurant staff stopped man from driving drunk and more
• Linda DiSanti of Chicopee to run for Hampden Superior Court clerk
• Massachusetts lawyer releases 6 new names of clerics accused of sex abuse
• Everett Street in Easthampton to get road, sidewalk and sewer line upgrade
• Volunteers sought for landscaping project at Springfield's Zoo in Forest Park
• Humera Fashiddin, Robie Grant win spots on Hadley School Committee
• George Zimmerman faces second-degree murder charge in Trayvon Martin case
• Massachusetts House leaders unveil proposed budget that rejects key proposals of Gov. Deval Patrick
• Holy Smokes BBQ Delicatessen in Turners Falls for sale
• Ex-Springfield police officer Jeffrey Asher stripped of annual pension
• Valley Radio Reading Service to benefit from art show, sale
• Car erupts in flames on I-91 in Northampton, rush hour traffic grinds to halt
• Hampden District Attorney Mark Mastroianni announces receipt of $220,000 in domestic-violence grants
• PM News Links: Bride charged with faking cancer to collect presents, Connecticut House debates death penalty repeal and more
• Ludlow School Department schedules hearing on proposed budget for coming fiscal year
• WMECO using helicopters over Western Massachusetts communities for vegetation survey
• Mason Square group plans weekend health and wellness fair for Springfield residents
• Kristen Johnson of Northampton tells court how former fiance, Hakam McCoy, beat her
• Holyoke golf tournament, dinner, fund-raiser underway to honor late Ernest Ross and help library
• Fox News' Sean Hannity contacted by George Zimmerman regarding Trayvon Martin shooting
• Stocks make a U-turn on Wall Street, rising after big decline
• Scott Brown talks taxes in Dorchester while Mass. GOP again targets Elizabeth Warren on Buffett Rule
• Newly opened Salvation Army Family Store in Agawam has everything from Liz Claiborne women's clothes to furniture and skis
• Connecticut and Westfield river environmental projects scheduled
• Springfield police to educate public about department's 'use-of-force' policy
• Single-vehicle crash on Interstate 291 in Springfield sends female and 2 males to Baystate Medical Center
• GOP leader urges unity following Rick Santorum's exit
• State says Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse's campaign committee improperly mailed solicitations to workers in government offices
• Pilot accused of flying 74 pounds of pot from California to Massachusetts
• Aftershock from Indonesia earthquake prompts new tsunami alert
• Springfield's Sirdeaner Walker to deliver keynote address at 'victim rights' event in Boston
• Springfield police investigating armed robbery at Pine Point convenience store
• Judge rebukes Springfield police in Michael Ververis arrest, but refuses to dismiss charges
• Yesterday's top stories: What Chicopee city officials earn, local man critical following Southwick crash and more
• Holyoke City Council to interview 5 candidates for Geriatric Authority board opening
• East Longmeadow voters reelect Paul Federici selectman, Deirdre Mailloux to school board
• Holyoke Dean Tech Futures Advisory Committee gets turnaround tips from Harvard University's William Symonds
• Lauren Adams of Deerfield selected to carry Paul Revere lantern in Old North Church celebration
• Soltas Energy unveils 1,500 panel solar power system on roof of Concrete Block Insulating Systems in West Brookfield
• Massachusetts Gaming Commission launches plan to establish casinos
• Brush fires in Palmer believed to be caused by sparks from passing train
• Northeast Utilities, NStar close $5 billion deal
• Boston police seek charges in alleged frat hazing
• West Springfield Boys & Girls Club taps Daniel D'Angelo, currently in Ludlow, as its executive director
• Massachusetts lawmakers debate medical marijuana
• Two Western Massachusetts residents caught up in statewide anti-child pornography sweep
• Mild winter forces changes in annual Westfield River Wildwater Races schedule
• PM News Links: Connecticut boy, 6, killed in wood chipper accident, Vermont Senate committee endorses physician assisted death amendment and more
• Wall Street stocks plummet 214 points for biggest loss of 2012
• Springfield police officer Anthony Pioggia denies coercing witness, as court holds hearing on convicted murderer Charles Wilhite's request for new trial
• Republicans target Elizabeth Warren on taxes ahead of Senate vote on 'Buffett Rule'
• George Zimmerman's lawyers withdraw from Trayvon Martin shooting case
• CNN's Christiane Amanpour, 7 others to receive honorary degrees at Amherst College graduation
• Father and stepfather of murder victim Jessica Rojas ordered to do community service for court melee
• Who's the rich guy? Obama, Romney duel over status
• Northampton libraries to host edible book event
• AG Martha Coakley, law enforcement officials to reveal results of statewide campaign against 'scourge of child pornography'
• 2 reported brush fires send Chicopee firefighters to Robbins Road area
• Chicopee payroll: What do city officials make?
• Longtime UMass journalism professor Howard Ziff dies
• Surveillance video enables East Longmeadow police to put the squeeze on suspected toothpaste thief Timmy Laflamme, 23, of Chicopee
• Wilbraham wins approval from state Legislature to extend lease for town golf course
• Paul Ryan says no discussion of No. 2 spot with Mitt Romney (Video)
• Prosecutors to recommend sentence in Massachusetts man's terror case
• Massachusetts casino panel to hold first meeting
• Massachusetts education board has 'significant concern' about Collaborative for Educational Services' progress at Holyoke's Dean Technical High School
• Local man in 'critical condition' following Southwick car crash
• Yesterday's top stories: Massachusetts legislators to consider medical marijuana; Holyoke mayor's brother arrested; and more
• Nancy Talbot, Gregory Harder win positions on Ware Board of Selectmen
• Springfield Finance Division proposes series of trash fee increases to help balance city budget
• Wilbraham selectmen approve contract for Boston Road fire station renovation
• Westfield police officer involved in fatal shooting granted leave as investigation continues
• Maryland winner claims share of $656 million Mega Millions jackpot
• DA: Massachusetts man kills wife, self
• Autism research may be about to bear fruit after $1 billion spent in past decade
• Nibbles Woodaway, Providence's iconic big blue bug, gets a makeover
• UMass researchers solve gecko superpower mystery, invent 'Geckskin'
• Sergei Khrushchev to speak on space race at New England Air Museum
• 2 firefighters die in Philadelphia warehouse fire
• Westfield State University student Lincoln Blackie collecting signatures for 6th Hampden state rep run
• Massachusetts lawmakers juggle concerns over MBTA fare hikes, regional equity
• Springfield-based trade group to plant tree near City Hall, hand out saplings
• Wall Street stocks dive, Dow Jones industrial average closes below 13,000 for 1st time in a month
• Massachusetts high court upholds convictions of Alex Morales in murder of pizza delivery man Corey Lind
• Witness testifies he lied when he identified Charles Wilhite as shooter of Alberto Rodriguez
• East Longmeadow selectman James Driscoll proposes warrant article that would prevent residents from seeking 2 elected seats at once
• Palmer Planning Board approves plan for The Yellow House
• Agawam settles 3-year contract with DPW employees
• Disaster response volunteers canvass Springfield neighborhoods struck by tornado last June
• Northampton City Council ponders parking pass price hike; increases number of chickens households may keep
• Elizabeth Warren accuses Supreme Court of making 'political judgments'
• East Longmeadow police charge 35-year-old Springfield resident Diane Arnold with OUI following fiery crash on Chestnut Street
• Supporters of convicted killer Charles Wilhite expected in court to support push for new trial
• 2 held in deadly Tulsa, Oklahoma shooting rampage; no charge
• Mitt Romney faces lengthy to-do list as likely GOP pick
• Emilio Fusco teed up for trial in Al Bruno murder case
• Homeowner association could be sued in Trayvon Martin case
• State: No need for moose hunt at Quabbin Reservation
• Students, officials to stock Quabbin Reservoir with trout
• Southwick rollover crash sends driver to hospital with injuries
• Pioneer Valley companies looking to take advantage of crowdfunding law
• Westfield police shooting investigation continuing
• Northampton firefighters contain brush fire before it spreads
• Bunny and hot dog greet children at annual Easter Drag in Holyoke
• Massachusetts legislators to weigh medical marijuana at Statehouse hearing
• Debt from Big Dig hampers Mass. transportation
• Obituaries today: Patricia McManus-Handler was traveler, reader, dancer
• Qteros biofuels start-up closes Chicopee facility
• Mike Wallace, '60 Minutes' star interviewer, dies
• Obituaries today: Daniel Hamre was Springfield firefighter, Vietnam veteran
• Holyoke mayor's brother, Douglas Morse, arrested on warrant
• Westfield police fatally shoot man who stabbed officer, police say
• South Hadley athletic trainer Peter Krasnor remembered on Saturday
• Man shot dead by Westfield police stabbed officer even after being hit by stun gun, police say
• Reuse of old mills in Chicopee, Easthampton examined by state, local officials
• NBC News producer fired for editing recording of George Zimmerman 911 call
• Lyon's Package Store plaza area zone change wins West Springfield Planning Board nod
• Westfield police shoot, kill suspect who stabbed officer responding to a report of a domestic disturbance on Elm Street
• Yesterday's top stories: Mayor seeks probe of police lieutenant's off-duty weapon discharge, man accused of canibilizing slain wife and more
• 39 of 41 applicants for Springfield late-night entertainment permit rejected
• Springfield warns layoffs possible in June, blaming budget hardships
• Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse touts city living with press tour of his Open Square apartment
• Nearly $1 million in Agawam sewer abatements for businessman Ralph DePalma under consideration by City Council
• Westfield City Council debates $40,000 funding request to defend Mayor Daniel Knapik in First Amendment civil suit
• Russell Mitchell of Wilbraham endorsed by Democratic Town Committee for selectman
• Former owners of L&M Market in Holyoke get year in prison for food stamp scam
• Westfield District Court gets new 5-year lease, as state officials announce it will remain open
• World Affairs Council member returns from Afghanistan, warns against premature drawdown of U.S. troops
• Current TV countersues Keith Olbermann, seeks damages
• Springfield police search for 4 males suspected of robbing couple at gunpoint in Forest Park
• David Fried Oppenheim rape case documents ordered released at request of author Joe McGinnis
• Investigators charge 54-year-old Chicopee resident Stuart Zembrowski with setting nearly 20 fires in southern Berkshire County
• Springfield's Forest Park Zoo open for 2012 season (video, photos)
• East Longmeadow voters to decide races for selectman, school board member
• Prosecutors: Massachusetts man accused of killing wife ate her flesh
• Granby superintendent names Jonathan Cavallo new principal for West Street School
• PM News Links: Convicted murderer Neil Enwistle seeks new trial, Marine faces dismissal for criticizing President Obama and more
• Reports: Navy jet crashes into apartment building in Virginia, 2 pilots eject
• Northampton school officials, parents discuss later high school start
• Doctors Express project in West Springfield back on track
• Obituaries today: Ronald Mihalak was Holyoke fire commissioner, School Committee member, mayoral candidate
• Springfield police seeking to evict suspected drug dealers from Liberty Heights neighborhood apartment
• US economy adds 120K jobs, jobless rate at 8.2 pct
• Fire danger remains high in Western Massachusetts
• Leon Panetta's commuting tab: about $860,000 so far
• Resentment lingers in Pennsylvania after Rick Santorum's loss
• Investigators probe pedestrian accident in Suffield that took life of 65-year-old Patricia Handler
• Mayor Michael Bissonnette seeks city probe of case involving Chicopee police lieutenant's off-duty weapon discharge in garage
• Scott Muir denies assaulting 3 pre-teen girls at former Stockbridge Plain School
• U.S. Coast Guard fires on Japanese ghost ship set adrift by tsunami
• Yesterday's top stories: Missing Connecticut woman found safe at hotel, former employee attempts break-in at Lido's restaurant and more
• Condom access for students gets 4-3 Springfield School Committee approval
• Brimfield brush fire out, but Western Massachusetts on alert for additional flare-ups
• U.S. Appeals Court dismisses Dianne Wilkerson appeal
• Southwick gas leak prompts officials to ask residents to stay indoors, temporarily
• Remains of missing Vietnam airman from Massachusetts ID'd
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• West Springfield Mayor Gregory Neffinger calls for better communication on $6.5 million Route 20 railroad overpass project
• Springfield City Council OKs $1 million for Dryden School tornado-related pre-construction costs
• Palmer town meeting proponent David Hale submits petition calling new vote on town charter
• Keith Olbermann files $50 million breech of contract suit against Current TV
• Post-tornado Springfield tree planting effort gets boost from budget transfer OK'd by City Council
• Chicopee not liable for former patrolman Joshua Mozeleski's sexual misconduct, Massachusetts Appeals Court rules
• Chicopee brush fire threatens house in Fairview area
• U.S. stocks close mostly down to complete worst week of 2012
• Agreement approved to use new Minnechaug High School for emergency shelter
• Westover concerns put proposed Chicopee sports complex on hold
• Westfield's 104th Fighter Wing deploys to Southeast Asia
• Springfield Community Development Block Grant money spruces up storefronts and gets businesses started
• President Obama signs JOBS Act, legalizing crowdfunding pushed by Sen. Scott Brown
• 13 indicted on child pornography charges in Hampden County, District Attorney Mark Mastroianni says
• U.S. Marshals Task Force arrest Keith Gasque, wanted for attempted murder in Virginia
• Granby librarian Lori Jewett, teacher Susan Hauschild win Pioneer Valley Awards for Excellence in Education
• Toothpaste theft prevented at East Longmeadow supermarket
• Emergency officials say numerous homes remain at risk as large-scale brush fire continues to burn in Brimfield
• All-purpose surveillance camera installed at 'X' in Springfield's Forest Park neighborhood
• Former employee attempts break-in at former Lido's restaurant, gets trapped in roof vent
• GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch: Barack Obama might attack Mitt Romney on Mormon faith
• Mass. sailboat owner gets prison for smuggling nearly 5,000 pounds of pot
• Missing Connecticut woman found 'safe and sound' at Springfield hotel
• Massachusetts man dies in fall from nursing home window
• Mitt Romney likely to rely on campaign cash and nasty attack ads in fall campaign
• '72 presidential candidate George McGovern hospitalized
• Monson man electrocuted at envelope plant
• College students angry over pricey courses pepper-sprayed at trustees meeting
• Man attempts to break into former Lido's gets trapped in roof vent
• Holyoke Housing Authority sticks to plan to seek OK to take down Lyman Terrace
• Proposed legislation would make it unlawful to 'annoy' others online
• Yesterday's top stories: NBC apologizes for editing George Zimmerman tape, detectives allegedly saw woman prepared to shoot up while driving and more
• Brush fire burns up to 50 tornado-damaged acres in Brimfield
• Firefighters battling brush fire on tornado-damaged Paige Hill Road in Brimfield
• West Springfield officials hope state will allow city to use $6.3 million grant to renovate, expand library
• Bernardston car crash kills Northfield woman, 90
• Dartmouth College names medical school after Dr. Seuss and wife: Audrey and Theodor Geisel School of Medicine
• Springfield patrolman Derek Cook, convicted in 2008 attack on 2 supervisors, delays effort to strip pension
• Ex-Red Sox manager Terry Francona's wife, Jacque, speaks to school nurses about military family life
• 2012 Kids in Print contest winners honored at reception at D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts
• Easthampton City Council cancels private session to discuss Donald Cykowksi controversies
• Chicopee City Council wants to discuss spending priorities with mayor
• Holyoke police chase, catch and charge Jose Luis Reyes
• Granby police lead to Eric Lacoste, accused of disseminating obscene material to minor, by parent wary of Facebook.com conversation, chief says
• MBTA board approves fare hikes, cuts on T
• Springfield volunteers to renovate 15 storm-damaged homes in 1 day
• Police in Connecticut seek help finding missing woman who might be in Springfield area
• Massachusetts political parties step up online Senate race ad war
• Wall Street stocks suffer worst loss in a month as European debt worries flare up
• Bipartisan group of Massachusetts lawmakers back sweeping EBT card reforms
• Weston Center for Women in Holyoke to close doors
• Andrea Nuciforo Jr. calls on Attorney General Coakley to pursue action against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for unpaid excise taxes
• Judge allows charge to stand against Trevin Smith in Springfield shooting of Sheldon Innocent
• Texas tornadoes leave more than a dozen hurt in Dallas area
• 10,000 Easter eggs grace tree in Germany (photo)
• East Longmeadow woman, partially trapped under pickup that rolled down her driveway, taken to Baystate Medical Center with leg injury
• Enfield woman cops plea in infant sex-assault case
• Olbermann casts light, lawyer on Current TV split
• NBC News apologizes for editing tape of George Zimmerman's 911 call
• Mitt Romney turns from primaries, toward Barack Obama
• Boston appeals court hears gay-marriage law case
• Former Mass. treasurer Timothy Cahill faces arraignment
• Massachusetts State Police: Fall River man charged with drugging, beating and raping teenage girl
• State Transportation Secretary Richard Davey to address Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield at Chicopee breakfast
• Mitt Romney sweeps Wisconsin, Maryland & DC primaries, increases lead in race to nomination
• Yesterday's top stories: Granby police charge Eric Lacoste with dissemination of obscenity, Longmeadow charges Desiree Ferreira in bank robbery and more
• Lawrence O'Brien, Amilcar Shabazz beat incumbent Irvin Rhodes in bid for reelection to Amherst school board seats
• Holyoke City Council delays early vote on proposal to increase mayor's term from 2 to 4 years
• Barack Obama: Ronald Reagan couldn't survive in today's 'radical' GOP
• Poll: Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren running neck-and-neck in Massachusetts Senate race
• Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program called unfair burden on property owners
• Springfield Housing Authority wins $6.7 million state grant for renovations to Robinson Gardens in Pine Point
• Springfield School Committee prepares to vote on condom policy as Holyoke program marks 7 years
• Ameristar Casinos continues push for destination resort in Springfield
• DA: Body found in Rhode Island believed to be missing Massachusetts teen
• Mitt Romney wins Maryland primary, looks to sweep 3
• Rhode Island man indicted in slayings of Massachusetts brother and sister
• Funeral for Tyler Granfield of Southwick, who died in tree accident, brings together loggers from throughout the Pioneer Valley
• Suspicious package triggers scare at Holyoke Mall
• Officials gather to celebrate the end of the steel phase of the new Easthampton High School
• Longmeadow police charge Desiree Ferreira in connection with bank robbery, arrest warrant issued for brother of Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse
• Sen. Scott Brown to Ecuador: Return Massachusetts murder suspect Luis Guaman
• U.S. stocks fall after dimmer outlook from Fed
• Cigarette starts porch fire on Alderman Street in Springfield
• Ricky Thomas of Holyoke convicted of aggravated rape
• Former DSS commissioner Lewis 'Harry' Spence appointed Massachusetts' first civilian court administrator
• Dallas tornadoes: 2 separate 'large and extremely dangerous' tornadoes tear through Dallas-Fort Worth area
• Gov. Deval Patrick: Criminal allegtions against Timothy Cahill 'very troubling'
• PM News Links: Feds move to deport President Obama's uncle, B.U. editor resigns over April Fool's spoof issue and more
• Holyoke Community College Police probe pedestrian accident in campus parking lot that injured 2, took life of dog
• Obama's uncle gets Mass. driver's license back
• West Springfield police charge J. Kelly Lynch, 30, with driving under the influence of drugs
• Springfield police arrest driver who led officers on chase ending in crash
• Supreme Court OKs jailhouse strip searches on people arrested even for minor offenses
• Fire danger once again high for most of Western Massachusetts
• Study: Lending to small business stalls in March
• Romney and Obama battle ahead of 3 GOP primaries
• Students ran, hid as gunman opened fire in Calif.
• Springfield City Councilor Michael Fenton: Crime bad for business, gun violence 'scary'
• Palmer police: Water main break damages, closes Breckenridge Street
• Mitt Romney pushed on Mormon faith question during Wisconsin campaign stop
• Springfield auction of 24 tax-title properties draws $326,205 from bidders
• Springfield City Council will hear from law enforcement officials before voting on public safety improvement strategies
• Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi hopes victory is dawn of new era
• South Hadley Falls Cemetery looking to digitize centuries of records to improve chances with National Register of Historic Places
• 145 illegal immigrants arrested in New England during 6-day nationwide sweep
• Massachusetts native dies in Florida skydiving accident
• Granby's Charter Days Committee pushing for permanent truck pull track, but Selectboard so far will not budge
• Voters return Edward Harrison to Monson Board of Selectmen
• 1940 census: Huge interest paralyzes government website
• Police ID California college shooting suspect as One Goh, 43
• Wilbraham residents approve $531,860 appropriation for fire station renovations
• Southwick Board of Selectmen puts revised school building project on Town Meeting ballot
• Westfield Mayor Daniel Knapik to seek equipment funding for new dispatch department
• Massachusetts State Sen. Stanley Rosenberg returns to Beacon Hill after cancer treatment
• Mitt Romney halfway to clinching GOP nomination
• Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School robotics teams bowl over competition
• Easthampton Mayor Michael Tautznik wants to wait for more state numbers before presenting budget
• Flying car gets closer to reality with test flight, introduction at New York Auto Show
• Holyoke High School class dodgeball tournament puts sport management skills to work and raises scholarship money
• Northampton urged to 'green' up its streets
• Record-setting warm March marks end of 'cold weather' season
• PVTA wins TSA award for keeping passengers safe from terrorist threats
• Westfield fire on Chestnut Street yields a marijuana growing operation
• Police: At least 7 dead, 3 hurt in Christian school shooting in California
• Thorndike woman charged by Palmer police after crash on High Street
• Incoming UMass chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy visits campus
• Northeast Helicopters Flight Services plans to relocate to Westfield's Barnes Regional Airport
• U.S. stocks rise, building on soaring 1st quarter
• MGM Resorts, Rolling Hills Realty Trust give $250,000 to Hitchcock Free Academy in Brimfield
• Cooperative football team for Palmer and Monson rejected by PVIAC
• Ex-Treasurer Timothy Cahill to face public corruption charges tied to lottery ads
• Easter Bunny arrives by ambulance and toddlers get knocked over during Easthampton egg hunt
• Suspicious package in Wilbraham found to be an industrial grade battery
• Civil War April 1862: Springfield native unsung hero of Shiloh, slavery ends in Washington D.C.
• Massachusetts could host 3 urban casino resorts if Springfield wins license in west
• Western Massachusetts golf courses go under new ownership, look to rebound
• More than 300 Greater Springfield students to compete in New England Music Festival
• Obituaries today: Tyler Granfield was founder of Tyler's Tree Service
• Holyoke and South Hadley police arrest Robert Parker, of Agawam, after police chase
• Pittsfield man killed in house fire
• Radio's 'Dan and Kim' headed to TV: Dan Williams and Kim Zachary will host abc40 morning show
• Wilbraham residents to consider renovating and expanding main fire station on Boston Road
• Westfield searches for dog park site
• Suspect arrested after alleged assault on police in Springfield
• Military families enjoy free day at Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield
• After 64 years in Springfield, Lido Ristorante closes its doors
• Suspect apprehended after chase from Holyoke to South Hadley that ended with a crash
• Sink holes in West Springfield close part of Century Way
• 1,000 Hoodies March to protest Trayvon Martin shooting lives up to its billing
• Shale oil drilling health impacts being ignored in N.Y. study, health experts say
• Catholic monsignor charged with child endangerment in Pa., accused of failing to protect children against predator priests
• Car crashes into guard rail on I-91
• Obituaries today: Paul Simison was audiologist, Suffield Fire Dept. volunteer
• AAA Pioneer Valley CEO Chris Mensing to be honored by Western Massachusetts Boy Scouts
• Mitt Romney, who thrived at Harvard, ties Barack Obama to 'Faculty Lounge'
• Kansas, Illinois, Maryland tickets win $640M lottery jackpot
• President Obama gets customized New Balance sneakers from Maine
• Keith Olbermann sacked by Current TV
• Yesterday's top stories: Southwick man killed by falling tree; Springfield man stabbed trying to break up fighting teens; and more
• Winning Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in Maryland, official says
• Springfield City Councilors Michael Fenton, Timothy Allen seek crackdown on crime
• Springfield police deploy 'Blue Knight' foot patrols in neighborhoods across city
• Mega Millions winning lottery numbers for $640 million jackpot
• Robert Koncal arrested by Springfield police for stabbing roommate
• Westfield blaze destroys 2-family home on Chestnut Street
• Massachusetts man convicted of stabbing ex-girlfriend to death
• Victoria Kennedy: '... a sad day for me and an even sadder one for the church I love'
• Mitt Romney's wealth in focus on presidential campaign trail
• NStar to pay Cape Wind more than double market price for electricity under 15-year contract
• How much did old photos shape public perceptions in Trayvon Martin shooting case?
• Westfield fire damages Chestnut Street home
• Holyoke Geriatric Authority meeting abruptly canceled; city solicitor says Helen Arnold ineligible to participate in meetings
• Wall Street stocks rise, extending best start since 1998
• Falcons return to Monarch Place office tower in Springfield after 5-year absence
• Jane Maroney, 1st female city editor at Springfield newspapers, dies at 87
• Gary Henrichon of Chester gets 2 1/2 years after admitting child pornography distribution charge
• Mega Millions $640 million jackpot fever hits Western Massachusetts
• Edgar Medina of Springfield admits raping 2 girls, 13
• Angel Pantoja, 18, gets 10-12 years after admitting shooting Adan Perez in Springfield
• Antoine Goodson sentenced to prison for clipping Springfield police officer with car, driving at 2 others
• 13 of 70 rabbits, rescued from 'overwhelmed' Springfield owner, to be put up for adoption
• Elizabeth Warren featured in critical profile by conservative magazine National Review
• Elizabeth Warren and Joe Kennedy III to speak at College Democrats Convention in Boston
• PM News Links: Victoria Kennedy asked not to address Catholic college, credit cards warn of possible security breach and more
• Preserve Brimfield sets sights on helping other Massachusetts communities targeted by casino operators
• Romney gets Bush backing, but no sign of George W.
• Investigators eye improperly disposed woodstove ashes as potential cause of fire that heavily damaged Wilbraham garage
• East Longmeadow police probe theft of $200 from man in New Jersey through fraudulent credit card transaction at Pride station
• Honda recalling 550,000 CR-V and Pilot SUVs for headlight problem
• Suspicious fire destroys vacant 2-story home on Huntington Street in Springfield's North End
• 10 more dolphins stranded on Cape Cod beaches
• Falling tree in East Longmeadow takes life of 28-year Tyler Granfield of Southwick
• Mega Millions: 10 things you could buy with the biggest jackpot in U.S. history
• Man killed in Suffield car accident identified as Paul Simison, longtime volunteer firefighter and Northampton native
• Springfield man, 43, stabbed while trying to break up fighting teens
• Northampton Korean War veteran Robert Perkins honored by Elks at World War II Club
• Planned Route 20 railroad bridge project attracts more than 100 West Springfield residents to hearing
• Yesterday's top stories: Suspected gang members shoot off mouths, details of Vermont teacher's death stuns communities and more
• Springfield native Kathy Kerrigan confirmed as United States Tax Court judge
• Holyoke meeting about fate of Lyman Terrace and its 400 tenants draws 100 people
• Mitt Romney's attack ad strategy: Success against Republicans, but will it work against Obama?
• Civilian flaggers at Springfield construction site complain of harassment by police
• Convicted murderer David Warrick of Springfield, now known as Raborn Allah, 1 of 3 to win release from Massachusetts Parole Board
• Yankee Candle CEO Harlan Kent to appear on CBS 'Undercover Boss' TV program
• Agawam property owners seek abatements for Southwest Sewer Project
• Southwick man killed by falling tree in East Longmeadow accident
• Barnes Regional Airport noise mitigation project gets under way in Westfield
• Former Springfield police officer Jeffrey Asher to serve 18 months at Greenfield jail
• Massachusetts man found guilty of 1996 slaying
• Springfield march in honor of Trayvon Martin to draw crowds, organizers say
• Sen. Scott Brown to donate more than $34k to charity for 'People's Pledge' following American Petroleum Institute ads
• Police: Massachusetts state trooper hit by fleeing stolen car
• Longmeadow police looking for suspect in robbery at Hampden Bank
• Holyoke Geriatric Authority board sets late Friday afternoon meeting; will members take 7th member vote?
• Mashantucket Pequots see fortune reversal amid Connecticut casino woes
• Wall Street stocks end day mixed after falling early
• Jury doesn't buy James Bradley Jr.'s story that 332 bags of heroin in ceiling were for personal use
• Rick Santorum complains it isn't easy being him
• Fire extinguished at 15 Pleasant View Road in Wilbraham
• 'What do I tell my son?' Springfield community leaders on the '1,000 Hoodie' walk for Trayvon Martin (Video)
• Kermit Pike of Monson, Michael Sears of Ludlow deny child pornography charges
• This week in quotables: 'I still can't picture a 12-year-old having condoms'
• Details of Vermont teacher Melissa Jenkins' death stuns communities
• Huntington woman accused of vehicular homicide picks up new drug, trespassing charges
• Ex-Boston TSA screener sentenced for child porn
• What to do after you hit the Mega Millions' winning numbers
• West Springfield's new Department of Public Works director Robert Colson to tackle litter problem
• Rubio endorses Romney, says GOP primary should end
• Deerfield Police Chief Michael Wozniakewicz set to retire after more than three decades in law enforcement
• Holyoke meeting will focus on Lyman Terrace complex, its 400 residents and Housing Authority's demolition plan
• Annual Northampton bear invasion is frustrating, resident says
• Mitt Romney jokes during appearance on 'Tonight Show with Jay Leno'
• Yesterday's top stories: Former Springfield police officer Jeffrey Asher sentenced, Susan Fappiano seeks parole in slaying of son and more
• Wilbraham Republican Town Committee endorses slate of candidates for annual election
• Amherst Survival Center to hold groundbreaking ceremony for new building site
• Suspected gang members shoot off mouths following Springfield gun arrest
• Chicopee downtown development explored by professionals
• Lawyer for 1 of "Hells Angels" murder trial defendants steps down, replaced by Donald Frank of Springfield
• Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer seeks Hospice volunteers
• Mitt Romney edges into mop-up phase of Republican presidential nominating campaign
• Northampton to consider zoning changes aimed at reuse of 2 Roman Catholic churches
• Holyoke flea market shuts down, but could resume business elsewhere by fall
• 4 arraigned in Massachusetts Walmart parking lot shooting
• West Springfield Housing Authority faces civil rights lawsuit from employee
• Judge: Former Springfield patrolman Jeffrey Asher 'did not uphold his oath to protect and serve all'
• Whistleblowers Daniel Ellsberg, Thomas Drake and Jesselyn Radack denounce Obama administration's secrecy crackdown
• JetBlue captain grew increasingly erratic on plane before dramatic chase and passengers tackling him
• Massachusetts Reps. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera and Benjamin Swan wear hoodies in Trayvon Martin protest at Statehouse
• Springfield officials seek developers for buildings, lots on State Street corridor
• Minnechaug Regional High School asbestos removal, demolition scheduled to begin
• East Longmeadow Planning Board plans not to recommend proposed home-care bylaw change
• Route 20 railroad bridge project in West Springfield to be subject of public hearing
• Monson town administrator Gretchen Neggers proposes level-funded budget
• East Longmeadow Fire Department receives $320,000 federal grant
• West Springfield High School establishes store run by and for students
• Suffield collision kills one driver, injures another
• Westfield High School Band welcomes senior citizens for pops concert preview
• Puppy named Beyonce fit into teaspoon at birth
• Materials lead U.S. stocks lower as commodities dip
• Holyoke Flats residents can tell officials what they want in updated Open Space and Recreation Plan
• Scott Brown's decision to transfer to Maryland National Guard a personal one
• Police in Connecticut investigating possible ritual killing of sheep in East Hartford
• Edward Harrison, Steven O'Neill, Charles Cournoyer seek Monson Board of Selectmen seat
• Mega Millions lottery game jackpot hits $467 million
• Feds: Connecticut mobster has info on unsolved 1990 Boston art heist
• Electric baseboard heater cause of blaze that destroyed Lost Sock Laundromat building in Easthampton
• State Reps. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera, Ben Swan to lead State House moment of silence for Trayvon Martin
• Newt Gingrich revamps campaign to deny Mitt Romney delegates
• Early ads pulled for 'Neighborhood Watch' film in light of Trayvon Martin shooting
• Excerpts from Tuesday's Supreme Court health care arguments
• Sales of single-family homes in Massachusetts take a jump
• Midair meltdown by JetBlue pilot could prompt medical review of pilot's mental health
• Springfield police continue investigation of homicide of Charles Gamache at Boston Road Mobile Home Park
• 2 arrested in Massachusetts Wal-Mart parking lot shooting
• Post-tornado tree-planting effort launched by Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley
• Ex-Massachusetts teacher sentenced for child rape
• The Brookings Institution: Springfield-area unemployment improves, but recovery has slowed
• Yesterday's top stories: How much did state employees make last year? Police investigate homicide at Springfield mobile home park and more
• South Hadley students to get eReaders as part of study on effects of electronic books
• Lorax statue taken from home of Audrey Geisel, Dr. Seuss's widow
• Dave's Furniture in Springfield reopens 10 months after taking direct hit from tornado
• Proposed Springfield schools condom policy gets mixed reaction ahead of School Committee's final vote
• Fire destroys Easthampton's Lost Sock Laundromat
• Susan Fappiano, formerly of Holyoke, seeks parole in slaying of son, 15 months
• Holyoke Fire Department repeats no open burning reminder after burning leaves lead to destroyed pool deck
• Lauren Elliott of Longmeadow named West Springfield's new principal assessor
• South Hadley Planning Board approves rental duplex off Route 116, despite some residents' objections
• Wall Street stocks edge lower after consumer confidence report
• Passengers tackle, restrain JetBlue captain who screams 'They're going to take us down'
• John Thouin of Chicopee gets 2 1/2 years on indecent assault and battery, resisting arrest charges; cleared of rape
• Columbia Greenway Rail Trail in Southwick temporarily closed to allow debris to be removed in wake of October snowstorm
• Palmer shed fire caused by unattended ashes, Three Rivers Fire Chief says
• Democratic Boston Mayor Tom Menino says he's not endorsing Elizabeth Warren, yet
• Andrea Nuciforo Jr. and Bill Shein blast Rep. Richard Neal over campaign payments to son in past elections
• Holyoke City Council punts on $344,000 transfer for schools, will try again next month
• As Minutemen prepare for NIT semifinal, UMass administration reminds students to enjoy the game but behave afterward
• Fate of Northfield campus of Northfield Mount Hermon School still not clear
• 3 local court officials appointed to Massachusetts Judicial Branch steering committee
• Gay marriage opponents trying to split Democratic Party by pitting black and Latino voters against gays
• Staind bass player helps rural Western Massachusetts buy ambulance
• Springfield unemployment rate drops to 11.7 percent in February
• State police to run sobriety checkpoint somewhere in Hampden County this weekend
• Vermont police believe they've found body of missing teacher
• Chicopee Easter Egg hunt scheduled for children 10 and younger
• Fire danger remains high in Western Massachusetts
• Mitt Romney's fundraisers are quietly amassing millions
• Excerpts from Supreme Court health care arguments
• Springfield police investigating homicide at Boston Road Mobile Home Park
• DA: Martha's Vineyard shooting was self-defense
• New claims cast Trayvon Martin as the aggressor
• Springfield police on scene of stabbing in Boston Road mobile home park
• Carmina Fernandes and Manuel Silva win Ludlow selectmen's race
• Kumble Subbaswamy named new chancellor for UMass-Amherst
• Civil Service Commission questions hiring process for East Longmeadow police officer
• Scott Brown agrees to make charitable donation for 'People's Pledge' infraction after Elizabeth Warren calls foul over oil lobbying group's pro-Brown ads
• Frosty night threatens early-budding fruit crops
• South Hadley joins towns agreeing to help each other in emergencies
• Springfield School Committee invites public input on proposed free condom policy
• Bank of America grant to aid in the on-the-job training of health-care professionals
• Roland Ellison sentenced to 9 1/2 to 10 years for beating Hampden County correctional officer
• Massachusetts State Payroll Database: What did state employees earn last year?
• Gambling supporters urge New Hampshire to bet against Massachusetts
• Mitt Romney trumpets rush of conservative endorsements
• Obama to Russia: More flexibility on missle defense after elections
• Author Joe McGinniss argues in Hampshire Superior Court for release of impounded David Oppenheim trial records
• Roland Ellison found guilty in beating of Hampden County correctional officer
• Firefighters battle brush fire on T Peck Road in Monson
• State prepared to buy Springfield fire training center for $2 million and convert to regional training use
• National poll: 34 percent would like to repeal federal health care law
• Odor at Boston airport caused by rodent repellant
• GOP's Snowe: Reward Sen. Scott Brown for bipartisanship
• Aggressive 'helicopter parents' force Colorado egg hunt cancellation
• Holyoke Health Center leads effort to get folks to read food labels, be active to reduce obesity
• Massachusetts gas prices up another 3 cents
• Wife defends soldier accused in Afghan rampage (Video)
• East Longmeadow School Committee and Board of Selectmen candidates to debate Thursday
• Springfield home faces bird mite issue
• Ludlow clerk anticipates 40 percent turnout in today's town election
• Overhaul of alimony law wins praise
• PVTA, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission push for dedicated regional tranportation funding source
• Springfield police: 1 suspect arrested, others at large in separate city shooting incidents
• Six arrested, seventh at large in Franklin County kidnapping and beating
• George McGovern, candidate in 1972 presidential election, meets admirers in Amherst
• Obama 'super' PAC donors among White House guests
• Q & A: How health care case will unfold before the court
• Fewer Massachusetts inmates being granted parole
• What Obama's health care law does
• UMass President Robert Caret expected to name new chancellor for Amherst campus
• Springfield restaurant employee robbed while delivering food
• Job growth seems to be across all sectors: report
• Melha Shriners looking for new members
• State, South Hadley police investigate incident near Muller Bridge
• Obituaries today: Muriel Lambert, 73, of Springfield; Certified nursing assistant at Mercy Medical Center
• Lottery 'lifeline' for Massachusetts cities and towns getting shorter
• Cross Street residents in Westfield staged "park-a-thon" to protest proposed school
• Rick Santorum beats Mitt Romney in Louisiana
• Dick Cheney had heart transplant, aide says
• Police, volunteers do meet-and-greet in Forest Park neighborhood in Springfield
• Victim's parents angered by lapses leading to fatal Sheffield drunken driving crash involving Fred Weller
• Springfield Housing Authority turns page on corruption with clean audit, capital plans, director William Abrashkin says
• Amazon's move to Cambridge allows Massachusetts to begin collecting sales taxes sold to state residents
• Supreme Judicial Court set to hear appeal of Neil Entwistle, convicted in murder of wife, infant
• University emails detail hazing warnings
• Report: CVS Caremark errs in sending medical info to 3,500 people
• Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public High School wins statewide mock trial competition -- again
• Longmeadow police investigating bank robbery at Berkshire Bank
• Viewpoint: It's a new day for the Springfield Housing Authority
• Pioneer Valley Transit Authority and former administrator Gary Shepard reportedly settle court dispute
• Belchertown car crash sends two people to area hospitals
• Obituaries today: Marc Talbot, 55, of Holyoke; Retired supervisor at United States Postal Service's Bulk Mail Center
• Jonathan Torres arrested after 65-year-old woman shot in Springfield
• Massachusetts fire towers are on lookout as dry conditions have state 'ready to burn'
• Southwick property taxes proposed to go down in wake of failed school building vote
• Former Chicopee library eyed for possible use as school offices
• Dead man found in car on Pine Street in Holyoke's Churchill Neighborhood
• High enrollment at Westfield's Highland Avenue School prompts changes at Juniper Park School
• Amherst Human Resources director Eunice Torres to retire
• Sen. Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren and Marisa DeFranco weigh in on health care debate ahead of Supreme Court case
• Holyoke City Hall to share in worldwide Light It Up Blue display to raise awareness about autism
• Former Massachusetts Probation Department officials face indictments in Springfield, Boston
• Charles Groce, Robert Murphy nominated as Springfield District Court judges
• Gov. Deval Patrick tours Fairview Veterans Memorial Middle School in Chicopee to highlight achievement gaps
• Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School students get language credits for studying American Sign Language
• Springfield Fire Department responds to haz-mat emergency outside STEM academy
• Sona Andrews, 1 of 3 candidates left for UMass Amherst chancellor post, takes other job in Oregon
• Roland Ellison, on the stand in his own defense, admits repeatedly punching, kicking corrections officer
• Wall Street closes up slightly despite investor concerns about global economic slowdown
• Baypath College's 17th Annual Women's Leadership Conference draws sold-out crowd
• Ex-Sen. George McGovern, former presidential candidate, coming to Amherst for book signing
• Actress Ashley Judd, Sister Helen Prejean headline Bay Path College's 17th Annual Women's Leadership Conference
• Longmeadow philanthropist Harold Grinspoon to be honored in New York City
• 1 dead, 1 injured in Martha's Vineyard shooting
• Obama says shooting death of Fla. teen a 'tragedy'
• Obama taps Dartmouth College president Jim Yong Kim to lead World Bank
• Fox News' Geraldo Rivera: Trayvon Martin's hoodie had role in death
• Obituaries today: Phyllis Speanburg, 67, of Westfield; Little League coach, baseball reporter, tax professional
• Stop & Shop among stores to stop selling 'pink slime' beef
• PM News Links: Mattapan massacre juror says rest of panel ready to convict, Red Sox reliever arrested on DUI charge, and more
• US Senate hopeful Marisa DeFranco re-energizes as Democratic field narrows to 2
• Chicopee ATV theft caught on video; owner offers reward
• 93-year-old woman among 130 arrested in Vermont Yankee protest
• Documents show NYPD infiltrated liberal groups
• GOP's claims about Obama puzzle environmentalists
• Army: PTSD treatable; some diagnosed return to war
• For long-unemployed, hiring bias rears its head
• Yesterday's top stories: Tom Brady restructures contract, Springfield bans sales of tobacco products at drug stores and more
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• Army Sgt. Robert Bale to be charged with 17 counts of murder in Afghanistan massacre
• West Springfield Police Capt. Ronald Campurciani to be acting chief until permanent replacement for Thomas Burke appointed
• Hampden Superior Court Clerk Brian Lees' decision not to seek reelection signals possible scramble for seat
• Holyoke Planning Board approves $16 million retail project including a Big Y supermarket
• Original Western Mass. Home & Garden opens at Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield
• Dry conditions, warm temperatures increase brush fire danger in Western Massachusetts
• 14 dead coyotes found in Belchertown may have been shot, investigators say
• Massachusetts Sen. Stephen Brewer promotes expanding citizen's rights to use deadly force in self-defense
• Trial begins for Roland Ellison, Alex Gonzalez charged with beating of Hampen County correctional officer Joseph Giannetti
• Springfield group plans '1,000 Hoodies - A Walk for Trayvon Martin'
• Cambridge College move to Tower Square now expected in August
• Stocks close lower following signs of weakening China economy
• Westfield Mayor Daniel Knapik declines comment on political signs suit
• Robert Matthews, Debra Puliafico arrested after agents intercept package containing Oxycodone in Palmer
• Monson, Palmer firefighters rescue man trapped in aerial lift
• Politics puts Etch A Sketch back in the picture
• Obama defends handling of Keystone pipeline, orders fast-tracking of Oklahoma pipeline
• Soldiers loot Mali presidential palace after coup
• New UMass chancellor recommendation to be made to trustees Monday night
• Massachusetts State Police to conduct sobriety checkpoint in Hampden County March 30-31
• STOCK Act banning insider trading among lawmakers clears Congress, sent to President Obama for signature
• Joseph Fountain, candidate for state representative, criticizes state Gaming Commission appointment
• Obituaries today: Jean Watson, 70, of Westfield; Longtime Springfield math teacher, former Chicopee School Committee member
• Analysis: The GOP race is now lining up for Romney
• Unhappy public not sure who to blame for high gas
• 'Stand Your Ground Law' at center of Trayvon Martin shooting
• Radio campaign next step against Rush Limbaugh
• 19 stories, 9 lives: Cat survives fall from Boston high rise
• Belchertown man convicted in child sex-assault case facing new charges
• Member of Massachusetts gambling panel gets salary cut
• France shooting suspect is dead after gunfire
• Enfield standoff victim identified as Denis Boucher, 54; dead from 'self-inflicted gunshot wound'
• Enfield standoff ends with subject killing self in own house
• Yesterday's top stories: 14 coyotes found slaughtered in Belchertown, Springfield released from next Melvin Jones beating case and more
• National Grid power rates could fall along with natural gas prices
• MSPCA upps reward offer to $10K for information in shooting deaths of two dogs
• Arson suspected in multiple brush fires off Boston Road in Springfield
• Westfield Mayor Daniel Knapik target of First Amendment suit over removal of political signs
• Enfield police dealing with armed suspect barricaded in house
• Easthampton City Council to meet privately about Donald Cyknowski controversies
• Chicopee's Holy Name School to shut down because of poor enrollment, old facilities
• Springfield Public Health Council bans sales of tobacco products at drug stores, supermarkets with pharmacies
• Stocks closed mixed after quiet trading day sees little change
• Former acting Fire Chief William Moran's lawyers in negotiations to reimburse Holyoke in wake of false alarm
• Chicopee driver crashes butter truck on Maine highway
• Massachusetts State Treasurer Steven Grossman seeks to return $2 billion in unclaimed cash
• Donna Wolcott found guilty again of soliciting someone to kill husband
• Violence Against Women Act renewal splits Senate with Scott Brown among few Republicans supporting it
• Gay marriage repeal killed in New Hampshire
• Obituaries today: Robert Rennell, 55, of Agawam; owned U.S. Vacuum and Appliance Service in Springfield
• MSPCA officers remove 20 cats from Monson residence used as 'halfway house' for neighborhood strays
• Hampden Superior Clerk of Courts Brian Lees expected to announce whether he will seek reelection
• PM News Links: Salaries of Catholic officials at issue as Archdiocese launches appeal, Army ROTC returns to Harvard and more
• National Grid seeks to reduce electric rates
• This week in quotables: 'He put the knife against my throat, but I fought him off'
• Westfield City Councilor David Flaherty, ACLU, others sue Mayor Daniel Knapik following removal of campaign signs
• State Police take subject into custody after search in Gill, Turners Falls
• Holyoke City Council studying how to regulate placement of space-reserving chairs and other stuff aimed at securing St. Patrick's Parade viewing spots
• Democrat James King drops out of U.S. Senate Race, pledges support for Elizabeth Warren
• New Orleans Saints' head coach Sean Payton suspended for season by NFL over team's bounty program
• UMass Minutemen rally keeps basketball title dream alive
• Mitt Romney pushes GOP presidential race toward a close
• NH House to weigh gay marriage repeal vote
• France shootings suspect holed up in building
• Springfield's Spring Street temporarily closed to traffic between State and Pearl streets
• Warm weather continues in Western Massachusetts; dense fog advisory this morning
• Springfield: City seeking buyers to redevelop 'significant' State Street properties
• Holyoke City Council turns away bid to form casino-study board
• Mitt Romney routs Rick Santorum in Republican primary in Illinois
• Yesterday's top stories: Man dies after motorcycle hits moose, job seekers getting asked for Facebook passwords and more
• Springfield teacher Cindy Coughlin to get award for commitment to teaching healthy eating, exercise
• Springfield homeowner injured in Sixteen Acres garage fire
• Bay Path College receives $10,000 grant for tutoring program
• Holyoke close to unveilling $3.1 million Community Field renovation
• Democrat John Da Cruz of Ludlow running for Hampden Superior Court clerk
• 14 coyotes found slaughtered at Native Lumber Co. yard in Belchertown
• Mitt Romney wins Illinois Republican presidential primary
• Holyoke, Hampshire malls to ban all smoking later this year
• Former Springfield City Councilor Bruce Stebbins, retired judge James McHugh named to Massachusetts Gaming Commission
• PM News Links: Relatives say courts failed children slashed by Salem mother, pregnant Florida crash victim had won trip and more
• Poll: Elizabeth Warren leading over Scott Brown by 5 points in U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts
• Springfield, police supervisors released from next round of litigation related to beating of Melvin Jones
• Rev. Talbert Swan pens letter to Easthampton residents, urging them to call for resignation of controversial City Councilor Donald Cykowski
• Lisa McMahon to step down as first director of Westfield's Business Improvement District
• Massachusetts accuses Urban Power USA of Easthampton with violating securities laws in seeking investors for wind company
• Stocks close lower after report suggests economic slowdown in China
• Strong, long 7.4 earthquake shakes Mexico City
• Holyoke firefighters respond to house fire on Lincoln Street
• 2 charged with stealing copper pipe from vacant Palmer home
• Three Holyoke firefighters injured at Lincoln Street house fire
• Mass. plumber wins $1,000 a day for life
• Planned Postal Service cutbacks to mean end of next day delivery service, Springfield businesses told
• Jamie Asselin of Chicopee to go on trial on charges of assaulting 75-year-old man during home invasion
• Obituaries today: Raymond Couture, 68, formerly of Springfield; worked for phone company for 26 years
• Springfield police seek public's help in finding 'vampire' robber wanted for early morning convenience store stickup
• Amelia Earhart mystery: New clue gives hope to historians
• 5-year-old Turners Falls girl on the mend after falling from 2nd-story window
• 70-year-old Holyoke gas station worker fights off knife-wielding robber
• Feds to investigate fatal shooting of Florida teen Trayvon Martin
• Western Massachusetts nominee expected today for state gambling commission
• Job seekers getting asked for Facebook passwords
• Lawyer says Afghan killings suspect recalls little (Video)
• 4 slain in shooting at French Jewish school
• Mitt Romney looks for Illinois win while Rick Santorum stumbles
• Springfield police investigating armed robbery in Six Corners neighborhood
• Springfield City Council urges state tax reform to restore community funding, programs, services
• Winter ends with a fizzle and a sizzle; spring to arrive in Western Massachusetts amid summertime temperatures
• Longmeadow Town Manager Robin Crosbie presents 2 budget scenarios for coming fiscal year
• Yesterday's top stories: Kids found with throats slashed in Salem, woman injured in Route 9 crash and more
• West Springfield Town Council appoints 2 mayoral nominees to Board of Assessors
• Gaylord Memorial Library encourages cooperation with South Hadley Public Library
• Occupy Northampton parlays with Northampton officials
• Scott Brown boasts bipartisanship at CheckPoint 2012 Legislative Luncheon in Holyoke
• Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Marisa DeFranco remains resilient despite challenges
• Developers of former IHOP building face new hurdle for doctors' office
• Palmer Town Council to be asked to approve lease of former Emery Street landfill for solar project
• Author Joe McGinniss sets his sights on the Hampshire County courthouse
• Palmer truck driver Paul Brousseau arrested in Vermont, charged with erratic driving, marijuana possession
• Springfield NAACP President Rev. Talbert Swan says meeting with Scott Brown was productive
• Scott Brown talks jobs, economy during visit to Western Massachusetts
• Springfield's superintendent search entering new stage
• Retrial of Donna Wolcott, accused of trying to solicit someone to kill her husband, underway
• Two men arrested and charged with attempting to break into South End restaurant
• Apple dividend, UPS deal, demand for U.S. Steel help Wall Street drift higher
• 5 candidates running for 2 selectmen seats in Ludlow election
• Westfield Vocational-Technical High School students to display skills at upcoming Western Massachusetts Home and Garden Show
• Woman injured in Route 9 rollover crash by Coolidge Bridge in Hadley
• West Springfield School Superintendent Russell Johnston outlines posssible budget scenarios
• Smith College takes lead in creating college for women in Malaysia
• Springfield Fire Department: Fuel truck leak shuts down East Columbus Avenue
• Former Springfield school official Olga Amaral awaits trial as other defendant in grant fraud case pleads guilty
• Serenity now: Springfield police to enforce 'zero tolerance' noise policy
• Berkshire County teen accused of stealing school bus for joyride
• State Auditor Suzanne Bump to speak at Massachusetts Municipal Auditors and Accountants conference at UMass-Amherst
• Confident Mitt Romney calls for unity, looks to Illinois (Video)
• Apple to reveal decision on use of cash hoard
• Mass. gaming panel to get final 2 members
• Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade draws big crowds with the good weather
• St. Patrick's Parade floats win awards
• Republican Mitt Romney wins Puerto Rican primary
• Man injured in Holyoke stabbing
• Holyoke police investigate shooting after St. Patrick's Parade
• VIDEO: Costumed paraders spruce-up Holyoke's St. Patrick's Parade
• Photos and videos from the Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade
• St. Patrick's Parade running smoothly, says Holyoke Police Chief James Nieswanger
• Photo gallery: 2012 Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade costumed parade goers
• Pioneer Valley companies are hiring, MassLive hosts job fair, but employment data disappoints
• Investigation: Massachusetts medical board omits, removes thousands of embarrassing records from physician database
• Costumed paraders spruce-up Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade
• 2012 Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade kicks-off with thousands of spectators
• Money, career woes plagued Afghan killings suspect Robert Bales
• Puerto Rico votes; GOP candidates campaign in Illinois and Louisiana
• 'Obamacare' foes fear ballooning big government
• Obama to Congress: Kill oil industry's tax breaks
• Apple firestorm leads artist Mike Daisey to change his show
• Obama marks St. Patrick's Day with pint in a pub
• Obituaries today: Alyce Sullivan worked for Postal Service, was member of Ancient Order of Hibernians
• UMass marine biology professor Rodney Rountree probes sounds of fish
• Longmeadow school system considers leasing Apple computers
• City man arrested after alleged rake assault at Forest Park in Springfield
• Hardwick man arrested for heroin, stun gun possession
• Ouster of West Springfield assessor Kathleen Cooley prompts Town Council to consider revising appeals process
• Holyoke officials disagree whether city should pay full Quinn Bill costs for police after court rules it unnecessary
• Meat cutter Brent Moran of Palmer hopes to be a cut above the rest in Texas Roadhouse national contest
• Obituaries today: Matthew Kiely owned insurance agency, was top amateur golfer
• Springfield police investigate early morning shooting in McKnight neighborhood
• Neighbors say Robert Bales, Afghanistan massacre suspect, was family man
• Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum -- and Barack Obama -- trade campaign digs
• Bentley University student struck and killed by car
• Soldier suspected in killing of Afghan civilians identified
• Yesterday's top stories: How much Springfield officials make, Wilbraham administratoprs red faced over 'O'Green Day' and more
• Federal judge to decide if strip search by Springfield police violated civil rights
• Springfield City Councilors terms proposed to increase from 2 years to 4
• Photo gallery: Springfield St. Patrick's Parade Committee ceremonies
• Holyoke City Hall going green -- really -- in honor of St. Patrick's Day
• Hampden County Registry of Deeds website back up
• Holyoke police charge Robert Hackett with attempted murder following fight with girlfriend
• Dori Dean, Holyoke mayor Alex Morse's chief of staff, to resign
• Assistant U.S. Attorney William Welch II rebuked in report in connection with Ted Stevens prosecution
• Sen. Scott Brown joins Cubist Pharmaceuticals officials for 20th anniversary celebration
• Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren trade comedic jabs at St. Patrick's Day breakfast in Lowell
• Springfield police arrest 2 East Longmeadow men, Monson woman after witnessing drug transaction in Sixteen Acres parking lot
• Wall Street stocks waver, then end day mixed
• Stephen Flood of Wilbraham charged with child rape
• Springfield man charged with home invasion in Palmer
• Massachusetts Congressmen, George Clooney lead call for end to murder of Sudanese citizens, arrested at protest
• Mill owner: Metal cutting during salvage operation likely sparked fire on Water Street
• Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray awards $4 million in grants to Massachusetts communities for providing regional services
• Timothy Forbes, accused in ear-biting case at Springfield youth basketball game, 'capable of unprovoked savagery,' prosecutor says
• PM News Links: Historic Boston black church faces foreclosure, woman settles breast-feeding complaint with Delta Airlines and more
• CBO: Obama budget produces 2013 deficit of $977 billion
• Chimney fire causes minor damage to Parker Street home in Springfield
• Judge tentatively OKs Honda gas mileage settlement that gives Civic hybrid owners up to $200
• Firefighters work through the night at scene of Holyoke mill fire
• Photo gallery: Holyoke St. Patrick's Salute breakfast
• Sentencing delayed for Mass. man convicted of smuggling nearly 4,500 pounds of pot
• Holyoke fire consumes former paper mill off Water Street
• Wilbraham school administrators red-faced over national outrage to 'O'Green Day'
• Free condoms for Springfield students 12 and over gets initial approval by School Committee
• Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse talks about the significance of the St. Patrick's Parade (video)
• Next Springfield tax-title auction features houses, lots, commercial properties
• Springfield's Veritas Preparatory Charter School picks first group of students
• Joseph Fountain of Springfield announces candidacy for state representative in 9th Hampden District
• Yesterday's top stories: Superintendent responds to St. Patrick's controversy over 'O'Green Day,' 2-car crash sends woman to hospital and more
• Ex-Massachusetts Gov. Paul Cellucci, suffering from ALS, raising funds for research
• Lawyer: Soldier accused of slaughtering 16 Afghanistan civilians injured twice in Iraq, reluctant to deploy again
• Holyoke firefighters battling major blaze at mill
• U.S. Sen. Scott Brown to host 3rd Bay State Jobs Fair in Chicopee
• Skydiving daredevil Felix Baumgartner jumps from nearly 14 miles
• Frederick Weller, charged in death of Moira Banks-Dobson of Sheffield, had 6 drunken-driving offenses, court records show
• Long Republican presidential contest starting to hit Mitt Romney where it hurts most: his wallet
• Hampshire College conference focuses on importance of videogame, digital animation business to Western Massachusetts
• Controversial Florida sugar family contributed to Scott Brown and Democrats alike
• UMass chancellor candidate Sona Andrews pledges to bring a systemwide perspective to the job
• Wall Street: S&P 500 cracks 1,400 for first time since 2008
• Springfield payroll: What do city officials make?
• Northampton Rehabilitation and Nursing center to change hands
• PM News Links: Rhode Island bishop calls gay marriage 'ill advised' experiment, cop reportedly shot over perceived affair and more
• Rick Santorum: I never said only English for Puerto Rico
• Massachusetts officials seek to preserve military jobs in anticipation of Defense Department cuts
• Northampton officials to discuss rate hike with Coke
• Victim in Holyoke accident upgraded to fair condition
• Holyoke resident Theresa Justice charged in accident that critically injured teenage pedestrian
• Parade route for the 2012 Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade
• Northampton readies for 2012 Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade
• Obituaries today: Malgorzata Jurkowski was nursing assistant at Soldiers' Home in Holyoke
• 2-car crash on Parker Street in Springfield sends woman to the hospital, ties up traffic
• What will prison be like for Rod Blagojevich? (Video)
• St. Patrick's Day in full force in pubs, bars around Western Massachusetts
• Man struck by truck in Holyoke while TV news crews look on
• Wilbraham students at Soule School to celebrate 'O'Green Day' instead of St. Patrick's Day - and that's no blarney
• Tidal wave of Tide thefts confounds supermarkets, drugstores
• Yoda, the reigning World's Ugliest Dog, dies at age 15
• Agawam School Street Park project moving forward
• Yesterday's top stories: Holyoke parade fans warned not to block sidewalks, billionaire offers Northfield campus for free
• Mashpee Wampanoags seek Massachusetts casino negotiations
• Protest march supports lawsuit against Springfield minister Scott Lively brought by Ugandan gay advocates
• Catherine Greig pleads guilty to helping Whitey Bulger evade capture
• HBO cancels 'Luck' after death of 3rd horse
• Easthampton waiting for communication issues to be resolved between solar array, electric substation
• South Hadley residents bristle at idea of rental duplex on Wood Avenue
• UMass Amherst chancellor candidate Kumble Subbaswamy says its important to work with trustees, president, other campuses
• Massachusetts legislators seek to reduce by $10 million the costs of providing lawyers for the poor
• Race for new 1st Congressional District in Massachusetts heating up
• Springfield man burned in fire involving oxygen machine
• South Hadley fire destroys home of World War II veteran Frederick Czupkiewicz, 95
• Greenfield lawyer Isaac Mass appointed to Massachusetts State Ballot Law Commission
• Granby rises to the challenge of annual school budget
• NASA to launch 5 rockets to study jet stream
• Angel Gonzalez of Holyoke pleads guilty to initially lying to police in Shaun Tiago murder
• Minor traffic violation results in arrest of Springfield resident Charles Graham on marijuana charge
• Northwestern District Attorney's office solicits videos on domestic violence
• Former Holyoke resident Vincent Deleonardis charged in unsolved 1993 case involving rape of a disabled person
• Westfield eyes creation of municipal maintenance department in wake of request for $17 million in building repairs
• Stocks mostly lower on Wall Street; Dow gains 16
• State Rep. Nicholas Boldyga to seek 2nd term
• New East Longmeadow High School athletic field lights due to be installed by next month
• Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno praises health insurance savings under state plan while Councilor Timothy Rooke urges competitive bids
• Memorial Hall to be site of Monson tornado remembrance ceremony
• Easthampton fire damages house on Rabideau Drive
• Holyoke firefighters respond to structure fire at corner of High and Lyman streets
• Negotiations with Mohegan Sun questioned at Palmer Town Council meeting
• Boston getting power back after transformer fire
• After 244 years, Encyclopaedia Britannica goes out of print, focuses on online encyclopedia
• AP analysis: Mitt Romney losses show disgruntled GOP base
• Rick Santorum sweeps Alabama, Mississippi Republican primaries
• Proposed Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School budget shows 2.8 percent increase
• Rick Santorum wins Alabama's Republican primary; leads in Mississippi
• Holyoke voters could be facing nonbinding referendum on casino gambling, third since 1995
• South Middlesex Opportunity Council defends group home for women in Springfield's McKnight neighborhood
• Deirdre Mailloux, Angela Thorpe score upset over incumbent Joseph Cabrera in preliminary East Longmeadow School Committee race
• Rick Santorum grabs early lead in Alabama Republican primary; race close in Mississippi
• 3 reported with minor injuries following hit-and-run accident at corner of Alden Street, Eastern Avenue in Springfield
• Hampshire County Chamber of Commerce in the works; Easthampton, Amherst have questions
• Massachusetts fire officials concerned by large amount of debris left in woods in wake of storms
• Christine Peacey explains why she wants to be a Ludlow selectman
• Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade fans warned not to block sidewalks with chairs, other furniture
• Boston fire leaves much of downtown area in dark
• George Clooney makes quiet visit to volatile Sudan
• Problems with home insurance among top 5 complaints of Massachusetts consumers last year
• West Springfield Mayor Gregory Neffinger criticizes Town Council on health insurance vote
• Crowdfunding closer to becoming reality in US as Scott Brown and Senate Democrats compromise to draft new bill
• Late Springfield firefighter Bernard Caffrey memorialized nearly 60 years later
• UMass Amherst chancellor candidate Susan Phillips calls university 'a legend and a force'
• Greater Springfield jobless rate reported higher, but housing market improves with good weather
• Prosecutors say they found possible Whitey Bulger memoirs
• Connecticut utility customers to get $25 million credit in Northeast Utilities-NStar deal
• Wall Street stocks record biggest gains of 2012
• Northampton public works board to consider fee for Coca-Cola plant
• PM News Links: Officials criticized for reprimanding student with lesbian t-shirt, Connecticut employees fired in food stamp fraud case and more
• Jonel Gonzalez of Springfield gets 25-30 years for 2 sex crimes against child, 10
• Massachusetts transportation payroll database: How much do toll collectors make?
• Senators Scott Brown and John Kerry lead bipartisan effort to boost domestic fishing industry
• Proposed gay marriage repeal in New Hampshire may be in hands of voters
• Obituaries today: Dylan-Michael Pelletier was student at Springfield Academy for Excellence
• Boston police clamp down on mosh pits
• Mass. inmate found dead was 'losing my mind'
• Voting in Alabama, Mississippi could clarify race to GOP nomination
• Holyoke police make 3 assault arrests
• Springfield police: Man arrested for flashing gun at woman on Lyman Street
• Alleged home invasion reported in Holyoke
• Hadley car crash sends man to hospital after he's ejected from vehicle
• Western Massachusetts temperatures break 35-year record; warm weather no friend to Valley's maple syrup producers
• Yesterday's top stories: Former Holyoke teacher Lisa Lavoie charged with probation violation, suspect in ear-biting attack on coach surrenders and more
• Three Vermont residents face drug charges following traffic stop in Holyoke
• Holyoke fugitive Gordon Pomeroy, suspect in Feb. 6 shooting, apprehended in New Mexico
• Love of outdoors helped Chase Ouellette of Granby earn Eagle Scout rank
• Court: Massachusetts residents can't stop sale of land in dispute over 17th century will
• Richard Nixon love letters reveal his sensitive side
• Afghanistan massacre further dents Americans' support for war
• Springfield police: Suspect in ear-biting attack on CYO basketball coach surrenders at courthouse
• Latest Hasbro layoff of 170 jobs worldwide includes 3 in East Longmeadow
• Former Monson Academy buildings, damaged by tornado, being demolished
• Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum court Southern support on vote eve
• Funding approved to upgrade Westfield High School library collection
• Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse close to appointing task force to address Geriatric Authority woes
• Springfield political activists climb aboard Democratic and Republican party committees
• Monson High School graduation to go on as planned, despite being anniversary of June 1 tornado
• Health teacher at Glenbrook Middle School in Longmeadow uses grants to promotes healthy eating
• Damian Cote to start job as Holyoke's new building commissioner in days, Mayor Alex Morse says
• Catherine Greig to plead guilty to helping Whitey Bulger avoid capture, but won't testify against him
• Ludlow School Committee restores April vacation due to lack of snow days
• Study: Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade means $20.5 million in economic activity
• Massachusetts Treasurer Steven Grossman names Enrique Zuniga of Boston to state gambling commission
• 'Schizophrenic' Wall Street stock markets shrug off Greek deal
• 1st of 4 UMass Amherst chancellor candidates, Carlos Santiago, speaks of importance of diversity during campus visit
• Cynthia Gallardo of Springfield gets 4 years after pleading guilty in crash that killed Nestor Sostre
• Spike in orange juice prices? It's pulp fiction
• PM News Links: Republican sheriffs criticize Elizabeth Warren's stance on illegal aliens, judge OKs foreclosure on Salvatore DiMasi's condominium and more
• Smith College launches search for next president
• Obituaries today: Rene Jean Taillefer worked for American Iron, owned/operated Spuds Baked Potato concession at Big E
• NY fugitive wanted by Secret Service captured in Mass.
• 2012 Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade Line of March
• US Army sergeant kills 16 in Afghan villages
• Switch to beef cattle could be the savior of declining Western Massachusetts dairy farms
• Sunshine Week: Massachusetts 'Open Checkbook' initiative demystifies state spending
• Titanic Historical Society to unveil memorial in Springfield's Oak Grove Cemetery to honor victims on 100th anniversary of famed disaster
• Granby's new 'blue bag' program makes immediate dent in town's waste stream
• Granby gets $40,000 to lay groundwork for a full-time kindergarten
• Cigarette starts house fire on Benton Street in Springfield's Pine Point
• Attic fire causes major damage to business on Boston Road in Wilbraham
• Obituaries today: Myrel Olmstead worked at Curran Construction, was professional boxer
• Community comes together to honor memory of Jessica Rojas and Ana Cruz, victims of domestic violence
• Hikers found after several hours lost near Connecticut River
• Fire destroys home on Main Street in Springfield
• Homicides in Western Massachusetts: unpredictable, frustrating, tragic
• Recovery from June 1 tornado continues to pose hardships for Western Massachusetts homeowners, Housing Court
• Gala boost Rebuild Springfield in post-tornado efforts
• Daylight savings time 2012: Spring forward tonight
• Rick Santorum takes Kansas, Mitt Romney counters in Wyoming
• Police say fan attacked coach after Springfield Catholic Youth Organization basketball game
• LifePoint Baptist Church in Chicopee to celebrate first services in a year in rightful home
• Holyoke ceremony will mark some of the final exterior work on $165 million high performance computing center
• Obituaries today: Nicholas Hall was chef at Max's Tavern, apprentice for Plumbers and Pipefitters union
• Obama strikes back at GOP critics on gas prices
• 2012 presidential campaign on track to be among nastiest in history
• Tibetan-American community to hold protest march in Amherst, Northampton
• Proposed redevelopment of Springfield Court Square office building draws strong tenant interest
• Longmeadow Department of Public Works proposes 2 road improvement projects
• Michael Thompson of Springfield released on bail after being charged with growing marijuana in basement
• Barack Obama: 'America is coming back'
• Facebook 'friend' offer leads women to find out they're married to the same man -- at the same time
• Replanting Monson Tree Committee to hold educational seminar
• Greenfield city hall telephone service disrupted
• Reports: Whitey Bulger's girlfriend considers guilty plea
• Rep. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera pushes bill to limit the chaining of dogs in Massachusetts
• Wall Street stocks rise modestly on February jobs report
• Smith & Wesson stock jumps after Springfield company reports good quarter
• Political News Links: Connecticut company selling Presidential candidate dolls; Cher speaks highly of Elizabeth Warren; and more
• Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray to visit Westover Air Reserve Base as part of effort to preserve jobs
• New Salem writer and artist Mira Bartok wins National Book Critics Circle Award
• Western Massachusetts residents rally around Midwestern tornado victims
• Westfield selects Northampton resident G. Jay Vinskey for principle planner position
• Smith College Spring Bulb Show delights senses
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• 5 candidates vie for 1 East Longmeadow School Committee seat
• Western Massachusetts groundwater level higher than normal, despite lack of snow
• Mitt Romney used private email accounts as Massachusetts governor
• PM News Links: Chicopee Friendly's gets liquor license, gas station to donate to Jessica Rojas funeral fund and more
• Autism Consortium to receive bonus donation from Scott Brown campaign following PAC violation of 'People's Pledge'
• Anthony Jessup convicted in murder of Jonathan Santiago; co-defendant Jason Stovall cleared on all counts
• Obituaries today: Harriet Dowler was teacher, artist
• Gov. Deval Patrick taking 8-day vacation in Virgin Islands
• Senate resolution backed by Scott Brown calls for end to religious discrimination in Turkey
• Assisted care facility slated for Leeds section of Northampton
• Cause of devastating Holyoke fire still under investigation
• Mitt Romney heads South into evangelical states
• Report: State worker crashes cause $2M in damage
• 2 children found living in abandoned school bus
• Police: Driver gets 3 speeding tickets in an hour
• Massachusetts State Police Academy to graduate first class in 5 years, 208 new troopers sworn in on Friday
• Republican Mitt Romney says President Obama in part to blame for high gas prices
• Report: Hampshire Regional High School 'suspicious envelope' contained box tops
• Springfield police investigate assault on Worthington Street
• Yesterday's top stories: Holyoke mayor's brother arrested on drug and vehicle charges, Springfield police investigate alleged home invasion and more
• Republican Newt Gingrich labors in bid to prove comeback in South
• Amherst hires Weston official as new building commissioner
• Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse supports expanded bottle bill
• U.S. Sen. Scott Brown votes to back new Keystone oil pipeline
• Belchertown Planning Board postpones action on solar array proposed by New England Small Farm Institute
• Haverhill firefighter apologizes for blaming mayor for death
• Former Northampton Country Club clubhouse owner Robert Berniche buys it back
• 2 dead as gunman opens fire at University of Pittsburgh psych clinic
• Wall Street stocks gain as Greece nears deal on debt swap
• Pension vote for Jeffrey Asher delayed
• Massachusetts college, university students rally at Statehouse for more education funding
• This week in quotables: 'He deserves to be prosecuted and hanged'
• Mohegan Sun pledges $50,000 for host community agreement with Palmer; refinances $1 billion in debt
• Northampton Country Club clubhouse sold to former owner at foreclosure auction
• Eugene Jessup, Anthony Stovall murder trial jurors scheduled to resume deliberations
• David Fried Oppenheim's victim still reeling from her ordeal as he begins his prison sentence for raping her
• Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse's brother Douglas Morse arrested in Northampton on drug, vehicle charges
• Supporters of Charles Wilhite crowd courtroom to hear update on request for new trial in Springfield murder of Alberto Rodriguez
• Forest Park basement fire uncovers marijuana farm; tenant Michael Thompson arrested
• Unattended pan on stove causes $20K damage to Springfield apartment
• Rock on: Maker of Fender guitars files for IPO
• Mass. panel supports raising school dropout age to 18
• Citing increasingly-high price of gas, Elizabeth Warren calls out oil speculators
• 2 houses destroyed, 2 damaged in Massachusetts beachside neighborhood fire
• Spring-like weather could bring record-breaking warmth to Western Massachusetts
• Mass. panel to vote on raising school dropout age to 18
• Mayor Domenic Sarno to hold press conference about new temporary office for tornado-damaged South End Community Center
• Mitt Romney encourages GOP rivals to fold; no way, they say
• Mass. high school teacher guilty of porn charges
• John Kerry: Time isn't right for US move against Syria
• Yesterday's top stories: Springfield police sweeps target 29 drug dealers, Holyoke blaze destroys serveral buildings on Pine Street and more
• Residents of Round Hill section of Northampton to get another chance to comment on plans to add neighborhood to Elm Street Historic District
• UMass gardeners going to the White House next week as part of nationwide contest
• Second Congregational Church in Palmer offers Lenten lunches
• Shutesbury residents take to the Internet to raise support for new town library
• Donald Ashe throws 29th St. Patrick's Party
• Mild flu season in Western Massachusetts mirrors mild winter weather
• Congress debates rise in gas prices -- again
• Deputy, 2 others shot outside Oklahoma courthouse
• New Easthampton high school building project reported on target
• Elizabeth Warren lets supporters choose which charity Scott Brown will donate to for PAC violation of 'People's Pledge'
• Springfield residents again call for local, in-house superintendent of schools in upcoming search
• Springfield Redevelopment Authority praises design plans for Union Station redevelopment
• Easthampton City Council fails to rescind funding for Parsons Village project, despite negative vote
• Shellfishing ban ordered for part of Cape Cod
• Former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich defeated in Ohio Democratic primary
• Ohio primary: Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney in tight duel
• Holyoke blaze destroys several buildings on Pine Street
• Rick Santorum wins Oklahoma in Super Tuesday primary
• Eric Sarrazin wins School Committee seat in South Hadley election
• Springfield sees un-Super Tuesday turnout including 6 voters at one North End precinct
• Massachusetts Republicans like Mitt Romney's chances against Barack Obama
• Ohio primary goes down to the wire as Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum split Super Tuesday states
• Romney takes Ohio, Mass., 4 other states; Santorum wins 3 states
• House Majority Leader: Mitt Romney ultimately will be the GOP nominee
• Super Tuesday quiet across Western Massachusetts as Mitt Romney sweeps state
• Mass. dad, accused of aiming laser pointer at goalie's eyes at high school hockey game, feels 'like a complete jerk'
• Holyoke Geriatric Authority lawyer to confer with state Ethics Commission on eligibility of former councilor Patricia Devine for board position
• Super Tuesday roundup: Mitt Romney wins Ohio, 4 other states; Rick Santorum wins 3 states
• Mitt Romney wins Ohio primary over Rick Santorum in tight duel
• Palmer Town Council hears requests from department heads to increase hours for several positions
• Yesterday's top stories: Father of murder victim Jessica Rojas released on own recognizance, undercover investigation yields 18 drug suspects and more
• Super Tuesday analysis: Mitt Romney must ease independents' concerns
• Super Tuesday results update: Romney takes 3 states, Santorum 2, Gingrich 1
• 'Death with dignity' ballot question stirs up debate at Massachusetts Statehouse hearing
• Mount Holyoke College coach Allan Fitzsimmons placed on leave following arrest in Connecticut sexual assault case
• 2 Massachusetts men arrested after alleged Facebook threats to go on killing spree at their former high school
• Air Force announces plans to cut 333 military, civilian jobs in Massachusetts
• Rick Santorum wins Tennessee primary for 1st Super Tuesday win
• Former Gov. Mitt Romney wins Massachusetts GOP primary
• Ex-Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney wins Vermont GOP primary
• Mitt Romney scores primary victories in Virginia, Vermont
• What voters want: Super Tuesday voters assess pros and cons of field
• State Rep. Paul Adams to pull 'mistaken' endorsement from Sen. Scott Brown from campaign website
• Newt Gingrich wins Georgia presidential primary
• Scott Brown to pay for violation of 'People's Pledge,' asks CAPE PAC to pull ads
• Deborah Stephenson vies with incumbent Jacob Oliveira for Ludlow School Committee seat
• Palmer police: Driver passes out after huffing computer keyboard spray while stopped at intersection
• GOP voters focusing on economy, beating Obama
• Hasbro lays off 170 worldwide as part of downsizing
• Monson fire chief credits carbon monoxide detector with saving lives
• Bank of America to close Springfield St. James Avenue location
• Holyoke's Morgan School polling place records only 40 votes in presidential primary only a few hours before polls close
• Kitchen grease fire causes $7K damage to Springfield Housing Authority apartment on Pine Street
• Smith Voke superintendent Arthur Apostolou to retire
• Super Tuesday dawns clear and cold in Western Massachusetts
• Mass. House Speaker Robert DeLeo outlines plan on health care costs
• GOP hoping for Mitt Romney Super Tuesday win in Mass.
• Super Tuesday a challenge for Santorum in Ohio
• Are you voting in Tuesday's Massachusetts primary? If so, which candidates will you choose?
• OUI suspect Michael Geschwind released without bail after colliding with Southwick police cruiser and injuring officer
• VIDEO of courtroom outburst at arraignment of Jose Santiago, accused killer of Jessica Rojas
• WNE poll reveals how voters view Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren
• Massachusetts tax collections up 8.5 percent for February 2012
• Father of murder victim Jessica Rojas attacks Jose Santiago, her accused killer, in Springfield District Court
• Holyoke police charge 2 men with assault with weapon offenses in separate incidents
• Holyoke Geriatric Authority to meet to consider appointment of 7th member
• Mira Bartok and Aracelis Girmay nominated for National Book Critics Circle Award
• Rush Limbaugh apologizes one more time for 'slut' comments, but continues to lose sponsors and now dropped by 2 stations
• Springfield election commissioner predicts less than 10 percent citywide voter turnout for 2012 Massachusetts primary
• Massachusetts Governor's Councilor Thomas Merrigan won't seek re-election
• Ann Romney: 'I don't even consider myself wealthy'
• Holyoke Community College offers employers conference on retaining and recruiting workers
• Holyoke's Dean Technical High School needs a lot of work, but officials disagree on approaches
• Holyoke McMahon School needs space for family literacy center, lawmakers told
• Ludlow selectmen candidates propose ways for town to cut costs
• Developer not yet found for historic, fire-damaged duplex on Springfield's Elliot Street
• Springfield Retirement Board to consider stripping $45,347 annual pension from convicted former patrolman Jeffrey Asher
• Tantasqua student Joel Kass creates tornado poster; proceeds will go toward tornado relief
• Palmer Town Council subcommittee considers easing tag sale requirements
• Stocks on Wall Street edge lower on worries about China, Greece
• Non-binding Brimfield casino vote scheduled, but Preserve Brimfield group says it's too early
• Mass. Democratic Chairman acknowledges Scott Brown's lead in polls, says he will lose in November
• Citizens group mad about Ludlow property taxes plans meeting
• Chicopee gets 11 new firefighters
• Sen. Scott Brown draws criticism on gay rights record ahead of fundraiser with Gov. Chris Christie
• Brawl erupts in courtroom during murder arraignment of Jose Santiago, charged with killing Jessica Rojas
• Amherst Police arrest 3, summon 4th in assault at UMass frat
• Joann Sliech-Brodeur pleads guilty to 2nd degree murder in 2004 killing of her husband in West Springfield
• Rick Santorum: Mitt Romney has failed to 'close the deal'
• Obituaries today: Tanya Bankasingh worked at River School
• Town by town, Vermont tackles corporate personhood
• Rush Limbaugh advertisers keep heading for the exits as AOL and Tax Resolution Services pull out
• Crash injures 1, forces closure of East Columbus Avenue in Springfield
• Sen. John Kerry blasts partisan gridlock in Washington, GOP calls him 'hypocrite'
• Longmeadow Board of Health will trap, neuter and immunize feral cats on March 5-7 and March 12-14
• Commission on Elm Street Historic District in Northampton sends Round Hill proposal to public
• Springfield police hunting for Jose Santiago, suspected killer of Jessica Rojas
• Baby dropped in Kentucky field by tornado dies; toll at 39
• Ahead of Super Tuesday, Ohioans in GOP swath give Santorum, Romney looks
• 7th advertiser pulls out of Rush Limbaugh's show
• Southwick police: Officer injured after drunken driver crashes into cruiser
• President Obama's job approval above 50 percent in Massachusetts
• Poll: Barack Obama leads in Massachusetts, Mitt Romney a distant 2nd
• Agawam attic fire displaces four residents
• Wes Welker to be franchised Monday by New England Patriots, says report
• Vladimir Putin claims Russian election victory to return to the Kremlin
• Clerk and customer assaulted during Saturday night robbery at Racing Mart in Springfield
• Western Massachusetts Communities Announce Meetings for the Week
• Lincoln inches toward Emancipation, Monitor battles Merrimac, Springfield regiments fight on as Civil War ends its first year
• Blake Lamothe going before Palmer Planning Board regarding Water Street property that's been subject of complaints
• Toxics Action Center issues environmental leadership awards to local groups opposed to Springfield biomass plant
• Area high school students recite poetry at Community Music School of Springfield
• Holyoke's Carlos Vega Fund for Social Justice will award 1st round of grants
• Western Massachusetts couple sues Springfield police, alleging violation of civil rights in taping of officers during arrest
• Poll: Sen. Scott Brown's job approval rating remains high in Massachusetts
• Springfield firefighters respond to fire at vacant house
• Freddie Mac rule keeps Springfield couple from saving their house from foreclosure
• New Hampshire House voting to decriminalize marijuana
• Obituaries today: Muriel McNulty was longtime 2nd grade teacher in East Longmeadow
• Poll: Sen. Scott Brown retains female support in Massachusetts despite stance on Blunt Amendment
• Time running out to cast 2012 Massachusetts primary absentee ballots
• Poll: Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren hold comparable support in Western Massachusetts
• Rush Limbaugh apologizes to student for controversial remarks
• New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan urges 'freedom of religion battle'
• Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum battle for Bible Belt voters
• Mitt Romney wins Washington caucus for 4th straight GOP presidential win
• Trains collide in Poland, killing 15
• Russian election: Vladimir Putin seeks return to Kremlin
• Lincoln inches toward Emancipation, Monitor battles Merrimac, Springfield regiments fight on as Civil War ends its first year
• Scott Brown leads Elizabeth Warren in latest poll by Western New England University, The Republican and MassLive.com
• Longmeadow Town Manager Robin Crosbie proposes $56.6 million budget
• Chicopee Fire Department to add 11 firefighters
• BP oil spill settlement could restore relations with U.S. government
• Springfield begins hearings for bars seeking extended entertainment permits
• Hundreds gather at Barnes Air National Guard Base to honor returning and deploying airmen
• Springfield stabbing victim has died; third murder victim this year
• Mitt Romney grabs solid lead over rivals in Washington, prelude to Super Tuesday
• Tornadoes death toll climbs in Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Indiana and Ohio
• Candidates meet public at South Hadley Know Your Town program
• Springfield police want to question Jose Santiago regarding stabbing of city woman
• Obituaries today: Alexander Trusiewicz was machinist, co-founded Eagle Precision, OMT
• Little Red Schoolhouse can remain at Amherst College for additional year
• Westfield officials plan review of downtown parking requirements
• State Sen. Gale Candaras, other legislators push for Massachusetts to clean up, help develop former Belchertown State School
• Holyoke bedroom fire started by overheated electrical cord
• Massachusetts Primary preview: Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich also enjoy support in Mitt Romney territory
• National Weather Service Winter Weather Advisory in effect; roads slick
• Massachusetts 2012 maple sugaring season kicks off
• Springfield City Council President James Ferrera pays fine for campaign finance law violation
• Massachusetts judge hears arguments in contentious case of 351-year-old will
• Brimfield Town Hall scheduled to reopen
• Steve Wynn details Foxborough casino envisioned near New England Patriots' home
• Scott Chapman of Hampden won't seek re-election to Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Committee
• Springfield police release list of 30 level-3 sex offenders residing in city
• Massachusetts inspections: Nearly 1 in 5 veterinarians had expired or improperly stored meds
• Tornado outbreak wipes out Indiana towns, kills 3 people
• Ambulance stolen from Mercy Medical Center parking lot in Springfield
• Monson Realtor creates Facebook page for Illinois tornado victims
• Springfield police charge Dmitry Kochev, 25, with stealing ambulance from Mercy Hospital
• Northampton mayor David Narkewicz looks to revamp Parking Division
• Palmer Water District No. 1 rates increasing 20 percent
• U.S. stocks slip; Yelp jumps 64 percent after IPO
• 1st aerial kill of Desert Storm subject of motivation for Westfield's Air National Guard 104th Fighter Wing
• Jason Stovall and Anthony Jessup on trial for murder in fatal Springfield shooting of Jonathan Santiago
• Solutia Inc. donates $30,000 to the Springfield post-tornado revitalization effort
• Former Williston Northampton student's sexual assault lawsuit settled
• Longmeadow bookmaker Louis Santos caught in immigration sweep
• Holyoke police raid nets arrest of 2 men, 3 guns, 10 packets of heroin
• Comprehensive political poll by Western New England University for The Republican and MassLive coming this weekend
• Westfield readies creation of new Public Safety Dispatch Department
• Westfield School Department completes relocation of administration offices
• Baystate welcomes first patient in the Davis Family Heart & Vascular Center at its new "Hospital of the Future"
• Obituaries today: John Paul Cigal owned Industrial Corrosion Services, part of Cigal Family Pumpkin Weekend in Southwick
• Northampton city council gives preliminary approval to charter changes
• Springfield man sentenced to prison on gun charges in Northampton
• Smuggling U.S. currency, indecent assault and battery on child, among criminal convictions of 5 illegal aliens arrested in Western Massachusetts
• Snow coats Western Massachusetts but here comes the rain
• Douglas Juhasz of Wilbraham tapped by South Hadley Selectboard to run The Ledges golf course
• AT&T relents on 'unlimited data' plan limits
• Extend or end it? GOP voters torn over best route
• Icy onramp, from Interstate 391 to Interstate 91 north in Chicopee, cause of pickup truck crash
• Easthampton License Board to hold 4 hearings for 1 liquor license
• Dr. Seuss' 'The Lorax' movie debuts
• Yesterday's top stories: Scott Coen leaving Channel 40; illegal immigrant sweep nets 45 arrests; and more
• Springfield, other high schools offering more college-level Advanced Placement courses
• Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School must wait a year to again request expansion
• Monson selectmen, finance committee talk fiscal 2013 budget
• Westfield prepares to launch $400,000 transportation study
• Holyoke Conservation Director Andrew Smith issues reminder that snow cannot be dumped in waterways or wetlands
• East Longmeadow School Committee considers renting out high school athletic field
• Lewis Spence, Christopher Fox finalists for Massachusetts court administrator
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• Philadelphia woman charged with giving 'illegal buttocks-enhancement injections' now eyed as possible suspect in death of London tourist
• Barack Obama touts community colleges as economic remedy in Nashua, N.H., speech
• Bradley International Airport plan expected to prevent long runway delays
• Mason Square supermarket could be viable, according to CEO who has made urban stores work
• Banks lead Wall Street stocks rally; Nasdaq edges closer to 3,000
• MGM Resorts unveils website about Brimfield casino; plans to send newsletters about project to all residents
• Fast-moving Springfield police officers safely grab man perched atop downtown parking garage with a rope around his neck
• Springfield School Committee fine-tunes superintendent search
• Holyoke Geriatric Authority employees and care praised, its board and financial troubles criticized
• Rasmussen and Mass Insight polls show Scott Brown leading over Elizabeth Warren
• Springfield demolishes long-unfinished Celestial Praise Church of God on Boston Road
• Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley approves bill legalizing gay marriage
• Scott Brown defends defeated Blunt Amendment health care bill
• Massachusetts Senate backs bill to expand HIV testing
• Human Rights Campaign endorses Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts
• Ryan Welch, charged with murdering Jessica Pripstein in Easthampton, moved from hospital
• PM News Links: Alleged gang member pleads guilty to charges; home invasion survivor: man who raped, killed friend 'Satan'; and more
• Teen charged as juvenile in Ohio school shooting
• On running for president, Patrick invokes "sunny days" versus "rainy ones"
• State police report major roadways in good condition as snow continues to fall in Western Massachusetts
• Obituaries today: William Bassette was master carpenter, known as Popcorn Man in Ludlow
• Washington caucuses last stop before Super Tuesday
• Connecticut resident Frederick Weller, 35, charged with motor vehicle homicide (drunken driving) following 5-vehicle crash in Sheffield
• Rick Santorum campaign hoping for help from Newt Gingrich
• Springfield police respond to robbery report in McKnight neighborhood
• Defense attorney files motion to dismiss charges in Meredith Nilan hit-and-run case
• Official: 2 more US troops killed in Afghanistan
• MassMutual reports strong sales, lower earnings
• Mitt Romney working to connect personally with voters
• Mount Holyoke College holds the line on rising costs
• Springfield schools delay opening, Holyoke cancels classes; snow and sleet complicate morning commute
• March comes in like a lion but February went out like a polar bear; more snow, rain, cold on the way
• Yesterday's top stories: Jailhouse confession leads to child rape charges; DA applauds police brutality conviction; and more
• Longtime abc40 sports director Scott Coen leaving local television for local radio
• Holyoke rollover crash sends woman to the hospital with injuries
• Sister Maureen Kervick, former Elms College campus minister, escapes major fire in Jamaica
• Former South Hadley resident David Tarczynski receives federal sentence for bank fraud
• Immigration sweep by federal ICE agents nets 45 illegal aliens in Western Massachusetts, Connecticut
• Holyoke senior citizens work for tax credit program expands
• Judge blocks graphic images on cigarette packages
• Feds arrest 45 illegal immigrants in Massachusetts and Connecticut
• 2012 GOP delegate race on pace for summer fight
• Mitt Romney opposes conscience exemption amendment, then clarifies position
• Google privacy policy change: How does it affect you?
• Todd Gazda accepts Ludlow school superintendent position
• Davy Jones of The Monkees remembered by publicist: 'He struck a happy chord in people's hearts'
• Massachusetts lawmakers come out against proposed health insurance hike for military members
• Holyoke Planning Board meeting on $16 million Big Y project postponed
• Reactions to ex-Springfield cop Jeffrey Asher's assault conviction sharply divided
• North Korea, under new leadership, says it will halt nuclear activities in exchange for U.S. food aid
• Westfield schedules road upgrades at Barnes Regional Airport
• Illinois, Kansas tornadoes flatten 2 small towns, killing 9
• Palmer fiscal 2013 budget talks begin
• Ware owes school department about $1 million; town faces fine if it doesn't pay
• Bed bugs discovered at Wilbraham & Monson Academy
• Nasdaq cracks 3,000, but stocks on Wall Street fall
• State police charge 2 Logan International Airport baggage handlers with looting from people's luggage
• Meredith Nilan enters not guilty plea in Pittsfield hit-and-run case
• Interviews scheduled tonight for general manager of The Ledges golf course in South Hadley
• Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton assesses fallout from its decision to partner with Mass. General
• PM News Links: 3-year-old calls 911 while grandmother has seizure; ex-Cape Cod official guilty of groping 15-year-old girl; and more
• Mass. GOP takes aim at Elizabeth Warren in new video criticizing her upcoming Hollywood fundraiser
• 'Picture Westfield' project, on view at Westfield Athenaeum in March, captures city life
• Obituaries today: Shela Wheeler was legal secretary for DanaherLagnese
• Leap year babies of all ages celebrate their birthdays
• 'KKK' chicken produces bad aftertaste for Massachusetts school district
• Holyoke police: Dog bites child
• Heavy wet snow brings the potential for scattered power outages in Western Massachusetts
• Reported jailhouse confession leads to child rape charges against South Hadley man
• Berkshire County railroad fatality: Man killed by train identified as John Castonguay, 44, of Pittsfield
• Massachusetts Ways and Means committee convenes in Springfield for budget hearings on judiciary and public safety
• Pedestrian killed by freight train in Pittsfield
• Yesterday's top stories: Ex-Springfield cop Jeffrey Asher guilty of assault during arrest; snow coming to Western Massachusetts; and more
• Partial remains of several 9/11 victims incinerated, sent to landfill
• Michigan primary: Mitt Romney edges Rick Santorum
• Connecticut moves closer to Sunday alcohol sales
• Holyoke Big Y mini-plaza plan may get Planning Board vote
• Ex-Massachusetts teacher indicted on child sex abuse charges
• Holyoke police arrest Heriberto Mora for allegedly trying to break into officers' personal vehicles outside police station
• Diana Roy interviewed for Ludlow school superintendent position
• Mitt Romney wins Arizona primary, leads Rick Santorum in Michigan primary
• Baystate Academy Charter School in Springfield and Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School in Holyoke approved by Massachusetts board
• Boot or tow: Springfield's neighbors say current system for collecting excise taxes working fine
• Mardi Gras in Springfield gets 13-day state liquor license suspension; will be reduced by payment of fine
• U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine won't seek re-election
• Judge finds lost police evidence in Springfield assault case against Michael Ververis 'extremely troubling'
• Rachel Maddow to speak at Mount Holyoke College
• Hampden DA Mark Mastroianni applauds Jeffrey Asher guilty verdict; defense lawyer plans appeal
• Benjamin Sanchez of Springfield found guilty, sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife, Ana Cruz
• Holyoke police charge William Delgado of Springfield with hitting man in head with hammer
• Prosecutor: Ohio shooting suspect is 'not well'
• Dow Jones industrial average closes above 13,000 for 1st time since before Great Recession
• PM News Links: DA: Teacher in child porn case took troubling photos; battle in Connecticut over Sunday liquor sales; and more
• Newt Gingrich ignores Michigan and Arizona to focus on Super Tuesday states
• Baystate Health opens MassMutual Wing, the 'Hospital of the Future' for Springfield
• Charters for two new proposed schools granted in Springfield and Holyoke
• Snowstorm forecast forces postponement of Springfield magnet school information night
• A win for Rick Santorum in Michigan could send the GOP presidential primary race into the unknown
• 1st New England-wide lottery, 'Lucky for Life,' set for debut
• Mitt Romney enjoys double-digit lead in Arizona primary according to latest polls
• Obituaries today: Elva McAllister was Navy Wave, worked at Indian Motorcycle, Steiger's, PVTA
• Officials to gather in Boston to introduce the Northeast Climate Sciene Center at UMass-Amherst
• Officials: Student brain dead in Ohio school shooting
• Report: Massachusetts stands to lose 50,000 jobs
• Former Springfield man arrested in Connecticut on attempted murder charge
• Western Massachusetts on tap for 2-5 inches of snow, maybe more
• MGM agrees to fund Brimfield's expenses related to casino proposal
• Chicopee fire forces residents from home
• Holyoke police arrest man on attempted murder warrant
• Yesterday's top stories: Jeffrey Asher police brutality trial; unsolved killing of Amanda Plasse remembered; and more
• Holyoke City Councilor Anthony Soto, firefighters union president Timothy Leary spar over traffic lights, staffing
• Ruth Loving of Springfield to be honored by National Association of Black Veterans
• Springfield Museums African Hall Subcommittee seeks nominations for Ahadi Youth and Ubora awards
• Massachusetts scholarship pageant titles decided in Miss America prelims
• Holyoke public library children's services available again, upstairs at City Hall
• Number of Massachusetts registered voters drops 2 percent
• New Holyoke senior center one step closer to reality, and now bearing a signature-covered beam
• Former New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang considering 2014 run for Massachusetts governor
• Holyoke Superintendent David Dupont, Mayor Alex Morse disagree about private company running Dean Technical High School
• Dow Jones industrial average nearly unchanged in Wall Street trading
• Springfield police grilled by defense lawyer over entertainment district arrest of Michael Ververis
• Deval Patrick administration plans strategy to protect Massachusetts military facilities
• Cooley Dickinson Hospital trustees vote for affiliation with Massachusetts General Hospital; Baystate Health 'extremely disappointed'
• Ludlow Selectman William Rooney supports police resource officer at Ludlow High School
• Building a casino on Chicopee industrial parks will create unique obstacles
• Next Northampton roundabout in store for Pleasant and Conz intersection
• UMass gardeners could be going to the White House
• Some Springfield delinquent taxpayers paying up to avoid foreclosures
• Jeffrey Asher police brutality trial jurors to resume deliberations after failing to reach verdict
• Patriot Guard Riders provide security escort for fallen Westfield Marine Christopher Arzola
• Unions run ads, fly banners attacking Mitt Romney's opposition to auto bailouts
• Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation president: Bay State poised to take advantage of recovery, but problems loom
• Luke Gelinas settles lawsuit with South Hadley officials for $75,000
• Jury in Jeffrey Asher police brutality trial recesses without reaching a verdict
• Small fire at Fenway causes $100K in damage
• Rick Santorum: Absolute separation of church and state 'makes me want to throw up'
• Republican politicians concerned with presidential candidates' tone, fear it will hurt party in November
• New Minnechaug Regional High School construction update meeting scheduled
• PM News Links: Office of Sen. Scott Brown reports suspicious letter; Fenway Park fire causes $100,000 damage; and more
• Springfield store clerk injured in attempted robbery
• MAAC basketball tournament fans expected to bring business to MassMutual Center and downtown Springfield
• Employees escape injury when SUV crashes into Chicopee convenience store; driver faces charges
• Jeffrey Asher police brutality trial: Live updates from closing arguments, jury deliberations
• West Springfield neighbors sign petition opposing Cumberland Farms site for Union and Park streets
• Few inspired moments during predictable 2012 Oscars
• Ludlow Fire damages multi-story home on Lower Whitney Street
• Ludlow police charge Chicopee man with third drunken driving offense
• Unsolved killing of Amanda Plasse remembered in Chicopee
• Author Kevin O'Hara named JFK Award recipient for 2012 St. Patrick's Parde in Holyoke
• Rick Santorum says U.S. should not apologize for Quran burning by soldiers
• Wake for Marine Cpl. Christopher Arzola, Westfield High School graduate killed in California car crash, draws hundreds; state to honor him Monday
• 275,000 child support debtors could lose all their income under new Treasury Department rule
• Patrick Kennedy asks Sen. Scott Brown to stop invoking his late father's name in campaign ads
• Deepwater Horizon oil spill trial delayed for settlement talks
• Erin MacDonald named 2012 Chicopee Colleen
• Obituaries today: May Doty, 101, had long career in Chicopee City Hall
• Cooley Dickinson Hospital board expected to select new partner at meeting
• Crime fell around Connecticut casinos since openings
• Photos from the 2012 Amherst Orchid Society Show
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick faces opposition to his plan to overhaul indigent defense
• Rapper Jim Jones, 4 others, arrested in fight after Foxwoods party hosted by Sean 'Diddy' Combs
• U.S. Rep. William Keating forms fishing advisory board
• Baystate Health's 'Hospital of the Future' designed for patients and the doctors who treat them
• Sen. Scott Brown grilled over contraception stance during campaign stop in Dracut
• 2nd Springfield police brutality case due for evidentiary hearing in District Court
• World War II veteran says no one helped after carjacking in broad daylight at gas station
• Wind damage leads to scattered power outages
• Warren Buffett has chosen a successor, but won't name names
• John Hinckley wants to change his image; shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981
• Suffield native Greg Butler in running for Academy Award for 'Harry Potter' visual effects
• Car wedged under gasoline tanker closes street in Springfield
• Super PACs sit dormant in Massachusetts Senate race, waiting for the right time to strike
• Samuel DiSanti of Agawam seeking 3rd Hampden District state representative seat
• Holyoke debates casino gambling issues like referendum in light of Mayor Alex Morse's opposition to city getting gaming resort
• Marine helicopter crash victims identified in Calif.
• Afghanistan gunman kills 2 American military advisors in Kabul; Taliban claims responsibility
• Vigil planned for slain Easthampton woman
• Obituaries today: Gloria LaChapelle was area realtor
• Man with gun robs Don's Mart on Page Boulevard in Springfield
• Iran rapidly expands nuclear work, U.N. atomic agency says
• At least 50 killed in Syria as regime pounds rebel-held areas
• Yesterday's top stories: Pedestrian killed in West Springfield, GOP tax proposals might cause national debt to balloon and more
• Shepard Fairey, designer of Obama campaign's iconic 2008 'Hope' poster, pleads guilty to criminal contempt for destroying documents in civil lawsuit
• Springfield push for enforcement of residency requirement raises collective bargaining issues
• Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse's appointment of Damian Cote as building commissioner prompts debate
• 351-year-old will sparks bitter dispute in Massachusetts
• Plans to drug test welfare recipients gaining momentum
• New Nike Foamposite Galaxy $220 sneaker causes frenzy across U.S.
• On 'The Voice' Naia Kete finds fan in Blake Shelton as Massachusetts family cheers
• Drug-sniffing dog not fooled by cocaine hidden in peanut butter, 2 Springfield men, Holyoke woman charged with trafficking
• Manuel Silva announces candidacy for Ludlow selectman seat
• Sen. Scott Brown's contraception stance draws criticism from female Democrats
• Springfield residents Luis Santiago and Maribel Franco, awaiting trial on drug charges, arrested again after police raid Grand Street home
• Ex-Springfield patrolman Jeffrey Asher: Every flashlight blow he struck on Melvin Jones III necessary
• Wall Street: S&P 500 index hits highest point since June 2008
• UMass Amherst chancellor search committee expected to name finalists in a few weeks
• Longmeadow Select Board pays recruiting firm $14,000 for town manager search
• PM News Links: Connecticut man admits wanting to kill supervisors, Fitchburg man convicted in 1974 murder and more
• Mark Ames withdraws from race for Hampshire Register of Probate
• Shela Wheeler of Springfield identified as victim of fatal pedestrian accident on Memorial Avenue in West Springfield
• Jeb Bush: Republicans 'troubling' rhetoric will isolate independent voters
• Pro-Mitt Romney super PAC's reuse of 2007 ad violates campaign finance laws, watchdog group says
• GOP presidential candidates' tax proposals would cause national debt to balloon, new report says
• Obituaries today: Ruth van Erp worked at Parsons School of Design, Smith College; part of Snow Farm community
• Massachusetts State Police suspends trooper Donald Pillsbury following allegations of spousal abuse
• Potential VP pick Marco Rubio attended a Mormon church as a child in Nevada
• Jeffrey Asher police brutality trial: Live updates during day 3 of testimony
• US general calms troops after Afghanistan deaths
• State police report roads are mostly fine as snow falls throughout much of Western Massachusetts
• John Edwards sex tape to shredder; federal trial looms
• Strong turnout shows for Springfield's latest school superintendent hearing
• Pedestrian struck and reportedly killed on Memorial Avenue in West Springfield
• Man in critical condition after being shot, Springfield police say
• Deanna Clark, Kathleen Damon, James Hagan, Ann Lentini receive Westfield State University Horace Mann Awards
• Benefit planned for Worthington family that lost home in fire
• Stepmother gives birth after being arrested for 9-year-old stepdaughter's death
• Springfield employees and union officials urge City Council to ease residency crackdown
• State Sen. James Welch of West Springfield launches re-election campaign
• Injured Marine Joshua Bouchard returning to Granby, where Homes for Our Troops will build adaptive home
• Man charged after cooking own meal at Denny's
• Deval Patrick backs decision to deny requests for phone records of calls made by Lt. Gov. Tim Murray before crash
• Touch of green: California contributors to Elizabeth Warren's senate campaign include Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, "Simpsons" producer James L. Brooks
• 2 Springfield cops defend actions of Jeffrey Asher in police brutality trial
• Gov. Deval Patrick helps Dunbar Community Center celebrate partnership with YMCA of Greater Springfield
• Massachusetts state trooper Donald Pillsbury released after arraignment on domestic assault and battery charge
• Gov. Deval Patrick talks Black History Month at Dunbar Y Family and Community Center
• Dow Jones industrial average flirts with 13,000 again, but falls short
• President Obama apologizes as Afghan protests rage over burning of Qurans at U.S. military base
• Springfield officials announce Indian Orchard intersection improvement project
• Massachusetts Senate approves bill to allow vehicle seizures in Springfield
• Republican candidates stretch the truth on taxes, federal wages during Arizona debate
• Nancy Gehrung of Northampton pleads not guilty to Christmas break-in
• Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren debate contraception coverage in new radio ads
• Plans underway for post-tornado revitalization of Springfield's South End
• UMass President Robert Caret asks legislature for increase in state funding
• Obituaries today: James Donald worked at Western Mass. Elder Care, played guitar in local bands
• To close tax loopholes, Obama would open new ones
• Armbrook Village assisted living center under construction in Westfield
• Jeffrey Asher police brutality trial: Live updates during day 2 of testimony
• Gov. Deval Patrick to attend Dunbar Y Family & Community Center event in Springfield
• Agawam developer Thomas Russo prepares to develop former Agawam Sportsman's Club property
• Holyoke police respond to stabbing report
• Government on the go: Joint Committee on Ways and Means rolls into Amherst for UMass session
• After bitter debate, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum shift gaze toward Michigan primary
• Yesterday's top stories: Easthampton police charge Ryan Welch with murder, live coverage of Jeffrey Asher police brutality trial and more
• Republican candidates battle for votes in debate before next round of primaries
• 2 people shot at Hospital for Special Care in Connecticut
• Springfield superintentent search too important for School Committee to fail, business leaders say
• Emery Savery of Middlefield, killed in Westfield car crash, remembered by friends as perfectionist
• President Obama benefiting from improving economy, new poll indicates
• Chicopee officials hope to expand early childhood education programs
• Town Hall forum slated at Springfield's Rebecca Johnson School to discuss '3 Strikes' legislation
• Quran burning by U.S. soldiers incites deadly riots in Afghanistan
• Melvin Jones, testifying in Jeffrey Asher police brutality trial, says he was hit in head while pinned on car
• Teen arrested in Oregon flight ruckus sang about Osama bin Laden, tried to punch flight attendant
• Holyoke volunteers sought to make a difference on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Federal judge upholds Massachusetts law against abortion protests within 35 feet of clinics
• Hungry Ghost Bread in Northampton named a James Beard Foundation Awards finalist again
• Holyoke firefighters pounce on dryer fire at 1105 Hampden St. single-family home
• Report: Homicide, crime at U.S. public schools on the decline, suicide up
• DA: Easthampton homicide victim Jessica Pripstein died from 'sharp force injury to the neck'
• 'Bachelor' contestant Rachel Truehart, who grew up in Southampton, has no regrets
• FDA panel backs previously rejected anti-obesity pill Qnexa
• Teenage girl dies after inhaling helium at party
• Rick Santorum mocks Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney ahead of Arizona debate
• Public input sought in search for Springfield school superintendent
• Frigo's Gourmet Foods to be new service provider at The Ledges Golf Club in South Hadley
• Free tornado tax help offered by Springfield Partners for Community Action
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• Gov. Deval Patrick to serve as co-chair of Barack Obama's presidential re-election campaign
• Jeffrey Asher police brutality trial: Live updates during day 1 of testimony
• Tornado recovery sessions planned for Springfield's St. Anthony's Church, Chicopee's Castle of Knights
• East Longmeadow police charge Wilbraham resident Michael Gosciminski, 21, with OUI after he nearly crashed into cruiser on Shaker Road
• AP source: Obama seeks 28 percent corporate tax rate
• No handicap-accessible sidewalks, dangerous West Springfield rotary make Memorial Bridge a treacherous journey for pedestrians and those in wheelchairs
• Police ID woman in suspicious Easthampton death as Jessica Pripstein, decline to elaborate on how she died
• Fire causes $80K damage to home in Springfield's East Forest Park
• Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum says President Obama elected as 'a rock star'
• Yesterday's top stories: Springfield's 'Herbie' Flores is doing well, Berkshire probation chief Clifford Nilan's daughter has past arrest and more
• Springfield firefighters battle Whittum Avenue blaze
• West Springfield Town Council postpones vote on employees' health insurance co-payment
• Tornado victims in Springfield invited to information sessions on grants, no-interest loans
• Holyoke City Council approves Elizabeth Rodriguez-Ross as city solicitor; sends second mayoral request back to committee
• Vermont man injured in hang glider accident in North Adams
• Palmer house hit by car for 4th time in 5 years
• Governor's proposal for 24% cut in funding for Meals on Wheels program concerns senior citizen advocates
• Hyperion Systems defends bid to install solar panels in Belchertown
• Bridgewater State University rallies around student writer assaulted after pro-gay marriage column in newspaper
• Pakistan to seek arrest of ex-president Pervez Musharraf for failure to stop assassination of Benazir Bhutto
• Stone ruin in South Hadley recalls tough time in American history
• British judge allows legal claim to be served via Facebook
• NYPD's monitoring of Muslim students across the Northeast sparks outrage
• Mass. high court rules that teen hosts not responsible for BYOB drinking parties
• Prop. 8 backers ask court to reconsider ruling that struck down California gay marriage ban
• Small business group's report calls paid sick time in Massachusetts a job killer
• West Springfield ad hoc library committee trying to address parking issues to keep facility downtown
• Friendly's wants to add beer, wine at Chicopee location in bid to change image of Wilbraham-based chain
• Boston Carpet Flooring America in Springfield donates mats to teachers to help encourage students to read
• Updated open space plan shows Longmeadow needs more athletic fields, Parks and Recreation Director Bari Jarvis says
• Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno asks Legislature to delay MCAS tests in wake of October snowstorm, June tornado
• Dow Jones industrial average breaks 13,000, but can't hold on
• Trial of ex-Springfield patrolman Jeffrey Asher for alleged assault on Melvin Jones III begins with jury viewing of scene
• Ex-Massachusetts judge defends ruling that would have forced mentally ill woman to have an abortion
• Sen. Marco Rubio tops a new poll for the Republican vice president nomination
• Chimney fire causes minor damage to Belchertown home
• State Sen. James Welch schedules listening tour in Springfield neighborhoods
• Easthampton neighborhood where woman was found dead normally quiet, resident says
• Edvard Munch's painting 'The Scream' could fetch $80 million at NYC auction
• Springfield's Heriberto 'Herbie' Flores, with a $299,000 salary, is doing good -- and doing well
• Newt Gingrich: Pres. Obama has 'anti-American' energy policy
• Berkshire probation chief Clifford Nilan's daughter, charged with Pittsfield hit-and-run incident, has past arrest
• Attic fire damages Belchertown home
• Yesterday's top stories: Police investigate Easthampton death, East Longmeadow teenager charged with assaulting girlfriend and more
• Pioneer Valley to see unseasonably warm weather for remainder of week
• Report: Whitney Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, did drugs right after mother's funeral
• Springfield City Councilor John Lysak proposes higher tax rate for multi-family apartment buildings
• East Longmeadow announces last day to register for preliminary town election
• Pamela Beall retiring as Wilbraham selectmen's administrative assistant
• 3 Longmeadow teens creating new website for town
• Shylo Valego of Greenfield charged with dragging dog 4 miles
• South Hadley Cultural Council awards grants, launches directory project
• Refrigerated truck catches fire at H.P. Hood facility in Agawam
• Massachusetts woman reported missing from New Hampshire ski area found safe
• Elms College in Chicopee to construct new science building
• Amherst officials continue gathering information about proposed Gateway project
• Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren collect double the amount of signatures necessary to run
• Western New England University president Anthony Caprio earned most of any private college presidents in Western Massachusetts in 2009
• West Springfield Planning Board looking to allow commercial vehicles to be parked outside homes
• Brush clearing on town property in Palmer uncovers gravestone
• Palmer School Committee chairwoman Maureen Gallagher opposed to stipend for committee members
• Arizona sheriff Paul Babeu, originally from Western Mass., resigns from Mitt Romney's Arizona campaign after misconduct allegations by former lover
• Easthampton lawyer Tim O'Leary to run for Hampshire Register of Deeds
• President's Day brings out car buyers; busy year expected at Pioneer Valley-area showrooms
• Easthampton City Councilor Chester Ogulewicz Jr. appointed as liaison to Easthampton Chamber of Commerce
• Oil prices jump to 9-month high after Iran cuts supply
• Recent contraception controversy could cause 'birth control moms' to influence the 2012 election
• Donald Trump bashes Rick Santorum's electability, doesn't rule out third-party run
• Scott Brown's decision to side with conservatives on conscience exemption issue could mean political gain or disaster
• Sex-changing treatment for kids: It's on the rise
• Massachusetts lawmakers help secure $21.7 million in FEMA funds to address security, emergency preparedness across state
• FDA to review inhalable caffeine on sale in Massachusetts
• Holyoke police arrest city man for alleged assault with dangerous weapon and other offenses
• Weekend top stories: Power companies may hit Mass. ratepayers with $160 million repair bill, and more
• 3 skiers killed in Washington avalanche; 4th survived
• Casinos industry spent millions lobbying in Massachusetts
• Hospital of the Future: Baystate Health persevered with major construction project through 'Great Recession'
• Some Latino Mormons oppose Mitt Romney's run for president
• Holyoke Planning Board closes public hearing after 10 hours on $16 million project that will include Big Y
• Western Massachusetts announce meetings for the week
• Some Chicopee voters will cast ballots in a new place for the March primary
• Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade Committee announces Ambassador Award winners
• 3 local Iwo Jima survivors honored in Agawam on 67th anniversary of crucial World War II invasion
• Chester resident Nathan Callahan crashes into telephone pole cutting communication for hours
• Australia asks again: Did a dingo really kill Lindy Chamberlain's baby?
• GOP contenders face 13-state test after brief lull; Massachusetts primary on 'Super Tuesday' coming up
• Belchertown Senior Center fights state frozen meals policy, but other agencies comply without complaint
• Data from salary database of Massachusetts state police, DOC officers, raises eyebrows
• South End Bridge open to traffic after hour-long jam
• Obituaries today: George Gardner worked for WMECO, was U.S. Navy veteran of 2 wars
• Kitchen fire destroys White Street apartment in Springfield
• Bobby Brown performs at Mohegan Sun Casino hours after Whitney Houston funeral
• Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren: Profiles of Massachusetts' top U.S. Senate candidates
• U.S. Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts shaped by turbulent and painful past
• Massachusetts U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren still building recognition on campaign trail
• After three-year vigil, St. Stanislaus Church in Adams reopening for services
• Longmeadow police looking for cigarette thief
• Holyoke grand colleen chosen; Brianna Fitz named
• Pioneer Valley Planning Commission holding March workshop in Monson to discuss tornado rebuilding plan; survey available online
• Monson's Nomads of hope organizing home repair projects for low-income, handicapped and elderly residents in nine communities
• Elizabeth Warren stumps in Springfield, Palmer, Ware and Amherst
• Korean War veteran's Mass. family gets lost Purple Heart medal
• Former Palmer church being eyed as 'Inspirational Hall' performing arts and historical center
• Obituaries today: Americo 'Coco' Esteves worked at Ludlow Mills, was Lusitano soccer player
• Iran's ability to make nuclear warheads poised for expansion, diplomats say
• Whitney Houston remembered at 4 hour funeral service
• St. Stanislaus in Adams will reopen for Catholic worship
• D.C. terrorism case: Suspect told others to be ready for battle, authorities said
• Bobby Brown briefly appears at Whitney Houston funeral
• Huntington suffers phone outage
• Guests arrive to say goodbye to Whitney Houston in NJ
• Former Massachusetts Gov. W. Mitt Romney left mixed legacy in Bay State
• Mitt Romney in Massachusetts: Digging into The Republican's archives
• Suffolk University poll: Deval Patrick not presidential material; Martha Coakley viable for Mass. governor in 2014
• U. S. Sen. John Kerry applauds Obama administration for urging other countries to strengthen energy independence
• Western Massachusetts electric customers benefited from having local workings following storms, municipal utilities say
• Power companies may hit Massachusetts ratepayers with $160 million repair bill for October snowstorm, Tropical Storm Irene
• Springfield police arrest 4 in North End, charge with dealing heroin on Main Street
• Yesterday's top stories: Fiery crash in Westfield takes life of Emily Savery, Patriots heading to free agency and more
• West Springfield Mayor Gregory Neffinger calls for Board of Assessors member Kathleen Cooley's resigntion
• After suit brought by expelled student, UMass on post-Super Bowl fracas: 'We take that incident seriously'
• Westfield State University to honor 4 with Horace Mann Awards for Public Service
• Springfield RV, Camping and Outdoor Show draws crowd to Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield
• Connecticut River Watershed Council concerned about hot water from Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant being dumped in river
• Six Flags New England job fair brings crowd to Agawam to seek 3,000 jobs
• Holyoke crowd likes Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray's opposition to governor's community college plan
• Heating oil prices in Western Massachusetts, near record high, expected to keep rising
• Northampton resident Paki Wieland back home after detention in Bahrain
• "A booze cruise is a booze cruise": Sen. Scott Brown blasts NOAA purchase of luxury boat
• Ronney Martinez, Jean Pinero of Springfield found guilty of home invasion; Jonathan Morales convicted of lesser charges
• Sen. Scott Brown's campaign consulted with third party on ban of ads by outside groups
• Palmer daredevil Douglas Senecal faces a new danger: battling stage 4 cancer
• Pro-Rick Santorum super PAC pays $700,000 for TV ads in Michigan
• PM News Links: Connecticut man seeks to evict 98-year-old mother, teen killed reportedly playing with friend's gun and more
• U.S. Senate candidate Marisa DeFranco discusses economic inequality, civil rights and qualifications during speech to SEIU
• Congressional deal cuts maximum unemployment to 73 weeks, extends payroll tax cut
• Springfield School Committee hires Massachusetts Association of School Committees to guide national superintendent search
• Alan Seewald sworn in as Northampton City Solicitor
• Rick Santorum supporter Foster Friess: Women used aspirin between their knees as contraception
• Congress moves toward ending payroll tax cut fight
• Fiery crash on Bates Road in Westfield takes life of 18-year-old Middlefield resident Emily Savery
• New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid dies in Syria
• Yesterday's top stories: New Hampshire bill to place warning signs near borders rejected, Randy Moss explains how he gambled and more
• Retirement party planned for Brimfield patrolman Joel Norton
• Chili Station of Ludlow recalls nearly 2 tons of beef
• Grandparents group, state Sen. Stephen Brewer, convince convenience stores to stop selling herbal stimulants
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• Massachusetts Senate rejects bid to slow down Northest Utilities - Nstar merger
• Massachusett Senate approves bill aimed at improving response by utilities to major storms
• Jeffrey Torres of Holyoke arrested after woman he allegedly attacked later spots him driving on High Street
• U.S. Senate candidates Marisa DeFranco and James King spent nearly as much as they collected in 2011
• Buoyed by GM's record profits, Western Massachusetts dealers expect business spike to continue in 2012
• Westfield Council on Aging moving back to permanent headquarters next month
• Rick Santorum's tax returns show increase in wealth over past four years, high tax rate
• New charter schools in Springfield, Holyoke recommended by Massachusetts Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester
• Dow Jones industrial average closes in on 13,000 after triple-digit gain
• Murder trial begins for Benjamin Sanchez, accused of arson and slaying in death of estranged wife Ana Cruz of Springfield
• Massachusetts House gives Springfield new powers to collect delinquent motor-vehicle excise taxes
• Springfield School Committee schedules 2 more hearings on superintendent search
• Christopher Arzola, 1 of 3 Marines killed in car crash near Camp Pendlton, remembered by Westfield residents
• Nigerian underwear bomber gets life in prison
• Chicopee approves paying $4.5 million for October snowstorm cleanup
• Granby residents pleased by judge's ruling to overturn permit for proposed gravel pit
• Massport OKs $1 billion, 5-year spending plan
• Chicopee City Council rejects idea of speed bumps to slow drivers down
• West Springfield Town Council reschedules hearing on employee health insurance co-payments
• Unexplained dolphin strandings continue in Cape Cod
• East Longmeadow police arrest 55-year-old Michael Fiore for drunken driving, other charges, after 'low-speed' pursuit through town
• Tornado coverage cited as The Republican wins 23 awards from New England Newspaper & Press Association
• Amherst firefighters rescue man who fell off steep section of Bear Mountain
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to hold information fair in Greenfield
• Yesterday's top stories: Ghost Hunters mid-season finale, Connecticut man arrested in Enfield hit-and-run and more
• West Springfield taps retired Agawam assessor Chester Nicora as temporary replacement for Christopher Keefe
• Misconduct probe of West Springfield Police Capt. Daniel O'Brien turned over to U.S. Attorney's office, DA says
• Chicopee may end cap on licenses for used car dealers
• Springfield youths support proposal to ban tobacco sales in stores with pharmacies
• State Rep. John Scibak endorses Mary Olberding for Hampshire County Register of Deeds
• Cape Wind power purchase, WMECO rate freeze seal deal for Massachusetts OK of NStar-Northeast Utilities merger
• Genevieve Fraser to run for 2nd Franklin District state representative again, this time as Democrat
• Holyoke City Council wants parks inventoried in wake of Lynch School marketing proposal
• Mass. Republicans outline job creation package on Beacon Hill
• Massachusetts House of Representatives rejects spending cap
• New Hampshire bill to place warning signs near Massachusetts borders rejected by lawmakers
• Cote's Restaurant in Chicopee allowed to reopen
• Mass. Democratic Party calls for investigation of sheriff accused using intimidation to solicit campaign contributions from employees
• Pioneer Valley Transit Authority considers fare increase to take effect in July
• Worries about Greece lead to worst 2012 drop for Dow Jones industrial average
• Springfield City Council approves non-binding resolution to explore city employee health insurance 'opt-out' option
• Springfield City Councilor Timothy Rooke seeks stronger oversight of multi-unit apartment buildings
• Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren wage war of words over Obama's contraception policy
• Julian Pellegrino of Springfield gets 2nd jail sentence for driving under the influence of alcohol
• Alan Seewald allowed to withdraw from case against Northampton given his nomination for City Solicitor
• Sen. John Kerry praises Timothy Hillman, nominee for federal judgeship
• Jose Bonilla-Torres of Holyoke gets murder charge dropped after nearly 2.5 years in jail
• AP source: Joe Kennedy III to announce run for Barney Frank's seat in Congress
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield launches 53rd annual appeal
• Worthington family left homeless after blaze destroys Prentice Road home
• Minority Boston officers sue over promotion exam
• Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical School students' pictures end up on porn site
• Connecticut man arrested in Enfield hit-and-run crash that killed 2 people
• Yesterday's top stories: Enfield car crash kills man and woman, family sues over 'under God' in pledge and more
• Deadline time for presidential primary registration
• AG Martha Coakley taps prosecutor to enforce state's new gambling law
• House-Senate negotiators reach tentative payroll tax cut deal
• Massachusetts wind turbine health study debated at hearing
• Holyoke Geriatric Authority board finally meets, argues, holds closed-door meeting for more than an hour
• Holyoke Councilor Aaron Vega pitches his variety of experience in bid for state representative
• Amherst selectman Aaron Hayden may get free ride in bid for re-election bid
• Agawam dog park supported by majority of residents, Mayor Richard Cohen says
• Warren voters approve tax break for solar project; keep highway surveyor elected
• Northampton resident Patricia Wieland 1 of 6 Americans arrested during Bahrain uprising
• Ludlow School Committee awards $59,800 contract for repair of business office ceiling
• Northampton hopes to add to conservation land in the Broad Brook area
• Chicopee Cultural Council issues $25,000 in grants to promote arts
• Springfield finance officials set goal of $40 million in rainy day funds
• Springfield Housing Authority corruption defendant wins early prison release to die at home
• What Western Massachusetts high schools charge for students to park
• Massachusetts Air National Guard opens new Springfield storefront recruiting office
• Congressman Richard Neal, challenger Andrea Nuciforo spar over PAC money, job performance
• Bill to ban cyber cafes in Massachusetts to get public hearing
• East Longmeadow School Department requests $26 million budget
• Sen. Scott Brown joins GOP push against Obama's revised birth control policy
• Wall Street stocks stage late rally and finish flat on reports Greek debt talks might be saved
• Palmer Police Officer Sean Ford rescues dog that fell through ice at Forest Lake
• State, congressional leaders stress cooperation in defense of Massachusetts military installations
• Just Ask: What's up with former Friendly's restaurant building in Enfield?
• 'Super Pack' Dogs Against Romney seeks to unite dog lovers against Mitt Romney
• PM News Links: Students photos lifted for porn site, tot with brain cancer gets 'date' with Justin Bieber and more
• Rick Santorum revels in sudden support -- but how deep is it?
• Enfield crash takes lives of East Windsor residents Colleen Caruso, 34, and Michael Kennedy, 57, both of East Windsor
• Massachusetts public safety and security payroll database: How much do state police and corrections officers make?
• 2 teens plunge through ice at Nashawannuck Pond in Easthampton, 1 taken to hospital for evaluation
• Holyoke police arrest driver for allegedly failing to place young child in car seat
• Enfield car crash kills man and woman, sends another 2 to hospital with injuries
• Springfield fire, police respond to car fire near Mary Lynch Elementary School in Sixteen Acres neighborhood
• Love letters of poets Elizabeth Barrett, Robert Browning go online
• Springfield police seeking leads in Pine Point shooting
• Yesterday's top stories: Judge reverses ruling in hit-and-run case, Westover may fall victim to budget squeeze and more
• Newt Gingrich says he's in the GOP presidential race to stay
• Palmer Town Council votes to give itself a paycheck
• Ware home destroyed by fire was owned by former hospital administrator
• Springfield car fire on Glencoe Street damages house
• Massachusetts pizza shop operator convicted of assaulting employee he accused of theft
• Springfield's 4th school superintendent search hearing attracts bigger crowd
• On Valentine's Day, Katelyn Laconte of Easthampton is giving thanks for her new heart -- literally
• Springfield City Council agrees to support plan to delay this spring's MCAS tests
• Wilbraham selectmen vote to hire 2 patrolmen
• Smith Academy teacher Jeffrey Pluta of Hadley starts school in Nicaragua
• Meghan Sullivan crowned Springfield Colleen for 2012
• New Palmer Department of Public Works superintendent gets off to snowy start
• Belchertown Meals on Wheels program must continue using mass-produced meals, state officials rule
• Easthampton city planner post offered to Jessica Jo Allan, prinicpal planner for Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
• Fabulous February carnival planned for Forest Park in Springfield on Presidents Day
• Basketball Hall of Fame would operate retail store at proposed Mohegan Sun Palmer
• Tobacco Road fire in Southwick termed 'very suspicious' by fire officials
• West Springfield Agawam Elks Club might have to close if it has to pay $25,000 in real estate taxes, manager says
• Rep. John Olver endorses Rep. Richard Neal in race for new 1st Congressional District in Massachusetts
• Westfield stops accepting debris from October snowstorm at Twiss Street transfer station
• Sen. John Kerry says President Barack Obama's 2013 budget is 'balanced blue print'
• U.S. stock market shakes off worries about Greece and advances
• Poll: Rick Santorum overtakes Mitt Romney in Republican presidential nomination race
• Sen. Scott Brown calls for fiscal discipline in Washington after 2013 budget released
• Wilbraham selectman Patrick Brady decides not to seek re-election
• Springfield firefighters put out suspicious brush fire behind Duggan Middle School
• Springfield Police launch 'BADGE,' a crime-fighting initiative in Forest Park neighborhood
• Republican National Committee releases ad attacking President Barack Obama for 'reckless spending'
• Former Ware selectmen Gerald Matta, Gregory Harder seek to run against incumbents Nancy Talbot, William Braman in April election
• Agawam Board of Appeals approves permits for Kaptain Jimmy's restaurant, micro-distillery
• Social Security and Supplemental Security Income for children raise questions for U.S. Rep. Richard Neal
• Northampton Parking Commissioner William Letendre put on paid administrative leave
• Most of Mitt Romney's top fundraisers remain anonymous
• Springfield police hunting for sex offenders who failed to register with state board
• Weekend top stories: Former Springfield mobster "Baba" Scibelli dies, Westover may fall victim to federal budget cuts, and more
• John F. Kennedy Presidential Library to make public Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' papers
• Agawam St. Patrick's Committee crowns Allison McCluskey 2012 Colleen, chooses court
• Outlook 2012: Pride and innovation in Western Massachusetts
• Theresa Strain crowned West Springfield Colleen
• Chinese immigrant couple's plight highlights need for reform, advocates say
• Springfield officials seek student input for superintendent search
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• Chicopee City Council restores Mayor Bissonnette's chief of staff
• Mitt Romney crusades against earmarks, but supported them as Massachusetts governor
• Obituaries today: Edwin 'Joe' Warren was architect, president of Reinhardt Associates
• Obama's budget offers short-term help for economy, long-term deficit solutions, White House says
• Springfield police investigate shooting in Pine Point neighborhood
• Ware house fire leaves two homeless
• RI player wins $336 million Powerball jackpot
• Chicopee's Westover Air Reserve Base may fall victim to federal budget squeeze
• 'Activating' downtown Springfield complex will transform Morgan Square into Station 4 for Thing5 employees
• Celebrities react to the death of Whitney Houston
• Powerball: Winning numbers for Feb. 11, 2012 $325 million drawing
• Monson High School shows its spirit during winter carnival games
• Maine caucuses: Mitt Romney ekes out narrow victory over Ron Paul
• Palmer gets 2 Congressmen after Massachusetts redistricting
• Whitney Houston, 48, dies of unknown causes
• Suspicious fire destroys house in Southwick
• Farewell ceremony held for 655th Regional Support Group at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee
• Possible race for selectman shaping up in Monson
• Obituaries today: Geoffrey Cornish was international golf course designer
• Road to a Western Massachusetts casino groundbreaking a long one
• Holyoke councilors pepper acting personnel director Adam Pudelko and acting solicitor Elizabeth Rodriguez-Ross with questions
• Springfield Democrats to elect delegates to Massachusetts Democratic Convention
• MCAS tests should be postponed this year because of tornado, October snowstorm, Springfield officials say
• Yesterday's top stories: Driver arrested after cops see him using heroin, Eric Suher takes ownership of Holyoke Country Club and more
• Holyoke police arrest Ethan Emirzian of Chicopee on heroin charge after vehicle crash
• Westfield Mayor Daniel Knapik plans to restore funding for parks and recreation director
• 3 more dolphins die in Cape Cod strandings
• West Springfield Mayor Gregory Neffinger fires assessor Christopher Keefe following abatement argument
• Massachusetts state trooper denied bail on extortion charge
• 2 Monson police officers cleared of brutality complaints in U.S. District Court in Springfield
• Springfield excluded from rising high school graduation rate trend in Massachusetts
• UMass police confident 'embarrassed' campus community will aid post-Super Bowl disturbance investigation
• German Gerena Elementary School in Springfield badly needs repairs, parents, officials agree
• Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren spar over earmarks
• Former Springfield mobster Albert "Baba" Scibelli dies at age 91
• Wall Street stocks fall as Greek bailout deal is held up
• With foreclosure abuse settlement complete, Coakley aims at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae
• Massachusetts state representative and senator payroll database Feb. 2012: What's your legislator's salary?
• Elizabeth Warren draws criticism from Democratic contenders for missing public forums
• West Springfield Town Council seeks more input on Union Street zoning proposal
• Friends of Westfield Dog Bark gain support in effort to create a Westfield Dog Park
• UMass police looking for help identifying more involved in post-Super Bowl disturbance
• First Lady Michelle Obama dances and does push-ups to promote 'Let's Move' campaign
• Pro-Mitt Romney super PAC hires media exec who created 'Willie Horton' ad against Michael Dukakis
• Ron Paul could win his first state at Maine caucuses Saturday
• Tractor-trailer rollover prompts state police to close section of Route 2 in Erving
• PM News Links: Video taunts family of missing UMass student Maura Murray, teen shoots self in New Hampshire school and more
• Purple squirrel reportedly captured, freed by Pennsylvania couple
• Raids in Holyoke by local, state and federal investigators yield 24 arrests, 3,300 bags of heroin
• Springfield police, animal control personnel, remove 31 dogs and 2 cats from Leitch Street home
• Chicopee sewer work to be extended to Prospect Street
• Springfield's superintendent search forum draws 3 students
• Embalmer takes speech case to Mass. high court
• West Springfield Town Council President Kathleen Bourque suggests five-member Board of Appeals
• Frozen sewage cause of 9-vehicle crash on Longhill Street ramp to Interstate 91 north in Springfield
• Iron Horse mogul Eric Suher takes ownership of Holyoke Country Club
• Longmeadow driver arrested on drug charges after Holyoke cops see him using heroin while stopped at Main Street red light
• Yesterday's top stories: Which TAPS member is leaving Ghost Hunters? Amanda Plasse's mother seeks clues in daughter's murder and more
• Springfield McKnight neighbors petition City Council to halt South Middlesex Opportunity Council group home
• No Child Left Behind waiver granted to Massachusetts, 9 other states
• Angela Thorpe takes eyes run for East Longmeadow selectman and school board member; can only serve on 1, town clerk says
• Brimfield residents to weigh in on MGM casino at annual Town Meeting
• East Longmeadow Fire Chief Richard Brady to retire in July
• Cote's Family Restaurant in Chicopee seized by state Department of Revenue for alleged nonpayment of taxes
• Cummington woman accused of shoplifting $268 worth of Red Bull from Pittsfield store planned to sell it in Holyoke to raise cash for heroin
• Friendly Ice Cream CEO Harsha Agadi resigns following company's emergence from bankruptcy
• Holyoke street-gang sweep results in 20 arrests for drugs and weapons
• FBI file: Apple co-founder Steve Jobs driven by power, alienated some who worked with him
• Trial starts for 3 Springfield men accused in stabbings, shooting and home invasion after teen's birthday party
• Debt deal in Greece leads to modest rally on Wall Street
• President Barack Obama's approval rating increases, approval rating for Congress at all-time low
• Springfield police investigating body found along Chicopee River in Indian Orchard
• Arraignment of Nancy Gehrung, charged in connection with Northampton Christmas break-in, postponed
• Juan Rodriguez of Holyoke, found with drugs inside bologna, pleads guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to sell
• GOP presidential candidates oppose Prop 8 decision and legalizing same-sex marriage
• Connecticut police captain David Bourque, accused of possessing child pornography, molested as child, lawyer says
• GOP presidential candidates to speak at annual conservative convention this weekend
• Amherst residents mainly concerned about landfill, not solar project, lawyer says
• Obituaries today: Marie Kaminski, 99, of Southwick; helped run family store in Westfield, active bowler and golfer
• Amherst hires 3 new police officers
• Commentary: Rusty Nail to come back to life at Academy of Music in Northampton
• Kennedy moves ahead of expected congressional bid
• Corina Miller of Northampton plans to open new floral shop in Easthampton where Cherry Picked Books used to be
• Massachusetts-based Dunkin' Brands returns to a profit in the 4Q
• Operator of Muslim website expected to plead guilty to threatening creators of 'South Park' TV show
• Official: 10 states, including Massachusetts, get education waiver
• Easthampton man Jeremy Wright gets 17 years on gun violations
• Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse joins Mayors Against Illegal Guns
• Holyoke police charge 2 with drug crimes
• Belchertown's Mary Olberding takes out nomination papers to run for register of deeds in Hampshire County
• Republicans target child tax break for illegal immigrants
• Washington state legislature passes gay marriage bill
• Teenager Alyssa Bustamante gets life sentence in thrill slaying of 9-year-old neighbor
• West Springfield Mayor Gregory Neffinger talks with District 1 residents about tornado response, affordable housing
• Yesterday's top stories: Piccadilly Pub closes its doors, Springfield approves 1 a.m. curfew for bars and more
• Senior tax relief work abatement program returns to Palmer
• Massachusetts House approves bill that would allow those convicted of crimes to request new forensic tests
• Easthampton City Council Finance Committee continues discussion on affordable housing project funding
• Springfield Symphony Orchestra maestro Kevin Rhodes conducts West Springfield Middle School band classes
• Westfield Gas and Electric Department customers can expect to see lower bills
• Holyoke City Council expands tax incentives to attract new business
• NASA astronaut Janice Voss, Minnechaug Regional High School graduate, dies
• Federal Street, Bay Road intersection in Belchertown due for changes because of accidents
• Laura Briggs of Holyoke charged with helping Thadius Romanowski evade Northampton police after robbery at Florence Savings Bank
• Ex-Massachusetts teacher facing child porn charges accused of new sex crimes
• Springfield Renaissance School students provide guide for energy efficient buildings
• Springfield teachers, staff call for strong consideration of local candidates for next school superintendent
• Speaker Robert DeLeo opposes governor's plan for new taxes and fees
• Amherst high school student selected to fill school committee vacancy
• Work on School Street Park in Agawam will be completed despite loss of state funding, Mayor Richard Cohen says
• Springfield police accepting applications for upcoming Citizens Police Acadmey
• The late Amanda Plasse's mother, Michelle Mathieson, seeks clues in murder of Chicopee daughter
• Stocks on Wall Street rally from early losses to close higher
• Sen. Scott Brown's Irish immigration bill could move forward soon
• Sen. Scott Brown pushes for Senate vote on bill to sell underused federal properties after House passes its version
• Northampton License Commission hopes to formalize late-night restaurant policy at next meeting
• CNN suspends Roland Martin for 'offensive' comments
• West Springfield Mayor Gregory Neffinger considers removing police chief from Civil Service
• United Auto Workers union endorses Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate
• Lenox lawmaker Smitty Pignatelli proposes bill to boost charitable donations
• Synthetic marijuana crackdown spreading throughout western Massachusetts
• Massachusetts man dies in Vermont skiing accident
• US senator seeks probe of Mass. housing authority
• Expenditure approved for computers and furnishings for new Minnechaug Regional High School
• Beth Crawford nominated for post as Hampshire Probate and Family Court judge
• Stolen credit cards, taken from break-in to home in East Longmeadow, lead to arrest of 32-year-old Matthew Yarrows
• Mitt Romney's bad day is Rick Santorum's best in GOP race
• West Springfield neighborhood group to host Mayor Gregory Neffinger
• Holyoke, Northampton among 6 New England towns picked by EPA for help improving local economy, environment
• AeroShot — an inhalable caffeine — for sale in Massachusetts
• Yesterday's top stories: UMass police release names of those arrested after Super Bowl, David Oppenheim found guilty and more
• Springfield approves 1 a.m. entertainment curfew for bars and clubs in move to curb 'closing time' violence
• Rick Santorum wins Republican presidential contests in Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri
• Bill calling for 'G' -- for gang -- on Massachusetts driver's licenses loses steam
• Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse to appoint task force to deal with Geriatric Authority issues
• Rick Santorum wins Missouri Republican primary, leads in Minnesota
• Susan Powell case investigated as a murder
• Long Dinh Duong of Springfield sentenced to 2.5 years for indecent assault and battery
• Seth LaMountain of Westfield earns commendation while on duty with Army National Guard in Afghanistan
• Springfield residents say next school superintendent needs to be invested in the system
• New Longmeadow High School building construction due for completion next year
• Agawam Sportsman's Club resolution tabled by City Council
• Belchertown's aid effectively level in Gov. Patrick's budget proposal
• Easthampton officials hope to name new city planner soon
• Surveys: Massachusetts business, consumer confidence growing, but very slowly
• Busing costs for Mass. homeless students expected to reach $11.3 million in 2012
• Massachusetts election office clears Holyoke Geriatric Authority officials in Elaine Pluta complaint
• Ann Zumwalt Coppola of Longmeadow attends ceremony honoring late father, Adm. Elmo Zumwalt Jr., former head of U.S. Navy
• Wall Street: Dow Jones industrial average hits highest mark in nearly 4 years
• Which GOP candidate will win Minnesota? Political pundits say it could be a surprise ending
• Piccadilly Pub restaurant in West Springfield joins others in suddenly closing doors
• Damion Johnson of Holyoke denies fatal shooting of younger brother Jefforey following grand jury indictment
• Obama campaign urges donors to embrace super PAC
• PM News Links: United States planning to cut Iraq embassy staff, Komen official quits over Planned Parenthood flap and more
• Hearing in Cara Rintala murder case postponed until next month
• Rick Santorum could have a 'big day' in Tuesday caucuses, polls show he leads in Minnesota, Missouri
• Carlos DeJesus pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Holyoke shooting of Joseph Michael Hernandez
• 2 workers get probation in Fall River murky pool case
• Super Bowl XLVI by the numbers: Big game sets viewership records
• Lincoln College of New England in Suffield goes into lockdown after student Dale Wakefield threatens guard, pulls fire alarm, flees
• College Democrats promote voter registration and Elizabeth Warren across Massachusetts
• 'ZooMass' label hard to shake for UMass, the state's flagship public university
• Mass. father and son charged with illegally killing bear
• Former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi moved to federal prison in NYC
• Looking for work? There may be an app for that
• Car crashes into fire hydrant, flooding section of Sumner Avenue in East Forest Park
• Easthampton firefighters respond to reported shed fire on Monska Drive
• State police assist with Worcester County stabbing, shooting cases
• Autopsies: Powell boys suffered 'chop injuries'
• Yesterday's top 5 stories: Riot police disperse 1,500 at UMass, NFL and NBC apologize after M.I.A gives middle finger and more
• Belchertown 9-year-old Hannah Bernard finds $100 bill, donates it to Thomas O'Connor animal control shelter
• 5 candidates running for 2 Ludlow selectmen seats
• Favorite Place: The Shea Theater in Turners Falls
• Wilbraham & Monson Academy makes commitment to help educate children from Jeju Island in South Korea
• Meadows Driving School in Palmer nears 1-year anniversary
• Chrysler Super Bowl commercial 'Halftime in America' creates political debate
• Smith & Wesson grows in Springfield hiring veterans, Putnam Vocational students
• Mater Dolorosa vigil continues after court refuses to order protesters to leave Holyoke church
• Conservative PAC American Crossroads & Crossroads GPS boast big money to back GOP candidates across U.S.
• Elizabeth Warren calls for job creation while touring New Bedford small businesses
• Photos: Demolition of St. Ann's Church in West Springfield begins
• Elizabeth Warren gets nod of support from Rep. Barney Frank during New Bedford campaign stop
• Deval Patrick: UMass post-Super Bowl unrest 'very unfortunate'
• Springfield tax delinquents pay more than $156,000 following threat of liens
• Former Springfield school administrator Olga Amaral charged with misuse of federal funds in San Diego
• Holyoke's lost-and-found sniper rifle to get tested for firing, fingerprints
• UMass dean to review cases of students involved in post-Super Bowl disturbance
• Longmeadow to hold special election to fill Christine Swanson's select board seat
• UMass boosts financial aid, but student debt also rising
• Stocks slip on Wall Street as Greek talks drag on
• German Gerena Elementary School conditions to be subject of meeting between Springfield officials, residents
• South Hadley election to feature race for School Committee member Lorraine Liantonio's position
• Warren Town Meeting to act on solar project at Scottish Meadows Golf Club, other issues
• Agawam's Southwest Sewer project moving forward
• PM News Links: President Obama leads Mitt Romney in new poll, United States closes embassy in Syria following violence and more
• UMass Super Bowl 2012 disturbance, video roundup
• Photos: UMass Super Bowl 2012 disturbance broken up by riot police
• Security footage leads to arrest in Florence Savings Bank robbery
• Queen Elizabeth II marks Accession Day
• Riot police disperse 1,500 students at UMass-Amherst following Super Bowl
• Madonna's Super Bowl halftime show was (fill in the blank)
• Super Bowl sorrow for New England, joy for New York as Giants down Pats
• Employers fear community colleges run from Boston
• Holyoke police charge 2 with assault and battery
• Self-inflicted wounds sink Patriots in Super Bowl loss to Giants
• Patriots fans in Boston quietly mourn another Super Bowl loss to the Giants
• Obituaries today: John 'Pharmacy Jack' O'Neill was longtime member of Holyoke St. Patrick's Committee
• Patriots and Giants fans gather in bars, living rooms to watch the Super Bowl
• Western Massachusetts fans gather for Super Bowl Sunday
• Northfield man killed by falling tree limb
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• Lost mushroom pickers considered eating their dog
• Bill Belichick and Tom Brady can cement their legacies with a win over the Giants
• Second Obama term could alter makeup of federal appellate court system, Supreme Court
• Recording of lost Malcolm X speech discovered by Brown University student
• Attorney General Martha Coakley heading to Washington to defend individual health care mandate
• After huge Mitt Romney victory in Nevada, GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota
• Easthampton holds emotional farewell party for Stuart Beckley, longtime City Planner and new Town Manager in Ware
• Springfield native Ron Brace's family hopes for big New England Patriots Super Bowl win
• Mitt Romney wins Nevada Republican caucuses
• Southwick to round up, neuter, release feral cats
• Murder charges against Edwin Goitia, Amanda Arsenault of Chicopee to stand, judge rules
• Mitt Romney takes strong lead in Nevada Republican primary
• Whately overturned boat draws a response
• Incumbent Richard Neal, challenger Andrea Nuciforo campaign across new Massachusetts 1st Congressional District
• Crews rescue 2 more dolphins stranded on Cape Cod
• UMass students warned about Super Bowl celebrations
• Care for Our Troops to hold fundraiser at East Mountain Country Club in Westfield
• Vermont woman robbed while changing baby's diaper
• Connecticut working to fix troubled food stamp program
• Massachusetts collects $2 billion in January tax revenue, $44 million below projections
• New England Public Radio celebrates 50th anniversary
• Holyoke police recover lost rifle while Mayor Alex Morse was on a ride along
• Sen. Scott Brown meets workers and robots at growing Eastern Mass. robotics manufacturer Symbotic LLC
• Obituaries today: Robert Bousquet, 87, of Ware; president of local chapter of International Union of Operating Engineers
• Army surgeon Timothy Counihan transitions to civilian life in Western Massachusetts
• U.S. House candidate Bill Shein talks campaign finance, STOCK Act & job creation
• Elizabeth Warren rakes in cash from out of state while Sen. Scott Brown leads with PAC money
• Civil War, February 1862: 1st battle of the 27th Massachusetts a 'glorious victory'
• Soldier On housing project for homeless veterans due for Agawam Board of Appeals hearing
• Syria erupts in bloodshed and violence as Assad forces open fire on protesters
• Two overcome by carbon monoxide fumes at Springfield laudromat
• Massachusetts U.S. Senate candidate profile: James Coyne King
• West Springfield eyes plan to change employee health insurance co-payments without union negotiations
• Rezoning west side of Union Street in West Springfield to be discussed at public hearing
• J.C Penney refuses to drop spokeswoman Ellen DeGeneres despite complaint from anti-gay group
• From the campaign trail: Can 'People's Pledge' pact between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren survive until November?
• Sen. Scott Brown's crowdfunding bill has potential to change investment system in U.S.
• Dana's Grill Room proposed on site of former Sunset Restaurant in Wilbraham
• George Esper, AP correspondent who refused to leave post after fall of Saigon, dies at 79
• 20 Irish setters, including 10 puppies, given up for adoption by 'overwhelmed' woman
• Air Force announces planned cuts at Westover Air Reserve Base as Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray tours area promoting military installations
• Penn National Gaming could be next to compete for Western Massachusetts casino
• Westover Air Reserve Base fleet could be cut in half
• Replanting Monson Tree Committee discusses trees to plant after tornado
• Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac should aid homeowners
• Robbery reported at Florence Savings Bank in Northampton
• Wall Street: Dow Jones industrial average hits highest close in 4 years following release of unemployment figures
• Massachusetts Appeals Court allows evidence against 2 snared in Springfield roadblock
• Victoria's Secret panty raid: Woman arrested for shoplifting 115 pairs of panties
• Woman found outside State Street chapel declared homicide victim
• David Fried Oppenheim child rape jury recesses for weekend without reaching verdict
• Sal's Bakery & Cafe in Springfield gives authentic Italian experience (video)
• Obituaries today: Sheryl Freedman, 50, of Longmeadow; dedicated speech pathologist
• Sen. Scott Brown, challenger Elizabeth Warren post year-end campaign finance totals
• PM News Links: Boston Globe's subscription website seen fizzling, order to demolish Cape mansion stirs debate and more
• Market Square building demolition in downtown Chicopee underway
• Dominique Hans of Salem accused of hitting 5-year-old girl on school bus
• Unemployment rate hits 8.3 percent after hiring burst
• Super Bowl ads that generate buzz after the game
• Longtime employee to purchase family-owned Chez Josef in Agawam
• 5 charged with dealing drugs at Mass. VA hospital
• Holyoke police arrest three Vermonters on drug charges after having vehicle under surveillance
• Mitt Romney wins endorsement from real estate mogul Donald Trump after puzzling Las Vegas day
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• Springfield school superintendent search to begin seeking input from public
• Springfield police await autopsy report on woman found dead outside Progressive Community Chapel
• Holyoke City Councilor Aaron Vega targets seat held by state Rep. Michael Kane
• Maine girl, 9, bouncing back after 6-organ transplant
• WWLP anchor Barry Kriger returns home following serious auto accident during vacation
• Holyoke taking bids for 7 surplus vehicles
• Recyclers gather in Springfield for a rags to riches story
• Easthampton license board has more requests than liquor licenses available
• Forest Park Middle School renovation project advanced by Springfield School Building Commission
• Ludlow town election deadline nears for candidates
• On Groundhog Day, plants and some trees confused by winter 2012
• Massachusetts government and military leaders launch effort to preserve military installations
• Mitt Romney has double-digit lead in Nevada, new poll says
• South Hadley Police Chief David Labrie says visibility brings good results
• Amherst officials hope to have an agreement with solar company soon
• Occupy Wall Street bus tour visits Northampton, drawing hundreds to 'Spring Resurgence' program
• David Fried Oppenheim takes the stand at his child rape trial, denies sex charges
• STOCK Act overwhelmingly passes in Senate, sent to House for vote
• Westfield Fire Department rescues 76-year-old fisherman who fell through ice
• Roman Catholic Bishop Timothy McDonnell denounces contraceptive mandate in new healthcare law
• Wall Street: Stocks post little change in anticipation of unemployment report
• Jose Ortiz of Springfield, convicted of drunken driving 6 times, arrested while driving in Chicopee
• PM News Links: Teen drivers could face tougher penalties for pot or liquor use, UMass Memorial faces $520,000 settlement and more
• Grants awarded for firefighting
• Clarity sought for spending
• Massport proposes raising parking rates at Boston's Logan International Airport
• Holyoke woman stabbed in leg in Flats neighborhood
• Groundhog Day prediction 2012: Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow?
• Staten Island Zoo's groundhog, Chuck, predicts early spring
• Cooler weather arrives in Western Massachusetts after near-record warmth Wednesday
• 'Bracing' for victory: Springfield family of Patriots lineman Ron Brace ready for Super Bowl
• Northampton weighs extending serving hours for late-night dining venues
• Holyoke drug bust nabs 5 suspects, incuding 3 teenagers
• Proposal to cap Massachusetts' housing authority directors' salaries barely registers in Western Mass.
• Springfield's 'X' goes dark as power company makes permanent repairs
• Toothless woman allegedly robs bank to get money for dentures
• Mitt Romney renews support for automatic hikes in minimum wage
• South Hadley principal makes some academic changes for incoming freshmen
• Former Lynch School in Holyoke could be marketed to include adjacent field after initial effort gets no bids
• South Hadley officials solicit residents' input on future of town
• New Minnechaug Regional High School construction on time, under budget, superintendent says
• Easthampton officials seek donations to help family displaced by fire
• East Longmeadow Town Meeting approves new lights for football field
• U.S. Sen. John Kerry seeks information about any military base closings that could affect Massachusetts
• Home health aide Rose Sorrell charged with stealing $90K from 93-year-old Chicopee client
• Shortage of drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder hits Western Massachusetts
• Rapper K'Naan upset Mitt Romney used his song
• Hampden County Youth Advisory Board advises DA Mark Mastroianni on problems of drugs, violence and bullying in area high schools
• Just Ask: When are the 2 closed Interstate 91 ramps in West Springfield going to reopen?
• Jury in David Fried Oppenheim case hears graphic description of alleged child rape
• Easthampton considers adoption of ethics rule in wake of councilor Donald Cyknowski's 'Puerto Rican' remark
• Adam Sandler signs deal to make movie about Hasbro's Candy Land board game
• 'Court Jesters' coming to South Hadley High School gym for a rollicking good time
• Massachusetts Republicans launch attack on Elizabeth Warren as 3rd-party groups already pushing limits of 'People's Pledge'
• UMass Memorial Health Care plans to eliminate 700-900 jobs
• Newt Gingrich vows '46 states to go' to 2012 Republican nomination
• Wall Street: Stocks rise following strong reports about U.S. manufacturing
• Springfield police investigating death of 38-year-old woman at 599 State St.
• Kimani Anderson denies murder charge for fatal shooting of Tyrel Wheeler in July
• Obituaries today: Priscilla Bush, 88, of Westfield; was American Red Cross 'gray lady' during World War II, active in community
• Egyptian soccer game turns violent, dozens killed
• PM News Links: UMass Memorial to eliminate 900 jobs, Obama asks woman for resume during online chat and more
• Proposed East Longmeadow solar panels bylaw discussed during public hearing
• Treasure hunter finds wreck off Cape Cod, takes aim at $3 billion sunken bounty
• Springfield releases 1st comprehensive financial report for public review
• CDC: 2nd Mass. resident caught rabies
• Rivals set to meet on virtual gridiron
• FBI apologizes to Fitchburg woman after raiding wrong apartment
• AM News Links: Facebook to file $5 billion IPO, Mitt Romney focusing on President Obama after Florida victory, and more
• Will Facebook deliver an IPO surprise?
• Developer claims race bias in Mass. casino law
• Ware child porn case highlights risk of recidivism, challenges to sex offender registry board
• Holyoke police: South Hadley man arrested for alleged OUI, leaving crash scene
• Southwick votes no, Granville and Tolland yes, for school construction project; proposal dies
• Belchertown selectmen seek to fill vacancies on 11 committees
• Westfield Mayor Daniel Knapik asks City Council to create new Public Safety Communications Department
• Pride plaza work in Palmer creates problems for some tenants
• Holyoke job fair lets hundreds of seekers mingle with 25 companies
• Vermont Yankee nuke plant seeks state OK to operate longer
• Southwick voters reject $72 million school construction and renovation project
• Rebuild Springfield unveils master plan for post-tornado revitalization
• Mitt Romney wins big in Florida Republican primary, routing Newt Gingrich
• Sinkhole closes section of Roosevelt Avenue near I-291 overpass
• Massachusetts Governor's Councilor Kelly Timilty dies at 49
• Mitt Romney takes early lead as results from Florida primary begin to come in
• Mitt Romney wins Florida Republican primary
• Connecticut police arrest 1 in connection with Jan. 13 armed robbery
• Holyoke City Council committee postpones interviews of Adam Pudelko and Elizabeth Rodriguez-Ross
• Mitt Romney jumps to commanding lead as results from Florida primary continue to come in
• Postal Service officials to hold public hearing on plans to close Brightwood post office branch in Springfield's North End
• Aleida Santiago of Holyoke dies from extensive injuries sustained in South Street fire
• Springfield church arson defendant Michael Jacques faces trial in 2nd arson case
• Elizabeth Warren sees future of manufacturing at Lenox Tools in East Longmeadow
• Top Obama campaign 'bundlers' raised at least $75 million
• Derex Torres, 6, identified as Holyoke boy who died at 688 High St.
• Wall Street: Dow Jones industrial average, Standard & Poor's 500, record best January since 1997
• Ware resident Christopher Boucher facing charge of possessing child pornography
• Reconstruction of Westfield's Pochassic Street Bridge expected to begin in April
• Obituaries today: Misao Roach, 87, formerly of South Hadley; helped form Japanese American Women's Club of Western Massachusetts
• Anti-Scott Brown group Rethink Brown expands website, exploits third-party ban loophole
• Just Ask: Why isn't former Holmes Gymnasium in Monson being repaired?
• DCR Commissioner Edward Lambert to present grants to western Mass. volunteer fire departments
• Timothy Gallant of Chicopee gets 8-10 years for raping two young girls
• Mass. Senate to offer prescription monitoring bill
• Facebook prepares to file IPO paperwork
• East Longmeadow police searching for drug store robbery suspect
• Bomb threat at 'Hamp courthouse was a hoax; DA David Sullivan vows to prosecute bogus letter sender
• Holyoke School Department debuts its first family-literacy center at Kelly School
• American Airlines cancels direct flights from Bradley International Airport to Puerto Rico
• John Condo, Michael Zanette, Frank Barechic of Florida deny investment fraud charges in Springfield U.S. District Court
• Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts issues $717,800 in grants
• Main house at Kennedy compound on Cape Cod given to Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
• Agawam canine calendar boasts the prettiest pooches in the city
• Nominations sought for Minnechaug Regional High School Alumni Hall of Fame
• U.S. Rep. Richard Neal donates $500 to Regreen Springfield tree planting program
• Springfield Fire Department investigates suspicious porch fire at vacant Liberty Street apartment building
• U.S. Rep. James McGovern tours fairgrounds on 4th Northampton visit
• Springfield City Council accepts $800,000 anti-violence grant after delay triggers state warning
• Holyoke police investigating death of young boy
• Outgoing South Hadley schools superintendent Gus Sayer hopes to be remembered for accomplishments, not just Phoebe Prince tragedy
• Bomb threat clears Hampshire County Courthouse
• Senate moving forward with Sen. Scott Brown's bill banning insider trading
• Mitt Romney's message on economy resonates with Hispanic voters
• MGM Resorts selects architect for proposed Brimfield casino
• New Indian restaurant planned for Easthampton
• Massachusetts officials seek to keep focus on Haiti, 2 years after devastating earthquake
• PM News Links: Kennedys to transfer ownership of Cape home, Elton John backs Patriots in Super Bowl and more
• Wall Street: Stocks drop slightly as investors await expected deal between Greece, creditors
• Alleged victim testifies in David Fried Oppenheim child rape trial
• Voters in Southwick, Granville and Tolland will decide school funding in special election
• Obituaries today: Ronald Harris, 58, of Springfield; Buyer for firearms maker Savage Arms in Westfield
• State police find unconscious driver on Interstate 91 in Holyoke
• GOP candidates outline spending cuts in effort to gain Tea Party support
• Sturbridge man with BB gun opens fire on state police
• Child injured in Hadley school bus crash
• Dentist who used paper clips faces sentencing
• Northampton State Police respond to milk truck fire on I-91 South
• 2 injured in Springfield shooting on Avon Place
• New Hampshire man convicted of child rapes that took place in North Adams and Savoy
• Cape Cod rabies death heightens awareness of virus in bats
• Rick Santorum's 3-year-old daughter Bella, suffering from typically fatal condition, in hospital recovering from pneumonia
• Holyoke Winter Carnival kicks-off with hockey game, domino tournament and dog show
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• Obituaries today: Paul Stolar worked at United Technologies, was Tri-County League pitcher
• Holyoke apartment building subject of federal discrimination charge
• Congress, led by Sen. Scott Brown, tries to police itself on insider trading
• Pioneer Valley community colleges leery of Gov. Deval Patrick's plan to create centralized governing board
• Operation Fast and Furious arms trafficking controversy leads to changes in ATF procedures
• Newt Gingrich calls Mitt Romney 'pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase liberal'
• Oakland leaders assess damage after Occupy protesters vandalize City Hall, burn American flag
• Report: Rabies claims life of Cape Cod man
• MassMutual program wins award from Mass Mentoring Partnership
• Worcester church may be gone, but its legacy continues with donations to nonprofits
• Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray to attend events in Northampton, Holyoke
• Northampton teen charged with assault at Hampshire Mall in Hadley
• Ware woman jailed after cocaine conviction
• Springfield police investigating carjacking in Boston Road neighborhood
• Northampton man denies charges tied to alleged vehicle break-ins
• Holyoke man accused of assaulting child
• Casino proposals ferment disputes in Western Massachusetts; complaint filed to Ethics Commission
• Penguin Plunge in Westfield's Hampton Ponds raises funds for Amelia Park Children's Museum
• Eastman Chemical to buy Solutia Inc. for $3.4 billion
• Springfield fire displaces two families at 134-136 Johnson St.
• U.S. Sen. Scott Brown releases military record documenting 32 years of service in National Guard
• U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts on path to become most expensive Congressional election in history
• Scientists working to understand mass dolphin deaths on Cape Cod
• Joint venture: Friendly's and Burger King partner for new fast-food experience
• Construction of Columbia Greenway Rail Trail section in Westfield to begin shortly
• 2 Vermont men charged after Feds discover ledger of prostitution transactions
• Blood found in home of missing Maine toddler Ayla Reynolds
• 10 New England public service employees win Patriots Super Bowl contest
• President Obama taps Boston native to lead Southern Command
• Massachusetts Gov. Patrick heads to North Carolina for fundraiser
• AARP rips Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's budget proposal
• Saturday News Links: Sen. Scott Brown's National Guard record revealed; Twitter embarks on global censorship campaign; and more
• Gingrich or Romney: A question of electability in race against Obama
• Obituaries today: Ronald Chateauneuf, pianist, National Blank Book customer service manager
• Springfield Fire Department: Frayed extension chord may have caused Indian Orchard house fire
• Springfield man shows up at hospital with gunshot wound
• Springfield police probing machete attack on man
• Springfield Police: Entertainment District shooting victim in 'stable' condition
• Springfield police: Man shot in back in city's entertainment district
• Springfield firefighters respond to Indian Orchard house fire
• Former Boston Mayor Kevin White dead at age 82
• Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich focus on Hispanic voters in Florida
• Elizabeth Warren talks about STOCK Act, Romney's wealth and tax reform during MSNBC appearance
• State police arrest 6 in raid on two apartments in Springfield's North End
• 1 a.m. curfew on entertainment in Springfield nightclubs still under review
• Western Massachusetts casino proposals share access concerns
• Stafford, Conn. artist Olof Aspelin charged with spray-painting railroad car in Palmer
• Massachusetts legislators get insider look at Hampden District Attorney methods and budget woes
• Obituaries today: Joseph Broadbent, 86, formerly of Longmeadow; production manager for Smith & Wesson, Navy veteran of World War II
• Wall Street: Stock market slumps after government reports slower economic growth than expected
• Costa Concordia passengers offered $14,460 restitution in wake of ocean liner's grounding off coast of Italy
• Massachusetts economy grows at slower rate than rest of country, MassBenchmarks says
• Joshua Komisarjevsky sentenced to death in home invasion, Petit family slayings in Cheshire, Conn.
• Carlos Torres charged with break-in at tornado-damaged property in Springfield
• President Barack Obama says he wants second term 'badly'
• Demi Moore could be heard convulsing on night she was rushed to hospital, 911 recording reveals
• PM News Links: Principal jumps in river to save boy, Joshua Komisarjevsky gets death sentence in Connecticut slayings and more
• U.S. Sen. Scott Brown agrees to meet with Springfield NAACP leader Talbert Swan after initially saying no
• Marco Rubio possible vice presidential pick because of his appeal to Hispanic voters
• Area artist Richard Yarde to be remembered in memorial service, exhibits
• 'America's Most Wanted' murder suspect, 23-year-old Esteban Ramos-Cruz, arrested in Springfield's South End
• Taco Bell breakfast menu to compete with fast-food heavyweights
• Man accused of burning mom seeks 911 tape tossed
• Republican debate: Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum strong, Newt Gingrich flat
• Holyoke police arrest 23-year-old city resident Eddie Camacho, say he gave PCP-laced marijuana to 16-year-old girl
• East Haven, Conn. mayor receives hundreds of tacos in protest
• Why is investment income taxed less than wages?
• State police charge Westfield resident Andrew Renfro, 22 with drunk driving after alleged wrong-way ride on I91 in Hatfield
• Mass. moves closer to hand-held cellphone ban
• Home invasion in Springfield's Forest Park neighborhood sends man to Baystate Medical Center with gunshot wound to thigh
• Former St. Ann Roman Catholic Church in West Springfield due to be demolished
• Republican Mitt Romney challenges presidential rival Newt Gingrich in 2nd Florida debate
• Barack Obama courts Latino vote on economic tour
• Republicans Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, clash over illegal immigrants in latest Florida debate
• Mitt Romney failed to disclose income from Swiss bank account
• Basement fire in Westfield apartment fire displaces 12, injures 2
• Jennifer Wolowicz named acting South Hadley town administrator
• State funding for Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund down, but still included in Gov. Deval Patrick's proposed budget
• Jorge and Luis Severino get probation for what Springfield police called elaborate fencing operation
• Gay rights activists in Maine deliver petitions to force 2nd referendum on marriage
• Springfield battle over proposed biomass plant headed for court after ruling overturns building permits
• Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton reaches agreement with nurses' union on 3-year contract
• Faculty innovation earns UMass 13th spot on Association of University of Technology Managers list
• Fire Department rescues Amherst middle school student from 'kid-eating' vending machine
• Nicholas Allende Rivera and Shariff Tazhal Ibraham plead guilty to multiple violent incidents
• Revised STOCK Act, co-authored by US Sen. Scott Brown, to receive Senate vote
• Legislative committee endorses plan to ban handheld cell phone use by drivers
• Study: Scott Brown 2nd-most bipartisan senator in 2011
• No foul play believed in death of woman found near Memorial Bridge
• Mitt Romney rarely mentions Mexican roots
• Wall Street: Stocks close lower after mixed economic data tempers traders' optimism
• Springfield officials to release post-tornado master plan for rebuilding city
• UMass president Robert Caret discusses economic development with businesses in Holyoke, Springfield
• President Obama's call to raise minimum dropout age rekindles Massachusetts debate
• Wintry mix, changing over to rain, on tap for Greater Springfield
• 2 missing Worcester children found unharmed
• Springfield Sonic Drive-In Restaurant on track for spring opening
• President Obama, Gov. Jan Brewer seen in heated encounter on runway moments into his Arizona visit
• Obama turns attention to energy in key states
• Natural gas leak prompts evacuation of McDonald's restaurant on Page Boulevard in Springfield
• Chicopee seeing increase in upaid sewer bills
• South Hadley residents asked for input on recreation and open spaces in town
• Regional increase in state gasoline tax eyed as way to fund transportation projects in Bay State
• President Obama challenges Republicans to raise taxes on rich, as Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich swipe at him on economy
• Race to honor late Easthampton police officer Derrill Stoddard has run its course
• Springfield biomass plant building permits overturned by Zoning Board of Appeals
• Shutesbury recount determines library override vote is a tie
• Bedroom fire causes $35K damage to Agawam home
• J.C. Penney permanently marks down all merchandise
• $800,000 anti-violence grant jeopardized by Springfield City Council delay
• Gov. Deval Patrick's $32.3 billion Massachusetts budget boosts UMass, cuts teen pregnancy prevention, meals for the elderly
• Belchertown School Committee reaffirms votes after error in posting notice for Jan. 10 meeting
• Westfield City Hall office space lease to American Red Cross subject of City Council review
• Ware qualifies for partial October snowstorm reimbursement from Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Amherst Survival Center looking for remaining $500,000 for new building
• 'No name-calling day,' observed by students across Western Massachusetts
• 'Brain eating' fugitive Tyree Smith, wanted for Connecticut murder, apprehended in Florida
• Sen. Scott Brown touts STOCK Act during visit to Springfield's South End
• Longmeadow teen George Ginopoulos remembered by teachers and friends
• Wall Street: Stocks bounce back after Federal Reserve promises to keep interest rates low
• Longmeadow woman gets trees removed from yard after October snowstorm for free
• Just Ask: What is the status of this unfinished construction project on Boston Road in Springfield?
• Islamists, liberals square off in Egypt's Tahrir
• No casino money in Mass. Gov. Patrick's new budget
• Springfield Parking Authority clears hundreds of cars from city storage yard
• Republicans blast President Obama on employment statistics in rebuttal
• Obituaries today: Crete Kochanek, 69, of Westfield; music teacher, soloist for Western Massachusetts orchestras, churches
• Photos: Solar storm sparks dazzling northern lights
• Cocaine packed in can of beans yields Massachusetts prison sentence for Reggie DeJesus of Westfield
• PM News Links: Feds to hold interest rates steady for 2 years, Latino vote could save Romney in Florida and more
• Holyoke police arrest 3 suspects, 2 from Ware and 1 from Vermont, on heroin charges
• Vandals behead Jesus statue at Boston church
• State of the Union: President Obama says American dream in peril
• East Longmeadow police seek motorist involved in minor pedestrian accident at Wood Avenue and North Main Street
• US military raid in Somalia frees American, Dane
• In Romney's tax returns, details on Mormon tithe
• Traffic big concern at Holyoke hearing on proposed $16 million Big Y mini-plaza
• Gov. Deval Patrick's budget proposal to include $10 million for education in 24 cities
• State of the Union: President Obama right on economic disparities, political pundits say
• State of the Union: U.S. Sen. Scott Brown reacts to president's address
• State of the Union: Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick
• New Agawam School Superintendent William Sapelli gets 3-year contract
• State of the Union: Massachusetts Senator John Kerry
• State of the Union: It's getting stronger, President Obama says
• State of the Union: Massachusetts Democratic Party chair John Walsh
• State of the Union: U.S. Rep. Richard Neal's reaction
• Springfield unemployment rises as region loses 2,600 jobs
• State of the Union: Text of President Obama's address
• State funding denied for $2.3 million School Street Park project in Agawam
• Amherst officials to elect School Committee member to fill 2-month vacancy
• Belchertown selectmen seek reimbursement for road work, endorse conservation restriction at Lake Wallace, Foley Field
• 3 St. Stanislaus School students in Chicopee win essay contest
• State of the Union preview: Barack Obama pledging economic revival that will work for everyone
• Faulty heating system at South Hadley High School triggers fire alarm, principal says
• Palmer police arrest 2 men for breaking and entering
• Holy Communion of Churches moves from Springfield Masonic Temple site but promises to build new church
• Springfield school superintendent Alan Ingram gets new pay raise
• Judge grants postponement of next court date for suspects in Pittsfield 'Hells Angels' triple homicide
• State of the Union guest: Army 1st Lt. Samuel Fortsch of Longmeadow
• Holyoke Community College campus-wide smoking ban announced
• Easthampton officials to consider funding sewer line extension in River Street area
• Holyoke culinary students serve roast pork community dinner at Dean Technical High School
• Americans want to hear specific proposals from President Obama's State of the Union
• Athol police investigate attempted abduction of 9-year-old girl walking to school
• Wall Street: Stocks fall as investors worry that deal to prevent default by Greece may fail
• Edwards Church in Northampton to broadcast services on Valley Free Radio
• Sack of antique railroad signaling devices mistaken for dynamite, triggers bomb scare in Chester
• Jan. 25 is 'No Name Calling Day' in Massachusetts' schools
• Frank Stanley of Hadley denies child rape charge
• Hampden County jail convict Kenneth Rogers found guilty of assault after biting off other inmate's ear
• Springfield flower shop owner Nancy Gehrung indicted for Northampton Christmas break-in
• State of the Union poll: Is the U.S. in better shape than it was last year?
• Critics: Mass. sentencing bill too costly
• GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney earned more than $42 million over past 2 years
• Springfield's Holy Communion of Churches to relocate headquarters to Maryland
• Republicans Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich clash in Florida debate
• 2 Opa-Opa Steakhouse founders in Southampton seek to open restaurant, distillery in Agawam
• More than 1,000 WMECO customers in Hadley lose power due to 'equipment failure'
• Some black ice reported on side streets as morning commute gets underway in Western Massachusetts
• Granby Fire Department: Improper disposal of cigarette likely cause of Morgan Street fire
• Holyoke police charge Springfield man with drug crimes
• South Hadley Town Administrator Paul Beecher resigns after 1 year in position
• John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston to release last of secret tapes
• Springfield City Council wants more information before accepting $800,000 anti-violence grant
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick calls for new laws to reduce crime, boost job training, overhaul health care
• Angel Colon of Holyoke charged with breaking into Cherry Street home
• Text of Gov. Deval Patrick's state of the state address
• Holyoke School Committee to assess use of surveillance cameras, police in school system
• Springfield Zoning Board to consider if building permit for wood-burning plant on Cadwell Drive is valid
• Newt Gingrich's consulting contract with Freddie Mac reveals $25,000 monthly retainer but no mention of lobbying
• New police cruisers, cable access TV station, positions proposed in East Longmeadow for coming fiscal year
• PM News Links: Archiodese named 'unindicted co-conspirator' in sex case, police must get warrant before using GPS and more
• 2 more dolphins die on Cape Cod as strandings continue
• Holyoke Public Library opens in provisional headquarters at City Hall
• Former Springfield Masonic Temple to be sold at auction
• 6 musicians from Ware Junior/Senior High School chosen to perform at Quabbin Valley Music Educators Festival
• Wall Street: Stocks end mixed as Greece negotiates to cut crushing debt load
• Freezing rain advisory issued for much of Pioneer Valley by National Weather Service
• Costa Concordia salvage experts ready to begin pumping fuel from capsized cruise ship off coast of Italy
• John Kerry earns hockey street cred with two black eyes at Bruins White House visit
• Wilbraham Community Preservation Committee seeks proposals
• Gov. Deval Patrick proposes unifying Massachusetts community colleges under statewide system
• Carlos Vergara, of Springfield, charged with breaking into car, stealing GPS device
• Voters in Southwick, Tolland and Granville to vote on school debt exclusion
• State of the Union Preview: Obama expected to discuss economy, jobs
• Sen. Rand Paul stopped by Tenn. airport security
• EU formally adopts Iran oil embargo
• All 2011 unemployment insurance benefits taxable
• Mass. lawyers to lobby for more civil legal aid
• Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse issues call for volunteers for city boards
• Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to resign from Congress
• School officials identify Westfield woman who died from carbon monoxide poisoning
• Gov. Deval Patrick to deliver 'state of the commonwealth' address, followed by budget unveiling
• Tragedy averted: toddler and parents rescued from freezing pond in eastern Massachusetts
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• Easthampton fire damages home on Pepin Avenue
• Chicopee police investigating a shooting and stabbing at Maximum Capacity
• Mitt Romney will release tax returns Tuesday; rival Newt Gingrich calls himself most electable GOP candidate
• Proper safety measures for construction workers could prevent work-place injuries or deaths says Western Massachusetts occupational safety official
• Obituaries today: Eleanor Stewart operated Western New England University faculty dining room
• Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation says unfunded retiree health care liability is growing for towns and cities
• 'Synthetic marijuana' in Westfield indicates Western Massachusetts communities concerned with spread of drug
• The Republican teams up with Western New England University for series of political polls
• Newton man becomes rabbi after long career as lawyer
• West Springfield restaurant closes as parent company files for bankruptcy protection
• Town of Warren to hold special town meeting
• Analysis: With South Carolina primary win, Newt Gingrich forces GOP into grueling debate
• South Carolina primary: Newt Gingrich wins, Mitt Romney places 2nd
• Mass. Republican Party hopes Scott Brown will boost chances for GOP candidates in Bay State
• Light snow across Pioneer Valley causes many spin-outs, wipe-outs on area roadways
• Exit polling out of South Carolina indicate an upset victory for Newt Gingrich over GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney
• Reports: Joe Paterno in 'serious condition' as lung cancer worsens
• ExpressJet airplane forced to make emergency landing at Bradley International Airport
• Occupant and dog escape Granby house fire without injury
• Springfield Public Health Council considers tobacco ban in stores with pharmacies
• Snow makes for messy but manageable driving conditions
• Obituaries today: Margaret 'Peg' Hurley was avid reader, political volunteer in Springfield
• Looking to find a Girl Scout cookie sale in Western Massachusetts? There's an app for that
• Granby home destroyed in predawn blaze
• Massachusetts State Police to public: slow down as snow comes down
• Wintertime excursions in Boston Harbor proving to be popular escape
• Downed power line traps Northampton woman, child in car after 2nd vehicle hits pole
• Springfield police investigating stabbing in Bay neighborhood
• Holyoke police investigating armed robbery at South Street doughnut shop
• Springfield city councilor urges public vigilance to curb Pine Point burglaries
• Chicopee shooting injures 1; police searching for dark-colored Chrysler Pacifica
• Palmer Town Councilor Blake Lamothe calling for resignation of Councilor Barbara Barry
• Xavier Sands of Springfield accused of ramming police vehicles, attempting to run down officers, during drug arrest on Union Street
• Attic fire causes major damage to South Hadley home
• Republicans Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich suddenly running 'neck and neck' in South Carolina
• 'Extremely remorseful' elderly man admits accidentally starting big Nevada brushfire
• 'Law & Order' meets 'The Muppet Show' as Cleveland TV station uses puppets for daily reenactments of ongoing political corruption trial
• Lawmakers consider options after federal judge prevents them from closing Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant
• South Hadley firefighters at scene of fire on West Parkview Drive
• Springfield post office patrons take 1-cent increase for first class mail in stride
• 4 to 6 inches of snow forecast for Pioneer Valley on Saturday
• Holyoke seeks more dogs for Winter Carnival dog show categories
• Former Tuskegee Airmen from Springfield take in the opening of "Red Tails"
• Judge to allow evidence in Pioneer Arts Center founder David Oppenheim's trial that indicates he had sex with underage girl
• Campaigns of Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren fail to reach agreement on stopping Super PAC advertising
• Cocaine trafficking charge against Sharon Haywood of Springfield dropped
• Springfield police charge two with dealing drugs from South End apartment
• Emma Henderson of Northampton will sing national anthem at Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's 'State of State' speech
• PM News Links: Belchertown man convicted of 5th OUI offense, Conn. inmates set troubled girls straight, and more
• Wall Street: Microsoft, IBM help push Dow Jones industrial average to 97 point increase
• Manuel Velazquez of Springfield acquitted of child rape charges in 2nd trial
• Search for victims of Costa Concordia grounding resumes above waterline after ship shifts off Italian coast
• Palmer DPW to close part of High Street for repairs on Monday
• Mitt Romney's offshore accounts contain up to $32 million
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick proposes to increase state tax on cigarettes to $3.01 per pack
• Obituaries today: Gary Allen Lussier, raised in Chicopee, worked for New York City dance companies
• WWLP 22News anchor Barry Kriger recovering from auto accident
• Thursday's snow leaves slick roads; more winter weather in the weekend forecast
• Mass. soldier killed in Afghanistan
• Obama to press Congress to revisit $1.2 trillion in cuts
• LA hospital prepares to send tiny baby home
• Worcester man charged in son's death seeks venue change
• Former Cass toy factory in Athol goes up in flames
• Elizabeth Warren 'money bomb' fundraiser tops $1 million in donations
• Falling snow makes for slippery roads, numerous accidents throughout Springfield
• Republican Newt Gingrich blasts media, moderator for focusing on ex-wife's comments as Republican debate opens in South Carolina
• Ludlow selectmen approve short-term borrowing for Oct. 29 snowstorm
• President Obama pitches American tourism as part of campaign for re-election
• BelchertownCAN! plans town-wide food drive to benefit local pantries
• Dan and Kim done as WHYN Mix 93.1 pulls plug before last show
• New Gaming Commission chief says Massachusetts must avoid 'terrible negatives' in casino licensing
• Springfield City Councilor Melvin Edwards formally announces candidacy for State Senate
• Owners of historic bed & breakfast in Lee charged with offering prostitution services for guests
• Massachusetts Senate approves $130 million spending bill that includes freeze on unemployment insurance rate
• Sen. Scott Brown kicks off campaign with fiery speech in Worcester
• Massachusetts proposes expanding facilities for female, mentally ill and elderly prisoners
• Pedestrian injured when struck by car on Memorial Drive in Chicopee
• Jerel Brunson of Springfield pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in fatal shooting of David Acevedo
• Woman dead, man injured when overcome by carbon monoxide in their Westfield home
• 60-gallon chemical spill triggers haz-mat response at Solutia plant in Indian Orchard
• Massachusetts Senate crafting bill to deal with surging energy costs
• World not quite as hot in 2011; ranks 11th warmest
• Iowa GOP won't declare a winner of state caucuses
• Wall Street: Strong corporate earnings, lower unemployment claims help boost stock market
• Richard Callahan gets Massachusetts prison term for 'terrorizing' estranged wife
• Emergency personnel working to reopen eastbound lanes of Massachusetts Turnpike, closed due to truckload of burning hay
• Former trailblazer Kodak files for Chapter 11
• Q&A on contested Internet anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA
• Greenfield man admits to child porn charges
• Westfield clerk-magistrate finds insufficient evidence to charge Berkshire probation chief's daughter with hit-and-run crimes; Pittsfield police seek hearing from a judge
• Minor Belmont Avenue fire was intentionally set; Springfield Arson and Bomb Squad investigating
• Fire scare at apartment Belmont Avenue in Springfield
• Truck fire closes Massachusetts Turnpike eastbound in Chicopee
• Rick Santorum edged Mitt Romney in Iowa Caucuses, certified results show
• Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative eyeing purchase of Five Star Transportation facility in Agawam
• Thomas Gleason gets lightest sentence of 3 defendants involved with torching of black Springfield church
• Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren campaigns trade ideas for agreement to stop PAC ads
• Chicopee City Council to study October snowstorm cleanup charges
• Romney campaign confirms Republican presidental front-runner has millions invested in Cayman Islands tax haven
• Ludlow Town Meeting members to consider increasing restaurant meals tax
• Total amount of money spent on real estate in Hampden County dropped 8 percent last year, Register of Deeds Donald Ashe says
• Hard Rock International may look elsewhere in light of Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse's opposition to casino
• Holyoke casino developers not ready to give up Paper City despite Mayor Alex Morse's opposition
• Easthampton Luthier's Co-op, which repairs, restores and sells vintage stringed instruments, adds wine/beer license
• New Bruce Springsteen single, 'We Take Care of Our Own,' being released Thursday
• Which states have given the most money to Massachusetts senate candidates Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren?
• Grisly murder in Los Angeles: severed head, two hands found near landmark Hollywood sign
• Massachusetts tornado victims may be eligible for grants and loans for energy-efficient repairs
• Massachusetts House endorses $35 million bill containing funds for adult health programs, fuel assistance, appropriations for county sheriffs
• Massachusetts auto insurance deregulation brought variety, lower prices, National Association of Insurance Commissioners says
• Springfield tax scofflaws begin to pay up in advance of deadline
• West Springfield Town Council postpones action on $7.1 million bond needed for $13.4 million library project
• Details emerge about people missing, dead following Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster
• Proposed Massachusetts meals tax holiday rejected by House
• Wall Street: Dow Jones industrial average, Standard & Poor's 500 close at highest levels since July
• James Pendrick of Ludlow found guilty of drug dealing, trying to intimidate police Sgt. Thomas Foye
• Romney's rivals challenge his electability
• Keystone pipeline: Obama rejects Canada-Texas oil pipeline -- for now
• Obituaries today: Brooke Darden was general manager at Judie's Restaurant in Amherst
• Western Massachusetts high school teams prepare for mock trials
• Westfield Mayor Daniel Knapik proposes lease of City Hall space to American Red Cross
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• State police identify man killed in crash on Interstate 91 in Holyoke as 23-year-old Abidan Gonzalez of Springfield
• Ron Paul gives new life to an old issue: gold standard
• Mass. panel: No health risk from wind turbines
• Chris Christie to Mitt Romney: Release tax return immediately
• Pam's Paperbacks Plus closing in Wilbraham
• East Longmeadow police investigate "smash and dash" burglary at Dick's convenience store
• Dozens of websites to join Wikipedia in 24-hour shutdown to protest SOPA
• Brimfield selectmen postpone making decision on hiring casino consultant
• Occupy protestors in DC toss smoke bomb at White House
• Costa Concordia cruise ship Capt. Francesco Schettino ordered to go back on board after grounding, recordings reveal
• Holyoke police probe shooting that injured man in leg on Dwight Street
• Holyoke Geriatric Authority critic Donald Welch appointed to board of directors
• Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse's anti-casino position prompts sadness and smiles in and outside Paper City
• Springfield driver killed in crash with tractor trailer on I-91 in Holyoke
• State police reporting fatal accident on I-91 in Holyoke
• 2012 Republican presidential candidates: A guide to where they stand on the issues
• Sen. Scott Brown talks about campaign, negative ads during Central Massachusetts visit
• LEGO donates $250,000 to help Rotary Club of Enfield build accessible playground
• Supporters of West Springfield Mayor Gregory Neffinger plan inaugural party
• Most Amherst downtown property owners participating in new business improvement district
• Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy to appeal minimum state trooper staffing level law
• John Glaze of Westfield surrenders state drinking water operator's license
• Millions of bats across United States, including Massachusetts, have been killed by white-nose epidemic, government says
• Unions, Democrats submit 1 million signatures to force election to recall Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker
• Republican Ron Paul to leave campaign trail temporarily to vote against raising United States debt ceiling
• Wind turbines pose no serious health risks to residents, Massachusetts panel says
• Massachusetts elementary school teacher faces 2 sets of child porn charges
• Cumberland Farms seeks variances for West Springfield project
• National Weather Service issues wind advisory for Pioneer Valley, most of Massachusetts
• Massachusetts may not be able to afford meals-tax holiday, House budget chief Brian Dempsey says
• Ware selectmen William Braman, Nancy Talbot among first to announce intentions for annual town election
• Wall Street: Stocks close up on news of improvement in European debt crisis, growth in China
• Peter Pan Bus Lines subsidiary targets downtown Westfield for off-campus WSU student housing
• Connecticut Board of Regents proposes tuition, fee increases at public universities, colleges
• Fire investigators narrow down cause of Palmer house fire that left 9 homeless
• Massachusetts. Gov. Deval Patrick expresses confidence in parole-reform legislation
• State police report major roadways in good condition from Springfield to Shelburne Falls
• Hartford office vacancy rates remained high in 2011; Springfield vacancies fall slightly
• Mitt Romney says he may release tax returns in April
• WHYN-FM, Mix 93.1, drops Dan and Kim from morning lineup
• New bakery, Sal's Bakery & Cafe, opens on Belmont Avenue in Springfield
• 2-4 weeks to remove fuel from Italian cruise ship
• Winter finally comes to Western Massachusetts as snow blankets region; authorities urge caution on area roadways
• Western Massachusetts closings, cancellations and delays for Tuesday, January 17, 2012
• Gasoline spill at ExxonMobil terminal in Springfield prompts emergency personnel to close section of Albany Street
• Republican front-runner Mitt Romney fends off South Carolina debate attacks
• Kleinendorst, Eakins Added To All-Star Coaching Staffs Will Join Keith McCambridge, Todd Nelson Behind Benches In Atlantic City
• Astronaut Catherine Coleman to address Franklin County Chamber of Commerce
• Easthampton chamber president hopes to see more cooperation with city officials
• Westfield police seize synthetic marijuana, drug paraphernalia from 2 variety stores
• Civil rights leader Martin Luther King remembered across Western Massachusetts with dances, music and talks
• Agawam Community Preservation Committee recommends spending $2 million to finish developing School Street Park
• 'Bag the Community' food drive exceeds expectations in South Hadley
• Lack of snow means potential for brush fires during Massachusetts' open burning season
• Robert Rosenbeck of Springfield sentenced to 6 1/2 years for possessing child pornography
• Springfield advertises list of 735 tax delinquent properties owing $1.2 million for fiscal 2011
• 84% of American disapprove of job Congress is doing, new poll indicates
• Just Ask: What's up with those faded traffic signs in West Springfield?
• UMass students honored for their work creating garden at Franklin Dining Commons
• West Springfield Mayor Gregory Neffinger delaying police appointments until new chief named
• Holyoke City Councilor Jason Ferreira wants to add youth member to council, but President Kevin Jourdain opposes
• East Longmeadow to begin searches to replace school principals Judith Fletcher, Brenda Houle
• Westfield School Building Committee appoints subcommittees
• Number of people missing from shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner climbs to 29
• State Sen. James Welch faces re-election challenge from Melvin Edwards and possibly Jose Tosado
• Organizers say weather contributed to nearly 5 percent drop in attendance at Bright Nights at Forest Park
• Obituaries today: Horton Minor was tool and die maker, worked for Springfield Armory
• Republican Jon Huntsman's departure from presidential race seen as marginal help to Mitt Romney in South Carolina
• Addition, renovation planned to Boston Road fire station in Wilbraham
• Belchertown Planning Board continues public hearing on solar array at New England Small Farm Institute
• Amherst Town Manager John Musante presents $19.54 million town budget
• PM News Links: Northampton youth celebrate Martin Luther King, Wall Street's calm 2012 puzzling investors, and more
• Insider trading in Connecticut being targeted by federal prosecutors
• Thomas Gleason, final defendant in Macedonia Church of God arson case, to be sentenced in federal court in Springfield
• Ron Paul flies first class despite battle on Washington spending
• 2012 Golden Globe winners: 'The Artist,' 'The Descendants' take top honors
• Hadley car crash injures 2, temporarily closes intersection of Route 9 and Route 116
• Blu Homes closes shop in East Longmeadow, moves to California
• Woman arrested in connection with Springfield stabbing
• Cape Cod plane crash claims 2 lives
• Jon Huntsman campaign says he will drop bid for Republican presidential nomination, endorse Mitt Romney
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the coming week
• Financially troubled Rhode Island city loses democratic government
• FACT CHECK: All's not well for anti-Mitt Romney film 'King of Bain'
• GOP rivals say a split vote in South Carolina primary would help Mitt Romney win nomination
• Obituaries today: Thomas 'Tommy' Ardolino was drummer with NRBQ
• GOP candidate Rick Perry defends Marines in video allegedly urinating on Taliban corpses
• Congressional negotiators look at budget cuts, new fees to afford payroll tax cut, unemployment benefits extension
• Floyd VanHooser, accuser of ex-Syracuse assistant coach Bernie Fine, admits lying about sexual abuse
• Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy evolving 44 years after assassination
• Massachusetts Gaming Commission chief Stephen Crosby seeks 'creative' casino bids
• Highway joint dislodges on I-290 in Worcester, causing accident
• Massachusetts casinos czar Stephen Crosby urges caution
• Out of tragedy, Pittsfield couple finds way to help children
• Late US Sen. Edward Kennedy honored at MLK event in South Carolina
• GOP Presidential candidates risk alienating Hispanic voters with anti-immigration message
• Berkshire County probation chief's car involved in hit-and-run accident
• Ashburnham couple's piano collection preserves music, generates buzz
• Easthampton seeking to retire injured officer who continues to receive full pay
• Palmer fire forces residents from Peterson Road home
• New York teenager injured in 2-car crash in the Berkshires
• Mark Wahlberg considering jailhouse meeting with James "Whitey" Bulger
• Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James King says Mass. needs to take lead with wind power
• Cruise ship victims describe chaotic scene as Costa Concordia ran aground off Italian coast
• Nearly 30 dolphins found beached on Cape Cod, 12 reported dead
• NAACP in Springfield seeks to renew engergy, membership
• High Street, Holyoke, kitchen fire reported
• Warren man denies collecting unemployment benefits while working
• Former Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Robert Massie endorses Elizabeth Warren
• From the campaign trail: This week in the U.S. Massachusetts Senate Race
• Cruise ship off Italy runs aground; Costa Concordia lying flat off Giglio (photos)
• Massachusetts GOP leaders defend party chair Robert Maginn after donations to Democrats
• Sen. Scott Brown agrees to meet with Elizabeth Warren campaign to discuss blocking political ads by PACs
• Obituaries today: Rudolph 'Rudy' Salvas worked at Milton Bradley, ran '50s Greaser Dances
• Scott Brown could get trickle-down votes if former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is Republican presidential nominee
• Authorities allege Franklin County man was hunting while intoxicated
• Federal storm aid briefings scheduled for all 4 Western Massachusetts counties
• Tricky transfer awaits tanker inching toward fuel-starved Alaska city
• Springfield police investigating Hancock Street stabbing
• Winter finally grips the Northeast and Midwest
• East Longmeadow police charge town resident with OUI stemming from alleged hit-and-run incidents
• Springfield police investigating home invasion in city's Forest Park neighborhood
• Ludlow police: speeding car crashes into utility pole, sends 4 to the hospital with injuries
• Newton Mayor Setti Warren speaks at Martin Luther King Jr. ceremony in Springfield
• Edward Boland scholarship fund dwindles; board to make first public appeal for donations
• Holyoke City Council President Kevin Jourdain appoints new committee leaders
• Mediterranean cruise ship runs aground off Italian coast; 6 reported dead, 4,200 evacuated to lifeboats
• Elderly, small businesses in Springfield OK'd for tax exemptions
• Westfield City Council wants upgrades, expanded hours at Twiss Street transfer station
• Abbreviated inscription on Martin Luther King memorial in D.C. to be revised following criticism
• Holyoke City Hall completely set up for wireless Internet connections
• U.S. Sen. Scott Brown calls partisan politics in Washington 'disgusting,' talks up fiscal responsibility at Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce
• State police investigating fatal crash on I-190 in Holden involving Athol motorist
• West Springfield police captain under investigation for alleged misconduct
• U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, challenger Elizabeth Warren debate ad deal in Massachusetts Senate race
• U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, opponent Elizabeth Warren call on each other to denounce attack ads
• Health insurance co-pays due to rise for Wilbraham municipal and school employees
• Holyoke Dean Technical High School student faces court date after disturbance involving cell phone
• Settlement in Phoebe Prince bullying case still leaves room for question
• Great New England Air Show returns to Westover Air Reserve Base this summer
• Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle: education equals jobs
• Wall Street: Disappointing earnings report from JP Morgan Chase leads bank stocks, rest of market, lower
• S&P downgrades France, Italy, others
• Judge denies Alan Seewald's request to withdraw from case against city
• Springfield Fire Commissioner Gary Cassanelli retires after 21 years as head of the department
• WMECO warns Western Massachusetts of possible telephone scam targeting utility customers
• FAA reports wind related delays in northeast
• Gov. Deval Patrick, cabinet secretaries pledge continued tornado-recovery aid to Springfield
• Rick Santorum calls Mitt Romney 'bland and boring'
• Obama takes on big government: 'It has to change'
• Former presidential candidate John Edwards reportedly has life-threatening heart condition
• Suspect's head shake should stop police questions, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules
• Obituaries today: Gina Rossi, 46, of Agawam; parole officer at Hampden County House of Correction
• Suspicious package prompts emergency personnel to evacuate Home Depot in Chicopee
• Stephen Colbert preps presidential run, transfers PAC to Jon Stewart
• Conservatives torn over defending, opposing Mitt Romney
• Police: Worcester woman sells crack with kids in car
• Beijing Apple store egged by throngs of angry customers after iPhone 4S delay
• Freezing rain in higher elevations causes school delays; High winds, cold expected for weekend
• Search for South Hadley schools superintendent continues
• MGM Resorts International casino in Brimfield would create 3,000 permanent jobs, developers say
• Attorney General Martha Coakley proposes strengthening Massachusetts Open Meeting Law
• Holyoke property tax bill errors might be because of computer issue, tight deadline, printer says
• Westfield Concerned Citizens continue fight against proposed $400 million natural gas-fired power plant
• South Hadley chooses Dr. Nicholas Young as new schools superintendent
• National Grid grilled by East Longmeadow residents upset with on-and-off electric service
• Mobil gas station in East Longmeadow to include a Pride convenience store
• Valley Food Championship Burger Battle: Judges visit 911 Burgers and Dogs in Agawam
• U.S. Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren addresses critics, talks about investing in future during visit to Holyoke
• Construction on first phase of Westfield's Columbia Greenway railtrail project set to begin
• Belchertown mobile home park Pine Valley Plantation may appeal tax bill for structures that have not been taxed in decades
• Westfield State University scores in top tier of U.S. News & World Reports ranking of online courses
• Amherst Town Manager John Musante to present proposed budget to select board, finance committee
• Thing5 LLC moves to downtown Springfield with plans to hire up to 500 workers
• Just Ask: Why does the governor get a $5 million fee for negotiating a casino compact on Indian owned land?
• Elizabeth Warren got nearly $430,000 teaching at Harvard
• Wall Street: Drop in oil prices, strong bond auctions in Europe, push stock market higher
• Massachusetts business confidence rebounded in December
• Michael Lizak of Warren denies racing charges in death of David Reardon
• Electrical fire damages home in Bondsville section of Palmer
• Springfield man Arvin Perez sentenced to 10 years in prison for role in cocaine distribution ring
• MGM Rolling Hills Resort casino project projected to bring 3,000 jobs to Brimfield area
• Obituaries today: The Rev. Dr. George Pennington, 86, of Longmeadow; former minister at Springfield Unitarian Universalist Society
• Rick Perry loses key SC backer after attack on Mitt Romney's business past
• State police report slow-going on western stretches of Massachusetts Turnpike, Interstate 91 in good condition
• Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemns video of urination on corpses
• DA: Apparent murder-suicide at Haverhill, Mass. park
• Schools delayed, roads hazardous as snow changes to sleet and rain across Pioneer Valley
• Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt meet with President Obama at White House
• Mitt Romney courts South Carolina voters in state with high unemployment, low wages
• Massachusetts Firefighting Academy graduates 25 local firefighters from call/volunteer training program
• MGM Resorts International's Brimfield casino proposal details to be released at formal announcement
• Casino executives plot courses for Western Massachusetts, following meetings with municipal leaders in Holyoke and Springfield
• HUD to speed assistance for homeowners hurt by October snowstorm
• 2 years after earthquake devastates Haiti, Western Massachusetts groups help reconstruction efforts
• President Barack Obama to campaign donors: 'Change will come' in 2nd term
• Antoine Watts, charged with helping quadriplegic brother Kenneth Hawkins peddle crack from his bed, sentenced to 3 years in prison
• Ford recalls 450,426 minivans and SUVs over problems that could cause crashes, fires
• The Battle of Wild Hog? Swine tearing up Civil War battlefield in Vicksburg, Miss., likely to be shot
• Bristol County DA Sam Sutter explores run for U.S. House
• Tolland voters overwhlemingly approve $72 million school project
• Republican presidential primary roundup: Candidates ready to duke it out in South Carolina
• Holyokers interested in joining Fire Commission invited to contact Mayor Alex Morse
• Nothing wrong with former UMass president Jack Wilson getting full pay on sabbitcal, consultant says
• London Richardson charged with breaking into downtown Springfield 'Sinners & Saints' bar
• Outer Belt Civic Association accuses Springfield City Council President James Ferrera of 'childish' committee appointments
• Joshua Lacroix gets suspended sentence in crash that killed Raina Jensen
• Former Greenfield Middle School teacher Brendan Kenney gets new lawyer in child rape case
• Wall Street: Dow Jones industrial average drops 13 points on new fears about European debt
• Twinkies maker Hostess Brands seeks bankruptcy protection
• 19-year-old framer fatally injured in fall from tornado-damaged home in West Springfield identified as James Ivanov of Agawam
• NYC resident Gaifill Ruiz sentenced to 7-9 years for Northampton domestic stabbing
• Westfield officials consider amenities for new Senior Center
• Concerns about agricultural land expressed at Palmer Town Council meeting
• Holyoke police arrest 5, including 16-year-old and men from Chicopee and Northampton, on heroin charges
• Overnight storm expected to bring more rain than snow to Pioneer Valley
• Man killed when tree falls on him at Shrewsbury Christmas tree farm
• Mass. company Enterasys relocating to NH by next year
• Michelle Obama: Tired of 'angry black woman' stereotype
• Holyoke hearing on $16 million Big Y plan draws people concerned about traffic, noise and trash
• Following New Hampshire primary win, Mitt Romney focuses on South Carolina
• Proposed gas-fired electric plant in Westfield subject of EPA hearing
• Southwick Town Meeting supports $72 million school project
• New Hampshire primary results: Mitt Romney on way to victory
• UMass men's basketball coach Derek Kellogg advises hard work and enthusiasm in building successful career
• Springfield and Chicopee distribute list of 29 level-3 sex offenders to alert community residents
• New McDonald's approved for Memorial Drive in Chicopee
• Massachusetts officials outline areas of concern at Chinese charter school
• Kisean Donaldson of Springfield faces weapons charges following gun disturbance outside Boston Road lounge
• Springfield officials plan to step up enforcement of residency requirement for municipal employees
• Wilbraham officials plan for using new Minnechaug Regional High School as emergency shelter
• Peter Talbot of East Longmeadow admits guilt in insider trading case
• Hampden Country Club sold at auction to Connecticut businessman Jerry Antonacci
• Massachusetts Senate backs reforms targeting financial abuse at education collaboratives
• Chicopee Electric Light honored by Barry School students
• West Springfield fire that killed homeowner Michael Stump was not intentionally set, but arson investigators still do not know cause
• Springfield residents Allan Williams and Derrick Harris arrested for Agawam armed robbery
• Wall Street: Stocks close higher after European markets rally, Alcoa predicts stronger demand
• Cell phone driving ban proposal draws little reaction at Massachusetts Statehouse
• Joshua Cayo of Chicopee, charged with hitting Springfield police officer with pickup truck, acquitted
• Obituaries today: James Gilhooly, 80, of Springfield; Worked as city police officer for 23 years
• New Hampshire Primary voters steadily hit the polls while media mobs them
• Springfield South End housing improvements get $300,000 HUD planning grant
• PM News Links: Truck bomb kills dozens in Pakistan, Syrian president vows to strike uprising, and more
• Front-runner Mitt Romney bumps through final day in NH primary
• West Springfield police charge 27-year-old city resident Ricardo Rolon with gunpoint robbery of Axiom Insurance on Westfield Street
• For Romney, size of any NH victory may shape race
• West Springfield police charge David Ortiz, 25, and Dan Daniels, 21, both of Chicopee, with armed robbery of Subway shop
• Cumberland Farms defends decision to fire store clerk Douglas Moore, who was robbed at gunpoint
• Supreme Court weighs policy against curse words on TV
• In Dixville Notch, it's a Romney-Huntsman tie
• Agawam police nab 2 men suspected in knifepoint robbery of gas station
• Northeast Utilities CEO Charles Shivery hospitalized
• Holyoke police arrest man for allegedly assaulting pregnant woman
• Polls tweak narrative in New Hampshire
• Holyoke Community College to host DEP hearing on expanded organic recycling regulations
• Just Ask: What is the purpose of the fixtures that are being installed at Route 33 intersections in Chicopee?
• TSA defends confiscation of Massachusetts woman's cupcake
• Ex-West Springfield group home worker no-show for assault trial in Falmouth
• Melvin Edwards, Springfield city councilor, to announce state senate candidacy
• Western Massachusetts gets a $44.7 million bad-weather bailout from the federal government
• Reports: Michael Philbin, son of Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin, drowned in Wisconsin's Fox River
• Springfield seeks millions in state reimbursements for proposed repairs to 9 schools
• Massachusetts politicians campaign for Mitt Romney in New Hampshire; Gov. Patrick takes swipe from Boston
• East Longmeadow School Committee: High school lights top priority
• Family displaced after fire on Pine Street in Warren
• Friendly's closes 5 restaurants in Albany area
• New Dodge Dart debuts at Detroit Auto Show (photos)
• Avery Dennison business in Chicopee sold to 3M
• Sitar closing prompts questions about future of restaurants in downtown Springfield
• Caffeinated drinks and sweets will be expelled from Massachusetts schools
• Suspect in Franklin County shooting to be arraigned in Greenfield
• East Longmeadow police charge Springfield residents Nicholas Patty, 26, and Cory McBride, 23, with theft of jerseys from Olympia Sports
• Gingrich offers lessons in history and economics in lecture at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire
• Springfield 'mall brawl' was isolated incident, according to Eastfield official
• Sen. Scott Brown to attend chamber breakfast in Sturbridge
• House Speaker Robert DeLeo to 'drop the puck' at high school hockey game at Fenway Park
• Pro-Newt Gingrich super PAC to air 28-minute film critical of Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital
• Iran sentences American man to death in CIA case
• Springfield police probing 2 possible break-ins
• Holyoke police arrest West Side man on alleged weapons offenses
• Whitey Bulger's lawyers due in court for update on evidence
• Obituaries today: John McNamara Jr. was manager with New England Telephone, former Agawam town councilor
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• Springfield woman injured in fire in elderly housing
• Mark O'Brien of South Hadley wins Rohan Award from Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade committee
• Holyoke police stop attic fire on Jarvis Avenue
• Survivors move on 1 year after Tucson shooting rampage that killed 6, wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
• Frank Guinta, R-N.H., declines to endorse candidate
• Lawsuit claims pregnancy drug DES caused breast cancer in daughters
• Springfield attempts to sell three historic homes on Maple Street for $1,000 each
• Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse will deliver the keynote address at American International College's Model Congress
• Yemen Cabinet passes law granting immunity to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, accused of killing hundreds of protesters
• Republican Presidential candidates go after Mitt Romney at NBC-Facebook debate in New Hampshire
• New Hampshire debate: Republican debate live coverage from Concord
• 2 veteran Springfield police officers retire after long careers in the City of Homes
• Utility companies seek to build overhead power lines in Hampden, Palmer and Monson
• Bish family hopes Molly Anne's killer will be found
• Westfield man gives Emily Dickinson a haiku makeover
• Springfield man and Northampton man deny beating, robbing wheelchair-bound man
• Springfield police investigating shootings, including alleged drive-by that injures Chicopee man
• Massachusetts State Police: Ammunition, live and spent, found on 2 travelers at Boston's Logan International Airport
• Colleen finalists chosen in Holyoke
• Colleen finalists chosen in Springfield
• Scott Brown's fundraising for 2010 special election boosted war chest for 2012 re-election bid
• Mitt Romney shrugs off slights in New Hampshire Republican debate
• FACT CHECK: Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney struggles on jobs claim
• Billionaire gives $5 million to pro-Gingrich group
• Fight breaks out at Eastfield Mall in Springfield
• Holyoke's new Mayor Alex Morse generates excitement, but how long before backlash arrives?
• Ludlow teens use their chainsaws to help clear tornado damaged properties in Monson
• Northampton man says he was racially profiled at Mitt Romney pasta party in New Hampshire
• Rallyers unusually tame at St. Anselm College outside ABC News Republican Debate
• Republican Presidential debate: Live coverage from Manchester, New Hampshire
• In Massachusetts, juvenile killers treated unevenly
• Democratic National Committee chair attacks Mitt Romney's record prior to New Hampshire debate
• Obituaries today: Diane O'Connor was dental assistant, active with St. John the Evangelist giving tree program
• Record-breaking warmth in region on Saturday
• Occupy the Primary protest assembles ahead of New Hampshire debate
• Ashfield artist's newest exhibit at The Hill in Springfield focuses on human trafficking
• Chicopee City Council considers ways to improve communication with residents
• Mitt Romney hopes momentum builds to a New Hampshire primary win
• Hatfield town administrator Jeffrey Ritter is stepping down for new job in Templeton
• Proposed 'distracted driving' legislation could get traction in Massachusetts
• Mayor Domenic Sarno to be joined by HUD official for Springfield funding announcement
• Supporters of Mitt Romney show up in force at New Hampshire pasta party
• Kevin Benson sworn in as Easthampton fire captain
• Kathryn Buckley-Brawner named director of Catholic Charities Agency of Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield
• New Springfield City Council President James Ferrera denies suggestions some committee assignments were vindictive
• Massachusetts DEP fines house owner $31,000 for hazardous waste management violations
• Pioneer Valley communities hail President Obama's regional disaster declaration for October snowstorm
• Massachusetts police officer won't face charges in shooting
• Home engine repair in Springfield turns costly as fire consumes truck, spreads to building
• Ex-Massachusetts cop who boosted pension jailed over alimony
• Ron Paul rally draws hundreds of Republican supporters to airplane hangar in New Hampshire
• Mayor Domenic Sarno names Deputy Chief Joseph Conant as interim head of Springfield Fire Department with retirement of Commissioner Gary Cassanelli
• Opponents of Northampton Business Improvement District oppose mayor's plan to hire their lawyer
• Springfield diocese sells former St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Ludlow
• Declaring Washington broken, U.S. Sen. Scott Brown to officially kick off re-election bid
• Mother of Wales hit-and-run victim Cory Cane recalls her son
• Holyokers plan vigil for Jonathan Gray, Holyoke High School graduate who police say died at home
• President Obama signs declaration to help Western Massachusetts pay for October snowstorm recovery
• Agawam planners approve plan for metal-extracting operation at Bondi's Island landfill
• Blackwater suit ends 7 years after Fallujah deaths
• Wall Street: Positive jobs report fails to lift stock market
• Springfield issues warning for people to stay off any ice-covered ponds or lakes as unsafe
• In New Hampshire, Rick Santorum says Barack Obama has 'fundamentally different world-view'
• Springfield police charge 24-year-old Chicopee resident Michael Molina with using car door as weapon to knock down officer
• State extends deadline for West Springfield to get local financing in place for $13.4 million library
• Jon Huntsman objects to attack video featuring adopted kids
• Information being sought in Cory Cane hit-and-run fatality in Wales
• 'No Name Calling Day,' proclaimed by Gov. Deval Patrick in Massachusetts
• Just Ask: Are rumors about Aldi grocery store, Five Guys Burgers and Fries opening in Chicopee true?
• Unemployment rate falls to 8.5 pct., hiring surges
• After Texas school shooting, many questions loom
• Homelessness drop 21 pct. among Mass. veterans
• Source: Obama administration plans change in immigration rule
• Joshua Roque, arrested in Springfield drug raid, was convicted of juvenile manslaughter in 2001 stabbing death of 11-year-old Nestor Herrera
• Westover deploys members of 439th Airlift Wing on mission to support Afghanistan war
• Holyoke Winter Carnival will begin with dog show and include hockey, music, spaghetti
• Springfield residents and stake-holders pack meeting to suggest ways to revitalize city following tornado
• Obituaries today: Ardy Iennaco Jr. recently opened Primos 2 Go in Longmeadow
• Massachusetts man acquitted of murder arrested after alleged scuffle with state trooper
• Northampton City Council preserves conservation land to augment augment Fitzgerald Lake, Historic Mill River conservation areas
• Rick Santorum faces skeptics as he seeks votes in New Hampshire
• Worthington Street weekend shutdown test could begin next month, Springfield city councilor says
• Officials of agencies in Western Massachusetts weigh impacts of cut in federal home heating assistance
• Fire at Dresser-Hull Lumber Company traced to electrical malfunction with engine-block heater on company truck
• Vatican upholds closing of St. Mary's Church in Northampton
• Bradley Airport to San Juan, Puerto Rico service begins on JetBlue
• Springfield City Council President James Ferrera announces committee appointments for 2012
• Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts pledges merit-based hiring and promotion in the courts
• Ware's new Town Manager Stuart Beckley signs contract with selectmen
• Massachusetts cannot prevent thousands of legal immigrants from joining Commonwealth Care, court rules
• Massachusetts cannot prevent legal immigrants from enrolling in Commonwealth Care, court rules
• Valley Food Championship Burger Battle: Judges visit Five Guys
• Isaacson, Miller of Boston hired to recommend 2 Massachusetts Gaming Commission candidates
• Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Committee considers using new Minnechaug Regional High School as emergency shelter
• Easthampton library corporators hope to interview director candidates soon
• Acting Palmer town manager Charles Blanchard disputes 19 years of railroad crossing charges
• Wall Street: Stocks recover after concerns about European debt cause early morning drop
• Car ends on top of another in Wellesley parking garage (video)
• Hours after being robbed at work, Cumberland Farms cashier Douglas Moore fired for having too much money in register
• Holyoke tax bills show incorrect acreage, but collector says mistake doesn't affect values
• State Rep. Robert Koczera defends bill to change way Massachusetts awards Electoral College votes
• Holyoke Public Library sets opening in temporary quarters in City Hall auditorium
• Chicopee police, firefighters negotiate new contracts
• Teen dies in fall from Shrewsbury, Mass. ski lift
• Man admits to raping Pittsfield dementia patient
• Texas police kill 8th-grader carrying pellet gun
• West Springfield police charge 30-year-old Springfield resident Giovanni Cotto with attempted murder following New Year's Day brawl
• With New Hampshire Primary on horizon, Republican rivals race for money
• Southwick special Town Meeting to consider $72 million school construction project
• Ware to consider backing legislation changing how Massachusetts awards Electoral College votes
• Report: Kodak may file for bankruptcy
• On Wall Street, it's not much, but it's 2 up days in a row to start 2012
• Obama makes 3 recess appointments to National Labor Relations Board; infuriated Republicans claim 'dangerous precedent'
• West Springfield Department of Public Works Director Jack Dowd to retire
• East Longmeadow Planning Board expresses concerns over safety issues at The Arbors Kids
• Joseph Superneau, Springfield Water and Sewer executive director, dies
• Body found in West Springfield house fire identified as Michael Stump
• Warren car crash victim identified as David Reardon
• Holyoke Community College plans to purchase Grynn & Barrett building for health services programs
• Springfield wins $2.1 million in federal tornado aid
• Cuba to Twitter: Fidel Castro is not dead (so stop saying he is)
• Federal funds for home heating aid in Massachusetts will be cut by 28 percent
• Holly Piirainen case: Appeal for information on David Pouliot brings strong response
• PM News Links: Comcast deal with Disney allows streaming, out-of-home content, Boston breweries plans for 2012, and more
• Court hearing pits Mater Dolorosa parishioners against Catholic diocese of Springfield
• Massachusetts Civil Service Commission faults Springfield Fire Department hiring practices
• Sen. Scott Brown's campaign spars with Elizabeth Warren over position on TARP bailout
• Obituaries today: Phillip McCall worked in construction and for city of Springfield
• DevelopSpringfield seeks public input before finalizing master plan for post-tornado revitalization
• Lawyers in David Oppenheim child rape case file flurry of motions
• Obama bypasses Senate, installs new consumer chief Richard Cordray
• Fatal heroin overdose led to manslaughter charge for Chicopee resident Eric Grant
• John McCain endorses Mitt Romney in GOP race
• Agawam city council votes to stay in pipeline for possible state funding of new high school and early childhood center
• Gov. Patrick: Romney win a victory for tea party
• Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz taps Alan Seewald as new city solicitor
• Americans bought more cars and trucks in 2011
• Amherst officials settle last town employee contract
• Cape Cod woman accused of stealing $65,000 from charity
• Iowa caucus results: Mitt Romney scores 8-vote victory over Rick Santorum
• Republican official: John McCain to endorse Mitt Romney
• Democratic U.S. Senate challenger Elizabeth Warren comes out swinging at Dorchester town hall discussion
• Iowa caucus results: Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney in dead heat
• 2012 Iowa caucuses: Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney battling for lead
• Michele Bachmann tells supporters she's staying in 2012 Republican presidential race
• Rick Perry reassessing presidential bid after Iowa caucuses
• Ricky Jardine of Athol sentenced in child sex abuse case
• Easthampton Mayor Michael Tautznik, other elected officials sworn in
• Michele Bachmann campaign manager says she may drop out
• Ray Lazier Lengend arrested in New York Islamic center firebomb attack
• 2012 Iowa caucuses, early results: Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul leading the vote
• Chicopee mattress fire causes $10,000 in damages
• Chicopee City Council to reconsider hiring city solicitor full-time
• Fire sweeps through Dresser-Hull lumber yard in downtown Lee
• Christopher Keefe retains seat as president on Westfield City Council
• AP sources: Embers moved for Santa before fatal Connecticut fire
• 2012 Iowa caucuses entrance survey: Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum seen in top tier
• Kevin Jourdain elected Holyoke City Council president following Mayor Alex Morse swearing-in
• U.S. Rep. Richard Neal meets with chambers of commerce from current and future congressional districts
• U.S. Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren meets with officials and residents in Quincy
• Wall Street starts happy new year: Dow up almost 180
• Westfield Mayor Daniel Knapik lists priorities for next 2 years
• Police looking for help in identifying body found in Wales
• Richard Cohen takes oath for 6th term as Agawam mayor
• Gregory Neffinger sworn in as West Springfield's 2nd mayor
• Northampton City Council elects William Dwight president
• Hampden resident Kyle Reilly arrested for allegedly stealing copper pipes from Longmeadow home
• Investigators are seeking more information about David E. Pouliot of Springfield in connection with the 1993 killing of Holly Piirainen
• PM News Links: Meteor shower tonight, Connecticut teachers union proposes changes, and more
• Obituaries today: Spurgeon Agerton, was World War II POW, longtime electrician
• Responding to Donald Cykowski's 'Puerto Rican' remark, Easthampton City Council adopts resolution reaffirming commitment to tolerance and against discrimination
• Tests confirm brown bat caused Mass. rabies case
• Newt Gingrich plots an attack on Mitt Romney's record
• NYPD says suspect admits 5 New Year's Day firebomb attacks
• Sitar restaurant in downtown Springfield closes its doors
• Holly Piirainen's family members hopeful over new lead in 1993 murder
• Investigators continue 'criminal investigation' into blaze that destroyed sanctuary of Somers Congregational United Church of Christ
• Woman takes unique road to sue Honda over hybrid mileage
• With Iowa Caucus voting set to begin, many GOP voters still undecided
• Mitt Romney predicts victory in GOP caucuses and beyond
• Hampden District Attorney Mark Mastroianni to announce "new investigative lead" in Holly Piirainen murder
• Discovery of body found by side of Route 19 in Wales prompts state police to shut roadway down
• Mass. Hollywood tax credits often resold
• George W. Bush barely mentioned in GOP campaign
• New Year's rollover crash in Pelham claims unborn twins
• AM News Links: Pentagon poised for cuts, box office attendance down at the movies, and more
• Springfield police officer injured, 2 people rescued from house fire in McKnight neighborhood
• Springfield firefighters, police respond to house fire in McKnight neighborhood
• East Longmeadow police searching for Linda Jorgensen, missing since Monday afternoon
• American Hockey League Will Be Announcing the Playing Rosters for the 2012 AHL All-Star Classic
• LA arson suspect Harry Burkhart held without right to bail in connection with 50+ suspicious fires over New Years weekend
• Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and Chicopee Mayor Michael Bissonnette start new terms with pledges of greater success for their cities
• Rachel Truehart of Southampton makes television debut on ABC's 'The Bachelor' dating show
• Members of Somers Congregational United Church of Christ mourn loss of sanctuary to fire, vow to rebuild
• Benjamin Barnes, man found dead in Mount Rainier National Park, confirmed as gunman who killed ranger Margaret Anderson
• Mount Rainier gunman's body may have been found in deep snow
• Chicopee City Council elects George Moreau as its new president
• Northampton License Commission looks to refine rules for late-night establishments serving food, alcohol
• Secretary of State William Galvin to file statewide ballot questions proposing 'death with dignity,' medical marijuana and teacher evaulations
• Rick Santorum draws large crowds as 6 Republican presidential candidates make 23 Iowa campaign stops
• Environmentalist Alexandra Dawson of Hadley is remembered for her passion, commitment to the land
• 'Replanting Monson' Committee looks to hold tree planting events as part of long-term tornado recovery
• New Springfield School Commitee vice chair Christopher Collins convenes first meeting with gavel used by father as chair in 1950s
• West Springfield Town Council scheduled to vote on funding new library
• Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and new City Council President James Ferrera pledge cooperation and commitment to revitalization
• Incoming West Springfield Mayor Gregory Neffinger to appoint Simon Brighenti as new town attorney
• Chicopee city officials sworn into office at Elms College
• Man arrested in connection with Los Angeles arson spree
• Students at Springfield's Rennaissance School get a kick out of Five College volunteers
• Obituaries today: Theresa Forcier was executive secretary at Smith & Wesson, MassMutual
• PVTA returns to regular schedule today
• Northampton's First Night generates lots of fun, no arrests
• Steven Sheldon and Steven Megliola to be arraigned Wednesday on illegal gambling charges for operating Chicopee cyber cafe
• Wrong-way driver on Interstate 91 in Longmeadow clips right-way vehicle, flees scene
• Fired Harvard professor lashes back at critics
• Northampton police: Montague man was driving drunk when he crashed at busy intersection
• Historic Somers church destroyed in blaze
• Power line traps 2 inside car after New Year's Day crash in Shelburne
• Pioneer Valley Planning Commission lists goals for 2012
• Hollywood's take on President Obama: Less gushing this time, some criticism
• Mater Dolorosa Church in Holyoke marks six-month anniversary of its 24-hour vigil
• Springfield police investigating armed robbery at Tedeschi Mart
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• U.S. Rep. Richard Neal to meet with chambers of commerce in the new First Congressional District
• Obituaries today: Brenda Louise Wolfe worked with Girl Scouts, volunteered with several organizations
• U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts says he has 'complete confidence' that colleagues are impartial
• Powerball ticket price will double to $2 on Jan. 15
• Massachusetts State Police: Off-duty trooper accidentally shot woman, 66, after mistaking her dogs for deer
• Michael Atwell, 32, of Orange, killed in rollover crash in Pelham; pregnant passenger loses twins
• Families celebrate the New Year in Western Mass.
• GOP candidate Jon Huntsman: Iowa narrows field, but New Hampshire primary proves electability
• Off-duty Massachusetts State Police trooper shoots Norton woman, says he thought she was deer
• Rick Santorum, on rise in GOP field, targeted by rivals in Iowa days before first-in-the-nation caucuses
• Romney says he would veto DREAM Act giving illegal immigrants path to citizenship
• Orange man killed in rollover crash in Pelham early Sunday morning
• New Year firecrackers, gang violence injure nearly 500 Filipinos
• State police urge drivers to beware of black ice, slippery road conditions this New Year's morn
• Los Angeles arson probe: more car fires reported on New Year's Eve
• 2012 Western Massachusetts mayoral inaugurations break new ground
• Obituaries today: Richard Whitty was transportation supervisor at Martin Brower Company in Enfield
• Massachusetts man shot to death while visiting family in Lawrence
• Icy Massachusetts roads lead to multiple accidents, including 16-vehicle pileup
• Civil War January 1862: Storm-ravaged Springfield troops live to fight another day
• Local residents shake off natural disasters and enduring recession to welcome 2012
• Weekly review of the U.S. Senate race & other political happenings in Massachusetts
• 27th annual First Night Northampton draws droves of revelers
• Alex Morse poised to become youngest mayor in Holyoke history
• Holyoke celebrates 2012 early with First Night Jr.
• Several protesters arrested outside Michele Bachmann's Iowa HQ
• Hope reigns as Americans prepare to ring in 2012
• President Obama signs controversial defense bill despite 'reservations'
• Elderly Vermont couple ends 9-year anti-war vigil
• Paid sick leave among new Connecticut laws taking effect
• New Haven Mayor John DeStefano Jr. prepares for 10th term
• Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority fails to refinance $811 million in debt
• Massachusetts income and corporate tax rates to drop in new year
• Top 10 stories of 2011: No. 1 -- Tornadoes pummel Western Massachusetts
• 11 Pioneer Valley firefighters graduate from Massachusetts Firefighting Academy
• Monson couple charged with assault and battery on child
• Maine police say foul play a factor in disappearance of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds
• New Year's Eve revelers in Holyoke, Northampton should see mild weather
• Springfield tornado victim Michael Bynum gets new modular home -- 7 months later
• Palmer town councilor wants Mohegan Sun to reveal design plans for proposed casino site
• White House domestic policy chief Melody Barnes points out accomplishments upon exit
• Warren police investigating fatal crash on Brimfield Road
• West Springfield, former school superintendent Suzanne Marotta settle lawsuit
• 'Synthetic' marijuana 'Spice' is problem for U.S. military
• 2 popular Springfield clubs giving up liquor licenses
• Newt Gingrich weeps, Mitt Romney launches verbal attack on Ron Paul in Iowa
• New lead in Holly Piirainen case to be subject of DA Mark Mastroianni press conference
• Wall Street: Stocks end flat for year after big ups, downs
• PM News Links: Kevin Garnett buys shares in Italian soccer club, UMass economists say corporate hoarders hurt economy, and more
• Springfield will use property liens to collect unpaid fiscal 2010 trash fees
• As Mohegan Sun plans casino in Western Massachusetts, tribal owners warn about debt problem
• Massachusetts GOP Chair Robert Maginn defends donations to Democrats
• Funeral planned for 3 of 5 Stamford, Conn. fire victims
• Computers, other electronics seized from professor in child porn on plane case
• Obituaries today: David Lee Guimond, 34, of Agawam; counselor at West Central Family and Counseling
• Connecticut court to appoint professional to redraw congressional district boundaries
• Pro-Huntsman PAC takes shot at Mitt Romney in new ad
• For Newt Gingrich, it's a struggle to stay on message
• 3 Vermont residents face drug charges following Holyoke arrests
• GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney tries to come across as 'man of the people'
• Worcester diocese seeks to have priest defrocked
• Inauguration week festivities in Springfield to include free admission to Bright Nights
• Top 10 stories of 2011: October nor'easter paralyzes much of Western Massachusetts
• Funeral for Peabody firefighter who died in line of duty expected to draw hundreds
• Springfield NAACP chapter pleased for now with DA Mark Mastroianni's response to query regarding police shooting of Tahiem Goffe
• 'Baby bump' dumped, 'occupy' overused, according to university's annual list of misused and abused words and phrases
• New York Muslims upset by NYPD surveillance to boycott mayor's interfaith breakfast
• Longmeadow police investigating vandalism to 8 vehicles around town Thursday morning
• Owner of poodle allegedly killed by groomer Sharon Kozik hires Walpole animal-law lawyer Robert Fennessy for possible civil suit
• North Korea warns world: Don't expect any changes
• NYC mayor: Work on 9/11 museum stalled, won't be ready on time
• Alone in New Hampshire, Jon Huntsman sees past Iowa
• Holyoke firefighters put out clothing fire at industrial building on Jackson Street
• 'Occupy the Caucuses' protesters arrested at Ron Paul, Democratic headquarters in Iowa
• Family: Deloris Gillespie's generosity toward homeless man led to her burning death
• 2 brothers charged over 'bizarre' $2.4 million Rhode Island house sale
• Massachusetts announces recall of Fromagerie Marie Kade cheese
• Ameristar Casinos plans to close deal for Springfield land and compete for Western Massachusetts casino license
• Massachusetts mother renews plea for help finding missing son Matt Mullaney
• Defense attorney 'mystified' by verdict as Miguel Roman convicted in murder of Shaun Tiago
• New Year's Eve in Western Massachusetts to include family-friendly activities, unseasonably mild weather
• 2 dead, 61 hurt in 40-vehicle New Orleans pileup
• No Pioneer Valley Sears, Kmart stores on preliminary closure list
• Obituaries today: Richard Fattini, 84, was Kollmorgen engineer
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick seeks end to debate on when lieutenant governor may vote on Governor's Council
• Commentary: Prejudice defeated would represent greater progress than booting Donald Cykowski out of office
• Wall Street: Stock market closes up following postive home sales, job growth reports
• Massachusetts businesses to get tax break, increase in new year
• Year in Review 2011: 13 Must-see Western Mass. videos
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• Warmest December on record forecast for Western Massachusetts
• Massachusetts mental health commissioner Barbara Leadholm resigns
• Rick Perry fights to claw way back into contention in Iowa
• Texas Gov. Rick Perry loses first round in Virginia ballot battle
• Sen. Scott Brown says Rep. Barney Frank's departure hurts fishermen in Bay State
• Eric Grant of Chicopee denies guilt in assault death of Nathan Foley of West Springfield
• Barre to shut down Quabbin school campus Thursday for region police tactical drill
• 2 planes make emergency landings at Vermont airport
• Springfield NAACP schedules public meeting on Easthampton City Councilor Donald Cykowski's 'Puerto Rican' remark
• Top 10 stories of 2011: Western Massachusetts loses a congressional district
• Business group: Massachusetts government largely to blame for layoffs and job losses
• Ron Paul gets front-runner's welcome in Iowa; Rick Santorum gains momentum
• U.S. warns Iran against closing key oil passage
• Longmeadow's 2012 tax rate set at $19.68
• Obituaries today: Edward Kapinos Sr., 90, of Chicopee; worked for Smith & Wesson, Meyers Awning Co.
• State Police searching in Otis woods for Donald Horrigan, missing since Tuesday
• Missing Otis resident Donald Horrigan found dead near his home
• Cape Wind president encouraged by key Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling
• Wall Street: Stocks fall following report on European lending
• Chicopee School Committee to review student cell phone use
• New Republican rules may complicate race for presidential delegates
• Former Emery Street landfill in Bondsville may have new use as a solar project
• PM News Links: Boston Herald endorses Republican Mitt Romney, Iowans less concerned about unemployment than rest of country, and more
• Top 10 photo galleries of 2011: Hurricanes, tornadoes, maniacs and more
• U.S. Sen. Scott Brown says voters will have clear choice next year between him and Democrat Elizabeth Warren
• New building and grounds department considered by Westfield Mayor Daniel Knapik
• Mass. woman settles $100,000 water bill
• Gusty winds bring some power outages to Greater Springfield
• Turners Falls man bitten by possibly rabid fox
• US police fatalities up 13 percent in 2011 to 173
• Preventive care: It's free, except when it's not
• 4,000 households without power in Hampden, East Longmeadow
• Top 10 stories of 2011: Boston Bruins win Stanley Cup, Boston Red Sox collapse
• GOP's Rick Santorum fighting to contend in leadoff Iowa
• North Korean heir Kim Jong Un leads funeral of Kim Jong Il
• Newt Gingrich sharpens attacks on Mitt Romney, Ron Paul
• Springfield launches Kwanzaa 2011 celebration
• Court summary judgement on Mater Dolorosa protest delayed until next week
• Route 141 between Easthampton and Holyoke to be closed for tree work on Thursday
• Murder trial of Miguel Roman, accused of killing Shaun Tiago in Holyoke, goes to jury
• Norwood woman killed in I-95 accident in Walpole near Sharon, say Massachusetts State Police
• Northampton gets $408,000 state grant toward securing undeveloped land near Mineral Hills Conservation Area
• Deadly Stamford, Conn. fire caused by embers in discarded fireplace ashes
• South Hadley releases Phoebe Prince settlement
• Committees given deadline to decide use for old wood from Gilbertville Covered Bridge, connecting Ware and Hardwick
• Texas police ID man who dressed as Santa to kill 6 relatives then self on Christmas day
• Mohegan Sun eyes vote next year for Palmer casino in Western Massachusetts
• 2 elderly residents overcome by smoke in Agawam blaze
• Making gingerbread houses at Palmer Public Library a holiday tradition
• Longmeadow police establish stray animal fund
• Over $100,000 raised for Jessica's Boundless Playground planned for Belchertown; $300,000 more needed
• Burying power lines might help solve some problems during storms, but cause greater maintenance issues, utilities say
• Wall Street: Stock market sees little change in light holiday trading
• Consumer confidence index surges in December
• Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton issues $59,000 in grants to encourage healthy lifestyles
• Advocates for homeless people urge Patrick administration to boost housing support
• Rollover crash closes stretch of Interstate 95 in Sharon
• Jonathan Hart, Jason Lopez charged with murder of former Hardwick selectman Joseph Cernauskas, 84
• Fast-moving storm, packing heavy rains and gusty winds, heading towards Western Massachusetts
• Obituaries today: Geraldine Muldoon, 69, of Chicopee; died on Christmas Day following battle with Alzheimer's disease
• No injuries reported in blaze that damaged 3-family home in Springfield's North End
• Southampton driver cited for hitting two pedestrians in a crosswalk, Easthampton police say
• Top 10 stories of 2011: Michael Jacques sentenced in racially motivated arson of Springfield church
• Western Massachusetts communities deal with cleanup costs in wake of October snowstorm
• Chicopee Electric Light announces winners of holiday house decorating contest
• Kentucky liquor company's safety chief among victims in deadly Stamford, Conn., fire
• Just Ask: Are banks legally allowed to take direct deposit funds from Social Security to cover overdraft charges?
• AP survey: Economy to pick up in 2012, but still vulnerable
• GOP campaign for Iowa caucus enters final week
• Springfield carpenters' union opposes Ware's choice of general contractor for new fire station
• Zohydro, new powerful painkiller, has addiction experts worried about wave of hydrocodone abuse
• Members of Iraqi Community Soccer Team enjoy American security, soccer familiarity following relocation to Greater Springfield
• Holyoke mayor-elect Alex Morse won't reappoint City Solicitor Lisa Ball; DPW chief William Fuqua may face residency rule
• Massachusetts farms win $455,000 in grants to install energy saving devices
• Hampden Country Club foreclosed upon, to be sold at auction by TD Bank
• Chicopee Mayor Michael Bissonnette proposes new way to modify charter
• Massachusetts health insurers reportedly holding payment increases to new low
• Outside group air barrage of ads in Massachusetts U.S. Senate race
• West Springfield School Department trying to avoid cutting winter, spring vacations
• Northampton police arrest Nancy Gehrung, charge her with armed assault in connection with Christmas break-in
• Palmer's new school superintendent, Thomas Charko, to be paid $125,000
• Easthampton City Planner Stuart Beckley says he'll miss old job, but be challenged as Ware's town manager
• PM News Links: Gunman dressed as Santa slaughters family, airline denies terminally-ill boy special seat and more
• Obituaries today: Diane LaPlante, 58, of Holyoke; foster care provider who grew up in paper city
• Western Massachusetts shoppers take advantage of post Christmas sales
• Republican presidential hopefuls return to campaign trial following Christmas break
• Skiers more likely to be killed in car than chair lift accident, industry official say
• Springfield police investigate shooting on Savoy Street
• Police investigate stabbing outside the X Pub in Springfield
• Top 10 stories of 2011: Politics in Massachusetts
• CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps) eyed for fire danger
• Rebuild Springfield readies final plan for city neighborhoods damaged by June tornado
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• Amherst man charged with stealing Christmas gifts
• Springfield man arrested for carjacking after crashing the car
• Some celebrate Christmas by working, volunteering
• Holyoke narcotics police spend Christmas day delivering presents to children in high-crime areas
• Springfield fire investigators searching for the cause of a Carew Street blaze
• Decorated US soldier paralyzed in shooting at Calif. homecoming party
• Seek government help? More than 1,600 9/11 victims have until Jan. 2 to decide
• Christmas house fire kills 5 in Stamford, Conn.
• Mall manager: Day after Christmas 'the second coming of Black Friday'
• NORAD Santa trackers have record holiday
• Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry fail to qualify for Virginia primary ballot
• Springfield Roman Catholic Diocese celebrates 150th anniversary of St. Michael's Cathedral
• Enfield liquor store robbed on Christmas Eve
• St. Michael's Cathedral in Springfield marks 150 years
• Holyoke City Council fail to override mayor's veto on tax rate
• Departing Holyoke Mayor Elaine Pluta discusses her defeat, accomplishments, says she would do few things differently
• Northampton Comcast users absent from performance hearing
• Toy for Joy, through generosity of readers of The Republican and Masslive.com, handily exceeds $150,000 goal
• Massachusetts tornado delivered blessings for Frank and Elaine Anderson of Springfield
• Mater Dolorosa protesters, Springfield diocese, argue over nativity scene
• Springfield cabbie Jay Galano driving to battle cancer on Christmas
• War photographer Anja Niedringhaus' journey to locate injured Marine she comforted in Afghanistan
• Donald Trump, wanting to keep option to seek presidency, drops Republican Party registration in New York
• U.S. Justice Department rejects South Carolina voter photo ID law, citing potential hardship for minority voters to cast ballots
• Britain's Prince Philip hospitalized, given heart stent
• Springfield 1 a.m. entertainment curfew proposal draws criticism at hearing
• Massachusetts woman: TSA confiscated my cupcake
• Judge rules in favor of Emily Bazelon, orders Phoebe Prince settlement information released
• DA Mark Mastroianni directs CPAC unit to investigate alleged theft from St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral
• Santa Claus' poll numbers up, parents still cling to his magic
• More retailers join Wal-Mart and pull baby formula after Missouri infant death
• Massachusetts firefighter dies after responding to blaze
• Chicopee City Council drops plan to modify regulations for electronic signs
• State announces historic conservation deal in Leverett, Shutesbury
• Wall Street stocks close higher; S&P turns positive for 2011
• Video: Easthampton City Councilor Donald Cykowski's 'Puerto Rican' remark
• Northampton DPW shuts down well after testing shows potentially harmful bacteria in drinking water
• Ludlow police investigate late-night armed robbery of West Street Cumberland Farms
• Monson gets $253,120 state grant for land protection
• Masked gunman holds up West Springfield insurance agency
• Obituaries today: Bernard Shevlin, 43, of East Longmeadow; veteran of U.S., Irish armies
• New Air Jordan basketball sneakers fly off shelves of Western Massachusetts stores
• Callaway Golf Co. proves to be major Toy for Joy driver with donation of $12,000
• Animal cruelty case against Nicholas Franklin of Palmer continued for year
• Boston student leaves $172,000 violin on Philadelphia-bound bus
• Shoplifting expected to be up 6% this holiday season, survey says
• Holyoke police raid Elm Street apartment, arrest 3 city men
• SUV with 6 family members crashes on New York State Thruway near Albany
• Mobile Vet Center to provide counseling in Longmeadow
• 3 Republican candidates to meet voters in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Iowa
• Bondsville tattoo artist appears before Board of Health
• 2nd mistrial declared for Benjamin Makinen of Worcester accused of random stabbing of Shelleigh Wilcox
• Substitute teacher selection process questioned in Palmer
• Federal official calls for improved testing after child treated at Boston Children's Hospital infected with hepatitis C
• Stephen Colbert offering $500,000 to pay for South Carolina GOP primary
• A guide to mortgage refinancing as rates hit all-time lows
• Hardwick police arrest 19-year-old Hubbardston man following car crash
• Iran, Taliban, al-Qaida liable for 9/11, New York judge rules
• Live Christmas trees greenest choice, but far from most popular
• National Weather Service issues snowstorm advisory for Greenfield, Franklin County
• NAACP wants censure, resident seeks resignation of Easthampton City Councilor Donald Cykowski for 'Puerto Rican' remark
• Mater Dolorosa protesters: 'Grinch, Scrooge and Marley' take Jesus, Mary and Joseph
• Payroll tax deadlock ends as House Republicans cave
• Palmer ice carver Michael Rondeau defies unseasonably warm weather
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• High school students in Wilbraham and Agawam make the grade when it comes to Toy for Joy
• 3 men arrested after police find 25 pounds of cocaine in Peabody hotel room
• Careless disposal of cigarette cause of blaze that caused some $35,000 in damage to Halon Terrace home in East Longmeadow
• The era of the 'non-apology apology,' where too little is too much for some
• Proposed 1 a.m. Springfield entertainment curfew has Mayor Domenic Sarno and nightclub officials clashing
• Somerville couple denies stealing 100 packages off front porches, steps
• Springfield NAACP President Talbert Swan blasts Easthampton City Councilor Donald Cykowski for 'racist' remark about Puerto Ricans
• Vermont Yankee: Small amount of tritium found in Connecticut River
• Utah man wins $300K Lamborghini in contest, wrecks it 6 hours later; now looking for buyer
• October snowstorm, Tropical Storm Irene responses cited in delaying NStar, Northeast Utilities merger
• Easthampton City Councilor Donald Cykowski apologizes for 'Puerto Rican' remark
• South Hadley superintendent of schools search down to 5 finalists
• UMass Chancellor Robert Holub creates committee to look at health service changes
• Occupy Boston drops suit against city
• Mitt Romney says US should deport Obama's uncle, illegal immigrant Onyango Obama
• Valley Food Championship Burger Battle: Vote to pick the Final 4
• Mitt Romney sidesteps payroll tax dispute; rival Newt Gingrich dives in
• Subject of search in Northampton, Christian Barbee arrested hours later in Ludlow
• 8 US soldiers charged in death of bullied comrade, Pvt. Daniel Chen
• Death of woman in Fall River pool leads to criminal charges for 2 former state workers
• Pioneer Valley home sales, prices rise in November 2011
• Holyoke Medical Center and Mercy Medical Center eligible for a combined $70 million under Medicaid waiver agreement
• Wall Street stocks end mixed; Oracle's weak earnings drag down technology stocks
• Springfield attorney John Ferrara confirmed to Superior Court bench by Massachusetts Governor's Council
• Gifts from Thing5 and Hampden County Correctional Center inmates' commissary fund boost Toy for Joy by $20,000
• Traditional first kiss upon return of USS Oak Hill exchanged between two lesbian sailors
• Money may be tight, but plenty of volunteers help Western Massachusetts nonprofit organizations
• Just Ask: Are there any plans to redo the northern section of Plumtree Road in Springfield?
• Holyoke Mayor Elaine Pluta vetoes City Council tax rate as unfair to homeowners; veto prompts tax-bill scheduling problems
• Chief Hampshire probation officer Christopher Hoffman charged with obstructing investigation into state probation department
• U.S. economy ends tough 2011 on a surprising upswing
• Obama goes Christmas shopping
• Hitchcock Center, Hampshire College officials sign joint agreement
• 'Think Westfield First, Buy Local' promotion designed to draw holiday shoppers downtown
• Holyoke homeowners' tax bills going up 11 percent on average; commercial rate lowered
• AAA: Holiday travel expected to be heavy
• Palmer high blood drive held in honor of former student Matthew Ziemian
• Ware Board of Selectmen hires Easthampton City Planner Stuart Beckley as Town Manager
• MassMutual donates $3 million to Baystate Medical Center's Springfield expansion
• Springfield unemployment rate drops by half-percentage point
• Springfield considers having bars cease entertainment at 1 a.m. unless they obtain late night permit from mayor
• Obituaries today: Diolinda Breault, 91, was seamstress, crafts enthusiast
• Palmer tax rate set; some taxpayers will see a decrease
• PM News Links: Gov. Deval Patrick approves day after Christmas liquor sales, Sudbury man convicted of terrorism, and more
• Man paying $1 parking ticket 58 years late
• Springfield receives $216,000 in private grants for children's room renovations, furnishings at Forest Park Library
• Ron Paul emerges as outsider pick in GOP race
• Christmas presents stolen from under tree in Longmeadow house break, police say
• East Longmeadow athletic field lights funding could be decided by Special Town Meeting
• Candle fire causes $80K damage to Westhampton home, displaces 2
• Massachusetts Lottery may allow debit card purchases next year
• Sen. Scott Brown joins Democratic colleagues in support of Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act
• Massachusetts gets $60 million grant to help homeless people
• Westhampton Elementary School conducts lockdown drill, receives 'go-bags' for classrooms
• Piers Morgan evasive, hostile at London hearing into phone hacking
• Statehouse Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony likely to skirt 'holiday tree' controversy
• Springfield teacher Willie Vega has been fired from his job for allegedly assaulting school administrator
• Bowie School students in Chicopee learn engineering with after-school club
• Santa Claus to visit schools in Saugus after all, after initially being told to stay away
• Mitt Romney to America: 'Newt Gingrich? Really?'
• Westhampton house fire triggers mutual aid response
• FBI: Springfield's crime rate fell during the first 6 months of 2011
• Congress moves toward standoff over payroll tax cut extension
• Proposed Springfield charter schools get mixed reception from School Committee
• Chicopee River Canal bike path extension plans in the works
• Inauguration of elected Westfield officials set for Jan. 3
• Mystery surrounds Kim Jong Un, 20-something son set to succeed Kim Jong Il in North Korea
• Holyoke community policing substation to open at 415 Maple St.
• Palmer Town Council picks interim Town Manager Charles Blanchard for permanent position
• Hampden County Sheriff Michael Ashe drops plans for halfway house in Springfield's McKnight neighborhood after hearing concerns
• Craigslist ticket scammers plead guilty
• Tax incentive for F.W. Webb relocation and expansion plans gets Springfield City Council final approval
• AT&T drops T-Mobile bid; 'duopoly' with Verizon Wireless averted
• Wilbraham Police Capt. Roger Tucker hired as department's new chief
• Northfield Mount Hermon names Peter Fayroian new head of school
• As attack ads hurt Newt Gingrich in Iowa, Mitt Romney's confidence boosted; some speculate Ron Paul could win
• Colleges rush to buy rights to .xxx adults-only web domain names to keep them away from porn industry
• PM News Links: Gas prices drop for 5th straight week, study examines adolescent arrest patterns, and more
• Bank of America and other big banks fall hard as U.S. stocks drop
• Saab dealers, repair shops react to the brand's demise
• Iowa Republicans worried by hacker threat to caucus vote
• Auditor Suzanne Bump finds Massachusetts spent $47.9 million on court-appointed lawyers without confirming if defendants qualify for aid
• Prosecutor tells jurors Miguel Roman fatally shot Shaun Tiago as they rode in car with 3 other men
• Psychiatrist Mani Batchu gets 10 years in prison for rape of Western Massachusetts girl
• Obituaries today: Nadia Tompkins, 86, was nurse, member of Famous Poets Society
• Faulty electrical line on Tapley Street in Springfield knocks out Internet service at STCC campus
• Sarah Palin: Not too late to enter GOP presidential race
• Phoebe Prince settlement documents could soon be made public
• Hampden County Physician Associates boost Toy for Joy with donation of $850
• Chicopee Comprehensive High School students nearly finished building a house
• Republicans Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney begin final pitches before Iowa caucuses
• The $2.2 million expansion of Greater Westfield Boys and Girls Club completed in 6 months
• East Longmeadow selects Corinne Tranghese as benefit administrator
• Judge delays ruling in suit seeking details of Phoebe Prince settlement with South Hadley
• Sen. Scott Brown blasts House Republicans for refusal to pass two-month unemployment, tax-cut extension
• South Hadley collector's office will be closed Dec. 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Springfield fire causes heavy traffic backups from Tapley Street to Boston Road
• University of Massachusetts officials to review former president Jack Wilson's pay package
• From Henry Cabot Lodge to Scott Brown: the Massachusetts political legacy as seen through actions of U.S. Senators
• North Korea: Kim Jong Un is 'successor' following death of Kim Jong Il
• Massachusetts State Police cite sour economy for donation shortfall to Toys for Tots
• Massachusetts Gaming Commission chairman says bidders must meet standards, test casino 'reasonable'
• Springfield's Smith & Wesson completes move, takes aim at future
• NYC police: Suspect says woman set afire over $2,000 debt
• Springfield fire, police respond to utility line fire
• Hearing set over disclosure of Phoebe Prince bullying settlement
• North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, 69, has died
• Belchertown blaze injures firefighter, displaces family, pets
• Holyoke police add charges against man accused of firing gun on High Street
• Holyoke man arrested for firing gun on High Street
• Holyoke man charged with drunken driving following accident on I-91
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• Holyoke school bus driver charged with drunken driving
• Pitbull stolen from Palmer Dog Pound returned
• U.S. House Speaker John Boehner opposes Senate bill cutting payroll tax, wants new version
• Obituaries today: Frederick Aldrich was master plumber, worked for Mercy Medical Center
• Teens in Longmeadow adopt families for Christmas
• Albert Ferst, celebrated philanthropist, laid to rest in Westfield after death at 92
• Traffic on I-291 begins to move after three-car accident is cleared up
• Economic recovery slow for US nonprofits; homeless shelters, food pantries in crisis
• Massachusetts Firefighting Academy training for volunteer firefighters the same training as full-time departments
• David Hickman, 23, of North Carolina, was last US soldier killed in Iraq
• Piepul's Camera Center in Chicopee donates $600 to Toy for Joy
• Piers Morgan faces questions in London over phone hacking, tabloid practices
• UMass professor is nationally recognized for his history 'wiki'
• Mayor Sarno, Congressman Neal to hold economic development press conference in Springfield
• State police sobriety checkpoint in Holyoke nabs 3 for alleged OUI
• Last U.S. troops leave Iraq as war ends
• The 2002 shooting of Louis White becomes homicide after he died Dec. 2 on life support
• Manuel Moniz of Massachusetts gets life in prison for stomping death of baby
• Traffic stop in Sturbridge nets 159 pounds of marijuana in Arizona minivan
• Weekly review of the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts: Podcast, videos and more
• Newt Gingrich says rivals' criticism taking a toll
• St. Michael's Cathedral in Springfield to celebrate 150th birthday
• For Massachusetts casino czar Stephen Crosby, a difficult balance of politics and oversight lies ahead
• Palmer residents needed to serve on new land privatization committee
• Great Barrington teen Matthew Whalan writes about 'freedom' on death row
• Families of fallen soldiers deliver holiday toys in Agawam
• Julien Jacquemard of France and wife Kelley enjoy free visit to Springfield Museums 'Old Masters to Monet' exhibit
• Obituaries today: Ellyn Langlois played violin in Springfield Symphony Orchestra
• Springfield kitchen fire damages home on Mapledell Street
• Springfield police: Man arrested with duffel bag full of cash and heroin
• UMass criticized for discarding public records during search for new president
• Springfield police recover handgun in Forest Park neighborhood
• Springfield police arrest man with loaded gun at Forest Park house party
• Rapper Slim Dunkin killed in Atlanta music studio
• Judge hears 'Sister Wives' challenge of Utah bigamy law
• Holyoke police charge 2 Springfield teens with shoplifting, receiving stolen merchandise
• 2 Massachusetts State Police troopers arrested in less than a month
• Springfield police seize drugs, gun and money during raid of Forest Park home
• Kane, Haydar Named Team Captains For 2012 Ahl All-Star Classic
• Senate leaders reach last-minute compromise on payroll tax cut
• Massachusetts could see up to $50 million boost in early childhood education funding through federal 'Race to the Top' program
• Western Massachusetts groups debate need to raise academic bar for student athletes
• Springfield City Council approves property tax rate increases for homeowners, businesses
• Holyoke councilor Aaron Vega wants to establish board to enforce quality-of-life ordinances
• Springfield NAACP branch issues position paper calling for mandatory independent investigations of all city police shootings
• Big E' s Wayne McCary to retire as president: Eugene Cassidy of Longmeadow to take over
• Sibley Avenue fire probe in West Springfield focuses on fireplace
• Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation to donate $1.1 million artificial turf field at Springfield's Central High School
• Westfield philanthropist Albert Ferst, who died at age 92, recalled for commitment to community
• Wilbraham selectmen scheduled to vote on new police chief
• Man dies in accident at Tribe hummus plant in Taunton
• Wall Street: Early rally fades, stock market down for the week
• The next Ann Coulter? College student's welfare column is a hit
• Westfield philanthropist Albert Ferst dies; leaves huge legacy
• High school students suspended for organizing 'Tebowing' in hallway
• PM News Links: Worcester firefighter Jon Davies remembered, Connecticut soldier returns in time for son's birth, and more
• Cases dismissed against 4 Springfield men accused of firing up to 11 shots
• Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2011
• Obituaries today: John Kieffer, 63, of Feeding Hills; founded Kieffer Landscape Services, formerly owned Westwood Court, Valley View Apartments
• Chicopee's Selser Memorial School dress-down days aid Toy for Joy
• Pioneer Valley officials lobby state for transportation, highway funds
• Massachusetts U.S. Senate race profile: Scott Brown
• Massachusetts U.S. Senate race profile: Elizabeth Warren
• Mitt Romney wins endorsement of South Carolina governor Nikki Haley
• Police: Man dies at Tribe hummus plant in Taunton
• Newt Gingrich assailed by debate rivals in Iowa, fights back
• AP-GfK Poll: More than half say Barack Obama should lose 2012 election
• Christopher Hitchens, militant pundit, dies at 62
• Phil Spector to take appeal to U.S. Supreme Court
• Chicopee Mayor Michael Bissonnette's unity breakfast sparsely attended
• Springfield teacher, Willie Vega, charged with assault in attack on vice principal at High School of Commerce
• State announces $14 million in tornado relief funds for Springfield, area communities
• Government shutdown averted
• Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren calls for full LGBT equality
• Rev. Talbert Swan renews call for independent investigation into shooting death of Tahiem Goffe
• Springfield offers free admission to special exhibit to anyone with French passport
• Worcester funeral of firefighter Jon Davies attended by thousands
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• American Red Cross, Springfield officials praise new mobile kitchen to benefit disaster victims, emergency workers
• Chicopee City Council approves money to replace DPW roof
• Springfield City Council approves special permit for proposed Sonic Drive-In restaurant on Boston Road
• ABC cancels 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'
• Wall Streets: Stocks climb higher following positive manufacturing, jobs reports
• PM News Links: U.S. prepares to leave Iraq, Republicans ready for debate, and more
• Wilbraham dog groomer Sharon Kozik to be arraigned in death of toy poodle
• Move to call Christmas trees, 'holiday' trees, sparks eye-rolling in Western Massachusetts
• TV companies have a year to pipe down loud ads
• Pep rally kissing prank offends some at Minnesota high school
• Cernak Buick lawyer gets more time to question Easthampton planners in Stop & Shop supermarket suit
• Student Prince closes Fort deli space and will build meeting room
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick releases $14 million to communities for tornado costs
• Average 30-year fixed mortgage rate ties record low: 3.94 pct.
• Andover police continue to probe apparent double homicide
• Toy for Joy donation honors the late Alphonse Lussier who once wore a Santa suit in July
• Obituaries today: Francis McKenna, 91, of Springfield; owned McKenna's Package Store, former Hampen County court officer
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to celebrate wife's 60th birthday in Paris
• Massachusetts unemployment rate drops to 7%
• Storm-damaged stretch of Route 2 reopens three months after Hurricane Irene
• Holyoke Conservation Department asks for public input on open space and recreation areas
• More communication needed with Charter Communications, Ludlow selectmen say
• Just Ask: Are private businesses allowed to place Dumpsters on public sidewalks in Springfield?
• Palm-sized baby, 2nd smallest in US, is growing
• Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year: 'pragmatic'
• South Hadley town meeting OKs plan to borrow $4.2 million to build new public library
• Newt Gingrich campaign has 'oops' moment in 'Tale of Three Wives'
• Casino study discussed at Palmer Town Council meeting; concerns expressed about study choice
• Northampton treasurer George Zimmerman to run for Hampshire County Register of Deeds
• Agawam considering creating dog park at Shea Field
• Northampton Community and Economic Development Coordinator Teri Anderson to leave post for private sector
• U.S. Sen. Scott Brown votes for balanced budget amendment to the Constitution
• Jessica's Boundless Playground planned for Belchertown subject of upcoming public forum
• Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney intensifies criticism of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich
• Child playing with lighter starts North End fire that displaces Springfield family
• Springfield officials and activists praise revitalization effort in North End including demolition of blighted houses
• Springfield teacher under investigation for alleged assault on High School of Commerce vice principal
• Chicopee middle schools principals discuss programs to help students excel
• Wall Street; Stocks, euro slide as worries about European debt crisis
• Gregory English, 18, charged by Springfield police with stabbing delivery driver and stealing $78 pizza order
• Worcester police find tenant missing since fatal blaze; firefighter Jon Davies' funeral set
• Agawam School Committee increases lunch prices to meet federal mandate
• Andover husband, wife found shot dead at home
• Granby superintendent Isabelina Rodriguez asks parents, students to fill out survey
• University of Vermont frat accused of asking: Who do you want to rape?
• Massachusetts residents busted after allegedly trading food stamp benefits for cocaine
• PM News Links: $3,000 wood-stove vouchers, meters for Amherst cabs in 2013, Obama welcomes troops home, and more
• Anonymous donor eases financial burden for Southwick's Christ Lutheran Church
• Palmer police warn about scam involving young woman, children
• John Carosello of Palmer charged with stealing neighbor's chainsaw
• Toy for Joy distribution running smoothly at Greater Springfield Salvation Army Citadel
• Fire destroys Sibley Avenue home in West Springfield
• Poll: Republicans shrug at Mitt Romney's business past
• Emergency repairs underway at Westfield City Hall
• Feds: States should ban all use of cellphones while driving except for emergencies
• Belchertown selectmen to seek $1 million bond for road, water and sewer improvements at former State School property
• Snoopy Christmas display saved from foreclosure
• Tea-party favorite Christine O'Donnell endorses Mitt Romney
• Holyoke High School $22.7 million renovation draws crowd to open house with tours
• Ludlow assessors announce fiscal 2012 tax rate
• Kollmorgen sold to L-3 Communications; union, local officials assured defense contractor staying in Northampton
• At the White House, Holyoke Mayor-elect Alex Morse invites President and Mrs. Obama to visit Paper City
• Springfield-based Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. was misled on $300 million mortgage investment, lawsuit claims
• Western Massachusetts Electric Company escapes from Greenfield hearing relatively unscathed
• Ware Town Manager Search Committee unanimously recommends Easthampton City Planner Stuart Beckley for job
• Mohegan Sun holds holiday open house in Palmer
• Crossroads GPS again takes aim at Elizabeth Warren; nonpartisan website challenges claim
• Belchertown selectmen recommend denying plan for solar array at New England Small Farm Institute
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation issues $200,000 grant for Springfield job creation
• Ludlow Mills complex proposed for HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, new senior apartments
• Developer to seek affordable housing permit for Easthampton project
• Agawam City Council President Donald Rheault stepping down from council presidency
• Wall Street: Stocks slide after Federal Reserve holds off on new steps to boost economy
• Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown among colleagues calling for review of New England Electric Grid's reliability
• Springfield City Council schedules public hearing, vote on tax rates
• Springfield arson officials investigate simultaneous trash fires in Kiley Middle School bathrooms
• Obituaries today: Walter Pease, 81, of Ludlow; Worked for Springfield Agway, active in many civic, church groups
• 'God particle' hints found: Physicists close in on elusive subatomic particle
• Amy Wing of Hatfield pleads innocent to theft of $200k from Northampton business
• Donald Trump pulls out of presidential debate he agreed to moderate in Iowa
• President Obama urges supporters to stick with him in re-election bid
• Boston teacher's assistant charged with lewd behavior involving 14-year-old autistic student
• Direct Results honors former office manager, the late Ruth LaBelle of Holyoke, with Toy for Joy donation
• College student safely escapes car fire on East Mountain Road in Westfield
• Christmas tree blaze guts Shutesbury home, kills 3 cats
• New data said to narrow search for Higgs boson 'God particle'
• Holyoke police nab numerous alleged shoplifters
• Falling prices at the pump could bode well for holiday travelers
• More public hearings on utility companies' response to October snowstorm
• Springfield City Council approves sale of half-acre section of Hubbard Park for $280,000 for UniFirst Corp. parking lot expansion
• Only one finalist for Palmer town manager position
• Holyoke officials urged to cut business taxes and pursue revenue from tax-exempt groups
• 'It's a Christmas tree. I've always called it a Christmas tree,' Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says
• Longmeadow School Committee and Select Board appoint Katherine Girard to the School Committee
• Gov. Deval Patrick says he's close to naming Massachusetts Gaming Commission chairman
• West Springfield Town Council to discuss $7.1 million bond for proposed new $13.4 million library
• Holyoke mayor-elect Alex Morse set to attend White House holiday party, says transition conference was helpful
• Friends of Westfield Senior Center sets goal for fundraising effort
• New West Springfield High School groundbreaking set
• Status of Monson town office building on agenda for selectmen's meeting
• Northampton considers farmers market policy
• Wall Street: Stocks fall as rating agencies criticize deal to address European debt crisis
• UMass offering grants to professors to help them save students money on textbooks
• Victor Calo of Springfield faces multiple charges in drug bust
• Longmeadow mobster Emilio Fusco headed to trial in Al Bruno murder
• Emilio Fusco trial set in connection with Al Bruno murder
• PM News Links: Gov. Patrick's 'holiday tree' sparks ire, 'Occupy Boston' protesters reportedly damaged greenway, and more
• Lowe's stands by decision to pull ads from TLC's 'All-American Muslim'
• Toaster cause of fire that heavily damaged Morgan Street home in Holyoke
• Easthampton woman offering reward for missing Yorkshire terrier
• Average gasoline price in Massachusetts drops another penny
• Tom Conroy announces decision to drop bid for U.S. Senate seat [video]
• Obituaries today: Ronald Richard, 72, of Chicopee; Machine shop teacher at Putnam Vocational High School, Westover Job Corps in Chicopee
• FLN-MAR Rubber and Plastics, Inc., of Holyoke boosts Toy for Joy
• University of Massachusetts police probe attempted abduction of female student near Herter Hall
• Tom Conroy abandons bid for U.S. Senate, narrowing Democratic challengers to Scott Brown
• US stock futures fall on euro pact concerns
• Mitt Romney dismisses $10K debate bet
• With troop withdrawal in final days, Obama, al-Maliki to chart next steps for US, Iraq
• Mitt Romney doesn't disavow $10,000 bet
• Springfield ending curbside collection of tree debris from October snowstorm
• Springfield police investigating armed robbery
• State police track suspected hit-and-run vehicle to Cape Cod address
• Sexagenarian scuffle leads to assault charges against Northampton man
• Congressman Neal to discuss federal cuts with New England Council at Boston breakfast
• Smith & Wesson reports positive quarter
• Springfield Mafia landscape barren after murder and criminal prosecutions
• Rebuild Springfield district meetings continue; public input sought
• Records from Quabbin Reservoir flooded towns' families found in abandoned Florida storage unit
• Women's Fund sends out call for grant applications
• Barack Obama: GOP candidates' core philosophy identical
• Lowe's Home Improvement pulls ads from TLC's 'All-American Muslim' TV show
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• D'Amour Museum in Springfield opens exhibit of 50 French artists
• NYPD officers may have made racist Facebook posts; investigation raises free speech questions
• Massachusetts income tax cut -- a tiny one -- triggered by economic growth
• Democratic activists encouraged about President Barack Obama's re-election chances in 2012
• U.S. proposes unmanned border crossing with Mexico in remote section of Texas national park
• State fire officials to meet with DA on Worcester fire that killed firefighter Jon Davies
• Egypt's interim prime minister Kamal el-Ganzouri breaks into tears while discussing economy
• Iowa GOP debate: A look at key moments
• Manuel Noriega, former dictator of Panama and U.S. Cold War ally, to be punished once again for murder of political opponents
• Russian President Dmitry Medvedev orders probe of voter fraud allegations that set off mass protests
• AM News Links: An orderly end to Occupy Boston saga, LiLo's nude spread for Playboy gave her 'confidence,' and more
• Northeast states cut heating aid to poor
• Hollywood shooting spree may have been fueled by romantic breakup
• Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, the biggest dog on wheels, rolls through Pioneer Valley
• UMass students banned from campus following alleged 'dorm invasion'
• Organized crime in Springfield evolved through death and money
• Voting rights march in NYC draws Springfield, Mass., contingent
• Mexico earthquake shakes country from Mexico City to Acapulco
• Des Moines debate: Newt Gingrich assailed by Republican rivals, fires back at Mitt Romney
• Springfield police investigating stabbing
• No one injured in car fire off I-91 south in Holyoke
• Monson's Christmas tree gets lights
• Loss of CIA surveillance drone peels back layer in US-Iran spying
• Durban Platform climate deal up for approval at UN conference
• Des Moines debate preview: Newt Gingrich prime focus of Republican rivals
• Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkul Karman accept Nobel Peace Prize
• Police clear out Occupy Boston camp, arrest 46 protesters
• Agawam City Council opts for tax shift, sets tax rates
• History of UMass football is subject of display at W.E.B. DuBois Library
• Pittsfield native Andrea Nuciforo Jr. hopeful about primary run against Congressman Richard Neal
• Law pushed after study shows Mass. seat belt use dropping
• West Springfield police ask for help identifying man who allegedly stole cigarettes from gas station
• Obituaries today: Jason Varao, Navy veteran, was truck driver for Conway Freight
• Cape Cod woman inspired by messages found in bottle in Provincetown Harbor
• AM News Links: Elizabeth Warren holds West Coast fundraisers; Newt Gingrich calls Palestinians 'invented' race; and more
• Police shoot gunman as he stalks Hollywood streets
• Hartford man charged with sexually assaulting Enfield teenager
• Connecticut authorities search for missing Ellington man last seen in Manchester
• Former Massachusetts cop suspected in Cambridge triple homicide commits suicide in Boston
• Douglas Macmillan appointed to Springfield Election Commission
• Probe into missing Holyoke police sniper rifle nearly complete
• Holyoke Mayor-elect Alex Morse schedules transition events
• Newt Gingrich's rise in polls puzzles critics of his record
• Springfield considers selling half-acre of Hubbard Park to help UniFirst with parking expansion
• Alabama immigration law changes considered by governor, lawmakers
• Newt Gingrich campaign says Mitt Romney appears 'desperate'
• Chatham cottages on Cape Cod National Seashore to be razed for erosion concerns
• Police: 3 shot dead in Cambridge home
• 86-year-old man talks of snowstorm ordeal in Arizona mountains
• Southwick special Town Meeting will consider school funding
• Monson Tornado Victims Relief Fund Committee: Distribution of remaining might be delayed
• Rebecca Lobo, Charlie Ryan honored at Basketball Hall of Fame for community service
• State police helicopter aids in Deerfield search for suicidal woman, credited with saving her life
• South Hadley to hire contractors to speed tree debris clean-up
• NASA OKs launch of private SpaceX trip to International Space Station
• Westfield considers spending for vehicles, School Department maintenance
• Wall Street: Stocks close higher as Europe nears budget pact
• Virginia Tech gunman identified by police
• Anthony Marx, former president of Amherst College, pleads guilty to drunk driving accident in Harlem
• Occupy Wall Street shuts down production of 'Law & Order: SVU' episode
• Joshua Komisarjevsky condemned to death in Connecticut slaying of Jennifer Hawke-Petit, 2 daughters
• State seeks to revoke funeral license of John Sampson of Sampson Family Chapels in Springfield
• Over $86,000 in tornado relief funds awarded by Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
• Springfield DPW announces end to storm debris collections, suspension of yard waste pickups until spring
• Massachusetts plans to double tax credits for low-income housing projects
• Andre Blanks, Nikko Rivera of Springfield get 5 to 8 years in East Longmeadow robbery, beating
• Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Scott Brown both denounce latest Crossroads GPS ad
• Republican Newt Gingrich sells self as he campaigns for president
• Joseph Lally, key witness in Salvatore DiMasi corruption trial, wins bid to serve in minimum security prison
• Democratic Congressional hopeful Andrea Nuciforo Jr. takes lessons from Martha Coakley's failed campaign against Scott Brown
• Springfield resident Kelley Lajoie pleads guilty in fatal Rhode Island robbery
• PM News Links: Valley Jazz Network gets area joints jumping, The latest pictures from Occupy Boston, and more
• AM News Links: Between the Lines: Watch Out, Elizabeth Warren!, A diminished Occupy camp remains after deadline passes, and more
• Florence Cumberland Farms store rejected by Northampton planners
• Downed utility pole prompts Springfield police to close section of Plumtree Road
• Super PACs such as Crossroads GPS now a force in the presidential race
• Kelley Lajoie of Springfield to change plea in fatal Rhode Island robbery
• Slain Virginia Tech officer identified as Army veteran, father
• Holyoke taxpayers, here's your chance: Public hearing scheduled on new tax rates
• Springfield tornado victims should get priority in decisions on federal block grant money, City Council says
• Westfield murder defendant James Kenyon receives minimum 20-year prison term
• McDonald's special permit approved by Ludlow Planning Board
• Joseph Gonzalez, accused arsonist, found not guilty on all counts
• Lattitude Restaurant in West Springfield proposes major expansion
• FEMA releases money to Springfield, Wilbraham for tornado relief
• AP source: Iran video shows lost top-secret U.S. drone
• Red light cameras win approval in Springfield; state OK pending
• Palmer town councilors question Mohegan Sun casino commitment
• Firefighter who died in Worcester blaze, Jon Davies, was father of 3 sons
• Alcohol sales day after Christmas will be allowed only if Massachusetts bill passes
• Jimmy Roman Rosario, admitted Springfield drug trafficker, gets 10 years in case once dismissed by Hampden Superior Court
• Elizabeth Warren campaign strikes back at latest Crossroads GPS TV ad
• Fatal Worcester fire rekindles memories of blaze that killed 6 firefighters 12 years ago
• USA Bicentennial Committee of Springfield donates $186,965 to Forest Park improvements and riverfront flag
• Murder, kidnapping charges against Julie Corey asked to be dropped in cut-from-womb case
• Wall Street: Dow drops 199 points after European Central Bank announces no plans for government bond purchases
• Chicopee officials estimate October snowstorm will cost city $6 million
• Rick Perry's new TV ad, "Strong," gambles campaign on religious conservatives
• Easthampton officials hope new price tag will lead to housing development
• Connecticut jurors try to decide whether Joshua Komisarjevsky should be executed in home invasion - murder case
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• West Springfield Town Council approves $10.6 million for new water main from Southwick
• Architect for old Chicopee High School renovation to be selected soon
• Proposed solar array at Belchertown's New England Small Farm Institute subject of upcoming Planning Board hearing
• Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney changes tack, targets Newt Gingrich
• Hampden County Beekeepers Association sweet to Toy for Joy with $260 donation
• AM News Links: Red Sox: Team in need of toughness, American sentenced to prison for Thai royal insult, and more
• Worcester firefighter dies fighting blaze in multi-family home
• Fast-moving storm brings little snow, but heavy dose of wind and rain, to Western Massachusetts
• Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper show no budge on pipeline dispute
• Granby's school custodians boost Toy for Joy coffers
• Elizabeth Warren leads U.S. Sen. Scott Brown in UMass-Lowell-Boston Herald poll
• Over-the-counter morning-after pill block by Obama administration sparks outrage
• Mitt Romney readies mammoth organization for long haul
• Valley Food Championship Burger Battle: Vote in the Round of 32
• Sen. Scott Brown wins date with Wonder Woman through donation to Susan G. Komen for the Cure fund
• Pearl Harbor attack's 70th anniversary marked across U.S.
• Jonestown Massacre survivor Teri Buford O'Shea of Northampton recalls years of pain in Guyana
• Belchertown officials, residents decry National Grid response to October snowstorm power outages at DPU public hearing
• Discovery program 'Mythbusters' in hot water after cannon mishap punches hole through suburban California house
• Occupy Boston bid to bar eviction denied by Suffolk Superior Court judge
• New casino law exempt from ballot repeal, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says
• Holyoke Gas and Electric must refund power supplier $336,000 for not reporting outages; rate-payers not affected
• Palmer Renewable Energy biomass plant building permits will be appealed by Springfield City Council
• 2 new breast cancer drugs offer big promise
• Sen. Scott Brown joins New England collegues in push to save low income heating assistance
• Gun recovered from teens in Old Hill arrest traced back to Atlanta police department
• Obituaries today: Philip Ehnstrom, 72, of Springfield; worked for Baystate Medical Center, active with Baptist churches, Mason lodges
• Northampton commission suspends Eclipse restaurant liquor license for violations
• Wall Street: Stocks close mixed as traders await news on European debt crisis
• Solar project approved for Palmer
• West Springfield residents debate pros and cons of new public library
• Arson and attempted murder trial of Joseph Gonzalez in hands of Hampden Superior Court jury
• Western Massachusetts ceremonies honor those who died in Japanesse attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941
• PM News Links: Sources say David Ortiz will return, Connecticut workers being investigated for food stamp fraud and more
• Ex-Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky arrested on new sex abuse charges
• Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich gets 14 years in prison for corruption
• Springfield Police Officer Jessica Hendersen uses fire extinguisher to put out spreading computer fire at Kiley Middle School
• UMass officials say agreement with Brazil should be boon for Western Massachusetts farmers
• Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren spar over negative attack ads from outside Massachusetts
• Holyoke police charge 21-year-old Wilbraham resident Michael Frantiska with operating under influence of drugs following accident that seriously injured pedestrian
• Springfield Arson & Bomb Squad probes suspicious fire on rear porch of East Park Street apartment complex
• Presidential race coverage raises media conflict issues
• Families demand prosecutions in West Virginia mine blast
• Snow, as much as 3 to 5 inches in the higher elevations of Western Massachusetts, is on the way
• 'Holiday tree' remark could cause Rhode Island governer to find coal in Christmas stocking
• Springfield casino plan draws 450 to hear Ameristar Casinos preview
• Pearl Harbor survivors return to ships after death
• Rod Blagojevich team says he's guilty, asks for mercy
• Holyoke City Council reluctantly OKs transfer to pay Geriatric Authority bills
• Connecticut Powerball winners swear to be trust's only members
• Republican rivals focusing on Newt Gingrich's long Washington record
• Struggling Talbots receives offer from private equity firm Sycamore Partners
• Mass. U.S. Senate Democratic hopefuls discuss Occupy movement at Stonehill College forum
• President Obama sets 2012 campaign theme in Kansas speech: Middle class at stake
• Northampton Charter Drafting Committee preparing to submit report
• Police: Escaped New Hampshire inmate David Hobson, who vowed revenge, caught
• LUXE Burger Bar named preferred developer for former Springfield Visitor Information Center building
• Monson tax rate set for fiscal 2012; tornado affected the rate
• Wall Street: Dow closes up 52 points on hopes for wider European bailout powers
• FAA administrator Randy Babbitt resigns after drunken driving arrest
• Mitt Romney to skip GOP candidates debate moderated by Donald Trump
• Massachusetts employers have more confidence, but not adding jobs, according to Associated Industries of Massachusetts survey
• Bowie School in Chicopee to get vice principal
• Few Pearl Harbor veterans remain as 70th anniversary of bombing of Pearl Harbor nears
• Massachusetts to make records from Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's term as governor available
• Arson, attempted murder and death to dogs trial of Joseph Gonzalez gets underway in Springfield
• State Rep. Charles Murphy lashes out at Speaker Robert DeLeo, moments after losing House leadership post
• State Rep. Charles Murphy resigns from House leadership post before he could be removed by Speaker Robert DeLeo
• New Elizabeth Warren ad emphasizes 'gutsy' outsider credentials
• Sen. Scott Brown shows independent streak with support of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau nominee
• Westfield School Committee to establish policy governing expenditures of School Choice funds
• West Springfield planning administrator developing proposed changes to city's home occupation regulations
• Texas mom who shot kids, self was denied food stamps
• Stephen Puffer, long-time town meeting member, died Monday at 97
• Lady Gaga to confer with White House about bullying
• 6 Massachusetts college students expelled after brutal beating video posted on Internet
• Amherst property values drop nearly 5% for 1st time in David Burgess' 21 years as assessor
• Obituaries today: Former Naval Ensign John C. Volanakis passed away at 87
• Stephen Puffer, an Amherst institution, dies at 97
• 'Special Day in Northfield: An Old Fashioned Holiday Celebration' to bring Victorian-era feel to Franklin County
• Autopsy scheduled for Pittsfield shooting victim
• AM News Links: Elizabeth Warren raises big money in Northampton, Bombings targeting Shiite Muslims in Afghanistan kill at least 58, and more
• Holyoke police traffic stop leads to arrest of Agawam residents on drug charges
• Obama embracing Teddy Roosevelt's middle-class appeal
• New planet confirmed to orbit in star's habitable 'Goldilocks' zone
• WMECO customers complain about slow response after October snowstorm
• Stabbing outside Springfield homeless shelter sends victim to the hospital with 'serious' injuries
• Water main break closes New Lombard Road in Chicopee
• Amherst police seek reinforcements to quell unruly party on College Street
• Authorities identify Franklin County shooting victim, who remains hospitalized
• Springfield postal workers brace for impact of processing center closure
• National Grid president says utility looking to improve restoration estimates
• Valley Food Championship Burger Battle preliminary voting winding down
• Springfield City Council approves special tax incentive for Custom Carbide; incentive for F.W. Webb undecided
• Massachusetts tax collections down in November, still above estimate
• Holyoke city councilors' frustration growing over $465,000 in unpaid Geriatric Authority bills
• Peabody police sergeant seriously hurt when hit by pick-up
• Pearl Harbor survivors share stories of attack as 70th anniversary nears
• Amherst Select Board adopts single tax rate
• Springfield's Caring Health Center expansion, to be named after U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, gets financial boost
• Newt Gingrich declares plans to challenge Barack Obama in every state
• Restaurant and Business Alliance calls for meals tax holiday in Massachusetts
• U.S. Rep. Richard Neal announces $2.9 million in tornado aid for Monson
• UMass-Amherst strengthens ties with agricultural researchers in Brazil
• South Hadley Town Meeting to consider funding for new library
• Stalking, robbery, harassing calls and death threats get James McLaurin of Springfield 6-9 years in prison
• Springfield Police Lt. Robert Moynihan suspended 15 days without pay
• Wall Street: Report that European countries' credit ratings may be downgraded deflates stock market rally
• Holyoke makes applications available for Community Development Block Grant
• Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren gets warm reception in Northampton
• Just Ask: What's going on with the old Smokey Bones restaurant site in Springfield?
• James Melvin of Springfield convicted of intent to distribute cocaine base
• Pittsfield police seeking white sedan in investigation of Nikolas Carnute death
• AP source: Ex-VP Dan Quayle to endorse Mitt Romney
• Springfield School Committee member Christopher Collins poised to be vice-chairman
• Massachusetts State Police: Careless deer hunter likely cause of gunshot into cab window of truck
• Obituaries today: Elliott Krach, 24, of Longmeadow; killed in Harwich car crash, was scheduled to begin teaching in Springfield
• Longtime Toy for Joy donor, Springfield resident Lillian Habin, honors departed family members with $100 donation
• Holyoke Tire & Auto rebuilds, changes with the times
• Few teens sexting racy photos, new research says
• NY boy's message in bottle retrieved across the Atlantic Ocean in the Azores
• City warns against new winterized tent at Occupy Boston
• Mass. treasurer to put state's "checkbook" online
• AM News Links: Burglars swipe Ohio family's Christmas presents, 3 people stabbed at Hartford restaurant, and more
• Heavy fog in Western Massachusetts to give way to partly sunny skies
• Obama defends American faith amid GOP critique
• Holyoke disturbance leads to the arrest of 4 city residents
• Springfield native Kevin Bredenbeck, Sikorsky test pilot and holder of world helicopter speed record, named Aviator of the Year
• Thousands pack Northampton for annual Hot Chocolate Run to combat domestic violence
• 2nd Northampton vehicle-versus-building crash in less than 24 hours
• Springfield Fire Department: North End building damaged in blaze reignites, briefly
• Study: Lying comes easier on the Internet
• Longmeadow teen Gabriel Awad donates birthday presents to Boys and Girls Club
• Springfield St. Patrick's Committee names Daniel Warwick the 2012 Parade Marshall
• Longmeadow man killed in one-car accident in Harwich
• Massachusetts middle class fears it's on the brink, according to a MassInc study
• U.S. Postal Service cuts totaling $3 billion will slow delivery of first-class mail
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• U.S. Rep. James McGovern of Worcester praises Northampton's social, political awareness after Hot Chocolate Run
• Chicopee starts Chinese lessons in the high schools
• Springfield companies seek tax incentives for expansion projects
• Massachusetts casinos will be monitored by new policing units
• With Herman Cain's exit, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich focus of GOP race
• Obituaries today: James Eaton hosted sightsabove.com astronomy website
• Gov. Deval Patrick starts 2nd leg of South American trade mission
• Car crashes into Daughters of American Revolution building in Northampton
• Detroit carjacking suspect who swiped vehicle with toddler strapped inside remains at large
• Massachusetts hearings on October power outages expected to shed light on utilities' shortcomings
• Springfield boosters inspired by trip to Grand Rapids through City2City program
• Springfield auction of tax-title properties garners $324,709 and hope for less blight
• After heavy crop last year, acorns few and far between in 2011
• Third annual Dickens Day stroll a success
• 4 proposed ballot laws could go to Massachusetts voters in November
• National Guard recognized in Holland for assistance after October snowstorm
• Pitbull stolen from Palmer dog pound; reward money being offered
• Massachusetts college student killed in car crash
• Herman Cain suspends campaign amid sexual misconduct allegations
• With ticket prices high, a love of the Boston Bruins is a pricey affair
• Sierra Club leads air pollution protest outside Gov. Deval Patrick's Springfield office
• Elizabeth Warren supporters hold house parties across Massachusetts to boost her Senate run
• Environmental activists to picket Gov. Patrick's Springfield office in support of tougher clean air rules
• UMass-Amherst defeats rival Lowell in investment competition to grow, manage endowment funds
• Springfield police arrest suspect accused of slashing woman
• Springfield police investigate stabbing on Canon Circle
• Authorities investigate dog death at Wilbraham grooming shop
• Holyoke disturbance leads to 4 arrests, including 1 teenager
• Sirdeaner Walker and friends celebrate airing of 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'
• Holyoke might get a third Board of Assessors member, but only part time
• 'Jeopardy!' contestant Suzanne Judson-Whitehouse of Greenfield comes in third, has no regrets
• Embattled Herman Cain campaign plans 'major announcement'
• Commentary: In Grand Rapids, City-2-City group learns committed leadership needed to aid Springfield
• Fire in Springfield's North End destroys apartment building
• Springfield parking lot attendant arrested for selling cocaine taped to tickets, police say
• Firefighters battling Springfield North End apartment building blaze
• Springfield City Council will try again to appeal biomass plant permits
• Celtics' Ray Allen gives anti-bullying talk at Glickman School in Springfield
• Kathleen Gourde of Agawam withdraws request for Community Preservation Act funds to help renovate Cooper building
• Michael Wellspeak of Southwick charged with stealing gasoline, linked to other fuel thefts from Springfield city vehicles
• Ledges Golf Club in South Hadley gets advice on how to fix problems
• Westfield revises tax rate; 'average' homeowner to see $111 increase
• GMAC Mortgage to halt most new lending in Massachusetts in wake of Attorney General Martha Coakley's suit
• Casino operator Wynn Resorts to visit home of New England Patriots for possible resort near stadium
• Wall Street: Stock market closes out best week in 2 years
• Phoebe Prince settlement to be subject of court hearing
• Javier Santiago, who died after street fight in Worcester, was shot, police now say
• Northampton city council approves $2.5 million in Community Preservation Act funding
• PM News Links: Mount Holyoke professor aims to fix glaring gap in nation's research labs, Ally Financial will halt mortgage purchases in Massachusetts, and more
• Palmer water main break disrupts service
• More than 1,000 Pioneer Valley third graders learning about film through program at Amherst Cinema
• Obituaries today: Thomas Joseph Toomey, Iron Worker, Entrepreneur, former Golden Gloves Boxing champion dies at 79
• Full slate of volunteers kept Toy for Joy registrations running smoothly
• Westfield's free cash certified by state at $2.4 million
• Bridgewater woman attacked by grandson's pit bull
• Boston 1st-grader faces sexual harassment complaint for punching another boy in the groin
• His candidacy uncertain, Herman Cain to meet with wife
• Unemployment rate falls to lowest since March 2009
• East Longmeadow police arrest 22-year-old Nicholas Gasperini after high speed chase into Springfield
• Connecticut convenience store owner shoots armed man in the chest, thwarting robbery
• November 2011 a good month for lowering heating bills in Western Massachusetts
• Chris Matthews at Springfield Public Forum: Future leaders should lead like JFK
• Parents of slain Granby paramedic Annamarie Cochrane Rintala granted supervised visits with granddaughter in Springfield
• Stephen Denning out as Brimfield fire chief
• Michael Wellspeak of Southwick accused of stealing gas in Springfield
• Police searching for New Hampshire prisoner who walked away from jail
• Defense contractor ITT Exelis employees in West Springfield facing untold number of layoffs in 2012
• Springfield police investigate overnight larceny at East Forest Park pizza shop
• Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick signs jobs pact with Chilean president Sebastian Pinera
• Occupy Boston protesters arrested after police take kitchen sink
• Palmer pre-Halloween snowstorm costs estimated at $1.7 million
• Rivermoor-Citizens LLC moving forward with Agawam solar panel parks
• 'Extreme Makeover' episode featuring Sirdeaner Walker and her family airs Friday on abc40
• Democrat Elizabeth Warren criticizes Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown at newspaper publishers meeting
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• Casino proposal in Palmer backed by Brian Lees, Hampden County clerk of courts
• Easthampton City Planner Stuart Beckley a finalist for Ware town manager job
• Palmer Renewable Energy biomass plant proposed in East Springfield obtains favorable recommendation
• UMass faculty senate supports resolution calling for private fund-raising before McGuirk Stadium renovations begin
• 2011 Valley Food Championship Burger Battle: Preliminary voting begins
• Granby officials to move out of historic, but unhealthy, Aldrich Hall
• Democratic Senate candidate Thomas Conroy proposes $1,000 in tax credits for buying American products
• Phoebe Prince's mother Anne O'Brien bemoans bullying on CNN's 'Piers Morgan Tonight' show
• Wall Street: Stock market wavers day after biggest rally in 2 years
• East Longmeadow to share veterans' service officer with Monson, Hampden, Wales and Holland
• Missing elderly hiker rescued in Colrain after spending night in woods with broken leg
• Just Ask: Why don't the guards have students cross on East Side of Tapley Street bridge?
• Bus service in Westfield to be study of new PVTA transportation study
• Easthampton officials hope bylaw changes will encourage more land preservation
• Elizabeth Warren faults Sen. Scott Brown on jobs
• PM News Links: Utah dog shoots man, Five College dancers pay tribute to Merce Cunningham, and more
• Longmeadow School Committee creating social networking policy for teachers, students
• Investigators identify men who died at Soldier On veterans shelter in Northampton section of Leeds as Richard Palaza and Ricardo Garcia-Cardona
• Toy for Joy registrations winding down in Western Massachusetts
• Massachusetts sues banks over foreclosures
• Westfield's Great River Bridge reopens to traffic
• AM News Links: Cooley Dickinson prepares for strike by nurses; labor leader issues denial, Woman Alleges 12 year Imprisonment on Scientology Cruise Ship, and more
• Incoming Mass. Republican Party chairman Bob Maginn vows to get Sen. Scott Brown re-elected, boost GOP presence across Bay State
• Man dies after Worcester street fight outside city hall
• Andover, Mass. high school expels student-athletes following hazing allegations
• Vermont and Rhode Island join growing list of states asking DEA to legalize medical marijuana through reclassification
• Fox affiliate's report on popular Mass. teacher Kevin Hogan's alleged gay porn past draws mixed reaction
• UMass graduate students hoping to make science fun for everyone
• Tornado and other wild Western Mass. weather inspires Mary Graham of Chicopee to make Toy for Joy donation
• Mitt Romney discusses his Mormon faith, middle class struggles and plan to break partisan gridlock in Washington D.C.
• Police allegedly find child pornography, snapping turtles and a ferret in Connecticut man's apartment
• Anne O'Brien, Phoebe Prince's mother, on CNN: Bullying 'was almost planned'
• Lawsuit: Jerry Sandusky sexually abused 1 boy over 100 times, threatened family
• Mohegan Sun hosts event focused on business opportunities in Western Massachusetts
• Holyoke Fire Department officials cautious on William Moran criminal complaint
• Star Wars vs. Star Trek: William Shatner and Carrie Fisher battle in war of words for sci-fi franchise supremacy
• Rebuilding evident on Massachusetts tornado 6-month anniversary
• Chicopee School Committee asks gifted program be restored
• Connecticut man, suspect in 17 East Coast rapes, arraigned in Virginia
• Massachusetts Gaming Commission appointees to be nominated with help of search firm, top state politicians say
• Cumberland Farms' proposal for convience store at gas station hits opposition
• 2 homeless veterans die hours apart at Soldier On shelter; Northampton police, DA investigate
• Western Massachusetts Electric Co. rates expected to rise $5 per month for average customer
• Herman Cain campaign marches on in face of latest allegation
• Santa to make appearances in Amherst and Easthampton
• West Springfield Town Council to let public weigh in on bonding for proposed new $13.4 million library
• Wall Street: Dow closes up nearly 500 points following world banks' moves to lower cost of borrowing
• Westfield Mayor Daniel Knapik to replace City Planner Lawrence Smith
• Retired Holyoke Police Chief Anthony Scott wants to represent Belchertown on Western Massachusetts Casino Task Force
• Vocational high schools in Western Massachusetts could offer associate degree programs in the future
• Jean-Babets brothers sentenced in Sunderland police station attack
• Hillary Clinton tests reforms on historic, diplomatically risky visit to Myanmar
• Al Gore to speak at Hampshire College President Jonathan Lash's inaugural in April
• Holyoke police waiting for autopsy results in August death of toddler
• PM News Links: Joseph Kennedy III might run for Congress, Boston pushes for right to oust 'Occupy' camp and more
• Obama: 'Massive blow to the economy' if GOP blocks payroll tax extension
• Obituaries today: Jan Bellows, 64, of Longmeadow; devoted teacher, died unexpectedly Thanksgiving morning
• City moves to evict Occupy Boston protesters
• Mass. teacher suspended over alleged porn past
• More than 200 arrested in Occupy LA raid
• Holyoke homicide victim Jefforey Johnson's brother and mother charged in connection with shooting death
• Holyoke resident Luis Rivera, 20, charged with assaulting woman and child with chain, pellet gun
• Holyoke police probe reported violent home invasion on Linden Street
• Police investigate shooting incident inside Springfield Cemetery
• Springfield police arrest Abimael Figueroa on weapons charges following shooting incident at Six Corners cemetery
• Toy for Joy registrations continue in Western Massachusetts
• Nancy Adkinson of Lowell, Mass. pleads guilty to drugging and raping 4 sons
• Kelley Lajoie of Springfield to change plea in fatal Rhode Island robbery
• Former Brimfield call firefighter Jordan Frank gets 18 months of probation for setting fire to empty houses
• Massachusetts awarded $5 million emergency grant for storm-related road repairs
• Conservative group backing Sarah Palin buys ad time in Iowa urging her to reconsider her presidential run
• Ludlow school superintendent post advertised at $130,000 to $150,000
• James 'Whitey' Bulger girlfriend Catherine Greig faces more charges
• Mitt Romney knocks Newt Gingrich as 'lifelong politician'
• Activists begin effort for ballot question to repeal new casino law in Massachusetts
• Ware special Town Meeting postponed for lack of quorum
• Christopher Willson, partner of Michael Armitage in scheme to defraud federal government, sentenced to year in prison
• Holyoke Mayor-elect Alex Morse starts office transition website, gets White House party invitation
• Former Massachusetts Speaker Salvatore DiMasi takes swipe at new casino law as he heads off to jail
• Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech to sell bulk of Northampton campus to Springfield OPAL Real Estate Group
• With high number of Massachusetts homeless families still living in hotels, Gov. Deval Patrick confident about new HomeBASE program
• Holyoke Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center completes first stage of construction
• Springfield city councilors call for added enforcement and less exceptions to the city residency ordinance
• Suffield Garden Club to hold holiday house tour
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick wants date of state primary changed again to avoid conflict with Democratic National Convention
• Wall Street: Jump in consumer confidence, hope for European debt solution, send stocks higher
• Founder of Chena River Marblers knows bookbinding, marbling go hand in hand
• Conflict of interest in Mani Batchu's child rape case prompts change of judge
• Cleveland Burgess of Springfield, in prison on robbery conviction, now faces murder in 1995 shooting of Richard Dillon
• Original Great River Bridge in Westfield readies for reopening
• Easthampton fails to get state grant for Nashawannuck Pond boardwalk project; will try again
• Dropped truckload of cardboard and pallets in northbound lanes of Interstate 91 in Springfield snarls traffic
• Your Comments: Thousands of Massachusetts homeless families still hotel-based not HomeBASEd
• Egyptians wait in long lines to elect a parliament
• Springfield City Council temporarily blocked from new vote on wood-burning biomass plant
• Newt Gingrich says he's not perfect, but better choice for conservatives than Mitt Romney
• Hundreds in Westfield kick off holiday season with tree lighting, Dickens Days parade
• Woman alleges 13-year affair with Herman Cain
• Mitt Romney campaign hits back after Democrats' 'flip-flop' charges
• Shoppers snap up Cyber Monday deals from Wal-Mart, Amazon.com and others
• Ohio county takes 200-pound 8-year-old from mother for not doing enough to control his weight
• Chicopee to celebrate the holidays with Christmas tree lighting, trip to Bright Nights
• Holyoke Medical Center gets $3 million in state help to obtain medical, non-medical and IT equipment
• Massachusetts congressmen, from Richard Neal to Scott Brown, react to Barney Frank's retirement announcement
• 'Predator' psychiatrist Mani Batchu pleads guilty to child rape in Hampshire Superior Court
• Palmer craft store Life's Memories & More to hold Christmas tree raffle to benefit tornado recovery
• Wall Street: Stocks soar following strong weekend retail sales, European debt crisis news
• Massachusetts state primary date to conflict with Democratic National Convention
• American International College and public, private officials announce Springfield 'Eastern Gateway' redevelopment project on State Street
• Republican presidential contender Jon Huntsman hopes to break up big banks
• Western Massachusetts students send quilts to veterans to thank them for service
• Bay State retailers hope larger-than-average 'black Friday' bodes well for holiday season
• U.S. Rep. Barney Frank cites congressional redistricting as major reason in decision not to seek re-election
• Wilbraham residents invited to see Christmas tree display at Old Meeting House
• Utah man accused of viewing child porn on Boston-bound flight is a college professor
• Mass. General Hospital 'alarm fatigue' lawsuit settled for $850,000
• No arrests in Holyoke murder case as slain teen is mourned on Facebook
• Holyoke homicide victim identified as Jefforey Johnson, 19
• DNC ad targets Mitt Romney over flip-flops
• East Longmeadow police probe animal cruelty case that left dog bloody and bruised
• AM News Links: Black Friday sales were best ever, the myth of Cyber Monday, and more
• Global stocks recover on euro rescue proposals
• Springfield police investigate possible shooting incident
• With more electric cars coming to market, plans in works to upgrade New England grid
• Springfield Data Center iron workers conduct 'topping out' ceremony
• Holyoke police investigating a murder of a man on Beech Street
• Holiday traffic in Western Massachusetts heavy but steady
• Companies use cell phones to track shoppers' movements without knowledge, consent
• Cyr Arena at Forest Park in Springfield hosts police-sponsored Learn to Skate series
• Springfield leaders travel to Grand Rapids for hints on how to energize a city
• West Springfield store clerk robbed at gunpoint
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the coming week
• Obituaries today: F. Griffin Keough, 9, attended River Street School, was avid Cathedral boys hockey fan
• The other student loan problem: too little debt can jeopardize students' futures
• Officials: Afghan soldiers called in NATO airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers; U.S.-Pakistan relations continue to sour
• Medicare's drug coverage 'doughnut hole' shrinks; some beneficiaries now save hundreds yearly
• Newt Gingrich wins endorsement from New Hampshire's largest paper
• 5 arrested at Massachusetts State Police sobriety checkpoint in Holyoke
• Springfield police seek suspect in South End double stabbing
• 'Tis the season to ... shoplift? Rising thefts anticipated as holiday shopping gets underway
• 'First class' passenger from Utah allegedly viewed child porn during flight to Boston's Logan Airport
• Thousands of Massachusetts homeless families still hotel-based not HomeBASEd
• Webster Bank offering reward for identification of man who robbed Enfield branch on Black Friday
• Illegal alien charged with manslaughter in death of girlfriend's toddler
• Massachusetts lawmakers may eliminate helmet requirement for motorcycle riders over 21
• Colleges across U.S. defend humanities programs amid tight budgets
• Connecticut residents stun-gunned, arrested and carjacked on Black Friday
• Massachusetts man killed on highway after exiting vehicle following minor crash
• 3 American students arrested in Cairo coming home to the U.S.
• Obituaries today: Dennis Haley worked for U.S. Postal Service, was champion golfer
• Man, woman hit walking on Massachusetts highway; 1 dead, 1 critical
• AM News Links: Hailing a taxi in NYC can be illegal, Mitt's 'perfect' mane gets a media makeover, and more
• Violence mars Black Friday shopping
• NBA owners, players reach tentative deal
• Holyoke police arrest Berkshire man on burglary, drug charges
• Springfield police investigate bottle assault, robbery
• State police seeking info about possible hit-and-run incident in NoHo
• Tension mounts in the Koreas: North Korean leader rallies front-line troops
• Northampton car crash topples traffic light, leads to OUI arrest
• Wilbraham police and firefighters respond to 'serious' car crash on Tinkham Road
• Woman struck by vehicle on State Street
• Sunday Republican wins Newspaper of the Year Award
• New cod data shaking New England fishing industry
• HCC, Providence Ministries for the Needy team up with Holyoke Career Closet to help students dress for success
• Occupy protests discourage Black Friday shopping
• Holyoke police say homeless man Jose Louis Perez took guitar, then serenaded officers from station lobby
• Traffic accident closes Route 10 & 202 in Westfield, police say
• Westfield woman faces charges resulting from fatal car accident
• New York driver David Cooper escapes serious injury in Westfield car crash involving two tractor-trailers
• Ludlow School Committee votes to cancel 4 days of April vacation
• Santa visits with children at Westfield's Amelia Park Children's Museum in Westfield
• Heathrow in London, Europe's busiest airport, predicts massive gridlock in UK strike
• New bodies could bring Ohio Craigslist ad death toll to 3
• State parks Agawam, Amherst and Chicopee among others still closed in wake of October snowstorm
• East Boston man whose license was suspended for life faces 8th drunk driving charge
• Holyoke computing center contractors to teach project details to vocational students
• Springfield DPW sets Dec. 12 deadline for placing snowstorm tree debris for collection
• Black Friday means shoppers in Western Massachusetts, not the unrest seen elswhere
• Florence community garden in Northampton readied for spring groundbreaking
• Connecticut man Jonathan Williamson sentenced to prison as part of drug trafficking ring that had ties to Springfield
• Connecticut Spring Antiques Show moves to Eastern States Exposition fairgrounds in West Springfield
• Parade of Big Balloons draws thousands to downtown Springfield
• Lucey family of Belchertown honors their late son by campaigning for veterans services
• Massachusetts woman banned from Occupy Boston for allegedly assaulting police officers
• Wall Street: Worst week for stock market in 2 months ends with a whimper
• Obituaries today: Jeffrey Leporati, 21, of West Springfield; killed in automobile accident, worked for Bella Napoli and Celery Stalk restaurants
• Massachusetts charities having trouble meeting increased needs
• Irene-damaged Route 2 in Franklin County nearly fixed
• Western Massachusetts shoppers embrace an early Black Friday
• Massachusetts woman killed in Route 24 crash
• Thanksgiving celebrated among friends and strangers
• Occupy movements across U.S. celebrate Thanksgiving
• Springfield orders 2 Mooreland Street houses boarded up
• Toy for Joy registrations begin next week at Salvation Army units in Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties
• Thousands in Pioneer Valley benefit from free Thanksgiving dinners put on by churches, food pantries, other organizations
• Rep. Gabrielle Giffords serves Thanksgiving meal at Ariz. Air Force base
• State education secretary urges action in starting search for new Springfield school superintendent
• Tornado-tossed people express gratitude at Open Pantry free Thanksgiving dinner at High School of Commerce in Springfield
• Holyoke Fire Department promotions affect chief, deputy chiefs, captains, lieutenants
• Holyoke City Council cites insufficient information in sending nearly $2 million in transfers to committee
• Lacroix family of Chicopee spends yet another Thanksgiving preparing meals at free Knights of Columbus dinner
• Hampshire County groups provide food and family on Thanksgiving
• Despite pledge, political donations flow from Starbucks
• GOP sees Massachusetts U.S. Rep. John Tierney as vulnerable in 2012
• New Hampshire gay marriage push highlights GOP shifts
• Springfield Rescue Mission kicks off Thanksgiving Day with over 100 breakfasts for homeless
• Massachusetts tornado victims give thanks by giving back
• Minor car accidents reported following overnight cold spell in Pioneer Valley
• AM News Links: Watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade online in 3D; Packers-Lions football game brings back memories of 1962 clash; and more
• Springfield youths arrested after allegedly trying to smash their way into Six Corners gas station
• Occupy Wall Street movement calling for international Black Friday boycotts and protests to cut into corporate profits
• New Haven police encounter 4-foot alligator while responding to disturbance at apartment
• Springfield police investigate reported stabbing at Mardi Gras strip club
• Bright Nights 2011 opens at Forest Park in Springfield
• Inventory liquidation at Nassau's Furniture in Enfield to begin on Black Friday
• Fatalities feared following fiery plane crash in Arizona's Superstition Mountains
• Advance sales of The Republican's Thanksgiving edition a hit with Springfield readers
• Republicans now considering if Newt Gingrich is best pick to challenge President Obama
• ACCESS Springfield Promise helps students and their families prepare for college
• State announces several state parks closed to hikers because of danger from falling trees
• 90-year-old Katie Clark of Springfield survives post-snowstorm hypothermia with rare procedure at Baystate Medical Center
• FBI uses approach of Cyber Monday to warn online shoppers about online criminals
• Former Holyoke interim fire chief William Moran to face criminal charges in connection with false 911 call
• Former acting Holyoke fire chief William Moran has date in court on criminal charges he sent truck on prank call
• Cape Cod cottages on Chatham's North Beach Island again face demolition
• Jason Foisy, formerly of South Hadley, gets 5-year prison sentence in $75 million bank fraud scheme
• Westfield School Department ends administrative responsibility of Westfield Area Head Start program
• Amherst seeking $900,000 in block grant money for 9 projects
• East Longmeadow School Committee considers working with green technology company to fund athletic field lights
• Obituaries today: Paul Jones, 69, of Amherst; 8th generation president of W.C. Cowls, Inc. land company
• Wall Street: Widening European debt crisis sends stock market lower
• Massachusetts' new alimony law sets limits on length of payments
• People in Amherst get an early Thanksgiving meal thanks to the Amherst Survival Center
• Bondsville call firefighter Joseph Noone's home taken for non-payment of taxes
• Judge rejects Salvatore DiMasi request to delay prison
• Mitt Romney defends ad's use of Obama 2008 line
• Medvedev: Russia may target US missile shield
• Wel-Design Alarms Inc. of Wilbraham jump-starts Toy for Joy campaign with $2,000 donation
• Springfield police to offer free skating lessions at Cyr Arena for city children
• Nevada casino company to pitch plans for $500 million gambling resort in Springfield
• South Hadley's Holiday Stroll has a new day and time
• State energy officials promote loan, grant program ReBuild Western Massachusetts in tornado-ravaged Monson
• Steady rains to ease in Western Massachusetts as Thanksgiving travelers get underway
• Small Business Saturday: Why it matters
• Former state House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi wants to serve time at Massachusetts prison
• Navy Blue Angels fly into era of budget questions
• Occupy protests cost nation's cities at least $13M
• Connecticut Spring Antiques Show relocates to Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield
• Missing Maine teens found at Occupy Wall Street protest
• Hartford police arrest 2 men accused of shooting at unarmed teens as elementary school let out
• Feds say Catherine Greig, Mass. mobster Whitey Bulger's girlfriend, lied about secret bank account
• Gerald Battistoni, man eyed in murder of Massachusetts girls Molly Bish and Holly Piirainen, apparently attempts suicide in prison
• ICE arrests 53 immigrants across Massachusetts for various crimes, removal proceedings pending
• Jolly Jaunt Springfield
• Attendees at Thanksgiving unity service at Springfield's Old First Church told to 'rely on God and one another'
• At Washington debate, GOP presidential contenders say don't slash military budget
• Ware selectmen OK community development block grant application, seeking $792,385 for infrastructure, social services
• Class action lawsuits filed against Charter, Comcast for response to recent service outages in Western Massachusetts
• Massachusetts State Police Capt. Thomas McCarthy suspended without pay following arrest
• Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo plans to stay at helm 5 more years
• Holyoke city councilors want to consult attorney general, district attorney about Geriatric Authority
• Massachusetts to get $10 million from Merck's Vioxx settlement
• Video: Happy Thanksgiving from U.S. Sen. Scott Brown's family
• Proposed Massachusetts ballot questions would allow terminally ill patients to use life ending drugs, use marijuana for medical purposes
• East Longmeadow Public Library offers free computer workshops
• Composer Tim Janis to perform benefit concert at St. Anne Church in Chicopee
• Eclipse Restaurant in Northampton faces complaint it served liquor to underage Smith College students during power outage
• Springfield City Council seeks more details before granting mayor permission to overspend budget on snowstorm costs
• Council of Churches of Greater Springfield partners with United Way for 'Faith Warming Campaign'
• Pioneer Valley unemployment rate falls slightly; real estate market worsens
• Wall Street: Dow Jones industrial average falls 54 points after government lowers growth estimate
• Sex offender held in Northampton on charges he exposed himself at homeless shelter
• First Church of Christ in Longmeadow to hold annual Christmas fair
• Adam Gamble of Belchertown charged in connection with 2 Amherst break-ins; may face other charges
• Roots welcome Michele Bachmann to 'Late Night' with pointed song
• Two Springfield women arrested on NY Thruway after found with 200 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop
• Chicopee Knights of Columbus prepares for giant Thanksgiving meal
• Your Comments: 'Occupy' demonstrators storm Bank of America, TD Bank branches in downtown Amherst
• Wind and rain could could cause some airport delays, bring scattered power outages to Western Massachusetts
• Power lines: To bury, or not to bury -- that's the question
• AM News Links: Sikorsky targeting white-collar jobs in latest cuts, Gingrich grabs pole position in GOP race for president, and more
• Boston-area man arrested on drug charges in Holyoke
• In NH, Obama to push for payroll tax cut extension
• Bax & O'Brien 'Mayflower Marathon' to raise money for local food pantry
• Javier Rivera of Springfield suffers 2nd, 3rd degree burns in leaf-blower accident
• The Republican offers a jump on Black Friday with early sale of Thanksgiving Day paper
• Comcast policy on credits for interrupted service after snowstorm displeases Springfield City Councilor James Ferrera
• Palmer Board of Health issues cease and desist order to Bondsville man accused of giving tattoos without a permit
• Worcester private investigator Daniel Malley discusses possible suspect in Molly Bish, Holly Piirainen murders
• Springfield City Council transfers $6.2 million from reserve funds to balance city budget
• Mark Kenney of West Springfield raising money for and awareness of Sturge-Weber syndrome that affects his son
• Springfield teen stabbed in screwdriver attack in Old Hill neighborhood
• Video: Republican Mitt Romney attacks President Obama in his 1st TV ad of presidential race
• Springfield City Council will consider appeal of building permit for wood-burning plant
• West Springfield awards Fontaine Brothers Inc. $70 million contract to build new high school
• Holyoke residents of Linden, Hampden streets losing patience over traffic problems
• Massachusetts senators John Kerry and Scott Brown issue separate statements on failure of 'Super Committee' to tackle federal deficit
• Ill New Hampshire man accused of killing sister with hammer for overstaying welcome
• U.S. Sen. John Kerry blames Republicans for debt-limit 'supercommittee' failure
• Super failure: U.S. deficit-cutting 'supercommittee' gives up
• Wall Street: Dow Jones industrial average loses nearly 250 points in wake of debt-limit 'supercommittee' failure
• Full text of President Obama's statement on supercommittee failure
• After supercommittee failure, what's next? Lawmakers look to undo the back-up plan
• State Police, Marine Corps League team up on Toys for Tots campaign
• 15 cited for trespassing following 'Occupy' and anti-foreclosure protest at downtown Springfield Bank of America office
• Amherst resident David Poritz among 32 students nationwide to earn Rhodes scholarships
• Thursday trash collection in Springfield rescheduled until Saturday due to Thanksgiving
• Westfield's Great River Bridge to reopen to traffic after 2 years of rehabilitation
• Michael Houle admits to raping young boy, gets 7-11-year state prison sentence
• State education officials release 5-point improvement plan for Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, Westfield schools
• Westfield Citizens Scholarship Foundation to administer scholarship in memory of Ozzie the duck
• AAA predicts 3.8% increase in holiday travel this Thanksgiving
• Holyoke City Council forced to consider making taxpayers pay unpaid bills of Geriatric Authority
• Anti-human trafficking law signed by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick
• Village Hill project in Northampton gathers steam
• Connecticut Supreme Court upholds death penalty, sentence of convicted murderer Todd Rizzo
• Parents and guardians registering children for Toy for Joy need to provide key documents
• AM News Links: Bruce Springsteen to launch spring European tour, financial markets brace for collapse of debt-reduction talks, and more
• Registration for 89th annual Toy for Joy to begin
• Artists unveil murals meant to help abuse victims at Children's Advocacy Center in Northampton
• Police: Fake doctor injected cement, flat-tire sealant in woman's rear
• Chicopee man charged with more than a dozen crimes by Holyoke police
• Family, friends 'shell-shocked' at Yale-Harvard tailgate death
• Mitt Romney scores a key endorsement in NH from Sen. Kelly Ayotte
• Disgraced ex-Boston archbishop Bernard Law leaves Rome job
• Black Friday starting earlier, but will shoppers follow?
• Springfield disturbance ends with at least four arrests
• Saturday Night Live's 'Blue Jean Committee' debuts a new Northampton anthem (video)
• Homicide victims and those who provide services to survivors to be honored in Boston
• Fire at Plymouth museum destroys building
• Wilbraham man arrested in East Longmeadow disturbance
• 'al-Qaida sympathizer' accused of NYC bomb plots
• WGBY documentary on past and future of Springfield's historic State Street corridor given premiere at Springfield Museum of History
• Report: Church abuse list missing dozens of names
• Springfield Boys & Girls Club Festival of Trees to open Friday to the public
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• Car fire closes I-91 south near Hatfield for an hour Sunday
• Western Massachusetts cities and towns race to clear tree debris from October snowstorm
• Two dogs rescued, one killed by car on the Mass Pike in Westfield
• 'Anything can happen' attitude in Iowa as GOP contenders gear up for Jan. 3 caucuses
• Police departments look to tune out public by encrypting radio communications
• Supercommittee members blame each other for expected failure in reaching debt deal by Wednesday deadline
• State police tracker dog hunts for Ware break-in suspects
• Holyoke police arrest pair for alleged lewd behavior in public
• Springfield police: Domestic dispute leads to arrest of man wanted by California authorities
• Springfield police arrest city man on laundry list of charges following OUI arrest
• Massachusetts State Police: Motorist abandoned vehicle after I-91 crash in Holyoke
• State Police attempting to corral loose dogs on Mass Pike
• Pedestrians injured in Chicopee, West Springfield
• 2 trucks strike same Holyoke railroad bridge in back-to-back incidents
• Holyoke police make gun, disorderly arrests
• City and town officials in Western Massachusetts brace for casinos
• Demontrators clash with anti-gay minster
• Volunteers clean up tornado-damaged properties in Monson one last time before winter
• UC Davis launches probe after video surfaces showing police using pepper spray on protesters
• Two city men arrested by Springfield police for armed robbery; toy gun was used
• Gadhafi son Seif al-Islam seized in southern Libya
• Springfield police bust pair for armed robbery involving 'fake' gun
• Truck strikes Holyoke bridge near Canal and Lyman streets
• Black bear (not texting while driving) blamed for 'distracted driving' crash in Amherst
• East Longmeadow police arrest man for alleged afternoon assault
• Springfield police arrest man for allegedly stabbing girlfriend, ramming police cruiser
• Pedestrian hospitalized after being struck by car in West Springfield
• Hampden County Jail honored for work with Massachusetts Department of Corrections on offender re-entry
• With Springfield casino a possibility, folks look back at the old Westinghouse site
• FDA revokes approval of Avastin for breast cancer
• British woman to try to ski across Antarctica -- alone
• With supercommittee deadlocked, deficit gridlock looms
• Mercedes-Benz manager from Germany arrested in Alabama under new law targeting illegal immigrants
• Herman Cain suggests Taliban playing role in new Libya government
• Actor Hal Holbrook gives Holyoke students doses of Mark Twain, Robert Redford and the craft of acting
• GOP outsider Ron Paul gaining traction in Iowa
• Republican Mitt Romney avoids specifics on debt supercommittee's work
• Bright Nights holiday lighting display ready for Wednesday opening at Forest Park for 17th season
• Mani Batchu, Chicago adolescent psychiatrist, sentenced to 30 years for luring teen girls into sexual relationships over the Internet
• Massachusetts police officers honored with Hanna awards for bravery
• West Springfield poised to award contract for new high school
• Easthampton Toy Program seeks donations to buy Christmas presents for needy children
• Republican Rick Perry says President Obama's policies have made Mexican border less safe
• Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray defends making calls to embattled former Chelsea Housing Authority official
• McDonald's drops egg supplier over animal cruelty charges
• Michael Jacques, convicted of burning Springfield church following President Obama's election, asks for new trial
• Wall Street: Stocks end little changed as Europe worries ease
• Feds find 400-yard tunnel between California and Mexico used to shuttle tons of marijuana into United States
• Myanmar first 'pariah' to take up Obama engagement
• Major health-care providers should be subject to 'market impact review,' Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says
• Amherst student-run news show to air episode about teen sex on community access cable TV stations
• Nine area fire departments to be honored for tornado response at state 'Firefighter of the Year' ceremony
• Possible break in cold case murders of Massachusetts girls Molly Bish and Holly Piirainen
• PM News Links: Recycled Medical Records Used As Scrap Paper At School, Egyptians back in Tahrir for anti-military protests, 10 months after Mubarak's ouster, and more
• Another camper alleges sexual abuse at Camp Good News on Cape Cod
• AM News Links: Dogs suspected in massacre of 51 Northampton chickens, Murray tied to ex-Chelsea official, and more
• East Longmeadow police charge Springfield residents Jose Barrios and Jonathan Rosario, both 20, with break-in to Dick's Convenience Store
• Ohio mom charged in death of 28-pound teen girl
• Herman Cain the first GOP presidential candidate to receive Secret Service protection
• Hundreds arrested, mostly in New York, as Occupy Wall Street protesters march in cities across U.S.
• Aides for former Mass. govs say no computer sales
• Dispute over shirt leads Holyoke police to arrest 33-year-old city resident Joel Montanez on breaking and entering, other charges
• Video: 'Occupy' demonstrators storm Bank of America, TD Bank branches in downtown Amherst
• Vote for what's on the menu for the next Valley Food Championship
• Springfield schedules school makeup days in February and April to offset storm cancellations
• National Yiddish Book Center's Aaron Lansky, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Western Massachusetts chapter founder Mary Pat McMahon receive Pynchon medals
• Westfield Concerned Citizens lose appeal against Pioneer Valley Energy Center sewer permit
• President Obama hails Boeing deal with Indonesia's Lion Air on day of Asian diplomacy
• Westfield property tax increase approved
• Kenneth Grew resigns as interim school superintendent in Ludlow on doctor's advice
• Rhode Island General Assembly passes sweeping pension system overhaul
• New Haven-to-Hartford-to-Springfield high-speed rail line project manager remains confident despite votes in Congress
• Congress about to kill President Obama's high-speed rail program
• Italy's new government passes 1st confidence vote
• Casino firms interested in Western Massachusetts welcome debate on jobs and revenue prompted by Ameristar Casinos' Springfield plan
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick awards grants to boost cultural attractions
• Decision expected in Agawam Zoning Board of Appeals Wendy's lawsuit
• Palmer negotiating with UMass-Dartmouth to conduct casino impact study for town
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• Republican Mitt Romney's campaign accuses Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick of being behind email report
• Patrick administration plans $10.1 billion in capital projects over 5 year period
• Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo says economic development legislation will be one of his next priorities
• Northampton resident Bryan Guyette, 23, featured on MTV's 'True Life: I'm Occupying Wall Street'
• Wall Street: Stocks sink as Spain becomes latest worry in Europe
• Massachusetts Senate to deal with high energy costs, President Therese Murray says
• Idaho man Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez charged with trying to assassinate Obama
• Is economy best birth control? US births dip again
• Northampton's Collaborative for Educational Services honoring Patty Walsh-Cassidy with lending library project
• Forecast: New England faces slow economic recovery
• Northampton planners take comments about possible zoning changes
• 3 Massachusetts Department of Transportation workers accused of awarding snow, ice removal contracts to family friend
• PM News Links: Fire chief expects increased work with UMass cutbacks service cuts, Math teacher let students buy grades, and more
• Amherst planners likely to review village center zoning to address concerns
• Nation's 90-plus population tripled in past 30 years, U.S. Census bureau reports
• Workers push back against earlier Black Friday openings
• White House shooting: Details unfold in shooting incident that cracked window in first family's living quarters
• AM News Links: Romney staffers wiped out records in ’06, The next financial crisis will be hellish, and it’s on its way, and more
• Ware firefighters extinguish fire in vacant building on West Main Street
• Newt Gingrich lugs loads of personal, political baggage
• Report: Mitt Romney-era emails wiped from Mass. records
• Massachusetts Senate passes transgender rights bill; Gov. Deval Patrick expected to sign it
• As Nevada casino company takes wraps off plans for Springfield, Massachusetts legislators send casino bill to governor
• New England fishermen to lawmakers: Don't scrap fishing system
• John Lysak says he has enough support to become Springfield City Council vice president
• Massachusetts House OKs bill targeting habitual offenders
• 4 dead, several hurt as storm pounds the Southeast
• Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines to Springfield at HAPHousing event: Hone in on jobs
• Holyoke chase ends with car plunging into canal near Lyman Street
• Unitarian Society allows Occupy Northampton to camp on lawn
• Massachusetts School Building Authority gives emergency status to tornado-damaged Springfield renovation projects
• Planned East Springfield biomass plant gets initial building permit
• Easthampton City Council appoints David Gardner to Planning Board
• Springfield City Councilor Timothy Rooke urges city to move on senior citizen voluntary tax work-off program
• New Jersey man arrested after missing Massachusetts teen Allie Loftis found in his home
• Barry Farrell named 2012 Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade grand marshal
• Longmeadow police file criminal complaint against Annalisa Dagostino-Tollis over $30K missing St. Mary's Academy fund-raising account
• Johnson & Johnson starts removing toxins from baby products
• Holyoke police sniper rifle goes missing; department conducting internal probe, notifies Western Massachusetts area departments
• Blue Star Equiculture raising funds for winter hay; 150 bales lost in Palmer fire
• Holyoke police arrest Michael Rivera on domestic assault and battery, other charges
• Springfield resident Rafael Boynton arrested on drug and weapons charges after bogus anonymous tip sends police to his door
• Springfield police arrest 5, seize drugs, handgun and stolen property in raid on Forest Park residence
• Longmeadow police search for man who allegedly stole $200 in baby formula from CVS/pharmacy
• Wall Street: Stocks fall after Fitch Ratings warns U.S. banks could be hit hard if European debt crisis spreads
• Holyoke police arrest Jose Manuel Santiago after car chase and apartment break-in
• Scott Brown requests, and gets, hearing on STOCK Act dealing with congressional 'insider trading'
• Judge temporarily blocks removal of Occupy Boston protesters from financial district
• Amherst signs 3-year contract giving firefighters 5% raises, 24-hour shifts
• Bill would allow more beer and wine sales in Mass.
• Westfield School Committee plans to set guidelines on expenditures from School Choice account
• Southwick's Our Community Food Pantry seeking donations of turkeys to feed area families in need
• Investigators determine blaze that destroyed long-abandoned home on Whitney Avenue in Holyoke was deliberately set
• Facebook warns of recent wave of spam
• 2013 Ford Escape: Ford hopes to keep Escape on top with redesign
• AM News Links: Secret Service says bullets hit White House; Hartford police investigate 23rd murder of the year; and more
• Faulty electrical outlet cause of blaze that heavily damaged home on Avery Street in East Longmeadow
• Pentagon spending cuts: Dangerous or just overdue?
• Steady rain, cooler temperatures, on tap for Western Massachusetts
• Crackdowns on Occupy Wall Street camps could grow protest movement
• Mass. middle school teacher charged in armed robbery
• Obama insists US does not fear China
• Luanne Vadnais of Palmer frames moon with autumn leaves to produce Day 7 winner in 5th annual Fall Photo Contest
• Chicopee City Clerk granted permission to perform weddings in City Council Chambers
• Developers denied request to build condos behind Ferry Street in South Hadley say they'll study other options
• Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee at Springfield Public Forum: Cancer treatment has reached 'a fork in the road'
• Holyoke City Council launches process that could lead to city charter changes
• Deval Patrick: Massachusetts casinos bill means 'opportunity to create some additional middle-skill jobs ... is here'
• How they voted: Massachusetts House, Senate roll call vote on casino bill
• Massachusetts House votes for congressional redistrict plan, but bill stalls in Senate
• Palmer School Committee picks business manager Thomas Charko as superintendent
• Monson police arrest 2 Springfield men, 2 Connecticut men in unrelated breaking and entering cases
• Michael Armitage cites loyal investors in rambling speech before receiving federal sentence for fraud
• Hasbro exhibit coming to Springfield Museum of History pays tribute to Milton Bradley
• With time waning for Supercommittee, Republican House Speaker John Boehner calls tax plan fair offer
• Western Massachusetts school districts struggle to make up days canceled because of the October snowstorm and Tropical Storm Irene
• South Hadley DPW director Jim Reidy applauded as he describes October snowstorm cleanup progress
• Easthampton Bear Fest to return next summer; organizers put out call to artists
• Hampden District Attorney Mark Mastroianni creates youth advisory board to tell adults what to do
• MassDevelopment issues $45 million in low-interest, tax-exempt financing to Baystate Medical Center expansion project
• Hampshire County jail inmate Bruce Bennett gets 5 years in Leeds house break
• Registered sex offender Reinaldo Montalvo of Springfield, pleads guilty to indecent assault and battery on a child under 10
• UMass students protest increase in health-insurance rates
• Palmer town manager search starts again: 15 applications received
• Belchertown selectmen authorize deficit spending for storm
• Wall Street: Stocks inch up following upbeat retails sales report
• Stanley Park director praises Westfield police for quick arrest of teen charged with killing Ozzie the duck
• Monson Town Meeting voters approve funding tornado-related expenses
• Amherst police to enact winter overnight parking ban beginning Dec. 1
• Former Berkshire Power co-owner Michael Armitage gets 5.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud, tax charges
• With Christmas tree auction, Hadley hoping to raise money to keep firefighters safe
• A poem a day is the write medicine for November in Northampton
• Anne Marie and Donald Laduzenski, of West Springfield, seek harsher penalties for vehicular homicide under the influence following son David's death
• Holyoke man charged with assaulting pregnant girlfriend at hotel
• Court order allows Occupy Wall Street protesters back
• Keith Bigness of Southbridge pleads not guilty to possessing child porn
• Mass. files alternate to No Child Left Behind plan
• Bobcat found injured on East Longmeadow roadway
• Are we making too much of the loss of Ozzie the Duck?
• AM News Links: NYPD clears lower Manhattan park of Occupy Wall Street protesters, Boston College lacrosse player found dead in Hub apartment, and more
• Final vote on Massachusetts casino legislation nears
• 'Toys for Tots' has become a USMC and MSP staple
• South Hadley condo project is nixed by Planning Board
• Classic Chevy in Stowe, Vt. is Day 6 winning photo by Angela Lucier in 5th annual Fall Photo Contest
• AHL Announces 2012 Inductees Into American Hockey League Hall Of Fame
• Belchertown selectmen want to fill vacancy on Western Massachusetts Casino Task Force
• President Obama in Hawaii: 'Everything we fought for in the last election is now at stake in the next election'
• In Iowa, Rick Perry vows real change if elected president
• Mercy Medical Center in Springfield completes $1.3 million renovation of emergency department
• Massachusetts House expected to act on violent offenders parole measure
• Massachusetts transgender rights bill could head to vote
• Statehouse panel files final version of Massachusetts casino bill
• Jim Koch, founder of Boston Beer Co., tells Holyoke audience about small business struggles, offers assistance
• Elizabeth Warren launches her 1st ad of Massachusetts U.S. Senate campaign
• South Hadley residents invited to program on future of the Falls
• Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles unveils new program allowing AAA members to conduct business at West Springfield office
• Former Springfield school administration building sale finalized; market rate housing project proceeds
• Amherst Town Meeting votes to extend sewer lines to Harkness Road and Amherst Woods, rejects homelessness committee
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick seeks more federal dollars for heating aid
• Ware property auction nets $100,000 for town's general fund
• Volunteer at St. Mary's Academy in Longmeadow to be charged with stealing from school gift card program
• Springfield, Bernardston and Williamsburg receive $1.5 million in state grants for economic development
• Ebonie Reed of Springfield charged with stealing 5 packs of cigarettes, $15 in cash, in armed robbery
• 'Ozzie Fund' established to offer reward to nab killers of popular Stanley Park duck; Westfield Police continue investigation
• No charges expected in death of Agawam pedestrian Edwin Smith
• Holyoke to benefit from $250,000 grant for middle school science students thanks to computing center
• Wall Street: Stocks slip as Italian bond sale renews fears about European debt
• Not-so-great expectations for presidents in year 4
• Supreme Court: Pre-election health care showdown
• Obituaries today: Donald Cook, 70, of Hampden; was engineer for Hamilton Standard
• Holyoke mayor-elect Alex Morse gains national exposure
• AM News Links: Mike Lupica calls Penn State child sex scandal the 'Watergate' of sports, Herman Cain's wife says hubby 'totally respects women,' and more
• Massachusetts health panel proposes new system of price controls
• Commentary: Time to de-Occupy campsites
• Commentary: Filene's Basement's final discount
• U.S. Postal Service wants to cut jobs at Indian Orchard sorting center
• Police: Brothers may be tied to 30 Dunkin' Donuts break-ins
• Occupy Worcester breaks up encampment in Lake Park
• Rev. Talbert Swan to address 'inflammatory comments' linked to police shooting case
• American Eagle Airlines fined $900,000 for lengthy tarmac delays
• New Hampshire covered bridge by Fred LeBlanc of South Hadley is Day 5 winner in 5th annual Fall Photo Contest
• Springfield man arrested in Ludlow assault of pregnant woman
• Massachusetts man accused of stealing cash from flight attendant aboard international flight from Iceland to Boston
• Springfield robbery victim stabbed in the hand
• Northampton High School senior Graham Spencer-Orrell to play in Macy's Great American Marching Band during Thanksgiving Parade
• Winter in Massachusetts undergoing redefinition due to warming climate
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• FACT CHECK: Misfires on Iran, China in GOP debate
• Effort to recall controversial Wis. governor Scott Walker kicks off Tuesday
• GOP supercommittee co-chair: Debt talks a 'roller coaster ride'
• Westfield police continue to probe death of 'Ozzie' the duck at Stanley Park
• Your Comments: Readers react to NAACP president Talbert Swan's call for indpendent probe into police shooting of suspected car thief accused of running down officer
• Western Massachusetts politicians make friends on Facebook
• Ware horses bring smile and 5th annual Fall Photo Contest Day 4 winner to Jennifer Meighan
• In South Carolina debate, GOP presidential contenders argue on Afghanistan, Iran, torture
• Mass. State Police search for driver who fled burning car filled with ammunition on Mass Pike in Lee
• Mass Pike reopened following car fire with exploding ammunition in Berkshire County
• Power outage in Sixteen Acres; wind tears tree branch down on wires
• Northampton holds community-wide storm cleanup
• Agawam political observers cite negative campaigning, incumbency as factors in mayoral election
• Holyoke's 115-year-old charter might still get fine-tuned despite defeat of ballot question for revamp
• Peter Piemonte of Belchertown lives a life of adventure
• October snowstorm highlights decades of repeated issues with Connecticut utility companies
• More than 1,500 local residents waited on line for winter coats
• U.S. Rep. John Olver of Massachusetts ready to 'raise some hell' in final year of term
• Palmer School Committee set to vote on new school superintendent
• New Hampshire police charge 21-year-old man with felonies over soda-bottle bombs
• Minor injuries reported after truck hits 800 pound bull moose in West Brookfield
• HAPHousing event will focus on collaboration for a resurgent downtown Springfield
• Police and FBI investigate bomb threat at Penn State's Beaver Stadium
• AM News Links: Hip Hop mogul Jay-Z stands to profit from Occupy Wall Street movement, Newt Gingrich surges in latest polls, and more
• Berkshire County man busted for alleged Facebook threats against former high school
• Retailers bullish about 'Black Friday' -- some extend hours, others advertise specials to generate early buzz
• Popular Jenne Farm in Vermont setting for 5th annual Fall Photo Contest Day 3 winner by Ware's Mike Martin
• After October snowstorm exhausts emergency days, Westfield School Department prays for mild winter
• Stanley Park in Westfield reports 'Ozzie' the duck killed by teens
• President Obama: Penn State sex abuse scandal cause for 'soul-searching'
• In Western Massachusetts, tornadoes, hurricane and nor'easter have tapped people's unity
• In South Carolina, Mitt Romney looks to solidify campaign strength
• Holyoke Peck School students learn '350' is the stable and safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in the air
• Rockefeller Center Christmas tree hoisted into place in New York
• Deaths at Occupy Wall Street camps bring pressure for shutdown
• Westfield State University students help senior citizens with brush cleanup in wake of October snowstorm
• Northampton looking for residents to help with citywide cleanup
• Holyoke Ward 2 School Committee memeber Yvonne Garcia re-elected with 5 votes; most incumbents re-elected
• Greater Springfield area residents gather at Veterans Day ceremonies to honor those who served their country
• Springfield NAACP president Talbert Swan calls for investigation into shooting death of Tahiem Goffe
• 3 teens, 2 from Ware, in critical condition following car crash in Douglas
• Wall Street: Stocks surge as concerns ease about Italian, Greek debt crises
• Weymouth Police charge 18-year-old in deaths of mom, sister, friend
• Massachusetts lawmakers honor veterans at Statehouse event
• Northampton area residents turn out to honor veterans for service
• Ludlow Planning Board delays action on bid by Keystone Commons to add new units
• Obituaries today: Helen Howe, 94, of Holyoke; Grew up in South Hadley, sang with Sweet Adelines
• Alexander Rivera of Springfield faces heroin distribution charge
• P.M. News Links: Springfield once again finds itself with a public corruption scandal, LGBT community to unite for Out in the Berkshires, and more
• Tree damage from October snowstorm reminds Western Massachusetts of big hurricane
• Jamal Mujahid Adams of Springfield arrested following dual robbery of Subway restaurant
• Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney readies Iowa ad as Herman Cain, Rick Perry address concerns
• 67-year-old Chicopee resident Kenneth Zajac, hit by car while jogging on St. James Avenue in Springfield, remains in critical condition
• Connecticut State Police looking for fake cop soliciting bribes on the highway
• How cool is turning 11 on 11/11/11? Just ask these kids
• Egypt closes Great Pyramid after rumors of bizarre 11/11/11 rituals
• Worcester may have to pay millions after discrimination commission rules black police officers were denied promotion because of race
• New method shows promise of treating PTSD in combat troops
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• UMass project 'Population 7' breathes new life into dead downtown Springfield spaces
• Wachusett Aqueduct in Northborough provides setting for Day 2 winner Jean Kelley-Joyce in 5th annual Fall Photo Contest
• Cause of East Longmeadow fire that displaced 2 people under investigation
• Oakland's 101st homicide of 2011 blamed on 'Occupy' protesters who say victim and assailant were outsiders
• Wet, windy weather causes some Pioneer Valley outages, WMECO warns more could be on the way
• South Hadley Town Meeting OKs payment to Meadowbrook Golf, restrictions on chickens, new town election date
• Agawam pedestrian Edwin Smith, 85, dies of injuries after being hit by car
• East Longnmeadow Appropriations Committee approves funds to hire veterans service agent
• Springfield police release surveillance video of 3 males suspected of robbing United Bank branch in Liberty Heights neighborhood at gunpoint
• As Herman Cain and Rick Perry scramble, Newt Gingrich seeks an opening in GOP presidential campaign
• Owners of closed Cafeno's Cyber Cafe in Chicopee indicted on illegal gambling charges
• Vatican rules Springfield diocese cannot sell churches in Chicopee and Adams
• 35-year-old veteran dies of self-inflicted gunshot at 'Occupy Wall Street' protest in Burlington, VT
• National PAC linked to Karl Rove launches anti-Elizabeth Warren ad
• Springfield police determine identity of jogger critically injured by car as Kenneth Zajac of Chicopee
• Wall Street: Progress in Italy, Greece on debt sends stocks up
• Western Massachusetts veterans support Iraq troop withdrawal as region observes Veterans Day
• Ludlow surveys parents about making up lost snow days
• Massachusetts Senate OKs bill that would deny parole to anyone convicted of a 3rd serious felony
• Kenneth and Patrick Jean-Babets, accused in assault on Sunderland police station, convicted on 4 of 6 charges
• Springfield police arrest Bobby Owens, Lismary Ramos on drug trafficking, weapons charges
• Nixon defended Watergate-era actions, shed no light on tape gap to grand jury
• Westfield's clean-up from October snowstorm to be completed within 2 weeks
• Shredding event in South Hadley demonstrates cutting-edge approach to safety
• Western Massachusetts Boy Scouts of America council to host benefit auction
• Former Berkshire Power co-owner Michael Armitage set for sentencing for fraud and tax evasion
• Obituaries today: Philip Dill, 83, of Monson; former police officer
• Assault trial of Kenneth and Patrick Jean-Babets, accused of storming Sunderland police station, goes to jury in Greenfield
• Springfield Arson & Bomb Squad continues to probe suspicious fire that damaged vacant 2-family home in Upper Hill neighborhood
• Hampden Wilbraham Regional School Committee votes to add back school days after snowstorm
• Federal report shows completing Easthampton fish ladder could cost $797,245
• AM News Links storm report: Interactive map: Power outages across Massachusetts, Storm Leaves More Than 2 Million Without Power, and more
• Western Mass. power restoration estimates from National Grid [Tuesday update]
• Eric Denson murder trial: Live courtroom updates as jurors deliberate
• Editorial: Alex Morse our choice for Holyoke mayor
• Live updates: October snowstorm recovery continues Tuesday
• At Western Massachusetts gas stations, snowstorm leaves long lines, short tempers
• Teller, of Penn and Teller, speaks at Halloween 'Seance of a Lifetime' to honor memory of Houdini
• Western Mass. closings and cancellations for Tuesday, November 1, 2011
• Wilbraham firefighters respond to kitchen fire on Bittersweet Lane
• Wild car chase through Springfield with multiple injuries and reports of gunfire
• WMECO spokesman: Most Western Massachusetts customers should see power restored by Wednesday or Thursday
• Halloween trick-or-treating canceled throughout Western Massachusetts because of snowstorm damage
• Massachusetts pension reform bill would prohibit state workers from collecting pension checks before age 57
• Massachusetts residents still without power after snowstorm flock to shelters to escape the cold
• Merrick residents in West Springfield still reeling from tragic tornado now coping with aftereffects of devastating snowstorm
• U.S. Sen. Scott Brown blasts utility companies for inadequate response to power failures caused by October snowstorm
• Ware hires PDS Engineering & Construction of Connecticut as contractor for $7 million new fire station
• Wall Street: Dow falls 276 points at end of month that had been best in almost 10 years
• PM News Links: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says utilities responding well to power outages, snow totals in Berkshires historic and more
• Red Cross urges trick-or-treaters to stay safe in wake of storm by writing 'hero' letters
• Massachusetts Appeals Court rules for Deerfield farmer, saying couple who became ministers through correspondence course tormented him into signing over land
• Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren taps academia support
• Police list impassable Springfield streets and gas stations with traffic jams
• Holyoke finally gets around to beginning conversion of former Lynch School
• Western Mass. schools extend closures, towns postpone trick-or-treating
• Northampton merchants plan memorial to Eva Trager
• Springfield emergency shelter at Central High School reaches capacity with over 400 people
• National Grid hopes to restore power to 119,000 customers by end of day
• Business Monday from The Republican, October 31, 2011: Reviving happy hour one of Beacon Hill's best ideas in a long time
• The Republican's e-Edition available free through Saturday
• Westfield utility crews making progress on power outage
• Average gasoline price in Massachusetts drops 2 cents
• Some Massachusetts customers could be without power all week in wake of October snowstorm
• Power outages being reviewed by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, emergency management leaders and utilities
• WMECO reports 115,374 without power in Western Mass. Monday
• 6 people hospitalized after indoor grilling fire in Springfield
• Springfield firefighters douse candle-related blaze at Upper Hill home
• Western Mass. power restoration estimates from National Grid
• Holyoke police respond to hundreds of storm-related calls
• Live updates: October snowstorm recovery spills over into Monday
• Western Mass. closings and cancellations for Monday, October 31, 2011
• More than 500,000 without power across Massachusetts after October nor'easter
• 3 young men killed in Kansas grain elevator blast
• Herman Cain denies report of sexual harassment
• West Springfield mayoral race between Gregory Neffinger, Gerard Matthews offers clear-cut choices
• Historic October snowstorm leaves thousands in Western Massachusetts without electricity, closes schools, damages trees
• Westfield residents may wait as long as five days to restore power
• Western Massachusetts announce meetings for the week
• Occupy Wall Street protesters arrested in Texas, Oregon
• Editorial: Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno deserves a 3rd term in office
• Many Springfield residents without power after snowstorm seek shelter at Central High School
• Northampton awakes to a storm-ravaged wonderland
• Gov. Deval Patrick says 700 National Guardsmen dispatched to assist with recovery from October snowstorm
• Snowstorm leaves gas stations, ATMs closed across Western Massachusetts
• Live updates: Recovery begins after major October snowstorm hits Western Massachusetts
• JetBlue planes stranded on Bradley International Airport tarmac for 7 hours
• Shelter locations for residents affected by October snowstorm
• Rick Perry to GOP: I could handle Obama in debate
• School closings in the Pioneer Valley
• Holyoke slowly restoring power as early-season snow collapses trees and power lines; mayor declares state of emergency
• Western Mass. colleges close because of October snowstorm
• Springfield Police identify man killed in snowstorm
• Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield celebrates Super 60
• Snowstorm totals across Western Massachusetts range from 2 to 30 inches; trees, wires down everywhere
• Enfield Square mall celebrates 40 years
• E. Osterman Propane Inc. merges with NGL Energy Partners of Oklahoma
• Easthampton Police Chief: 'This is the worst storm I've ever seen'
• Amtrak train derails in Palmer near Steaming Tenders Restaurant
• East Longmeadow opens shelter at Birchland Park Middle School
• Springfield firefighters rescue woman trapped in mobile home
• Holyoke Mayor Elaine Pluta declares state of emergency
• Power outages top 3 million during Halloween snowstorm on East Coast
• October snowstorm batters region: More than 184,000 without power, schools and businesses close
• Springfield cancels school Monday because of storm debris, downed power lines
• Gov. Deval Patrick declares state of emergency
• Holyoke opens emergency shelter at War Memorial
• Historic snowstorm pummels Western Mass - one death reported
• Snowstorm starts in Western Massachusetts, up to 8 inches expected
• Task force pushes for full-line grocery in Mason Square
• Man electrocuted on Parker Street in Springfield during snowstorm
• Holyoke race for mayor pits incumbent Elaine Pluta, touting experience, vs. newcomer Alex Morse, promising energy and ideas
• Anne Schlichtig of Westfield arraigned 3 years after deadly Halloween crash that killed mother and son
• Appeals court overturns key Cape Wind clearance
• As synthetic 'bath salts' creep into New England, Massachusetts lawmakers consider banning the synthetic drugs
• National Prescription Drug Take Back Day in Springfield nets more than 800 pounds of pills
• Easthampton mayoral candidates raise issues of Municipal Building work week, road closure, civility
• Afghanistan Journal: Navigating culture is key part of duty
• Fall to look like winter in Northeast this weekend as big snow storm approaches
• 6 Northampton city council candidates vie for 3 seats
• South Hadley Cultural Council vice president Bobbie Salthouse will exhibit her work at Amherst's Jones Library
• Foul play ruled out in case of 2 found dead aboard Norwegian Cruise Line ship docked in Boston
• Connecticut authorities brace for winter weather, urge motorists to stay off roadways if conditions deteriorate
• Holyoke police probe gunfire on Cherry Street
• Holyoke police charge Springfield man with OUI, texting while driving following car crash
• Springfield police investigate armed robbery
• Springfield police investigate stabbing
• Springfield police arrest drug, gang suspect described as 'high level target'
• America celebrates Statue of Liberty's 125th birthday
• Voters in Hampden appropriate $20,000 for tree removal
• Incumbent Domenic Sarno, challenger Jose Tosado spar in Springfield mayoral debate
• Runaway car rolls over, kills woman on Arliss Street in Springfield's Sixteen Acres
• Jurors in murder trial of Eric Denson, accused of killing Conor Reynolds, hear clashing accounts in closing arguments
• Massachusetts auditor Suzanne Bump says Legislature should fund education and transportation for homeless children, not cities and towns
• Halloween Weekend 2011 snowstorm track: Heavy snow heading to New England
• Rules change gives royal girls equal shot at British crown
• Dog survives Alabama gas chamber, now up for adoption in New Jersey
• Holyoke hosts Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray's 32nd stop statewide to encourage regionalization
• Judge rules Mater Dolorosa protesters can stay in Holyoke church for now
• WATCH LIVE: Springfield mayoral candidates debate
• Prosecutor details last hours of murder victim Annamarie Cochrane Rintala at bail hearing of her wife, Cara Rintala
• Springfield woman critically injured in Arliss Street accident
• Westfield soup kitchen marks 25 years of service
• Wall Street: Stocks finish mixed after previous day's big rally
• Cara Rintala, accused of murdering her wife, Annamarie Cochrane Rintala, ordered held without right to bail
• State police identify dead in fatal crash on I-91 Northampton as two New Hampshire residents
• Recent $200 donation to Springfield tornado relief fund accidentally deposited in Mayor Domenic Sarno's campaign coffers
• Obituaries today: Mary Dillon, 81, of Greenfield; worked as private-duty nurse and for 2 Western Massachusetts hospitals, was devout Catholic
• Northeast - particularly Western Massachusetts - due for a blast of snow
• Herman Cain aide seen smoking in viral ad has checkered past
• Woman mauled by chimp says happy with new face
• Eric Denson murder trial placed in hands of jury
• Campaign website links: Michael Bardsley invites Northampton supporters to Halloween party, Jose Tosado calls for change in Springfield and more
• PM News Links: Baby sitter accused of injecting 3-year-old with heroin, Critics See 'Chilling Effect' in Alabama Immigration Law, and more
• Advocates for community preservation in Massachusetts seek ways to increase state matching dollars
• Mater Dolorosa Church protesters file counterclaim lawsuit against Catholic Diocese of Springfield charging civil rights violations, mismanagement of funds
• State police report Interstate 91 rollover in Northampton took lives of 2 females
• Northbound lanes of Interstate 91 closed at exit 19 following fatal accident
• Icy morning commute is just a preview for Saturday's snow storm
• Thousands hold vigil for Iraq War veteran injured at Occupy Wall Street protest in Oakland
• Retired Mass. state trooper Joseph Silva sentenced to 10 years on rape charge in Maine
• Former Holyoke health director Daniel Bresnahan seeks City Council at large seat
• Scott Olsen, Iraq War vet injured during Occupy Wall Street clash with Oakland police, expected to recover
• Married gay and lesbian military personnel sue government for same benefits as straight couples
• U.S. Rep. John Olver's plans to retire spark ideas for new congressional lines in Western Massachusetts
• Pazzo Ristorante at Springfield's Riverfront closes; owner cites weak area economy for restaurants
• Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Fashion Show offers glimpse of fall trends
• Defense in murder trial of Eric Denson, charged with killing Conor Reynolds, wraps up without testimony from DNA expert
• Chicopee Mayor Michael Bissonnette kicks off campaign with free dinner
• After Scott Brown calls for her ouster, NOAA chief Jane Lubchenco says she'll revisit New England
• Planning to combat teen pregnancy in Springfield and Holyoke pleases Patricia Quinn, executive director of Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy
• Coins, currency, diamonds and a tiger pin all part of eBay auction of abandoned Massachusetts personal property
• Cambridge College coming to downtown Springfield's Tower Square
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• Campaign dispatch links: Holyoke mayor endorsed by Labor Council, Chicopee candidate states concerns about Burnett Road and more
• HP says it won't spin off personal computer unit
• Higher prices boost surge in Big Oil third-quarter profits
• Convicted drunken drivers should be required to use car ignition locks, say lawmakers, police and activists
• Easthampton Mayor Michael Tautznik, election opponent Donald Emerson file campaign finance reports
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signs bill to delay closure of Westfield District Court and provide $10 million for municipal tornado relief
• Problems at Springfield's Putnam High had been previously solved, former principal Ann Southworth says
• Agawam resident Justin Carroll charged with attempted murder following 3-hour standoff with police
• Wall Street: Dow climbs 340 points following agreement to deal with European debt crisis
• Slow down for swans: stubborn birds on I-95 run afoul of the Massachusetts State Police
• Massachusetts continues to outpace U.S., but economic growth reportedly slowing
• Proposed Massachusetts legislation takes aim at prescription drug abuse
• Obituaries today: Donna Carmine, 56, of Chicopee; worked for Costco Wholesale Co., active with Rays of Hope cancer fundraiser
• Eric Denson murder trial: Live courtroom updates during day 15 of testimony
• Daddy's Junky Music closes all 12 stores across New England
• Man steals pickup truck with sleeping 7-year-old girl inside
• First snow of the season not expected to accumulate on Western Massachusetts roadways
• Agawam mayoral candidates Richard Cohen, Rosemary Sandlin spar over finances, Senior Center during TV debate
• Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and challenger Jose Tosado stress differences during Armoury-Quadrangle debate
• Vision for post-tornado Monson discussed at workshop
• Holyoke mayoral candidates Elaine Pluta and Alex Morse clash over creating jobs, improving education
• Retired detective says Maine man with body hidden in freezer refused polygraph after girlfriend Kitty Wardwell's disappearance
• Springfield police investigating larceny of Newport cigarettes & alcohol from Pioneer Valley Discount Liquor store
• Govt. study finds income of top 1 percent of Americans increased 275 percent over past 30 years
• Westover Air Reserve Base pumps $238M into local economy
• Vermont officials celebrate new Sheffield wind farm
• Connecticut police shut down magic mushroom growing operation
• Ruth Madoff, Bernie Madoff's wife: We tried suicide after Ponzi arrest
• Clash between Oakland police, Occupy Wall Street protesters leaves Iraq War veteran hospitalized
• Europe reaches key deal to help Greece
• Witness in murder trial Eric Denson, accused of killing Conor Reynolds, faults crime scene investigation
• Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno defends roll-out of scathing Putnam High School financial audit
• U.S. Rep. John Olver announces plan to retire when term ends next year
• Alan Khazei ends campaign for U.S. Senate, increasing odds of Democrat Elizabeth Warren as challenger for incumbent Republican Scott Brown
• Adam Contonio of Hardwick denies breaking into unlocked cars in Palmer
• 'Get your freak on' note in woman's luggage lands TSA employee in hot water
• Holyoke mayoral debate: Live updates as Alex Morse and Elaine Pluta square off
• Wall Street: Stocks end higher after China says it will invest in financial rescue fund for Europe
• Massachusetts Housing and Economic Development Secretary Gregory Bialecki sells stake in casino companies
• Springfield traffic stop results in arrest of Edgar Hernandez and Ariel Cintron on drug charges
• MassINC Polling Group Survey finds half of Bay State residents hold gloomy outlook for economy
• Friends of the Homeless: Demand for shelter beds in Springfield area swells
• Public invited to attend NAACP forum featuring candidates for Springfield City Council at-large seats
• Westfield School Department offices to move to Hampton Ponds Plaza
• Chicopee mayoral candidates Michael Bissonnette and Gary Lefebvre disagree on casinos
• Charges of vehicle break-in and auto parts theft against Chicopee man and Agawam man continued without finding in Springfield District Court
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says he won't be 'bashing' Mitt Romney if former governor wins GOP nomination for president
• Lawyers for Massachusetts resident Tarek Mehanna, charged in terror plot, want jury instructed on free speech
• Obituaries today: Jeffrey Samek, 21, of Agawam; graduate of Williston Northampton School
• South Hadley to vote on zoning amendment for chickens, The Ledges golf course
• Sirens inadvertently activated near Vermont Yankee
• Mass. to hold eBay auction for unclaimed property
• Obama outlines college loan plan aimed at cash-strapped graduates
• Stop & Shop mobile app expands in Mass., Conn., RI
• Accumulating snow, as much as 1-2 inches in higher elevations, sliding towards Western Massachusetts
• Man pleads guilty to 2005 Worcester drug ring slaying
• Masked gunman forces clerk at Springfield convenience store into restroom, steals cash register, police say
• Springfield mayoral candidates Domenic Sarno, Jose Tosado to meet in 1st debate since preliminary election
• Police use tear gas on Occupy Wall Street protesters in Oakland
• Residents will decide fate of tornado-damaged Monson Town Office Building
• Rick Perry promises 2.5 million jobs in 1st TV ad
• Audit of Springfield's Putnam Vocational High School finances alleges dismal bookkeeping, rampant skimming; 4 fired
• Ludlow School Superintendent Kenneth Grew proposes $20.5 million budget, 4-percent increase, for FY 2013
• Former Agawam City Councilor Paul Cavallo running for board again
• Local businessman Michael LaRiviere seeks seat on West Springfield Town Council
• West Springfield School Committeeman Daniel Sullivan seeks Town Council berth
• Chicopee City Council approves new property tax rate; home owners, businesses to see higher tax bills this year
• Massachusetts legislators approve new Hampden Senate district to reflect Springfield's growing diversity
• Sirdeaner Walker, mother of bullying victim Carl Walker-Hoover, and Attorney General Martha Coakley lobby for law requiring schools to report bullying
• Consumer Reports says Ford's quality slips
• Pittsfield pharmacist Nicole Bombardier sentenced to 3 years for stealing 200+ OxyContin pills intended for prescriptions
• Judge in murder trial of Eric Denson, accused of killing Conor Reynolds, blocks testimony from expert witness
• Northampton Historical Commission to hand out awards
• Brimfield casino proposed by Palmer Paving head David Callahan
• Wall Street stocks fall as hopes for Europe debt deal falter
• Massachusetts U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren claims credit for Occupy Wall Street protests
• Rick Perry sidesteps questions about Obama's birthplace
• Free family portraits offered to victims of Massachusetts tornadoes
• Springfield police pepper spray city resident David Bellefeuille after he threatens officers with knife in North End
• Audit findings exposing alleged malfeasance at Springfield's Putnam High School to be released
• Springfield unemployment steady, regional jobless numbers down; Greater Springfield outpaces Massachusetts in job growth
• New gourmet deli coming to South Hadley, but 24-hour gas station rejected
• UMass highlights 50 years of computing with talk and timeline
• Granby to move to pay-as-you-throw trash system
• Smith College students revolt at vegetarian rumor
• Netflix shares tank amid backlash and defections
• Anti-Wall Streeters inspire Halloween costumes
• Worcester murder suspect William Goddard pursues insanity defense
• 3 men arrested on drug charges following traffic stop by Holyoke police
• Springfield firefighters, police respond to 2-car crash with injuries on Roosevelt Avenue
• State trooper credited with saving injured barred owl on Massachusetts Turnpike
• Northampton artist David Teeple's 'Water Music' celebrates the Connecticut River
• Holyoke police investigate shooting with no help from 'uncooperative' witnesses
• AM News Links: Theo Epstein pens 'goodbye' to Red Sox Nation; Passersby don't stop for dying Chinese toddler struck by van, and more
• 2 men pistol-whipped in Springfield home invasion
• Man found shot to death on Garfield Street in Springfield
• Man shot in the head at 93 Garfield St. in Springfield
• Granby voters OK funds for new public library at special Town Meeting
• Chicopee receives federal loan approval that will allow new senior center to be built
• Federal judge blocks Florida's new welfare drug testing law
• Fire at Europa Restaurant in Ludlow under investigation
• Similar symptoms found in dead New England seals
• Hampden special Town Meeting voters approve expenditures
• Rick Perry beefs up struggling presidential campaign
• Jurors in Eric Denson murder trial see graphic photo of fatal knife wound to Conor Reynolds
• Springfield Code Enforcement Commissioner Steven Desilets expects to grant 1st-stage building permit for wood-burning plant
• Rape charges against former Hopkins Academy coach Glenn Cooke dismissed
• Chicopee mayor Michael Bissonnette, City Clerk Keith Rattell spar over job performance
• Bay Path College spends $2.5 million renovating faculty offices and classrooms
• Libyan leader Mustafa Abdul-Jalil seeks to calm West on Sharia fears
• Funeral services held in Birmingham for civil rights leader Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth
• Springfield city councilors criticize proposed move of Parent Information Center to rented office space
• Springfield mayoral candidates agree to multiple televised debates and forum
• 'I don't like you': East Longmeadow School Committee meeting devolved into shouting match
• U.S. Rep. John Olver's re-election plans could help save 2 congressional districts in Western Massachusetts
• Wall Street: Stock indexes close at highest levels in two months
• Friends of 70-year-old Springfield resident Walter Dorsett puzzled by outburst of violence that allegedly took life of Michael Drew
• Obituaries today: Richard Weaver, 56, of East Longmeadow; had long career in insurance industry
• Palmer Town Council approves funding for part-time police officers
• State. Sen. Benjamin Downing mum on fate of expanded bottle bill
• South Hadley builder Dan Luis puts plans to renovate Bridge Street house on hold pending bank financing
• West Springfield seeks low-interest loan for $10 million water main project
• 2 more civil rights groups call for investigation of alleged voting rights violations in Springfield preliminary election
• Brimfield selectmen object to reducing municipal control over where wind turbines may be installed
• Business Monday from The Republican, October 24, 2011: Massachusetts millionaires brace for tax changes, and more
• Springfield program that prepares workers for building trades looks to expand to Holyoke
• Springfield homicide suspect Walter Dorsett to be arraigned on murder and other charges
• AM News Links: Independent study confirms existence of global warming; heroic Boston firefighter slated for TV debut, and more
• Report: Fish often mislabeled at Mass. restaurants
• Solar power is beginning to go mainstream
• City of Homes launches 'Regreen Springfield' website
• Monson man faces charges after leading police on a chase and causing three crashes in Enfield
• Quabbin panel to discuss access plan, moose enclosures and more
• Libya declared free, but death of Moammar Gadhafi questioned
• 7.2 quake in Turkey kills 138, collapses buildings
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• Country Club of Greenfield members vow to rebuild after a fire destroyed the clubhouse
• Springfield shooting kills one; 70-year-old charged
• Springfield man crashes into former movie theater on Wilbraham Road
• Springfield's Tower Square celebrates 40 years while finding a future in a changed world
• Teens gather at Basketball Hall of Fame to brainstorm ways to stop bullying
• Vermont State Police to change stun gun policy after incident involving developmentaly disabled man
• 18th annual Rays of Hope Walk Toward a Cure for Breast Cancer raises over $1 million, draws 21,000 walkers in two cities
• Springfield shooting critically injures man
• GOP candidates would cut federal judges' power
• GOP candidate Rep. Ron Paul wants to phase out federal student loans
• Scientist: ROSAT satellite must have crashed into Asia
• More schools stepping up in fight to stem anti-gay bullying
• Future bride, groom forced to jump 2 stories after fire breaks out at pre-wedding party
• 'Occupy Wall Street' protesters gather at General Electric CEO's Connecticut home
• Matthew Beaudry, 4-year-old Mass. boy, fights rare brain tumor for 2nd time
• Autopsy shows Libya's Moammar Gadhafi was killed by gunshot to the head
• West Springfield seeking low-interest loan for $10 million water main project
• Easthampton man appears to break Guinness record with flip of 15 feet, 9 inches
• Veteran fire dog Dakota to be honored at Dakin Humane Awards dinner
• Men charged after fight outside Palmer bar
• Massachusetts man killed when he jumps out of moving Infiniti SUV on highway
• Investigation into three-alarm blaze that destroyed Country Club of Greenfield underway
• Discover Holyoke kicks off on Saturday
• Kitchen fire damages Centre Street, Springfield, home
• Joseph Warner of Springfield allegedly caught on camera making bomb threat at Holyoke Mall
• Judge orders prison for 2 Bulgarian men convicted of stealing $137,000 from ATM customers in Massachusetts
• Mass. congressman questions truthfulness of Vermont Yankee nuclear plant officials
• Monson police charge couple for failing to get a 12-year-old boy medical attention after he was accidentally lit on fire
• Leaks in tornado-damaged Monson Town Office Building to be fixed before winter; long-term use still being studied
• Springfield resident Joseph O'Neil arrested in East Longmeadow for allegedly assaulting a police officer, drug possession
• Accused Sudbury, Mass. terrorist Tarek Mehanna goes to trial
• Springfield police search for 2 armed men involved in Indian Orchard pistol whipping of taxi driver
• Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown calls for firing of NOAA head Jane Lubchenco for 'indifference' to fishing industry's struggles
• Massive fire destroys Country Club of Greenfield in Franklin County
• Springfield Housing Authority to ban smoking at all public properties
• Rupert Murdoch takes on News Corp. shareholders at annual meeting in Los Angeles
• Alleged drunken driver indicted on murder charge in Milford motorcyclist's death
• Massachusetts judge awards $3 million in priest abuse case
• Massachusetts congressman Edward Markey questions truthfulness of Vermont Yankee nuclear plant spokesman
• Westfield Haunted Harvest Restaurant and Pub Tour scheduled
• Massachusetts teacher unions fault U.S. Sen. Scott Brown on jobs bill vote
• Holyoke fire official William Moran approved for retirement after 27 years
• Wall Street: Stocks rise sharply on solid corporate earnings
• U.S. Sens. John Kerry, Scott Brown split on Iraq pullout plan
• In recent GOP debates, Mitt Romney runaway leader in exposure among Republican candidates jockeying for air time
• Fred Falcon, Derek Garcia of Holyoke held on $25,000 bail following Ludlow break-in
• Eric Denson jury allowed to consider whether slaying of Conor Reynolds was done with 'extreme atrocity and cruelty'
• Springfield Election Commissioner Gladys Oyola denies allegations of widespread polling place problems during preliminary election
• Palmer town councilors who disagreed with decision to rescind contract with town manager pick Donald Jacobs explain stances
• Ohio animal owner traded guns for tiger, monkey
• John Hyde of Chicopee arrested for allegedly stealing meat from his employer, Arnold's Meats in East Longmeadow
• Polka legend Jimmy Sturr to receive lifetime achievement award from Polish Center of Discovery and Learning
• Obituaries today: Harvey Martin Wallace was outstanding athlete, entrepreneur, educator
• Mass. resident Jill Stein seeks Green Party nod for president
• Holyoke honors Michael Glasheen, Emery Pares and James Poreda for helping strangers in peril
• AP sources: Michele Bachmann's staff in New Hampshire quits
• TV's 'Disaster Guy' from A&E network rebuilds homes for Monson families following tornado
• Poll: 37 percent of American public backs Wall Street protests
• New $1 million Rebecca Johnson Park opens in Springfield's Mason Square area
• Fall Photo Contest gallery - Vol. 6
• For Obama, Gadhafi death a vindication of doctrine
• Ask the Candidates: Holyoke candidates Alex Morse, Elaine Pluta answer your questions
• Hasbro to temporarily cut 180 manufacturing employees at East Longmeadow plant
• Herman Cain tweaks 9-9-9 tax plan to allow exemptions
• Worcester high school athletes being treated for MRSA
• Black Lab killed when it touches downed NStar wire during walk in woods with owner
• Western Massachusetts railroad improvements will cut travel time between Connecticut and Vermont
• Senate rejects slimmed-down Obama jobs bill
• Massachusetts to receive $177k from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer as part of whistleblower lawsuit
• Libyans: Moammar Gadhafi to be buried in Islamic tradition
• Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Tim Murray tours Easthampton's Oliver Street landfill solar array, now under construction
• New England Subaru dealership fined for misleading ads
• San Francisco bay jolted by second earthquake in less than 6 hours
• Ludlow police arrest 2 Holyoke men following daytime burglary on Jackie Drive
• Springfield woman injured in porch collapse at Federal Court apartment building
• Enfield man charged in connection with Suffield break-ins
• Moammar Gadhafi's death resonates with Lockerbie relatives
• Pulled from drain pipe, Moammar Gadhafi was shown no mercy by Libyan rebels
• Holyoke City Council candidates discuss casinos, charter change
• Hundreds celebrate Massachusetts State Sen. Stanley Rosenberg of Amherst
• State police investigating 2-car crash with injuries on I-391 in Chicopee
• Ben & Jerry's Schweddy Balls ice cream frozen out of some supermarkets
• Eric Denson murder trial: state doctor offers graphic testimony of Conor Reynolds' last moments
• Live Coverage: Holyoke City Council candidates debate
• Palmer Town Council votes to rescind contract with town manager pick
• Springfield City Councilor Zaida Luna claims 'serious and widespread' preliminary election voting problems, asks Justice Department help
• Few Americans take immigrants' jobs in Alabama
• Cara Rintala pleads not guilty to killing her wife, Annamarie Cochrane Rintala, in their Granby home
• Massachusetts officials say work under way again on South End Bridge in Springfield
• UMass Law School President Robert Ward resigns citing health, on day newspaper report questions credit card charges
• Small earthquake jolts San Francisco Bay area
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• Concerned Citizens for Springfield invites public to open house at rescued Forest Park home
• Funding sought at Hampden special Town Meeting to remove trees, limbs downed by tornado
• Roommate in Rutgers suicide says no to plea deal
• Wall Street: Stocks end mixed following signs of division over European debt solution
• Convicted Mass. killer Gary Sampson gets new trial in death penalty case
• Agawam mayoral candidates Richard Cohen, Rosemary Sandlin trade shots over department head salaries
• Massachusetts unemployment dips slightly, but local foreclosures are up
• Springfield and Holyoke get $700,000 grant to promote higher education
• Economic benefits cited during ceremonial start of $73 million railroad improvement project between Springfield, Northfield
• Former B'Shara's Restaurant property in West Springfield eyed for fast-food eatery
• Your Comments: Dozens of exotic beasts run wild in Ohio; residents told to stay indoors
• Unconfirmed reports surface of Muammar Qaddafi's capture and death
• Pedestrian struck and killed by SUV while crossing Belmont Avenue in Springfield
• Reported manipulation of Mass. Lottery's Cash WinFall game to be probed
• Democrats target Romney, draw from Bush vs. Kerry
• AM News Links: Hartford football players walk after same-sex kiss in musical; Harold Camping says the world will actually end tomorrow; and more
• Deerfield police use stun gun to subdue naked man running around Mount Sugarloaf
• Springfield police investigating larceny at Liberty Heights Radio Shack store
• Deerfield resident Robert Thompson evokes Declaration of Independence after police find him with 13 marijuana plants
• Details emerge in bizarre Philadelphia crime where 4 mentally disabled people found locked in basement
• Investigation reveals U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer smuggling marijuana over Mexico border
• Westover Air Reserve Base crews join national mission surge
• Wife of Granby homicide victim Annamarie Cochrane Rintala is indicted on murder charge
• Springfield's Jimmy Roman Rosario pleads guilty in federal court, gets 10 years, after case thrown out of state court
• State to fund 80 percent of Chicopee school renovation project
• Springfield police: Officer assaulted by prostitute in city's South End
• Palmer Town Council to discuss funding part-time police officer positions
• 4 named finalists in Palmer school superintendent search
• Bill would create Massachusetts baby boomer license plates
• Northeast states from Massachusetts to Maryland form electric vehicle network
• Witness in Salvatore DiMasi's Massachusetts corruption case gets 18 months
• Amherst Town Manager John Musante expected back to work soon
• Holyoke Mayor Elaine Pluta and challenger Alex Morse tussle over anonymous casino letters, get dueling congressional endorsements
• Prosecution in Eric Denson murder trial nears end of presentation
• Springfield merchants have high hopes for a wicked good Halloween holiday season
• Driver emerges unscathed from car rollover in Pelham
• Police asking for public's help in finding Nancy Reagey, missing Buckland woman
• 'Day of the Dead' holiday celebrations expanding in US
• John Mowduk of Palmer arrested after disturbance at duplex
• Wall Street: Rare earnings miss by Apple leads stock market lower
• Analysis: Yes, parts of the jobs bill will pass
• Rick Perry: No 'shape-shifting nuance from me'
• 300 teens headed to Springfield for anti-bullying conference
• Wednesday is the last day to register to vote in 2011 elections
• Massachusetts legislators release maps of proposed new seats for state Senate, House
• Ron Paul wants to end aid to Israel
• Interstate 95 driver dies in fiery highway crash in Attleboro
• Holyoke City Council begins planning in case Mount Tom coal plant shuts down
• Springfield police: Club Illusion homicide victim had 'long history' with city police
• Easthampton mayoral candidates debate before a packed chapel at Williston Northampton
• Massachusetts drivers warned to stop for school buses
• Court rejects South Hadley's bid to drop Luke Gelinas' 1st Amendment suit
• Rain and wind to splatter and blow through Western Massachusetts
• Dozens of exotic beasts run wild in Ohio; residents told to stay indoors
• Westfield has ability to finance a new elementary school and repairs to City Hall
• All against Cain: Upstart targeted in GOP debate
• Gateway Regional School District reopens after water main break
• DNA ties defendant Eric Denson to killing of Conor Reynolds, state chemist testifies
• ICE deports record number of immigrants in year
• It's unanimous: Holyoke Fire Capt. John A. Pond is Holyoke's new fire chief
• Springfield's Club Illusion, scene of fatal weekend shooting, shuts its doors for good
• Holyoke picks John Pond as city's new fire chief
• 2 speak out against West Springfield proposal to allow tradespeople to operate businesses out of homes
• Anthony Olszewski seeks 3rd trial in murder of Joanne Welch in West Springfield
• Robin Crosbie to leave Longmeadow town manager's post
• Accused killer Bryan Johnson seeks new trial in slaying of UMass student David Sullivan
• High school sets limit of 3 bathroom visits per semester
• Wall Street: Stocks jump on reports of progress with European debt crisis
• Study: Herman Cain 9-9-9 tax plan raises taxes on 84 percent of households
• Boston Globe to start charging for access to website
• State police to conduct weekend sobriety checkpoint in Hampden County
• Truck with equipment for Obama bus tour stolen in Virginia
• Local school officials ask Massachusetts lawmakers for greater control over charter school proposals
• Jesus Gilberto Garcia found guilty in murder of Valerie Girouard of Hampden
• Mailing a letter to cost a penny more next year
• Senators urge baseball to ban chewing tobacco
• Volunteers help install windows at tornado-damaged home on Main Street in Monson
• AM NewsLinks: Crafts Avenue changes in Northampton a bright spot in down economy, Herman Cain Claimed That A ‘Liberal Court’ Killed Jesus, and more
• Eric Denson murder trial: Live courtroom updates during day 8 of testimony
• Skateboard serves as getaway vehicle for youthful suspect in East Longmeadow collection can caper
• Northampton mayoral debate grows testy
• Report: 4 more Filene's Basement stores to close, leaving just 3 in Massachusetts
• No arrests in Springfield club quarter slaying
• Couple slain outside Lawrence, Massachusetts home
• Reports: Lawyer for Patriots owner Robert Kraft drafted rejected casino zoning plan
• Massachusetts legislative redistricting maps to be released Tuesday
• Springfield demonstrators rally day and night against foreclosures, corporate greed and unemployment
• Sales of single family homes rise in Pioneer Valley
• Zombies invade downtown Springfield as motorists, pedestrians scratch their heads
• Friend of slain Cathedral High School student Conor Reynolds describes moments before Springfield stabbing
• Holyoke $168 million high performance computing center taking shape at the canals
• 'Occupy Springfield' demonstration gathers momentum in Court Square
• Water main break closes Gateway Regional School District
• Chicopee Ward 4 School Committee member Michael Pise announces bid for at-large seat
• Construction of new Rocky's hardware store in Westfield delays relocation of Senior Center
• Wall Street: Dow drops 247 points after German government throws cold water on hopes for end to European debt crisis
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick declines to take stance on proposal to allow free, discounted drinks
• Finance Director Sanford Pooler expecting fiscal 2013 budget to be drama-free
• For a jobs bill in pieces, Obama hits road in North Carolina
• Arrest of Phoenix Jones marks growing pains for superhero movement
• Wilbraham voters to be asked for $500,000 to fund improvements to Spec Pond Recreational Complex
• South Hadley town meeting to be asked to revise Ledges golf course budget
• Belchertown properties dip in value in latest revaluation
• Obituaries today: Tara Pagnoni, 26, of Holyoke; was MRI technician at Franklin, Holyoke medical centers, volunteer for American Cancer Society
• Veteran West Springfield Town Councilor George Kelly running for re-election
• Massachusetts Port Authority donates hundreds of windows, doors to tornado victims
• Agreement close between Palmer and Monson over Monson's use of Palmer's wastewater treatment plant
• Easthampton Prevention Task Force announces mini-grant program to reward good behavior in young people
• Lowe's to close 20 stores, cut 1,950 jobs
• Eric Denson murder trial: Live updates during day 7 of testimony
• Police, protesters prepare for "Occupy Springfield"
• Boston boy survives 3-story drop from burning home
• Delivery driver attacked in Springfield, his car and money stolen
• What's the CIA doing at NYPD? Depends whom you ask
• Springfield police continue to search for suspects in the killing of Devada Wannamaker
• AM News Links: Boston police investigating Hub's 52nd homicide; small plane crash in Connecticut leaves 1 dead, and more
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon dies after massive wreck
• Springfield fire sends three to the hospital
• Carolyn 'Biddy' Martin inaugurated as first female president of Amherst College
• CROP Walk raises money to fight hunger locally and around the world
• Springfield murder victim identified as Devada Wannamaker, 23, of Indian Orchard
• Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren visits Chicopee for Democrat of the Year event
• Springfield police investigating homicide at Worthington Street nightclub
• Pioneer Valley pumpkin growers, battered by rain and floods, gear up for Halloween
• Westfield officials consider bond requests for new school, City Hall repairs
• Cumberland Farms eyeing West Springfield site for gasoline station-convenience store
• Puerto Rican and Latino Leadership Council holds debut event in Springfield
• Amherst talk seeks to address the myths and truth of Sharia law
• First round of public meetings complete in tornado recovery master plan initiative
• Massachusetts Juvenile Court system dependent on probation officers to make sure young offenders abide by terms of release
• Springfield police investigating armed robbery at Dunkin' Donuts in South End
• Controversial Berkshire County election to fill seat vacated by state lawmaker
• AM News Links: Drugs & gangs taking over foreclosed homes in NYC; elbows fly in Berkshire County House race, and more
• Obama pulls plug on part of health overhaul law
• After Massachusetts' tornadoes, rebuilding Village Green Family Campground in Brimfield takes many steps
• In blow to immigration law, court blocks Alabama from checking student status
• Hawaii man sues Burger King over needles in burger
• Springfield City Councilor Amaad Rivera proposes council vote for city to cease all business with Bank of America
• Pioneer Valley's 1st frost of 2011-12 due any day now
• Developer of proposed go cart facility on Center Street in Ludlow withdraws application
• Karen Demers appointed interim director of Wilbraham Public Library
• Civil War conference: Abraham Lincoln's views on slavery evolved over his political career
• Stabbing victim Conor Reynolds' last minutes recalled at Eric Denson murder trial
• Kansas City Bishop Robert Finn indicted for failing to report pedophile priest to police
• American Airline flight attendants subdue, sit on obnoxious drunk passenger during cross-country flight
• Holyoke, old mill town, hosts Idea Mill, featuring robot-maker and other innovators
• At Jesus Gilberto Garcia murder trial, stabbing victim testifies he pleaded for attack, which left Valerie Girouard dead, to stop
• State police trooper escorting funeral procession injured in car crash
• Wall Street: Dow Jones industrial average turns positive for 2011; Google soars
• Police look for 3 men involved in botched armed robbery at United Bank branch on St. James Avenue
• Springfield police seek 3 suspects following armed robbery of United Bank on St. James Ave
• Karen Brettman of Westfield denies manslaughter charge in death of husband
• Northampton dedicates new bridge art work
• Your Comments: Wilbraham selectmen - Casino developer should alleviate impacts on neighboring communities before opening
• Sheep contracting rabies may be rare, but officials recommend livestock be vaccinated
• PM News Links: Parents may pay for kids' violations on North Street, Iran failed with space monkey launch, and more
• Amherst Select Board meeting delayed 1 day
• Amherst police arrest 21-year-old Lawrence resident Jamie Adames after he allegedly threatened pub employee with loaded handgun
• Quadruple amputee Richard Mangino of Revere grateful to Brigham and Women's Hospital for hands transplant
• Rick Perry: Creating jobs as easy as booting Obama
• 55-year-old Springfield resident Daniel Boisjoli, charged with trafficking cocaine, had nearly $30,000 in cash at his Leitch Street home
• 'Huffing' causes Dracut teen to crash into 2 women
• Eric Denson murder trial: Live updates during day 6 of testimony
• GOP isn't sold on Mitt Romney, seeking other options
• Massachusetts Rep. James Lyons of Andover delays supplemental spending bill, seeking list of public benefit recipents
• West Springfield police charge 45-year-old Danny Buteau with drunken driving - 5th offense
• Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston performs rare double hand transplant
• Dead seal count on New England beaches approaches 100
• Alan Long of Grafton accused of stealing veterans markers from graves, selling them
• Police: pregnant woman in New Haven, Connecticut jumps into Quinnipiac River to avoid sexual assault
• More rain to bring chance of thunderstorms to Western Massachusetts
• New poll suggests strong support for gay marriage in New Hampshire
• NYC official: Cleanup of Occupy Wall Street camp in Zuccotti Park is being postponed
• Occupy Wall Street protesters reluctantly prepare for standoff with NYPD at Zuccotti Park
• UMass Amherst police charge American International College students with assault following several incidents on campus
• Rhode Island resident Jason Pleau spared death penalty prosecution in murder/robbery case involving Springfield residents Kelley Lajoie and Jose Santiago
• Jury convicts 3 North Carolina men in domestic terrorism trial
• U.S. House votes to stop health care law abortions
• Expanded Massachusetts bottle bill backers drop ballot plan, see path through Legislature
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• Mitt Romney accuses China of stealing American inventions
• Lights, camera, action: Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren take to the internet with dueling Massachusetts Senate campaign videos
• Holyoke closes in on permanent fire chief as commission interviews 1 deputy chief, 4 captains
• Berkshire County car accident kills Vermont driver John Killeen, 73
• 4th witness links murder defendant Eric Denson to fatal stabbing of Conor Reynolds
• Chicopee city clerk Keith Rattell files complaint with state over 'questionable signatures' on petition seeking to lengthen mayor's term
• Massachusetts Senate approves casino gambling, including 1 for Western Mass.
• Massachusetts Senate roll call vote on casinos, slots bill
• Sheep at North Amherst co-housing community tests positive for rabies
• Obituaries today: Fanny Hellinger, 76, of Wilbraham, was secretary at Monarch Insurance
• Red Cross thanks volunteers, donors who helped with community relief following tornado
• House Speaker John Boehner, President Barack Obama talk jobs as Senate Republicans offer plan
• President Obama blames Iran for plot to kill Saudi diplomat in Washington
• Lawyer for murder defendant Jesus Gilberto Garcia cites violent video games in defense of client
• Prosecution wants expert to examine Gary Cernak of Easthampton, charged with setting his mother on fire
• Wall Street: Stocks sink following report of slowdown in investment banking from JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Wilbraham selectmen: Casino developer should alleviate impacts on neighboring communities before opening
• Nancy Amanti of Westfield re-gifts Volkswagen Beetle she got on Oprah Winfrey's TV show
• Joseph Shinn of Chesterfield, former Westfield State University official, accused of indecent assault on a student
• Feds can't say 'our soldiers' in Mass. terror case
• Jury finds Joshua Komisarjevsky guilty on all 17 counts in Connecticut home invasion, murder trial
• Amtrak sets record with 30 million passengers in past year
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick awards anti-violence grants to Holyoke, Springfield and 9 other cities
• Springfield police charge 32-year-old John Pogue and 33-year-old Aiesha Brown with trafficking cocaine
• Eric Denson murder trial: Live updates during day 5 of testimony
• Nathaniel Fujita of Wayland, accused of killing former girlfriend Lauren Astley, to go on trial next year
• Obama raises more than $70 million
• Gerard Matthews, Gregory Neffinger offer contrasts on approaches to education at West Springfield mayoral debate
• State Sen. Stan Rosenberg discusses Massachusetts redistricting with Longmeadow Democrats
• Family escapes injury when car crashes into Suffield, Connecticut home
• AM News Links: Custody dispute may have led to California salon massacre; local man denies inappropriately touching girl, 7, in grocery store; and more
• U.S. Rep. William Keating urges Congress to pay $8.5 million to families of 2 men allegedly killed by 'Whitey' Bulger
• Injuries reported after head-on crash involving 2 Amtrak trains in Oakland, California
• Holyoke police charge Jose Santiago, 18, with trafficking heroin and illegal possession of 3 guns
• Transformer explosion on Cady Street in Ludlow leaves some Western Massachusetts Electric Co. customers in the dark
• Woman abducted by armed men in Hartford fought her way to freedom
• Andrew Langhof, publisher of Wall Street Journal in Europe, resigns in wake of latest News Corp. ethics scandal
• NStar and Northeast Utilities argue that they shouldn't have to buy power from Cape Wind
• US missile strike kills Haqqani 'coordinator' in Pakistan
• Debt-crippled Pennsylvania capital city files for bankruptcy
• Contractor dies after falling 500 feet from WHDH-TV broadcast tower in Newton, Mass.
• Congress passes free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, South Korea
• Death toll in California salon shooting rises to 8; suspected gunman in custody
• Western Massachusetts helps set Guinness World Record for jumping jacks
• Judge considers holding Hakam McCoy of Northampton without right to bail on kidnapping, assault charges
• Springfield's Union Station gets $6 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant
• Springfield Diocese lawyers, Mater Dolorosa protesters argue in court over closing the Holyoke church
• Bar owner offers graphic account of Conor Reynolds' stabbing at Eric Denson murder trial
• Teen daughter describes murder of Valerie Girouard of Hampden as trial of ex-boyfriend Jesus Gilberto Garcia opens
• Latino Leadership Council hosts reception in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month
• Pioneer Valley machine shops get Massachusetts grant to train workers
• Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce endorses ballot question to establish new city charter
• Judge denies motion to dismiss boating homicide charges against Steven Morse in death of 10-year-old Gus Adamopoulos
• Springfield senior citizens on Medicare told to evaluate their health care coverage and options during open enrollment period
• Florida man nabbed for hacking computers of Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis and other celebrities
• Massachusetts State Police caution motorists about need for driving carefully in heavy rain
• Wall Street: Stocks rise in anticipation of a resolution to European debt crisis
• AIDS awareness vigil set Oct. 13 in Springfield
• 9 shot, 6 dead in shooting at Southern California beauty salon
• Former Springfield resident David Chalue denies kidnapping, murder charges in Pittsfield 'Hells Angels' triple homicide case
• Consultants on Springfield's tornado recovery plans say public input is critical as shown in other disaster areas
• UMass students rally at student union as part of Occupy Wall Street movement; profs urge change to socialism
• Obama campaign charges Romney with flip-flopping
• Westfield Volunteers in Public Schools seeks volunteers for schools
• Diane Mayhew announces bid for 4-year-term on Westfield School Committee
• Landon Richard, 7, of Russell earns big honors in BMX bike racing
• Rain, as much as 2 to 4 inches, followed by wind, on tap for Western Massachusetts
• Eric Denson murder trial: Live updates during day 4 of testimony
• Ware selectmen approve extension allowing Snow's Restaurant to serve alcoholic beverages seven days a week
• Amherst holding community meeting to talk about the future of trash
• Family lost in Mass. corn maze calls 911 for help
• Robert Curran of Grafton charged with killing couple while driving 80 mph in Worcester
• Shayne Fleming-Pancione of Easthampton charged with robbing downtown Brattleboro, Vermont TD Bank in August
• Study finds many day care centers in Massachusetts are deficient
• AM News Links: Hartford negotiates with 'Occupy Wall Street' protesters, Boston considers talks; Suicide bombers hit Baghdad, killing at least 23; and more
• All public housing in Boston to go smoke-free in 2012
• US ties Iranian government to plot to assassinate Saudi diplomat in the United States
• Somers, Conn. resident Jonathan Drane charged with having sex with 13-year-old girl after responding to Craigslist ad
• Brian Kowal of Three Rivers arrested by Palmer police for assault with a dangerous weapon
• Springfield police investigate Liberty Heights shooting incident
• Richard Cohen finishes 1st, Rosemary Sandlin 2nd in Agawam preliminary mayoral election
• Occupy Wall Street protesters march past millionaires' New York City homes
• Mitt Romney in Republican presidential debate: I can work with 'good' Democrats
• 'Zero query search' next for Google, Wired magazine's Steven Levy tells Springfield Public Forum
• Palmer Town Council accused of violating Open Meeting Law by resident Raymond Domey
• Mitt Romney defends Massachusetts health care plan at Republican presidential debate
• Holyoke police arrest 2 men in connection with armed robbery at High Street package store
• Eric Denson murder trial - Live courtroom updates during day 3 of testimony
• UMass receives $2.5 million grant to help train health care workers in Holyoke, Springfield
• Republicans pile up on Mitt Romney in anticipation of New Hampshire debate
• Wall Street protests to target NYC millionaires
• Senate Republicans likely to kill Obama jobs bill
• Western Mass. goes to Wall Street: Area protesters head to New York to demonstrate
• Shelburne Falls rebounding from Tropical Storm Irene
• Springfield police arrest Alan Mesick following knifepoint robbery of Dunkin Donuts on Page Boulevard
• Dan Kane Singers to perform benefit for Westfield St. Vincent de Paul Society
• Connecticut police seek help finding missing Hartford man
• Springfield 'teacher quality' report ready for release
• Belchertown to wrap up 250th anniversary events with production of 'Our Town'
• Amherst commission will decide conservation area dog policy
• Massachusetts Audubon Society 'State of the Birds' report: Climate change affecting bird population
• U.S. deficit 'supercommittee' struggles as clock ticks
• 'Zombie Preparedness Center' offered by regional hardware chain
• Ohio Amish leader: Beard-cutting religious matter, cops shouldn't be involved
• Police investigating report of person shot with bow and arrow in Plainfield
• Massachusetts' Republican Sen. Scott Brown casts himself as bipartisan choice
• Mater Dolorosa Church protesters offer to buy the Holyoke church
• Treasure-hunting company Odyssey Marine Exploration finds ship loaded with silver at bottom of Atlantic
• Wisconsin woman accused of abduction, cutting out fetus in deaths of mother and unborn son
• Chicopee City Council continues to debate digital signs ordinance
• Call to readers: Do you know any kids who turn 11 on 11/11/11?
• NYPD costs rise as Occupy Wall Street protests continue
• Westfield Health Department to offer workshop on septic systems
• Polish pride comes to life at Northampton's Pulaski Day celebration
• Columbus Day 2011 in the Pioneer Valley: Near-record heat, fall colors playing catch-up
• Former state Rep. Rosemary Sandlin leads incumbent Richard Cohen raising funds in race for Agawam mayor
• Northampton neighborhood meeting to discuss Clarke School development
• Residents protest lack of jobs, tax cuts in MoveOn.org rally outside Springfield office of Sen. John Kerry
• Wall Street: Dow Jones industrial average soars 330 points following European pledge to help banks
• Tag sales bloom all over South Hadley on Columbus Day
• Agawam mayoral candidate Rosemary Sandlin vows openness and transparency if elected
• Agawam mayoral candidate Walter Meissner stresses equality, humanitarianism
• Agawam Mayor Richard Cohen wants to continue work on business, economic development
• Summit to consider health of Western Massachusetts' forests to be held at Holyoke Community College
• Greenfield Police Department gets grant to hire 2 more officers
• Seattle 'superhero' Phoenix Jones arrested, accused of assault
• Ohio's 'Joe the Plumber' plans to run for Congress
• Easthampton City Council reduces property tax collection for new high school project
• Rebuilding tornado-damaged Springfield will take a community, according to officials
• College student in 'stable condition' after falling into Boston river
• Netflix kills plan to split off DVD rentals
• Another day of summery weather on tap for Western Massachusetts
• Nancy Pelosi: Scott Brown wisecrack about Elizabeth Warren shows he's clueless
• Few in New Hampshire paying attention to GOP race
• AM News Links: Once-lowly Detroit Lions are now a roaring success; Bay State redistricting plan could pit east vs. west, and more
• UMass President Robert Caret launches statewide bus tour to learn how to better serve Massachusetts residents, businesses
• One person stabbed, another assaulted in Springfield fight
• Passenger forced out of Honda in Springfield carjacking
• Dian Taylor announces she will run for Chicopee City Council in Ward 5
• Springfield student art contest focuses on Veterans Day
• East Longmeadow officials debate hiring a veterans service agent
• Western Massachusetts communities announce weekly meetings
• Deadline approaching for 250th Anniversary of Wilbraham logo contest
• Massachusetts State Police: college student 'critical' after falling into Boston's Charles River
• AM News Links: Texting while driving draws few citations in Massachusetts, Whitey Bulger's life as a 'grumpy' old gangster in exile, and more
• Chicopee car crash sends 2 to the hospital with injuries
• 'Sign Wars,' the sequel: more Holyoke campaign sign damage reported, but police say problem is persistent
• Shelburne Falls Area Business Association selling t-shirts to help Irene-affected residents
• Smith & Wesson Takes Aim at Cancer Poker Run draws 250 bikers to raise money for CHD Cancer House of Hope
• Moose gets stuck in New Hampshire swimming pool, 9 people save his life
• Special ops, CIA first in, last out of Afghanistan
• National Air and Space Museum closes after anti-war, Occupy D.C. protesters try to muscle inside
• Police shoot man wielding knife at New York newspaper office
• In wake of Vermont police laboratory misconduct scandal, prosecutor says fingerprint evidence not important
• In weekly address, President Obama calls for passage of $450 billion jobs bill
• Catholic Diocese of Springfield sues parishioners occupying Mater Dolorosa church in Holyoke
• Paradise City Arts Festival in Northampton still popular despite economy
• Former Longmeadow man gets probation for historic records theft
• New Bank of America fees prompt customers to switch to local banks and credit unions
• Historic 18th century Massachusetts church gets an overhaul
• Amherst police officer Carlos M. Gutierrez returns from tour of duty in Afghanistan
• Massachusetts man charged in shooting death of Wesleyan University student to decide on trial by jury or judges
• Lowell man drowns in Merrimack River while fleeing from police after traffic stop
• Amherst police Lt. Ronald Young receives 'Saved by the Belt' award following crash while responding to September bank robbery
• Richard Vitale, friend of former Massachusetts Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, admits breaking state lobbying law
• AM News Links: The high cost of clean air in Massachusetts, crack pipes for sale at Boston bodegas, and more
• Greenfield resident Peter Miller works to keep town free of litter
• Casinos could pilfer Massachusetts Lottery revenues, and legislators seek to protect lottery aid to communities
• 'Pink Mass' honoring breast cancer awareness to be held at St. Michael's Cathedral
• Contractor killed in construction accident at Clark Art Institute in Williamstown
• West Springfield seeking emergency responders for natural disasters
• Agawam agrees to boost property tax exemption for seniors
• Springfield police release list of 41 level-3 sex offenders residing in city
• Massachusetts tornado relief to benefit from pipe and drum bands concert hosted by Shriners
• Split in cultural conservatives could help Mitt Romney
• South Hadley to vote on debt exclusion for proposed new library
• 2nd witness in Eric Denson murder trial offers description of assailant who slashed Conor Reynold's neck
• Hadley police resuscitate striken motorist at roadside emergency
• Haz-mat team called to STCC to clean up classroom mercury spill
• Belchertown library book sale, open to the public, offers 50,000 items
• Barack Obama, channeling Harry S Truman, casts Congress as foil
• Scott Brown says he was 'joking' about rival Elizabeth Warren's nude quip
• WNEU poll: Sen. Scott Brown leads Elizabeth Warren 47-42 percent
• West Springfield Town Council approves development of small parcels for single-family homes
• Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield eyeing increased presence in Agawam
• Teens who vandalized old Tedore's restaurant in Wales must make restitution, write letters of apology
• Wanted: Your entries for Fall Photo Contest
• Holyoke Police Department has 1st female captain as Mayor Elaine Pluta promotes Denise Duguay
• Robert Massie drops out of Massachusetts Democratic U.S. Senate primary
• Wall Street: Stocks turn down on mixed jobs report, Europe downgrades
• Palmer Town Meeting proponent David Hale says he's launching another petition drive to review charter
• Obituaries today: Edmund A. Tysowski, 91, of Springfield, US Army veteran, volunteer projectionist
• Federal government asks appeals court to halt Alabama immigration law
• Your Comments: As Occupy Wall Street movement gains steam, Occupy Northampton protest to be held outside Bank of America
• Fate of tornado-damaged Monson Town Office Building still uncertain
• Ask the Candidates: West Springfield mayoral candidates Gerard Matthews, Gregory Neffinger discuss municipal building projects
• Eugene Boisvert of Springfield sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for traveling to Connecticut to have sex with a child
• Feds threaten California medical marijuana dispensaries and property owners, signaling Obama administration policy reversal
• Families of men allegedly killed by Whitey Bulger lose appeal over $8.5M award
• Robert Rosenbeck of Springfield pleads guilty to possession of child pornography in federal court
• Agawam mayoral candidates Richard Cohen, Walter Meissner, Rosemary Sandlin quizzed during chamber forum
• Grand Jury indicts 4 men in reputed Hell's Angels triple slaying in Pittsfield
• Jose Tosado and Domenic Sarno, candidates for Springfield mayor, clash over vacant chief development officer position
• Springfield and Enfield police investigating carjacking that crossed state line
• Holyoke could have new fire chief soon with interviews set for 5 candidates
• Hartford Shooting Task Force arrests 2 men, seizes 4 guns
• Holyokers to get mailings about city charter ballot question, despite officials' squabbles
• Amherst resident Roger Clifford, 25, killed in Connecticut highway accident
• GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney: God wants US to lead, not follow
• Voters in Ludlow appropriate funds to repair School Department ceiling
• Grandmother convicted of murder for pitching toddler off skywalk bridge at Virginia mall
• Hatfield man arrested after girls field hockey team reports seeing him masturbate on I-91
• Apple co-founder Steve Jobs remembered around the world and in Western Massachusetts
• After 'magic bra' trick bombs at public meeting, Abington school board chair makes himself disappear
• Easthampton mayor Michael Tautznik offers stance on affordable housing, pledges not to run again if elected to 8th term
• Massachusetts Senate votes to keep slot parlor, 3 casino resorts in gambling bill
• Arkansas couple paying tribute to Steve Jobs interupt burglary at Apple store, call police with iPhone
• 1st witness in Eric Denson murder trial describes trying to save her boyfriend, Conor Reynolds
• Northwestern DA ordered to change venue for motor vehicle homicide case against Matthew Kostanski
• Police await autopsy results to determine how Justin Garrafa of Springfield died
• Holyoke Mayor Elaine Pluta says Timothy Moran no longer her campaign manager, 'by mutual decision'
• Northampton takes Wall Street protest to Main Street
• Hampshire Council of Governments encourages municipal solar projects
• Granby woman calls in the Marines for tag sale
• Longmeadow police find lost parrot, looking for owner
• Mitt Romney, Rick Perry try to recruit Chris Christie, Sarah Palin fans
• Mitt Romney: Rebuild Navy and Air Force, add 100,000 active duty troops
• Construction proceeds on new Minnechaug Regional High School in Wilbraham
• Wall Street stocks rise on help for European banks; Dow up 434 in 3 days
• Ware selectmen authorize application for traffic improvements grant
• Prosecutor tells jurors in Eric Denson's murder trial that DNA, surveillance video and witnesses will link him to slaying of Conor Reynolds
• PM News Links: Occupation of Northampton under way, Old Central Mass. farms, bright future, and more
• Amherst officials hoping Town Manager John Musante will be back to work soon
• Defiant Obama challenges GOP to support jobs bill
• $20 million renovation of Caring Health Center building in Springfield's tornado-battered South End moves forward
• Court complaint alleges Springfield resident Dominick Manzi, 47, forged nearly $22,000 in checks, stole cash, from St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral
• Amherst police arrest 26-year-old Aiidan Gibbons, suspected of 2 residential break-ins
• For Herman Cain, a surge in the polls
• Scientists seek to document later fall colors
• GOP choice of experienced Mitt Romney, novice Rick Perry
• Mass. Senate set to resume debate on casino bill
• As Occupy Wall Street movement gains steam, Occupy Northampton protest to be held outside Bank of America
• AM News Links: A look at Apple's future after Steve Jobs' death; Customers ditching Bank of America for smaller banks; and more
• 2011 Fall Photo Contest begins
• The world reacts to the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs with kind words, tributes and makeshift shrines
• From a scary moment, a Red Sox family learns of the good in a Yankee
• At Large candidates in Northampton square off in debate
• Easthampton Parsons Village opponents appeal developer's claim that special permit for housing project was granted by default
• From Apple I to iPad: 10 products that defined Steve Jobs' career
• The 7 Apple flops that pushed the company to make the next gadget better, smaller and faster
• For President Obama, 10-year Afghan war mark to pass quietly
• Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ronald Neumann talks about winning and losing
• Western Massachusetts lawyers provide free legal advice through Dial-A-Lawyer program
• Judge in murder trial of Eric Denson, charged with Conor Reynolds killing, rules out mistrial
• Alabama loses workers as immigration law takes effect
• Unions, students join Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York City
• Massachusetts lawmakers approve possible delay, new report on planned closure of Westfield District Court
• Holyoke taxpayers face paying an additional $465,000 in costs because Geriatric Authority unable to make payments
• Friendly's sees a way forward after bankruptcy filing
• Long-time Friendly's customers lament loss of their favorite restaurant locations
• Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, 56, has died
• Massachusetts lists thousands of businesses, residents owed money from forgotten bank accounts and uncashed checks
• Major French art display coming to Springfield in December to Michele and Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts
• Springfield police arrest David Garrafa for illegal possession of the firearm that killed his brother Justin in White Street shooting
• Sarah Palin says she will not run for president in 2012
• Signs point toward Gulfstream Aerospace announcing new maintenance hangar in Westfield
• Stocks on Wall Street rise on hopes for European banks
• Springfield City Council renews consideration of cameras and sensors to catch red light runners
• Michael Ostrowski of East Patchogue, N.Y., faces federal trial on charges of bilking 99-year-old grandfather out of $350,000
• More than 150 join Occupy Wall Street movement in Amherst
• East Longmeadow woman is confirmed as member of Massachusetts Parole Board
• Mass. House rejects bid to advance ethics changes
• Opening bid in Friendly's bankruptcy auction set at $122.6 million
• Springfield youth charged after totaling Subaru in Holyoke drag race
• Obituaries today: Laura Quatrano was office administrator
• Benefit planned for Bob's All Service auto shop in Westfield, flooded by Tropical Storm Irene
• Jury in Eric Denson murder trial tours nightclub where Conor Reynolds was killed
• Your Comments: Is Occupy Wall Street fighting the good fight?
• Friendly's files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, closes 63 restaurants
• Springfield police investigate fatal shooting of Justin Garrafa on White Street
• Massachusetts bill would include pets in domestic violence restraining orders
• Lawmaker Steven Tolman poised to take reins of Mass. AFL-CIO union
• Aide to Gov. Deval Patrick faces DUI charge
• Poll: 1 in 3 veterans sees Iraq, Afghanistan wars as wastes
• Holyoke City Council seeks property tax and other economic-impact details of proposed $500 million casino
• West Springfield mayoral candidates Gerard Matthews and Gregory Neffinger trade knocks during debate
• Monson to receive $75,000 from Massachusetts to help plan post-tornado rebuilding
• Northampton mayoral candidates Michael Bardsley, David Narkewicz square off in 1st public debate
• Southwick voters' approval means Granville will join Southwick-Tolland Regional School District
• Holyoke council candidate Jason Ferreira discusses how he would help Ward 4
• Elizabeth Warren, 5 other candidates knock Republican Scott Brown in first Democratic debate for Massachusetts Senate seat
• Afghanistan Journal: Thankful soldier appreciates visit home
• Capped Ludlow landfill to be leased for solar panels
• Massachusetts Auditor Suzanne Bump notes improvements, remaining problems at Agawam Housing Authority
• Amanda Knox lands in Seattle after 4 years in Italian prison, expresses thanks to supporters for believing in her during trial
• Video: Scott Brown, in Senate floor speech, decries partisan gridlock in Washington
• Hampden Country Club golf director outlines plans to reopen
• Chicopee business owners share concerns, ideas about Davitt Bridge project
• Jury in Eric Denson murder trial to tour nightclub where Conor Reynold was killed
• Massachusetts lawmakers agree on $506 million bill that includes $10 million for tornado damage
• Aye Caramba! FOX could pull the plug on 'The Simpsons' after 23 seasons in dispute over production costs
• Wall Street stocks stage late rally, erasing early losses
• St. Joseph's College in Maine names Kenneth Lemanski, vice president at Westfield State University, interim president
• NJ Gov. Chris Christie says it's final: He won't run for president in 2012
• Bill to create child care workers union in Massachusetts results in 'unnecessary polarization,' South Hadley rep John Scibak says
• 1 killed, 2 seriously hurt as helicopter crashes into NYC's East River
• Associated Industries of Massachusetts: Business confidence down as only 3 percent of employers rate national economy 'good'
• Obituaries today: Francis McLaughlin was longtime Springfield City Library employee
• Chicopee police charge Augustine Mendoza, Forrest Mitchell of Springfield with robbing gas station, assaulting 2 clerks
• PM News Links: Hadley second-grader wins contest by growing 44-pound pumpkin, Amherst-based start-up Localocracy acquired by Huffington Post, and more
• Northampton hoping for FEMA money to help with Tropical Storm Irene damage
• Amherst Select Board drafting budget guidelines for fiscal 2013 budget
• Helicopter crashes into New York's East River
• Jury selection continues in trial of Eric Denson, accused of killing Cathedral High School student Conor Reynolds
• East Longmeadow weighs possible uses for 75 acre Brown-Koch property
• Anti-Wall Street protests continue to spread nationwide
• Holyoke police charge NYC man with armed assault
• Poll: One third of Massachusetts voters report household layoff since 2007
• Springfield police investigating armed robbery at Six Corners gas station
• Massachusetts motorcycle insurance settlement could lead to mass payouts for local bikers
• Tolland voters OK school regionalization plan
• Springfield City Council restores $688,258 to city budget for terraces, police overtime, reduced furloughs, other costs
• Kitchen limitations mean no hot breakfasts for children at South Hadley's Plains School
• Holyoke candidate for mayor Alex Morse and Mayor Elaine Pluta complain about vandalized campaign signs
• Speed TV commentator and West Brookfield native Steve Magnante to appear at Hitchcock Academy antique car show
• Town treasurer Lisa Banner says federal bonds for energy conservation projects save Belchertown $32K per year in interest
• Owen Humphries and James Desrochers, newest members of Longmeadow School Committee
• Westfield city and school officials moving forward with new elementary school plan
• Easthampton couple almost ready to open free movie lounge downtown
• U.S. auto sales up in September on buys of SUVs and pickups
• Five College Learning in Retirement offering 2-day symposium on the Civil War
• Mitt Romney warns Pakistan of 'very significant consequence' if it is 'with them' regarding Taliban
• Holyoke School Committee gets anti-bullying training from administrator Douglas Arnold
• Charges sought against 2 Massachusetts state employees in Fall River pool death probe
• Tornado-damaged Springfield Boys & Girls Club Camp in Brimfield, rarely used in recent years, remains for sale
• Properties in communities struck by Massachusetts tornadoes named to state list of 'most endangered' historic resources
• Brimfield call firefighters Patrick Elliott, Brian Findlay sentenced to 3-year jail terms for arson
• Hampden Country Club golf course, pro shop closed
• 5 jurors seated on 1st day of jury selection in murder trial of Eric Denson, accused in Conor Reynolds killing
• Court asked to dismiss charges against Steven Morse in Huntington boating death of 10-year-old Gus Adamopoulos
• Lawyer says Orchards GC not liable in civil suit filed by family of South Hadley crash victim Frederick 'Joey' Kareta
• Wall Street: Stocks sink, pushing S&P to a new low for 2011
• Massachusetts Appeals Court upholds convictions of former Smith Voke employees on charges of stealing from Northampton school
• Obama: No regrets about Solyndra loan
• PM News Links: Scott Brown not worried about poll; bicyclist killed by Pittsfield school bus; and more
• Amanda Knox murder conviction overturned by Italian appeals court
• Ask the Candidates: Put your questions to the West Springfield mayoral hopefuls
• Baystate Health eases health advisory, announces hospital cafeteria did not serve listeria-tainted lettuce subject to national recall
• Obituaries today: Thelma Brown worked at F.W. Sickles Co., was top Avon seller
• Former rivals in Holyoke mayor's race issue endorsements: Dan Boyle supports Alex Morse; Daniel Burns backs Elaine Pluta
• High-tech conference coming to Holyoke
• 14-year-old girl shot in Springfield is perhaps the city's youngest victim so far this year
• Motorist dies in Springfield car crash
• East Longmeadow man arrested for OUI, failure to stop for police
• Valley Food Championship: The Big E edition -- Rhode Island's clam fritters are crowned king in MassLive poll
• Poll: Scott Brown slightly ahead of Elizabeth Warren in projected U.S. Senate race
• Proposed new union for Massachusetts private child-care employees splits early childhood advocates
• Western Massachusetts communities list meetings for the week
• Big E draws more than 1.2 million people to West Springfield
• Ludlow police investigating car jacking
• Ludlow businesses, cars vandalized with pellet gun
• Whately Diner fire causes about $100,000 in damages
• Big E's Wayne McCary lives out his dream as president of the Eastern States Exposition
• Wall Street protesters: We're in for the long haul
• Herman Cain says he should have spoken up for gay soldier booed at Republican presidential debate
• Massachusetts tornadoes bring building boom to affected communities including Wilbraham, Monson, Springfield
• Fire closes Whately diner
• Springfield police investigating Dickinson Street shooting
• AM News Links: Connecticut police identify Enfield motel slay victims, anti-Wall Street protesters shut down Brooklyn Bridge, and more
• Honoring area Italian-Americans is an October tradition in Springfield
• Springfield Citizens' Police Academy gives the public a glimpse of what it's like to be a cop
• Church occupied by protesters sold in Framingham
• National Guard members from Westfield's 104th Fighter Wing return from Iraq and Afghanistan
• Effects of Massachusetts' civilian flagging legislation still in question
• Rebuilding Together Springfield launches tornado restoration project
• Storrowton Village Museum sees biggest crowds of year during Big E
• Hub police arrest anti-foreclosure protesters outside Bank of America's Boston offices
• Holyoke police investigate shooting with no apparent victims
• Early state GOP voters seek signs of electability
• Springfield police: Dance music performer 'Stevie B' busted during MassMutual concert for hefty child support debt
• Sudden storm, fleeing patrons create massive traffic jam in Big E parking lot
• Marine Corps veterans from battle of Chosin Reservoir during Korean War hold reunion in Springfield
• Big E 2011 enters final weekend poised to pass 1 million visitors mark
• Baystate Medical Center issues advisory to patients and visitors about possible listeria contamination from lettuce served at hospital
• State announces 'aggressive plan' to re-open Irene-damaged Route 2 in 10 weeks, not likely to help in time for fall foliage season
• William and Cynthia Lyons of Wilbraham honored for donation to tornado victims relief fund
• Hells Angels riders converge in Wilbraham for funeral of fellow member Nathan Stebbins of Ludlow
• Photos: From farms, fields and zoos, The Big E offers plenty of livestock
• AP sources: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reconsidering decision not to run for president in 2012
• California man found alive by his children 6 days after car plunged into ravine
• Easthampton candidates discuss economic development problems, offer solutions at forum
• Springfield police arrest 4 on drug charges following 2 separate raids
• Hampden Country Club's future in question
• Medicaid fraud cost Massachusetts $10 million, Attorney General Martha Coakley charges
• Wall Street: Stocks end gloomy 3rd quarter on a weak note
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick hails job creation at Northampton Coca-Cola plant
• Agawam working with Springfield YMCA to get a storefront Y-Express
• Massachusetts Sen. Stanley Rosenberg to celebrate 25 years on Beacon Hill
• Your Comments: Friendly Ice Cream Corp. refuses to confirm bankruptcy report
• State police report heavy traffic as motorists flock to the Big E in West Springfield
• Ex-Beverly library employee Thomas Scully, who admitted possessing child pornography, allowed to have pension reinstated
• State announces $35.5 million plan to reopen Tropical Storm Irene-ravaged section of Route 2 by mid-December
• Obituaries today: Former Vermont Congressman Richard Mallary, 82; native of Springfield, Mass.
• Army Spc. Steve Gutowski of Plymouth killed in Afghanistan, relative says
• Angling to be VP: GOP potentials run without campaigning
• Your Comments: Doctor shortage critical in Western Massachusetts, according to Massachusetts Medical Society
• Counterterrorism forces kill U.S-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and cohort Samir Khan
• Massachusetts treasurer Steve Grossman accepts $45,000 in contributions from liquor industry
• Truck fire on I-91 North expected to keep Exit 8 closed through part of morning commute
• Ramp from Interstate 91 north to Interstate 291, closed due to truck fire, has since reopened
• Car crash in Holyoke ends with station wagon driving into building
• Electric Nissan LEAF coming to Massachusetts in time for Christmas
• Enfield, Conn. police seeking suspect in Motel 6 stabbing
• Victim of Motel 6 stabbing in Enfield, Conn. dies
• More bad news for Bank of America customers: Monthly debit card fees
• US scientist known for revolutionizing auto emission controls prevented from leaving China to rejoin family in America
• Hartford Shooting Task Force makes several gun-related arrests, cites decreases in related crimes
• Census: Hispanics fuel U.S. white population growth
• GOP starting line inches toward New Year's Day
• Springfield tornado costs expected to reach $106 million
• Over the edge, and a long way down, for the Boy Scouts Council of Western Massachusetts
• Friendly Ice Cream Corp. refuses to confirm bankruptcy report
• Free legal aid available for Hurricane Irene victims
• Could a model airplane be used as a terrorist weapon?
• Disgraced former Holyoke detective Paul Barkyoumb denies drug, firearms charges
• New food safety tips offered following deadly cantaloupe outbreak
• Massachusetts' economy expected to slow in next 3 months, UMass Donahue Institute predicts
• Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray questions Gov. Deval Patrick's hesitance to embrace Secure Communities
• Masschusetts' economy 'showing clear signs of slowing,' economists say
• Wall Street: Late-day rally sends stocks higher; Dow rises 143
• Wilbraham resident Harry Setian asks selectmen why they are paying consultant to do police chief search
• Friendly's may file for bankruptcy, Wall Street Journal reports
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• Certain Granby residents may get abatement in fire district taxes
• Joel McAuliffe announces he's running for Chicopee School Committee
• Comedy daredevil stuntman Bello Nock goes out on a limb (sort of), at the Big E
• Northampton voters to take second look at Community Preservation Act
• PM News Links: Couple's big-screen dream takes shape at site of former church in Easthampton, President's illegal uncle giggles in court, and more
• Holyoke City Council candidate Yasser Menwer pitches business, revitalization and education
• Additional projects for East Longmeadow High School athletic field total $100,000
• Trial date set for mob boss Whitey Bulger's girlfriend, Catherine Greig
• Investigators probe fire that destroyed half-dozen or more hot tubs, owned by Jelly Belly Pools, on Mill Street in Westfield
• Setti Warren to drop out of Mass. Senate race
• US Education Secretary calls Massachusetts "Great example" for nation
• Mass. Attorney General Martha Coakley seeks freeze on utility rates
• Springfield police probe shooting with one victim in city's Pine Point neighborhood
• Parole board nominee Shelia Dupre of East Longmeadow wins praise from largely supportive council
• Behind the scenes at The Big E: From dusk til' dawn
• Typhoon hits China after slamming Philippines
• Catherine Greig, girlfriend of Whitey Bulger, due in court for status hearing
• New 75 mph limit puts Maine in the fast lane
• Cantaloupe illnesses and deaths expected to rise
• Arizona judge rules Jared Loughner, accused shooter of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others, can someday be made 'mentally fit' to stand trial
• Missing witness delays Holyoke murder trial of Angel Gonzalez
• Doctor shortage critical in Western Massachusetts, according to Massachusetts Medical Society
• State awards money for new elementary school in Westfield, other Western Massachusetts projects
• Holyoke residents urge City Council to just say no to Paper City Development casino
• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. donates $1.6 million to Springfield's post-tornado rebuilding
• Springfield police training exercise at Mercy Medical Center interrupted by real crime at nearby TD Bank
• Springfield Police Department have openings for upcoming Citizens Police Academy
• Activists crash press conference, calling Massachusetts sheriffs to halt announcement urging tougher enforcement of illegal immigration
• Massachusetts' opposition to Secure Communities program could delay program aimed at identifying illegal aliens, sheriffs, Sen. Scott Brown say
• Wall Street: Dow Jones industrial average drops 180 points, ending 3-day winning streak
• Cuba legalizes general purchase and sale of cars
• Granby calls special town meeting to seek funding for new public library
• Obama administration approves 2 solar loans worth $1 billion
• Sharpton: Obama critics backed Clinton in 2008
• Springfield recycling rates continue to climb under single-stream program
• Rezwan Ferdaus of Ashland charged with plotting to blow up U.S. Capitol, Pentagon
• Springfield police arrest 3 city men in Pine Point neighborhood, confiscate 12-gauge shotgun with ammunition
• Westfield to restore off-street parking regulations, stickers
• Town meeting on Belchertown State School property canceled due to missing information
• Chicopee to upgrade radios of Fire Department, Department of Public Works
• Holyoke City Councilor Brenna Murphy vows in reelection bid to keep public safety the priority
• Mercy Medical Center in Springfield to hold emergency drill
• Report predicts global warming will cause drastic environmental changes over next 100 years in Massachusetts
• Holyoke Deputy Fire Chief William Moran, under fire for alleged false emergency call, files retirement papers
• U.S. Census: Massachusetts leads the country in percent of same-sex marriages
• Springfield police investigate reported armed robbery of delivery driver in Upper Hill neighborhood
• Firefighters battle blaze on Chicopee Street in Granby
• Mass. Sheriff Thomas Hodgson calls Gov. Patrick's stance on immigration 'moronic'
• Jordan Wright, 21, arrested by Springfield police after allegedly becoming irate when store clerk refused to sell him single cigarette
• Springfield police arrest Carlos Lebron, 21, after allegedly breaking into U.S. Post Office on Belmont Avenue
• Uncle Sam's secretive medical marijuana program still serving four Americans high-grade pot
• State considers repealing statute of limitations in sexual abuse cases
• Police: Oregon pilot busted in Central Mass. with plane full of marijuana
• Connecticut woman arrested following investigation into bomb threats against First Niagara Bank branches
• Owner of Vermont Yankee nuclear plant asks federal judge to limit state's power to shut it down
• Michael Tirrell and John Leary to face off in Nov. 8 election for a two-year seat on Westfield School Committee
• Massachusetts Senate approves 'cooling off period,' barring state legislators from being on casino payroll for first year after leaving office
• Holyoke officials ask to stall on casino decision on Wyckoff Country Club
• Chicopee City Councilors ask for investigation into an election petition be expanded
• Three injured in car crash near Armory Street rotary in Springfield
• U.S. Sen. Scott Brown reassures West Springfield area veterans about benefits
• Hampshire Register of Deeds Marianne Donohue says residency has nothing to do with her planned retirement
• Mass. Senate nixes slot machines at Logan Airport
• East Longmeadow voters approve raises for police, firefighters at special town meeting
• 46-year-old Monson resident Dean Christian charged with robbing Monson Savings Bank in Hampden at gunpoint
• New UMass President Robert Caret wants the Amherst campus to climb to the top 25
• Hampden DA Mark Mastroianni asks state AG to take over investigation of 'mystery powder' mailed to his office by prison inmate
• Wall Street: Stocks rise for third day as optimism about solution to European debt crisis continues
• Anthony Baye pleads innocent to new felony charges in connection with Northampton fires
• Missing Easthampton veteran Daniel Winchell returns home after six days
• Former Longmeadow resident Kolajo Paul Afolabi, a lecturer at Brown University, dies after fall
• Yaazziel 'Chris' Rivera of Amherst denies assaulting, robbing woman
• Massachusetts Senate resumes contentious casino debate
• Easthampton's New City Neighborhood Association to sponsor 'Meet the Candidates' events through October
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick rips 'Tea Party behavior' in Congress
• Northampton arson suspect Anthony Baye denies 6 new felony charges
• David Axelrod: Obama faces 'titanic struggle'
• Campaign dispatch links: Springfield candidate targets absentee landlords, mayoral candidate ways 'no' to casino in Chicopee and more
• No injuries reported in East Longmeadow fire that heavily damaged Birchland Avenue home
• Holyoke man 'stable' after being shot twice in the chest; 2 arrested in connection with separate city shooting
• State police to hold sobriety checkpoint somewhere in Hampden County
• NH brewery not blamed for death of Mass. man who fell from window of bus
• Poll: Young people say online meanness pervasive
• Gov. Patrick OKs 'sweeping overhaul' of Massachusetts alimony laws
• Explosion at Springfield's Smith & Wesson facility triggers fire department response
• 2 people shot in Holyoke in separate gun assaults
• Hampden police investigate robbery at Monson Savings Bank branch
• Obama defends push to raise taxes on rich at LinkedIn town hall
• Local businesspeople speak out at Republican legislators 2011 GOP Jobs Tour
• Holyoke Boys and Girls Club to receive grant to help teenage offenders
• State study of Holyoke, Springfield, other communities, shows transient students struggle in school
• Massachusetts Senate launches debate on casinos, defeats proposals for major changes to bill
• Springfield police to offer free self-defense seminar for women
• Latest drowning at Congamond has Southwick officials seeking FEMA grant for $80K rescue boat
• Two men killed in fatal West Springfield auto accident were riding in a stolen vehicle, say police
• Wall Street: Stocks jump on hopes for Europe to European debt problems
• Gary Magnan appointed acting police chief in Greenfield
• Senate candidate Alan Khazei discusses ideas for job growth during Springfield campaign stop
• UMass-Amherst dedicating permaculture garden Thursday
• Community Preservation Committee in Wilbraham seeking proposals
• Aaron Lansky of National Yiddish Book Center, Mary Pat McMahon of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention named Pynchon Award winners
• Penn National gaming company considers former Westinghouse property in East Springfield as possible site for casino
• Volunteers donate their time year after year to make the Big E a success
• Massachusetts Bankers Association raises objections to Springfield anti-foreclosure ordinances, raising legal issues
• Lawrence and Beverly Hrablook of Texas, injured in small plane crash in Deerfield, in fair condition at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield
• Christopher Keefe announces reelection bid for Westfield City Council
• Conflict continues over South Hadley condominium project
• West Springfield Town Councilor Robert Mancini seeks re-election
• Palmer aides and paraprofessionals get new contract
• Westfield mayor seeks $3.4 million to repair City Hall
• Donald Emerson, Easthampton mayoral candidate, runs high-tech campaign
• Valley Food Championship: The Big E edition - lobster rolls
• Republican presidential candidates seek Donald Trump stamp of approval
• On spending, Congress can't agree on easy stuff
• Holyoke police charge man with attempted murder for alleged stabbing, home invasion
• Springfield police arrest 27-year-old city resident Marcus Campbell following Worthington Street shooting
• GOP presidential hopeful Romney uses his wife's story to connect with voters
• Springfield police recover car linked to Worthington Street shooting
• Welcome home party in Ware for returning U.S. Army infantry unit draws hundreds
• West Springfield accident kills two people, leaves one seriously injured
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the upcoming week
• Southwick Police confirm drowning victim is Dongsoo Kim of Chicopee
• Amherst police make 132 arrests over the weekend
• Springfield fire destroys kitchen
• Sen. Lindsey Graham: Consider military action against Pakistan if terrorism support continues
• Mitt Romney wins Michigan straw poll with 50.1 percent of votes
• Senator says OnStar invades privacy, calls for federal investigation
• Obama tells blacks to 'stop complaining' and fight
• 9-foot-long blue shark washes ashore on beach north of Boston
• Holyoke police probe shooting incidents
• Man's body pulled from Congamond Lake after search
• The numbers game: Springfield, the FBI's Uniform Crime Report, "Most Dangerous Cities" lists, and what they all mean
• Resurgent Bills seek to break streak against Pats
• Massachusetts Department of Transportation delays construction on South End Bridge in Springfield
• Police continue to probe drowning in Southwick's Congamond Lakes
• Woman held up at gunpoint outside Amtrak station, police say
• Macedonia Church of God in Christ in Springfield dedicates new building after arsonists torched church following election of President Obama
• Circus royalty Bello Nock headlines at Big E
• Satellite likely fell into ocean, but may have hit US says NASA
• Southwick police searching Congamond Lakes
• Big E delivers taste of Ireland
• 4 arrested after Rhode Island frat party gets out of control
• Father and son recount Connecticut gun accident
• Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts distributes grants to four counties
• Privacy disputes threaten HIV testing bill in Massachusetts
• Former Mass. Probation Commissioner John O'Brien to be arraigned
• Gov. Deval Patrick to approve sweeping overhaul of alimony laws
• Springfield NAACP President Talbert W. Swan II outlines priorities
• Forest Park Business Association hosting cleanup of the 'X' commercial district
• Palmer School Committee reduces student parking fee at high school
• East Longmeadow applies for community development grants
• Amherst Community Development Committee to make recommendations in October
• 25 tornado-damaged Springfield homes to be rebuilt in 5 days, beginning next week
• Springfield police bust alleged pot dealers
• Springfield stabbing victim shows up at hospital for treatment
• Springfield police: Suspect wearing 'Harvard' T-shirt robs man at knifepoint
• Pioneer Valley home sales for August show big jump from a year ago; local Realtors remain cautious about market turnaround
• Diocese of Springfield and protesting Mater Dolorosa parishoners remain at impasse over church closing
• New England states may be forced to reduce heating aid for struggling families if Congress cuts LIHEAP funds
• Two people injured in Deerfield plane crash near Yankee Candle offices
• Southwick's 6-mile portion of the Columbia Greenway Trail is now complete
• Small plane crashes in South Deerfield, one person reportedly trapped in wreckage
• Ludlow selectmen agree to negotiate for installation of solar system for town landfill
• Monson's Adams-IGA market reopens after tornado damage
• Attorney General Martha Coakley's office reports 300 complaints about credit card robo scam
• Wall Street: Stock market closes on quiet note, despite concerns about world economy
• Jonathan Hart plotted for weeks to kill his great-uncle Joseph Cernauskas of Hardwick, court documents say
• Obituaries today: Scott Creelman, 68, of Deerfield; former CEO of Spalding Sports Worldwide
• Political action committee spending soars on Beacon Hill
• New England braces for cuts in heating aid
• Obama's Los Angeles campaign office smashed up
• Westfield's Colonial Harvest Day postponed until Sunday
• Palestinians submit United Nations statehood bid
• PM News Links: Amherst residents grapple with student parties, Cooley Dickinson Nurses Face Unsafe Patient Care Burdens, and more
• Westfield Colonial Harvest Day festival postponed one day
• Undercover prostitution stings in Springfield's South End yields arrest of 13 would-be customers, including 7 from outside city
• Former Northampton City Councilor Maria Tymoczko wages new battle with City Hall over Three County Fairground project
• Wall Street: U.S. stocks trading mixed after brutal week of selling
• Your Comments: Mass. transportation system needs $15 billion in repairs
• United Technologies to buy Goodrich Corp. for $18.4 billion
• National Weather Service issues flood watch for most of Western Massachusetts
• Rollover in westbound lanes of Massachusetts Turnpike in Westfield sends person to Noble Hospital for treatment
• Police probe bullying about sexuality in wake of teen Jamey Rodemeyer's suicide in Buffalo suburb
• Missing Wrentham, Mass. teen Matthew Glass found alive, says he was abducted in Boston
• Census data shows poverty rate in Massachusetts increased in 2010
• Western Mass. farms to receive federal disaster relief for recovery following Tropical Storm Irene
• Convicted ex-Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi seeks bail during appeals process
• Palmer Town Council approves money for study of police station, DPW
• Palmer police arrest David Smith on charges including assault to murder after struggle on South Main Street
• Mitt Romney, Rick Perry go after each other in GOP debate
• Former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros speaks to Springfield Public Forum
• Chicopee City Councilors will ask for investigation into and election peition
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• European researchers shake up the universe by casting doubt on Albert Einstein's famed theory of relativity
• Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties among 6 in state designated Tropical Storm Irene disaster areas
• Trial date for Eric Denson in Conor Reynolds killing awaits state high court decision
• Casino debate could take serveral weeks, Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray indicates
• Greenfield bank robbery charges against Anthony Dewdney of Springfield dropped
• Holyoke group C.R.U.S.H. takes down doctored photos of candidates from its website
• Fake grenades trigger real bomb scare that evacuates Chicopee preschool
• Juvenile court lawyer Craig Barton of Springfield gets 5-7 years in DUI death of Frederick Kareta in South Hadley
• Gov. Deval Patrick eats his way through the Massachusetts building at the Big E
• Wall Street: Dow falls 391 points on worldwide fears about economy
• Obituaries today: Nathan Foley, 20 of West Springfield; fire science major at Springfield Technnical Community College
• Palmer police arrest two Springfield men after armed robbery in Three Rivers
• PM News Links: Milford Water ex-manager accused of trying to hide contamination, Tumbling satellite expected to miss North America, and more
• Westfield School Committee candidates outline preliminary election issues
• Palmer police investigating robbery at Rite-Aid on Thorndike Street
• Wilbraham Police Chief Allen Stratton to retire
• South Hadley residents get a chance to respond to report on landfill
• Ware boards set deadlines for town manager candidates to apply
• Amherst Select Board to talk about updated sewer needs report
• Jim Victor makes scultpure using 600 pounds of butter at the Big E
• Anthony Dewdney, Kimberly Hathaway arrested in Amherst for Greenfield bank robbery
• Target's Missoni debacle continues as buzz turns to frustration for shoppers
• Mitt Romney dominates NH poll, well ahead of Rick Perry
• Northampton power outage affects nearly 4,000 National Grid customers
• Report: Mass. transportation system needs $15 billion in repairs
• Cape Cod 6-year-old walks home alone 4 miles
• Rain, fog to usher in first day of fall in Western Massachusetts
• Georgia executes Troy Davis; supporters claim injustice
• U.S. Supreme Court rejects Troy Davis' 11th hour appeal, refuses to block his execution in Georgia
• 2-vehicle accident in westbound lanes of Massachusetts Turnpike, just before Interstate 91 interchange, ties up traffic
• Report of suspicious package, which proved unfounded, prompts emergency personnel to close stretch of Main Street in downtown Springfield for short time
• Springfield police arrest 3 city men on cocaine charges in the South End
• Alabama professor Amy Bishop due in court for hearing in shooting case
• Peter Mahar of Whately, second driver in Whately drag race crash that paralyzed star athlete Brenna Bean, sentenced to year in jail
• Holyoke youth issues like jobs and teen-pregnancy focus of forum for Mayor Elaine Pluta and challenger Alex Morse
• Gary Lefebvre announces candidacy for Chicopee mayor
• Chicopee Board of Registrars rejects petition to place a question about the mayoral term on the ballot
• Springfield preliminary election turnout historically low
• Wilbraham state Sen. Gale Candaras calls for citywide vote if casino proposed in Springfield
• White supremacist Lawrence Russell Brewer executed for Texas dragging death of James Byrd
• North America to dodge a 6-ton bullet; NASA says falling satellite will land somewhere else
• Tiffany Renardson, second driver in accident that killed Thomas Monahan of Holyoke, indicted for motor vehicle homicide
• Police determine missing man, Joseph Cernauskas of Hardwick, was homicide victim, charge two with murder
• Hardwick resident Joseph Cernauskas murdered by great-nephew Jonathan Hart and Hart's best friend, Worcester County District Attorney says
• Police searching for Dan Winchell of Easthampton, missing since Monday; family concerned for his safety
• Body found in Barre last night was Joseph Cernauskas, the missing Hardwick man
• Murder charges against Felipe Gonzalez of Chicopee, Luis Soto of Springfield dropped in Shaun Tiago shooting
• Wall Street: Stocks plunge after Federal Reserve announces stimulus steps
• Hakam McCoy of Northampton indicted for kidnapping, assaulting fiancee
• Massachusetts officials mark milestone in effort to reduce overdose deaths
• New poll shows Scott Brown in dead heat with Elizabeth Warren in race for U.S. Senate
• Federal Reserve to sell $400 billion in holdings to boost U.S. economy
• Obituaries today: Ruth Coleman, 86, of Springfield; taught English at Minnechaug Regional High School, lecturer at Museum of Art
• Northampton arson suspect Anthony Baye faces 6 new charges; 2 others dropped
• Hampshire County grand jury indicts 18-year-old Amherst resident Yaazziel Rivera, charged with breaking into Northampton home and beating woman
• 34-year-old Holyoke woman, angered over ex-boyfriend's relationship with other woman, takes golf club to windows of her apartment
• Iran about to free 2 jailed Americans
• Holyoke mayoral battle pits newcomer Alex Morse vs. incumbent Elaine Pluta, with casino gambling and experience among the issues
• Heavy fog to give way to pleasant late summer day for Western Massachusetts
• MCAS scores improve in underperforming schools in Springfield, Holyoke
• First Church of Christ in Longmeadow issues specific welcome to gay people
• Family and friends of Brattleboro teen Marble Arvidson, missing since Irene flooding, need volunteers to continue search for whereabouts
• Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, City Council President Jose Tosado coast to victory in preliminary election
• Blue Cross "Blue Crew" helps rebuild tornado-damaged Veterans Field in Monson
• Big E Cream Puffs and Big E Clairs still attracting crowds after 10 years
• Springfield campaigners remained cautious in preliminary mayoral election
• Agawam City Council approves measure to drop athletic fee, hike in high school parking fee
• Mater Dolorosa protesters in Holyoke vow to continue vigil
• Alex Morse, Elaine Pluta win preliminary election in Holyoke
• Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, City Council President Jose Tosado on top in mayoral race
• Many in Joplin ignored first tornado warnings, government says
• US military milestone: end to ban on gay service
• Gordon Alexander claims victory in Holyoke Ward 7 City Council preliminary
• Amherst business owners moving ahead to create Business Improvement District downtown
• Springfield jobless rate dips to 11.8%
• Massachusetts Republican leader criticizes Harvard for keeping Elizabeth Warren on board after she announced candidacy for Senate
• Latino voters in Springfield head for polls in small numbers
• Easthampton election ballot set; candidates schedule events to meet the public
• Dozens of Springfield residents become homeless as condemned River Inn is vacated
• Police: Fire at Vermont Yankee nuclear plant office was arson
• Poll: Perry, Romney far ahead of field as SC looms
• Photos posted to website of Holyoke's C.R.U.S.H. organization target, rile political candidates
• Kitchen fire causes $25K damage to Sixteen Acres home in Springfield
• PM News Links: Gardner police officer accused of mollestation; UNH flashing professor will not be in classroom; and more
• Great Barrington Dunkin' Donuts manager accused of stealing money from store
• Wall Street: Stocks end mixed as hopes for Greek debt fix fade
• Michele Bachmann says food industry overregulated
• Earth to falling satellite: When will you hit -- and where?
• Fact Check: Are rich taxed less than secretaries?
• Massachusetts reports unemployment rates down in all labor market areas; Springfield market shows slight decline
• AM News Links: Massachusetts man denies throwing infant on sidewalk, 'gamers' may have cracked AIDS riddle, and more
• Environmentalists: Mass. wood plant rules too weak
• Weather not expected to play major factor as voters head to polls for preliminary elections in Springfield and Holyoke
• Holyoke women charged in grocery heist
• Each New England state gets to showcase its business, tourist attractions at Big E
• Faculty, staff at Western Massachusetts colleges pleased by improvement in U.S. News & World Report rankings
• Heading into Tuesday preliminary vote, Holyoke, Springfield mayoral candidates hope campaigns will live to see another day
• Holyoke official Carl Eger Jr. and City Clerk Susan Egan in dispute about city charter ballot question
• Sirdeaner Walker and family ready to move into completed 'Extreme Makeover' home in Springfield
• Sirdeaner Walker family loves new Extreme Makeover home in Springfield
• Granville voters approval school regionalization
• Driver killed on I-93 in Somerville when struck by flying tire
• Easthampton mayor Michael Tautznik's former campaign manager Raymond Drewnowski faced fraud charges in 2008
• Agawam Police Chief Robert Campbell elected president of New England Association of Chiefs of Police
• Shawn Marsh of Holyoke held without bail following arraignment on 1983 Malden murder charge
• Easthampton Parsons Village project should go forward because of filing flaw, developer claims
• Former Massachusetts Probation Commissioner John O'Brien, treasurer's aid Scott Campbell accused of trading job for political contributions
• Wall Street: Pessimism about Greece's financial problems causes stock market to fall
• Former Holyoke police detective Paul Barkyoumb indicted on drug and gun charges
• Ziggy creator Tom Wilson Sr. dies at age 80
• Sen. Scott Brown faults Obama debt plan with taxes on rich
• Obama endorses ending one day of mail delivery
• Matthew Kostanski cited for negligent motor vehicle homicide for fatal Sunderland accident that killed Emily Weston of Hatfield
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick caught driving during car-free week
• Jennifer Nassour leaving as Massachusetts Republican Party chairmwoman
• New Orleans-based consulting firm Concordia picked to help with Springfield's tornado recovery
• Average gasoline price in Massachusetts drops 3 cents per gallon
• PeoplesBank donates $200,000 for new South Hadley Public Library building
• Springfield officials to ask Housing Court to enforce vacate order given to tenants at River Inn
• Qwikster Q&A: 7 questions and answers about Netflix's changes
• 3 people taken to area hospitals for treatment of injuries following disturbance at large house party on College Street in Amherst
• Ask the voters: Who are you voting for and why?
• Bodies of 3 Pittsfield men, allegedly slain by 3 with ties to Hells Angels, found on private property in Becket
• Utility terrain vehicle accident kills groom on his wedding day
• GOP-led states change voting rules ahead of 2012
• Obama to propose $1.5 trillion in new tax revenue
• Springfield mayoral candidates split on casino issue
• Hurricane Irene leaves leaf peepers facing long, winding roads
• Vermont prosecutor could revive murder charges against Holyoke man and Springfield man linked to Dummerston killing
• AM News Links: Berkshire triple homicide victims found buried in sleepy Becket, Obama's deficit-reduction plan heavy on taxes, and more
• The search for missing Vermont teenager Marble Arvidson continues
• Crossing the street in Northampton can be a dangerous affair
• Holyoke brothers charged in Northampton bar fight that injures city police officer
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• Big E opening weekend declared a success
• Shawn Marsh of Holyoke to be arraigned in a 1983 killing of Connecticut man
• Springfield fire closes local business, causes $10,000 in damages
• Springfield robber steals car and large amount of money
• Sirdeaner Walker sees new home built by hundreds of local volunteers
• Green Card scam: Holyoke woman arranged dozens of sham marriages
• Obama to offer his own debt reduction package
• U.S., Europe aim to derail Palestinian bid for statehood
• Elizabeth Warren faces early test in Mass. Senate race against Scott Brown
• Shawn Marsh of Holyoke charged in 1983 cold case homicide
• GOP candidates refuse to repeal Medicare drug benefit with $7 trillion in unfunded future costs
• Springfield police: 2 officers assaulted while responding to Forest Park domestic incident
• Holyoke police charge man for alleged 'stick' assault
• 5,000 pounds of reusable building materials salvaged from Springfield "Extreme Makeover" home
• Forest Park neighborhood organizations to host business, quality-of-life summit
• Springfield police probe shooting at Forest Park house party
• Voter turnout a question for preliminary elections in Springfield and Holyoke
• Paper checks cover payroll error for Springfield school paraprofessionals
• Albert and Geraldine Garner, Bria Brantley, honored at 20th annual Ubora Award celebration in Springfield
• Greenfield police searching for Kimberly Hathaway in connection with TD Bank robbery
• Two men accused of escapade involving dead friend, similar to "Weekend at Bernie's"
• Late Sen. Ted Kennedy's daughter, Kara Kennedy, dies after workout
• Carl Walker-Hoover 5K run/walk gets infusion of pageantry by Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
• Monson selectmen deciding whether to fix town office building, or build a new complex
• New exhibition at Big E documents circus life on the road
• West Springfield tornado relief group can tap into federal funds
• Police ask for help identifying man found wandering streets in Connecticut
• Illegal immigrants in Connecticut arrested after feds find 2 kilos of liquid cocaine inside Pilot pens from Peru
• Chicopee School Committee debates middle school gifted class
• Phish show raises more than $1.2 million for Vermont recovery
• Denver men accused of parading dead friend's body around town, spending his money on burritos, beer and strippers
• Feds to hold meetings on offshore wind farms near Cape Cod
• Agawam City Councilor George Bitzas withdraws outdoor dining service proposal, but not the idea
• Northampton mayoral candidates weigh in on job creation
• Easthampton Planning Board Chairwoman Ann Parizo explains controversial abstention from Parsons Village vote
• Local contractor Thomas Russo wants to build 36 condo units off Garden Street in Agawam
• Prosecution rare in wedding scams
• From Twitter to Facebook, the Big E breaks into social media
• Springfield officials and neighborhood activists praise $3 million Main Street reconstruction project in North End
• New York woman charged with sending white substance and threatening letter to Sen. Brown and AG Coakley's offices following Osama bin Laden's death
• Greenfield police looking for female suspect in downtown bank robbery
• S&P upgrades Massachusetts credit rating to AA-plus
• United Way of Pioneer Valley kicks off campaign with 'Day of Caring'
• Senate version of casino bill nearly identical to house version, could go before governor for ratification as early as October
• 75 injured, 3 dead including famed stunt pilot Jimmy Leeward, when WWII fighter plane crashes into crowd at Reno air races
• Army National Guard Sgt. Thip Phay of Agawam, veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, becomes U.S. citizen
• Chuck Gijanto replaces Joan Sullivan as Baystate Mary Lane Hospital president
• Place crash near crowd at Reno air races causes 'mass casualty situation'
• 3 of 13 witnesses excluded by judge in murder trial of Eric Denson of Springfield, accused of stabbing of Conor Reynolds
• Massachusetts' four Catholic bishops urge lawmakers to keep door shut on casino gambling
• Berkshire and Franklin county disaster recovery centers see steady stream of applicants seeking relief from Irene damage
• Amherst to honor five black Civil War soldiers
• Massachusetts building at Eastern States promotes the Commonwealth
• Big E gets off to strong start with beautful, fall-like weather
• Hadley residents want to see more recreational opportunities along Route 47
• Holyoke freight tour shows how Pioneer Valley Railroad affects industry, from silos to wax
• Wall Street: Stocks finish 2nd-best week in a year
• Forest Park neighborhood summit on public safety planned for Sept. 21
• Book review: 'The Rogue' paints tough portrait of Sarah Palin
• Massachusetts Senate releases own version of casino gambling bill
• Massachusetts Senate committee releases casino bill, debate in Senate to start in 10 days
• Former Massachusetts Speaker Salvatore DeMasi asks judge to delay date he has to report to jail
• Gas tax unlikely to be increased to finance upgrade in Massachusetts' transportation system, Gov. Deval Patrick says
• UMass-Amherst Chancellor Robert Holub pledges to lead campus forward in his final year
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• Holyoke police arrest 28-year-old Jacqueline Burgos after she allegedly nearly hit police officer in Sav-A-Lot parking lot
• AM News Links: Deportation program sows mistrust; Students to raise money in support of UMass lecturer; and more
• Coyotes kill 400-pound buffalo at Massachusetts farm
• Meet the candidates: WGGB profiles Springfield mayoral hopefuls ahead of Tuesday primary
• Girls allegedly threaten violence at Plymouth North High School
• Graveyard shift volunteers keep Springfield Extreme Makeover Home Edition project moving ahead
• Valley Food Championship: The Big E edition
• To save his comrades in Afghanistan, Marine Dakota Meyer defies orders, receives Medal of Honor from President Obama
• Family of missing Vermont teen Marble Arvidson asking volunteers to hike for a cause this weekend
• Mass. man owing at least $32,000 in child support to be arraigned in court
• Future uncertain for residents of River Inn in Springfield; building condemned as unfit for human habitation
• NYPD arrest Denroy Morgan of Springfield on drug charge, confiscate 350+ pounds of marijuana
• Westfield City Council approves tax incentives designed to draw new business to the city's northside
• Former inmates sue Chicopee jail officials over strip searches
• Senate approves shakeup of Massachusetts pension system
• Daniel Monteiro denies murder charge in fatal shooting of James Rosario in Springfield
• Hampden Register of Probate Thomas Moriarty refuses state order to close office early every day
• Penn National Gaming eyeing Western Massachusetts for a casino
• Controversy emerges as Springfield police union leadership endorses Jose Tosado for mayor
• Forest Park Business Association looking for volunteers for upcoming clean-up at the 'X'
• Chicopee tax collector's office releases names of 107 delinquent taxpayers
• Eva Trager, everybody's 'aunt,' gone from Northampton scene at 65
• Plan for restaurant among latest proposals for use of former Visitor Information Center building in Springfield
• Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Committee to hold welcoming ceremony for Cathedral High School
• Massachusetts Senate 'likely' to unveil its version of casino bill, President Therese Murray says
• Wall Street: Stocks rally following report of support plan for European banks
• How Massachusetts state representatives voted on casino bill
• West Springfield landscaper Joseph DuMont proposes zoning change allowing tradespeople to work from home
• Weekly tag sale at St. Paul's Church in Palmer boasts unusual items: tepees
• Deadline looming for Wilbraham residents to apply for tornado relief
• Eric Zulch of Cummington gets 4 years after allegedly pulling knife on woman during ATM robbery in Northampton
• Divorcing a person with Alzheimer's disease justifiable, religious broadcaster Pat Robertson says
• Sarah Palin camp denounces racy biography of former governor
• Amherst eliminates 2 housing-related committees
• Residents to be asked if Granville should join Southwick-Tolland Regional School District
• Springfield's River Inn, often a last-stop before homelessness, condemned by city
• Arson ruled out as cause of blaze that destroyed 2-family home in Springfield's Forest Park neighborhood
• Big Y to eliminate all self checkout kiosks by end of year
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls 'Contagion' very plausible
• Springfield firefighters battle blaze on Gilman Street in East Forest Park
• Following rash of vehicle break-ins around Holyoke, police arrest Frank Lopez, 26
• Ware police make arrest in Rite-Aid armed robbery
• Ware police arrest Stephen Gibbons, 32, following alleged armed robbery of Rite Aid pharmacy
• Senate, House diverge on disaster aid strategy
• Westfield City Councilors endorse property tax package for Gulfstream Corp., two other businesses
• House votes after 8 hour debate to support casino gambling for Western Massachusetts, 2 other regions of state
• Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren, newest Democratic challenger to Republican senator Scott Brown, visits Springfield
• UMass receives $20 million grant from National Science Foundation
• SAT scores drop statewide but more students take the exam
• Jonathan Tetherly announces candidacy for Chicopee's Ward 5 School Committee seat
• Holyoke Golden Seniors hear spiels and pleas for votes from candidates for mayor and City Council
• Democratic Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren emphasizes working-class roots during Springfield announcement
• Holyoke's Maureen Healy charged with motor vehicle homicide under influence of alcohol in June death of Thomas Monahan
• Easthampton officials, committee, deal with ethics complaint
• The Republican to publish special section celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
• U.S. Sen. Scott Brown calls for Massachusetts to participate in 'Secure Communities' program
• Wall Street: Stocks jump on pledge by European leaders to help Greece avoid default
• Springfield murder trial of Eric Denson in stabbing of Conor Reynolds expected to include 50 witnesses
• Longmeadow officials to appoint 2 new School Committee members
• Angry neighbors subdue break-in suspect Joel Caraballo, hold him for Springfield police
• Massachusetts Republicans launch fundraising effort in wake of Elizabeth Warren's entry into U.S. Senate race
• Scores of fire officials gather to honor retired West Springfield Fire Chief John Flaherty and his commitment to regional training center
• Monson police have new, temporary home
• Sen. Scott Brown sends letter to Gov. Deval Patrick urging support of 'Secure Communities'
• Northampton ponders reuse of leachate treatment plant
• Obituaries today: Michael Blanchard, 53, of Agawam; was West Springfield code enforcement officer
• Agawam School Committee repeals controversial athletic fee, high school parking fee increase
• Watch live: Massachusetts House debates expanded casino gambling
• 13-year-old Demetrious Faust of Springfield credited with saving 9 others from burning home in Forest Park neighborhood
• Elizabeth Warren launches US Senate campaign with statewide tour
• Hardwick police still searching for missing resident Joseph Cernauskas
• Springfield mayoral candidates Domenic Sarno, Jose Tosado and Antonette Pepe trade barbs in final debate before Tuesday election
• Holyoke Ward 7 council candidates voice positions on a casino, use of Mount Tom, tax rate and other issues
• Parsons Village affordable housing complex proposed for Easthampton rejected by planners
• Granby schools superintendent Isabelina Rodriguez takes the pulse of her community
• Chicopee City Council debate over chief of staff causes strife with Mayor Michael Bissonnette
• "Pink Heals" tour visits Springfield in support of local women with cancer
• Opponents call for defeat of casinos in Massachusetts
• Legal bill throws temporary wrench into prosecution of Emilio Fusco, 4th defendant in 'Big Al' Bruno murder case
• Michael Whitney of Palmer, missing since the weekend, found in Wilbraham
• UMass nanotechnology center due to get grant for advanced solar panels, cell-phone touchscreens
• Some Republicans encouraged by Mitt Romney's willingness to assail GOP competitors
• Former Holyoke mayor Michael Sullivan endorses Gordon Alexander for Ward 7 City Council
• Holyoke Mayor Elaine Pluta at campaign headquarters asks voters to be sure to vote in the preliminary election
• Wall Street: Stocks edge higher for second day in a row
• Palmer police asks public's help in locating Michael Whitney, 23, missing since weekend
• PM News Links: Former GOP party member gives his thoughts; Mass Casino Bill faces oposistion; and more
• Obituaries today: Mary Napolitan, 84, of Springfield; 1st social worker at Mercy Medical Center, served on many boards
• Northampton City Council to vote on borrowing $4 million more for $17.6 million police station
• Elizabeth Warren enters Massachusetts Senate race against Scott Brown
• Kevin May of Whately gets prison term for drunk driving accident that paralyzed Brenna Bean
• Springfield police arrest 2 city men after shoving match allegedly escalates into knife fight outside Sixteen Acres neighborhood home
• Western Massachusetts legislators move to save drug lab in Amherst
• Chicopee mayoral challenger Gary Lefebvre to kick off campaign
• At debt 'Super Committee' hearing, Sen. John Kerry calls for mix of spending cuts, tax revenues
• 'Extreme Makeover' show gives boost to region's anti-bullying efforts
• Horses wearing the numbers 9, 1 and 1 were race winners on 9/11 anniversary
• AM News Links: Berkshire County cops pack courtroom for Hells Angel murder suspect, Connecticut babysitter reaveals 'love' for her 14-year-old charge, and more
• Springfield mayor, challengers, offer different strategies on public safety and economic development
• President Barack Obama would raise taxes to pay for his jobs bill
• Massachusetts lawmakers plan private caucus on casino bill
• Texas Gov. Rick Perry assailed by GOP rivals, defends his record
• Northampton moves forward with application to add Pomeroy Terrace area to National Register of Historic Places
• Springfield City Council delays vote on restoring $8.9 million to budget
• Angelica Guerrero of West Springfield, killed protecting daughter during tornado, awarded Sweeney Award for Civilian Bravery
• Solar panels at Westfield State University generate electricity for 2 campus buildings
• Caius Veiovis, suspect in reputed Hell's Angels triple homicide in Pittsfield, arrested previously for assault, drinking victim's blood
• Life in prison for mob enforcers Ty and Fotios Geas, convicted of killing crime boss Al Bruno, a predictable outcome to their 'way of life'
• West Springfield mob enforcers Fotios and Ty Geas get life prison terms for killing of Adolfo "Big Al" Bruno
• Public invited to listen, ask questions about building projects in South Hadley
• Desmond Patton gets 10 to 12 year sentence for manslaughter in fatal shooting of Jerry Hughes III
• Holyoke City Councilor Kevin Jourdain ready to speak up for 10th term
• Electricity restored, roads opened after Chicopee explosion
• Amendment banning gay marriage approved by North Carolina House committee
• Amherst Town Manager John Musante recuperating at home following fall
• Police report: Suspects in Pittsfield slayings killed to keep witness in Hells Angels case from testifying; Adam Lee Hall tried to become informant
• FEMA adds Hampden, Hampshire counties to Tropical Storm Irene disaster declarations
• Springfield mayoral candidates talk economic development in WGBY debate
• Panel to lead search for next UMass-Amherst leader
• Huge blue whale spotted off New England coast
• Victim of fatal Sunderland crash identified as 18-year-old Emily Weston of Hatfield
• David Narkewicz gets a feel for his duties as acting mayor of Northampton
• State and local officials dedicate new barns at Three County Fairground in Northampton
• Boston Globe launches new pay website
• State health care officials resign as Patrick administration works to overhaul payment system
• Investigators continue to probe mysterious underground explosion near Deady Bridge in Chicopee
• Western Massachusetts Hospital in Westfield breaks ground on new $85,000 therapeutic garden
• Holyoke police charge city man with assault, kidnapping
• SpongeBob SquarePants in hot water from study of 4-year-olds showing short-term attention and learning problems
• AM News Links: Security scares prompt U.S. fighter planes to escort 2 commercial flights, the bucolic Berkshires are confronted with a triple homicide, and more
• Volunteers step up efforts to find Marble Arvidson, Vermont teenager missing since last month
• Springfield police catch alleged burglar 'red-handed' during gas station break
• Holyoke police nab drug suspect, charge him with coke trafficking
• Two-car crash in Sunderland leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
• Extreme Home Makeover to begin demolition on home for anti-bullying activist Monday
• Western Massachusetts announces meetings for the upcoming week
• Chicopee's Deady Bridge, Broadway reopened after explosion
• Two Agawam residents injured in motorcycle accident in Ashfield
• Obituaries today: Mike Fitzpatrick was welder fabricator, youth sports coach
• Sirdeaner Walker receives new home from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
• Springfield man, two Pittsfield men charged with murder of three people
• Westfield remembers natives Tara Shea Creamer, Brian Murphy, Daniel Trant honor them on the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11
• 9/11 anniversary: Western Mass.communities honor victims of Sept. 11 attacks
• As Al Bruno and Whitey Bulger cases show, mobsters can turn tale and aid prosecutors
• Chicopee explosion destroys five manholes, closes Deady Bridge
• West Springfield 9/11 ceremony honors victim Melissa Harrington-Hughes; speakers call for unity, perseverance
• Springfield police probe armed robbery at East Springfield convenience store
• Springfield police charge man with armed house burglary after homeowner confronts perp
• Springfield police recover multiple shell casings from Mulberry Street shooting scene
• A changed America: Marking 10 years since 9/11
• 9/11 10th anniversary: Lessons from 9/11 will last a lifetime
• 2011 Springfield mayoral candidate profile: Jose Tosado says he's most qualified candidate
• Editorial: 10 years after 9/11 attacks, looking toward the future
• 9/11 10th anniversary: Western Massachusetts residents recall day of horror
• Women browse wares and services at first annual Women's Expo
• Tornado relief efforts underway this weekend in Monson
• Barn-raising canceled at Hollow Brook Farms in Brimfield over building permit problem; owner frustrated
• Springfield flag-raising ceremony, road race scheduled to honor bullying victim Carl J. Walker-Hoover
• Palmer Town Council to weigh reimbursement request from town manager semi-finalist
• Amherst Police Department promotes 2 officers
• In Irene's wake, Department of Conservation closes flood-damaged Western Mass. trails
• New Yorkers gather around city to remember 9/11
• On eve of 9/11 10th anniversary, Maine airport working to move past notorious notoriety
• Crowds deal with mud, security at Flight 93 memorial dedication
• Jury in Christmas 2009 airliner terror plot trial might see videos of explosive
• USS Constitution gun salute in Boston marks 9/11 10th anniversary
• Obituaries today: Douglas Liquori was World War II veteran; worked for Conrail
• Amherst police receive state award for traffic safety
• Connecticut State Police looking for fake cop who sexually assaulted woman
• AP sources: 9/11 10th anniversary terror suspects may be US citizens
• 9/11 10th anniversary: Perspective from 4 Muslim Americans on their faith and lives in the aftermath
• 9/11 10th anniversary: 'Aroma of fear' lingers for Western Massachusetts Muslim Americans
• Obama calls for unity on 9/11 anniversary
• Belchtertown stallion destroyed after becoming state's first horse to be infected with West Nile virus this year
• Chicopee police officer injured after being struck by car fleeing from Springfield police
• Western Massachusetts flooding threat eases as rain moves on
• AP sources: 2 terror suspects believed to be U.S. citizens
• Palmer Town Clerk Patricia Donovan retiring
• Springfield Ward 7 Democratic Committee hosts tree-planting ceremony in tornado-damaged East Forest Park
• Springfield City Council to consider restoring some cuts to Mayor Domenic Sarno's fiscal 2012 budget
• Northampton meeting to discuss National Register status for Pomeroy Terrace area
• Westfield City Council adopts new regulations for temporary signs
• Possibility of renaming West Springfield High School pool draws fire
• Van belonging to missing Hardwick man, Joseph Cernauskas, found in Ware
• 9/11 10th anniversary: Bush statement recalled, 'Islam is peace'
• Hampshire County Register of Probate nominee William Rosen withdraws name from consideration
• Family of Westfield native Daniel Trant, killed in 9/11 terrorist attack, celebrates his life
• Massachusetts reports 1st 2011 human case of West Nile virus
• Mitt Romney and Rick Perry clash over Social Security
• Pennsylvania, New York homes and businesses swamped by Tropical Storm Lee rains
• Wall Street: Fear about European debt, potential for U.S. recession drags Dow down 300
• Sunshine blesses 163rd Franklin County Fair; fair to continue through weekend
• Volunteers needed in search for missing West Brattleboro, Vermont teen Marble Arvidson
• Obituaries today: Irene Eberhart was New North Citizens Council teacher
• Massachusetts House members propose changes to casino bill, debate to begin next week
• Amherst Town Manager John Musante expected to leave hospital soon
• Police confirm body found in Hawley woods is missing resident Robert Stone
• Massachusetts State Police find body in Dubuque State Forest in Hawley
• Ware police arrest Duran Alexander of Springfield -- again -- after pursuit
• PM News Links: Credible but unconfirmed terror threat unveiled for 9/11, Reuters poll predicts turn in housing market, and more
• Springfield 's recovery from tornado includes private construction permits already at $13 million mark
• 9/11 10th Anniversary: Accomplished pianist, beloved aunt Rebecca Koborie killed in 1 World Trade Center
• State of Vermont drops murder charges against 2 Western Mass. men, feds indicte on drug charges
• Kelly Heffernan of West Springfield arrested on charges of larceny and breaking and entering
• Springfield police commandeer BMX bicycle to catch teen with revolver
• Flood warnings in Western Massachusetts extended through afternoon
• Obama uncle out of Mass. jail, whereabouts unclear
• Slipping Michele Bachmann seeks jolt for GOP campaign
• 9/11 10th anniversary: Former head of FAA Jane Garvey recalls tragic events
• Holyoke police arrest 6 on drug charges in raid on troubled South East Street apartment building
• Michele Bachmann: Even if Barack Obama's jobs plan is approved, it'll fail
• Springfield schools get $13 million federal windfall
• Jacqueline Kennedy book: JFK scorned Lyndon Johnson and doubted Vietnam victory; first lady called Martin Luther King 'phony'
• Feds investigate Solyndra solar firm that got $535 million U.S. loan before filing for bankruptcy
• Chicopee police continue investigation of Amanda Plasse killing
• 6-year-old Worcester girl killed in Auburn crash on Massachusetts Turnpike
• Drugged driving trial of Julian Pellegrino delayed a month
• Al-Qaida terrorist car bomb threat against New York City credible, Mayor Michael Bloomberg says
• Reactions to President Obama's job speech depend upon who you ask
• More 10th graders pass MCAS; some high school scores improve in Chicopee, Holyoke
• Barnes Regional Airport Commission approves 50-year lease for Gulfstream corporate aircraft expansion project
• Donald Jacobs of Holden picked as Palmer's next town manager
• Panel calls for 'radical overhaul' of hiring in Massachusetts judicial branch
• Holyoke candidates for mayor pitch themselves and plans for jobs in 1st forum
• Power out for millions in California, Arizona, Mexico
• Is Barack Obama's jobs plan paid for? Not necessarily
• Western Massachusetts communities looking to dry out after back-to-back soakings from Irene and Lee
• U.S. Rep. Richard Neal on Barack Obama's jobs speech: 'It's now up to Congress to put politics aside'
• Sen. Scott Brown on Barack Obama's jobs speech: 'It's time for all of us to stop the partisan sniping'
• President Barack Obama asks for $450 billion to lift economy, challenges Congress to act swiftly
• Text of President Barack Obama's American Jobs Act speech to Congress
• Brimfield flooding detours traffic, derails some Brimfield Antiques Shows dealers
• Connecticut man pleads guilty to shooting Massachusetts dance instructor in murder-for-hire plot
• Guy Wilson of Springfield will face manslaughter, not murder, charge in death of Paul Bagge
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick makes first of 2 stops in Springfield at Renaissance School
• Former Massachusetts Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, convicted of corruption charges, pleads with judge for compassion
• Springfield mayoral candidates debate crime, education and finances
• In the Republican primary race for the White House, it's Mitt Romney vs. Rick Perry now, with plenty of differences
• Heads up: Falling NASA satellite has 1 in 3,200 chance of hitting someone upon re-entry
• Wall Street: Stocks slide after Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke offers no new stimulus plan
• Holyoke fire causes extensive damage to building at Rock Valley Kennels
• Former Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Jeffrey Mullan among 7 appointed as new UMass trustees
• Franklin County town of Hawley struggling in wake of Tropical Storm Irene
• Businesses in the Villages of Shelburne Falls and Buckland continue to recover following Tropical Storm Irene
• Analysis: GOP debate raises jobs pressure on Obama
• Connecticut River at flood stage in Northampton; flood warning, flood advisory, flood watch in effect for Western Massachusetts
• Tropical Storm Lee's remnants bring fresh flood worries to East Coast
• Northampton arson defendant Anthony Baye's lawyers file motion to exclude evidence he took cocaine on night of fires
• 9/11 10th anniversary: Springfield-area First Responders reflect on volunteering at 'Ground Zero'
• Mitt Romney, Rick Perry spar over jobs, Social Security at Republican presidential debate
• Simi Valley Republican presidential debate: Key moments and quotes
• Former Boston Bruin Brad 'Beast' McCrimmon, killed in Russian plane crash, lauded as leader and mentor
• Road to be closed temporarily in Southwick
• Boston hit-and-run suspect fatally shot by police
• Proposed East Longmeadow home daycare bylaw won't reach Town Meeting
• Easthampton City Council delays public hearing on controversial tree removal, hears pond promenade update
• Hockey world mourns Russian plane crash that killed 43 as 'the darkest day in the history of our sport'
• Northampton Mayor Mary Clare Higgins set to leave office after near-record tenure
• Former Holyoke police chief Anthony Scott endorses police captain's rival in Ward 7 City Council race
• 163rd Franklin County Fair to feature children's TV star Rex Trailer, carnival games and much more
• Cloudy with a chance of police questioning: Arkansas TV weatherman Brett Cummins wakes up in hot tub next to naked dead man
• Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry leaves Texas wildfires, heads to GOP debate
• Massachusetts leaders call on agencies to boost state's credit rating
• Proposed ballot questions clear review and could face Massachusetts voters in 2012 election
• Trial date set for Jimmy Roman Rosario of Springfield in federal drug trafficking case
• 10th anniversary ceremony planned for Easthampton's Christmas Box Angel, monument to deceased children
• Palmer Town Council to discuss town manager search
• Connecticut man gets probation for fake Craigslist sex ad that targeted neighbor
• Westfield police searching for two women, Susan Care and Michelle Wilga, missing without a trace in separate investigations
• Springfield to receive steel beam from World Trade Center ahead of 9/11 10th anniversary
• Wall Street: Stocks surge after Germany upholds bailout plan
• Deval Patrick thinks Obama will go big with jobs proposal
• Mount Holyoke College welcomes new students from all over the globe
• FEMA to open offices in Greenfield, Shelburne Falls to help Hurricane Irene recovery
• U.S. Sen. Scott Brown backs extension of payroll tax cut
• Lawyers decry cuts in public access to clerks offices in Springfield-area courts
• US says no decision on number of troops to remain in Iraq beyond withdrawl deadline
• Obituaries today: Robin Blanchard, 42, of Palmer; purchasing agent for Hampden Zimmerman Electric Supply in Springfield
• Hampden Juvenile Court Clerk Donald Whitney, on paid leave, hopes to return to work, lawyer says
• Mass. to review National Grid, NStar response to Irene
• UMass-Dartmouth chancellor to step down
• Yahoo fires Carol Bartz as CEO, names CFO to fill void
• 9/11 10th anniversary: Lourdes Lebron of Northampton honors sister killed on Flight 93
• Flood warning in effect for rain-weary Western Massachusetts
• In financial crisis, Postal Service turns to Congress
• Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno kicks off re-election campaign
• Carlos Bastos, Daniel Monteiro charged with July 9 murder of 18-year-old James Rosario
• Ask the Candidates: Holyoke mayoral hopefuls discuss city charter ballot question
• South Hadley man arrested for armed robbery of Holyoke liquor store
• Holyoke City Council deals with casino-related items, including plans for a public hearing about Wyckoff Country Club
• 9/11 10th anniversary: Longmeadow native Jennifer Gardner Trulson writes memoir about husband killed in terrorist attack
• Pink Mass Fund-Raising
• West Springfield Town Council refers small lots proposal to committee
• Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith colleges receive $1 million National Science Foundation grant for biomathematics
• Moammar Gadhafi loyalists, including security chief, flee Libya to Niger in desert trek
• Ware Town Manager Mary Tzambazakis announces resignation
• CDC: U.S. adult smoking rate edges down slightly
• At Brimfield Antiques Shows rain deters some, not others
• Easthampton mayoral candidate Donald Emerson draws crowd to campaign kickoff
• Springfield city councilors John Lysak and James Ferrera defend campaign finances
• Springfield review recommends School Department tighten up payroll procedures following Superintendent Alan Ingram's retro-pay snafu
• Community colleges in Greenfield, Holyoke and Springfield win grants in new Massachusetts competition
• Wall Street: Stocks fall again as Europe's debt worries deepen
• Working-age adults make up record share of U.S. poor
• Massachusetts court hours to be reduced in wake of budget cuts
• Holyoke parks department seeks more players for first women's winter tennis league
• Holyoke police arrest Ralph Reed for taking flags from cemetery graves
• Eric Nazario and Omar Reyes charged with armed robbery of Springfield convenience store
• In Monson this weekend: remembering Sept. 11, Run to Rebuild Monson, and more
• High court in Massachusetts upholds law aimed at blocking certain evictions from foreclosed homes
• Hardwick fire considered suspicious; homeowner missing
• Woburn police officer shot, wounded during robbery
• Westfield State University students participate in HOOT Day community service project
• IHOP gunman dead after killing 3, wounding 6 in Nevada
• Tropical Storm Irene results in federal jobless aid in Franklin, Berkshire counties
• 'Gleaners' from South Hadley church raise awareness about hunger and water
• Amherst Town Manager John Musante hospitalized in fall
• Massachusetts lawmakers consider streamlined wind permitting process
• Red Fire Farm in Granby wins statewide honors for tomatoes
• Developing: Two-vehicle crash on Main, Court streets in Springfield
• Ask the Candidates: Put your questions to the Northampton mayoral hopefuls
• Poll: Two-thirds of Americans say it's OK to trade some freedoms to fight terrorism
• AM News Links: Pittsfield mayoral candidate allegedly tipsy during her arrest, Boston fire displaces college students, and more
• State police searching for Hawley man, missing since day after Tropical Storm Irene hit Franklin County
• Government witness poised to testify against a member of the Hells Angels goes missing; authorities consider possibility of 'foul play'
• 9/11 10th anniversary: Youthful witness sees history unfold from Brooklyn classroom
• 9/11 10th anniversary: Survivors of attacks maintain life perspective
• East Longmeadow pulls plug on high school football under the lights while schools try to cover electric bill
• South Hadley DPW chief Jim Reidy seeks public input into pedestrian-friendly plans
• Westfield Athenaeum seeks volunteer photographers to assist with community photo album
• Tantasqua Regional School Committee drops opposition to appointment of Susan Waters
• 2-car accident closes Route 9 in Hadley; at least one injured
• Berkshire DA seeks public's help in finding 3 missing Pittsfield men
• Winter threatens repairs of Tropical Storm Irene-damaged roads in northeast
• President Obama says Republicans must put United States ahead of party, create jobs
• UMass enters the Guinness Book of World Records with world's largest stir-fry
• Elizabeth Warren at Boston labor breakfast pledges to fight for middle class, mum on challenging Scott Brown
• Three County Fair in Northampton attracts people from across Massachusetts
• Tourists return to Shelburne Falls in wake of Hurricane Irene, but fears for future persist
• Friends of Mater Dolorosa in Holyoke raising money to save church
• World markets savaged by U.S. recession fears
• Cathedral High School in Springfield readies to open in Wilbraham in wake of tornado damage
• Tornado touched down near Albany, National Weather Service says
• 9/11 survivor's tale: 'It was not my time,' Holyoke native Susan Frederick says
• South Hadley schools save the town some money
• Westfield's Chapman Playground rehabilitation set to begin
• Belchertown environmental education programs to benefit from $10,000 Toyota grant
• Obituaries today: Patricia Schumacher, 85, formerly of West Springfield; was dental assistant, poll worker
• Former Massachusetts Speaker Salvatore DiMasi to be sentenced in corruption case
• Springfield College students return to tornado-ravaged dorm, find repairs complete
• Obama to spend Labor Day at Detroit AFL-CIO rally
• Springfield man stabbed in McKnight neighborhood
• AM News Links: California plane crash sparks brush fire, air traffic errors are on the rise, and more
• Springfield police arrest 2 city men in connection with shooting
• Numerous Springfield shooting incidents keep police busy
• St. Jude Mission Church to close because of damage from microburst, Hurricane Irene
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• GOP candidates court Tea Party, despite group's waning popularity; Democrats could seize opportunity
• Disaster declaration, bridge opening follows one week after Irene
• Tweets could lead to 30-year prison terms after causing 'War of the Worlds'-style chaos in Mexico
• Interstate 91 bridge open again, had been closed by Tropical Storm Irene
• Pentagon cutbacks could hurt Pioneer Valley industry
• Springfield's Nuvo Bank & Trust Co. growing despite starting during the banking crisis
• 9/11 10th Anniversary: Westfield native Tara Creamer remembered
• AM News Links: Homicide No. 25 for New Haven; Green Day's lead singer kicked off flight for wearing baggy pants, and more
• Federal Disaster declared for Hurricane Irene in Berkshire and Franklin Counties
• Springfield police investigating domestic incident involving 'car assault'
• Springfield police recover gun after shooting incident on Mulberry Street
• Springfield police: 2 teenagers shot on Blunt Park basketball courts
• Springfield man 'seriously injured' after being hit by car while crossing State Street
• Amherst police officers nab man suspected of assaulting pregnant woman
• Republicans wonder if Texas Gov. Rick Perry can stay on top, as race for White House heats up
• Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn believed to be on Paris-bound jet
• Sarah Palin faults President Obama, establishment for economic woes
• Damage from Tropical Storm Irene still being assessed in Franklin and Berkshire counties
• Ware's 250th anniversary parade to result in traffic detours
• Westfield's Pioneer Valley Energy Center expects to complete permit process for $400 million plant by February
• Amherst seeking electric customers to start saving energy
• 'Celebrating Monson' with vintage baseball, music and fireworks
• Springfield children enjoy summer science program
• Tropical Storm Lee resumes slow march north from Gulf of Mexico
• 3rd annual Great Holyoke Block Party a downtown hit
• Boaters urged to avoid Tropical Storm Irene-impacted rivers
• Obituaries today: Janice Rozenkranz, 79, of Longmeadow; worked for former Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit
• Irene ends farmers' market season early for Holyoke-based Nuestras Raices
• Northampton mayoral candidates Michael Bardsley, David Narkewicz talk transportation
• Tropical Storm Irene: Videos of the flooding and aftermath in Vermont
• Multi-agency sex offender sweep nets 28 arrests
• Chicopee: Paving on Front Street will lead to partial road closure, detours
• Power companies across East Coast defend response to Irene
• Holyoke police charge Father, son with assault in gas station incident
• 9/11 10th Anniversary: Connecticut launches 'Operation Iron Eagle" to coincide with anniversary of terrorist attacks
• Springfield firefighters respond to house fire in Boston Road neighborhood
• Westfield's Senior Citizen Tax Program offers seniors property tax relief
• Westfield State University welcomes 1,144 freshman in Class of 2015
• Disaster-battered Pioneer Valley Red Cross appeals for help
• 2011 Springfield mayoral candidate profile: Domenic Sarno stresses commitment to public service in campaign for reelection
• 'Street angels' take it to the streets in tornado-damaged Monson
• Rain-packed Tropical Storm Lee forms off Louisiana
• Ron Paul likens Rick Perry to 'candidate of the week'
• Sarah Palin supporters chant 'Run, Sarah, run!' at Iowa restaurant
• Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin spaceship fails during test flight
• Massachusetts Emergency Management teams assessing cost of Irene damage in Franklin, Berkshire counties
• Palmer School Committee adds 4 to superintendent search
• Ralph Newcomb of Hardwick, subject of police search, shows up in Gardner, East Brookfield courts
• 'Celebrate Monson' fireworks scheduled as alternative to canceled Summerfest
• Palmer Town Council to meet with Mohegan Sun representatives
• South Hadley Public Library schedules open house
• Civil War September 1861: Springfield Armory fuels the remaking of a city
• 62-year-old woman killed in Warren turnpike crash
• Massachusetts turnpike crash in Warren claims life of Kathleen Meats, 62, of Portsmouth, NH
• Bristol County man first infected with EEE in 2011 in Massachusetts
• Massachusetts tax revenue misses August benchmark
• Stocks plunge after U.S. hiring dries up in August
• Oil prices down nearly 3 percent despite Tropical Storm Lee
• Northampton developer Michael Sissman leaves his legend behind
• Flight 93 crash site lures tourists to Pennsylvania
• Republican presidential candidate Mitte Romney rallies Hispanics, opens campaign headquarters
• Vermont flooding: Ways to help those affected by Irene
• Historic Deerfield museum scheduled to reopen for first time since Tropical Storm Irene hit
• The reconstruction of Westfield's Pochassic Street Bridge expected to begin next spring
• Three County Fair opens in Northampton for 194th year
• Rep. Michael Capuano says no to Senate run against Scott Brown
• Employers stopped adding jobs last month, latest jobs report shows
• Shelburne Falls still reeling in wake of Irene
• Willie Evans of Boston may get double the $152 million he won in cigarette suit against Lorillard Tobacco
• Fewer than 26,000 customers still reported without power in Massachusetts following Tropical Storm Irene
• Netflix stock falls as Starz says it won't renew video streaming contract
• Western Massachusetts weather summary for the month
• Springfield police charge Henry Rodriguez with robbing East Forest Park store of $600 in cigarettes
• Newseum in Washington 1st to show FBI evidence from 9/11
• Candidates for South Hadley School Committee opening to be interviewed by joint committee
• Democrats want Barack Obama's jobs speech to contrast with Republicans
• Judge agrees to hearing on motion by Benjamin LaGuer, convicted in '83 rape case, for new trial
• AP: Earthquakes pose greater risk to U.S. nuclear reactors than previously thought
• Tropical storm warnings issued for Gulf coast; as much as 20 inches of rain possible
• I-91 south from Greenfield to Deerfield likely to be closed for another week, officials say
• In tornado-ravaged Monson, officials tell Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo about 'bankruptable' costs
• Springfield city audit: School Superintendent Alan Ingram owed another $13K due to 'payroll errors'
• Northampton looks to replace flood water pumps
• SNAP denounces placement of priest abuser list by Springfield Catholic diocese
• United Way of Hampshire County names James Ayres new executive director
• Moammar Gadhafi, in hiding, vows no surrender in Libya
• After Irene: People in Massachusetts and up and down East Coast wait for power to come back on
• Photos: The Massachusetts tornado, 3 months later, looking at damage then and now
• Bank stocks lead market lower, ending 4-day rally
• White House: No special treatment of Obama's uncle
• Travel may be down Labor Day weekend, especially in Franklin County, following Tropical Storm Irene
• 2 court officers injured as Edward Cooley reacts to 1st degree murder conviction in fatal Springfield shooting of Nicholas Hiller
• Resilient Brattleboro, Vermont wades through Hurricane Irene's aftermath
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• High water from Tropical Storm Irene keeps Southwick's Congamond Lakes closed to boating
• Vermont police still searching for Brattleboro teen Marble Arvidson, missing through Hurricane Irene
• Holyoke Public Library announces free GED course, children's story time, fall hours
• Massachusetts couple denied cruise refund following 9/11 terrorist attacks, wins support of top state court
• Hampden Superior Court jury finds Edward A. Cooley guilty of first-degree murder in shooting death of Springfield resident Nicholas Hiller
• Missing Wareham selectman Michael Schneider moved to Florida without resigning, family, officials say
• Westfield's Sons of Erin Club to remember 9/11 victims
• Provincetown plane crash, with pilot killed, woman passenger hurt, under investigation by state police
• Wilbraham woman, injured in early morning fire that destroyed her Tinkham Road home, taken to Baystate Medical Center
• Provincetown plane crash kills 1, injures 1
• Pink Palace restroom on Boston Common being converted to Earl of Sandwich shop
• Windsor man hurt when motorcycle hits moose
• Official: Barack Obama's Massachusetts uncle was ordered deported in '92
• Mike's Maze in Sunderland to mark 11 years of mazes at Warner Farm cornfield
• Michele Bachmann touts jobs policy on return to Iowa
• 3 days after Hurricane Irene, swollen rivers begin falling across Northeast
• Mom 'extremely grateful' witnesses came to aid of 7-year-old son, allegedly thrown overboard by father during harbor cruise
• Palmer High School drop-out rate explained at School Committee meeting
• In Vermont town cut off after Hurricane Irene flooding, coffins and smashed houses
• Women gather for 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' event at Log Cabin
• Western Massachusetts tornado recovery reaches 3-month mark
• 'Ugly Betty' star America Ferrera, ABC's John Quinones among speakers at STCC series
• Irene leaves renowned quilter Ann Brauer in search of new quilt shop
• As Western Massachusetts dries out from Hurricane Irene, federal flood insurance program to expire
• Springfield City Councilor Amaad Rivera files late campaign finance reports after warnings
• US Court of Appeals rules people have right to video cops in public
• Holyoke seen as benefitting from $2.1 million federal grant for hydro-power upgrades at computing center
• Wedding dress maker Priscilla of Boston to close
• Men claiming to be Moammar Gadhafi's sons make conflicting appeals, 1 calling for talks, the other saying 'attack the rats'
• Holyoke Superintendent David Dupont says first day of school went well
• Dow Jones industrial average up 4th straight day, turns positive for 2011
• Jury begins deliberations in murder trial of Edward Cooley for fatal shooting of Nicholas Hiller in Springfield
• Springfield Roman Catholic Diocese raises $437,000 to help tornado victims
• Elias Brookings Elementary School in Springfield starts first day of school in portable classrooms thanks to tornado
• Amherst Town Manager John Musante rewarded with a 10 percent pay hike
• Hampshire register of probate nominee William Rosen appears headed for rejection by Governor's Council
• More than 300 attend 45th annual Community Breakfast at UMass
• Less than 360 Irene-related power outages remain in Western Massachusetts, statewide, more than 135,000
• Summer walk-and-read program brings parents and youngest students together in South Hadley
• Panel: U.S. lost billions to widespread waste and fraud in war spending
• Sunrise Pastry Shop owner Carl Charrette abruptly closes Easthampton business because 'it stopped being fun'
• Dwindling number of Western Massachusetts roadways remain closed in wake of Tropical Storm Irene
• Chicopee voters to cast ballots to extend mayor's term to 4 years
• New flood dangers feared as East Coast continues to reel from Hurricane Irene
• Hundreds of thousands still without power in New England following Hurricane Irene
• Deadline today to register to vote in Springfield preliminary election
• Kitchen fire causes some $10,000 in damage to Friends of the Homeless shelter in Springfield
• Springfield mayoral forum scheduled for AIC
• Updated list of road closures in Western Massachusetts due to Irene
• AM News Links: Tropical Storm Katia may grow to hurricane strength today; 40 countries top US on infant mortality rate; and more
• In Hurricane Irene's wake, Vermont assesses damage to historic covered bridges
• Increased security on the horizon as 9/11 anniversary nears
• After releasing documents considered embarrassing to Obama Administration, WikiLeaks site comes under attack
• Xtreme Paintball owner Joseph O'Malley denies charges stemming from sewer line breach in Agawam
• Hurricane Irene recovery begins in Western Massachusetts
• Springfield Forward to donate supplies to tornado-hit Brookings and Dryden schools in Springfield
• Chicopee School Committee member Adam Lamontagne will not appeal decision allowing Trina House on ballot
• Ex-Massachusetts technology worker pleads guilty in spy case
• 86-year-old Arizona man describes pruning shears impaling eye socket
• Hurricane Irene responsible for at least 44 deaths in 13 states, 52 overall
• After Hurricane Irene, planes, trains, buses return to normal -- almost
• Vermont wedding guests stranded by Irene flooding airlifted by helicopter
• Springfield officials pleased by ongoing school system renovations and repairs
• Hurricane Irene flooding devastates several Western Massachusetts farm crops
• Probe into Holyoke accident that killed Thomas Monahan wrapping up, DA Mark Mastroianni says
• Shutdown of Greenfield's wastewater treatment plant sending wastewater into Deerfield and Connecticut rivers
• Rape trial of PACE founder David Oppenheim rescheduled
• Upstate New York: Little more could have been done ahead of Irene
• First day of school in Springfield reported smooth by administrators
• Palmer Town Council picks 3 town manager finalists for additional interviews; 2 out of the running
• Hurricane Irene flood insurance trouble?
• I-91 southbound could reopen Wednesday after being closed because of Hurricane Irene flooding
• Brian Findlay and Patrick Elliott, former Brimfield firefighters, admit setting 3 fires
• West Nile virus found in Northampton
• Stocks rise on hopes for more stimulus from Fed
• Holyoke fire official William Moran's status remains undecided after show-cause hearing in district court
• Northampton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center to close
• Helicopters rush food, water to Vermont towns cut-off by Irene floods
• Hurricane Irene blamed for at least 42 US deaths, 49 overall
• Former Easthampton police captain Donald Emerson announces mayoral bid
• Judge refuses to toss out former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi's corruption conviction
• Sen. Ben Downing: Flooding of roads, bridges and culverts remains a concern in the Berkshires after Irene
• Easthampton boards, committees have 25 vacancies; city seeks volunteer members
• Massachusetts' plan to cut free flu shots threatens high-risk patients, health-care officials say
• Nearly 4,000 Western Massachusetts residents still without power
• Appeals Court upholds lower court decision to deny retrial in South Hadley burglary case
• Gas leak promps shutdown of Wilbraham YMCA
• Irene's death toll jumps to 40; Vermont towns battle floods
• Irene has gone but problems remain; Western Massachusetts towns waiting to get full measure of damage
• Massachusetts golfer mistaken for clown charged with DWI in New York
• Irene's punch just 'part of life on the river' for Connecticut River marinas
• Amateur news hounds shoot video of Irene's impact on Shelburne Falls, Bridge of Flowers
• Astronauts might have to abandon International Space Station
• Westfield negotiating with Gulfstream for service center for newest corporate jet
• Hurricane Irene still swelling rivers; Connecticut yet to crest in Holyoke, Springfield
• UMass incoming class largest in college's history
• Walker Brook Campground in Chester decimated by flood from Hurricane Irene
• Hurricane Irene delays school openings in Springfield, Ludlow, Franklin County
• Former Brimfield firefighter Donald Moores admits role in arson
• Pres. Obama's uncle Onyango arrested in Framingham on drunken driving charge
• High construction bids add at least 4 months to Holyoke senior center project
• Holyoke public schools poised for new year with 6,000 students, 1,400 teachers and staffers and literacy push
• Owner of Springfield dog accused of attacking 12-year-old boy says dog was provoked
• Congamond Lakes in Southwick closed to boating activities because of high water left by Irene
• Judge won't delay Anthony Baye trial as defense seeks more time to deal with new evidence
• Insurers drive stocks higher; Dow Jones industrial average gains 254
• Springfield residents Albert and Geraldine Garner to receive Ubora Awards; Bria Brantley named Ahadi Youth Award winner
• Chicopee police continue to probe stabbing death of 20-year-old Amanda Plasse
• Work progresses on a South Hadley Canal
• Irene: What to expect if filing homeowner's insurance claim
• Westfield officials writing new regulations for placement of temorary signs
• Second large tornado clean-up planned for Brimfield, Charlton, Monson, Southbridge, Sturbridge and Wilbraham
• School's out forever for 'unschoolers'
• West Springfield mayoral candidates indicate support for plan to allow undersized lots be developed
• Moammar Gadhafi's wife, 3 children flee Libya to Algeria
• War of 1812 - the film and the war - presented Sept. 23
• Civil Engineering Tech students visit job sites
• Vermont struggles with flooding, road washouts from remnants of Hurricane Irene
• More than 10,000 Western Massachusetts residents remain without power in wake of Tropical Storm Irene
• Hurricane Irene deluges Western Massachusetts; flood waters won't crest for days
• Numerous road closures throughout Western Mass. because of Hurricane Irene
• Westfield residents returning home after being evacuated because of Hurricane Irene
• Hurricane Irene can't bring all business to a stop
• Massachusetts State Police: I-91 over Deerfield River could be closed for days after Hurricane Irene
• Hurricane Irene's death toll rises to 22 people across eight states
• Power outages: Many Western Mass residents still in the dark after Hurricane Irene pummels region
• Brattleboro, Vermont left flooded by Tropical Storm Irene
• Developing: Springfield shooting incident leads to police foot pursuit; suspect remains at large
• Monday storm updates: Follow our live blog for the latest on Irene recovery
• Holyoke police arrest homeless man for alleged store break, officer assault
• East Longmeadow police: OUI suspect hit police cruiser
• Easthampton sells $14 million bond for high school project; residents to see lower tax impact
• Video: A journey down the flooding Mill River in Northampton during Hurricane Irene
• Following heavy rain from Irene, Vermont residents below dam being evacuated
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• Amanda Plasse of Chicopee mourned by friends after her killing
• Longmeadow Fire Department evacuates residents near Connecticut River
• Otis hard hit by Hurricane Irene, several roads are closed
• Hurricane Irene downpours help Mill River in Florence rise to record level
• Shelburne and Buckland evacuate residents because of severe flooding of Deerfield River
• Westfield woman rescued from vehicle caught in flood on Russell Road
• Hurricane Irene death toll reaches at least 19 in 8 states
• Flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene delays opening day of schools in Westfield
• Huntington evacuates as Westfield River rises because of Hurricane Irene
• Northampton sees some flooding from Hurricane Irene but mostly "got off easy"
• Video: Car caught in flood floats down river in Bennington, Vermont
• Longmeadow residents asked to help clear catch basins
• Hurricane Irene forecasters get track right, not quite up to speed on wind speed
• Springfield's Putnam Vocational High School needs a bigger print shop if students are to find jobs, industry leaders say
• Holyoke mostly avoids the wrath from Hurricane Irene
• 400,000 New Yorkers evacuated because of Hurricane Irene allowed to return
• Officials: Irene leaves more than 400,000 without power in Massachusetts
• Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene downs trees, floods streets in New York City
• I-91 closed between Deerfield and Greenfield due to Hurricane Irene
• Damage from Hurricane Irene appears less than feared; little effect expected on U.S. economy
• Hurricane Irene blamed for 18 deaths in eight states
• After Irene: Severe flooding is feared within days
• Heavy rain falling across Western Mass. - Current weather conditions, updates
• Hurricane Irene: Gauging the damage
• Hurricane Irene, with max wind speeds clocked at 80 mph, on path for greater Springfield
• Springfield police investigate multiple shooting reports
• Hurricane Irene wallops New Jersey, causing widespread power outages, flooding
• As search intensifies, will Moammar Gadhafi pull a Saddam Hussein?
• Springfield mayoral candidates agree: Fund-raising unpleasant but necessary
• 3 bridges to New York City's vulnerable Rockaways close
• As Hurricane Irene hits, airlines scrap more than 9,000 flights
• Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton planning for the future as it considers merger options
• Hurricane Irene causes nearly 1.5 million to lose power -- so far
• Hurricane Irene evacuees hole up in schools, 5-star hotels
• Hurricane Irene: State-by-state look at dangers, preparations
• 2 kayakers rescued in New York Harbor as Hurricane Irene whips up waves
• Mayor Michael Bloomberg to New Yorkers: Time to move is over, now stay inside
• Hurricane Irene wreaks havoc on mid-Atlantic as New England prepares for landfall
• Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, Al-Qaida's No. 2, reportedly killed by U.S. in Pakistan
• Holyoke Mayor Elaine Pluta declares state of emergency; city opens Hurricane Irene shelter
• President Obama: Getting through Hurricane Irene will be 'tough slog'
• Springfield Bishop Timothy McDonnell issues statement on Sunday obligation as Hurricane Irene nears Western Massachusetts
• Tornado watch issued for New York City, Long Island, southern Conn.
• Ludlow to open Hurricane Irene shelter at Baird Middle School; Ludlow school opening delayed
• Hurricane Irene: State-by-state look at storm preparations, history in the northeast
• As Hurricane Irene approaches, Cape Cod bridges still open
• Amanda Plasse, 19, of Chicopee, identified as slaying victim
• Most commercial flights out of Bradley International canceled for Sunday
• Peter Pan Bus Lines in Springfield has canceled Sunday service
• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to shut down services Sunday
• Nearly 900,000 homes, businesses lose power as Hurricane Irene moves north
• New York City braces for Hurricane Irene
• Monson residents, weary from tornado, preparing for Hurricane Irene
• Hurricane Irene cancels thousands of flights
• Hurricane Irene kills 3 in NC, Va.
• Residents near Graves Brook in Palmer warned about potential flooding due to hurricane
• Mass. preps as Hurricane Irene bears down
• A look at Hurricane Irene's wake and what's ahead
• Holyoke Mall and Six Flags announce storm closings
• Obama visits FEMA command center for storm update
• New York City utility braces for Hurricane Irene
• NYC transit begins rare shutdown as storm nears
• Hurricane Irene hits North Carolina coast; still on path for New York, New England
• NYC comes to a halt in face of Hurricane Irene
• Hurricane Irene: Live updates as storm affects Massachusetts
• New North Citizens' Council, Baystate Health to distribute free backpacks to North End school kids
• Breakdown in talks between nurses' union, management at Cooley Dickinson Hospital
• Hurricane Irene path: Full-speed ahead for Western Massachusetts
• Hearing to determine fate of dog following vicious attack on 12-year-old Springfield boy
• Map: Hurricane Irene emergency shelters in Western Massachusetts
• Hurricane Irene zeroes in on East Coast; 2 million ordered to leave
• Ex-Massachusetts House speaker Salvatore DiMasi asks for 3-year sentence on corruption conviction
• Michele Bachmann says she'd consider minimum wage changes
• Springfield police continue investigation of homicides of Jonathan Tallaj and Carmen Melendez
• Pioneer Valley farmers weathering 2011's variety of weather
• Holyoke Fire Department responds to report of natural gas around Race Street, but no problem found
• Holyoke candidate for mayor Alex Morse opens campaign headquarters
• Airlines begin canceling thousands of flights ahead of Hurricane Irene
• Amherst Police hoping to slow motorists using detour near Atkins Road project
• Hurricane Irene: Closings and cancellations in Western Massachusetts and northern Connecticut
• Ben Bernanke's speech sends stocks higher; Dow up 134
• Survivors of Great New England Hurricane of 1938 share memories
• Massachusetts State Police safety tips for Hurricane Irene
• Gov. Deval Patrick declares state of emergency in preparation for Hurricane Irene
• Obituaries today: Kevin Swords was Westfield police officer
• Springfield schools will be closed Monday as precaution for Hurricane Irene
• Hurricane Irene: NYC hurricane evacuations, subway shutdown ordered
• Pleasant Street Video fund-raiser for Forbes Library in Northampton moved to Sept. 11 because of Hurricane Irene
• Hurricane of 1938 photo retrospective and vintage video of the destruction in Springfield
• Rick Perry signs pledge on federal anti-gay marriage amendment
• White House: Obama ending vacation due to Hurricane Irene
• Westfield emergency personnel prepared for approaching Hurricane Irene
• Obama urges those in Hurricane Irene's path to 'take precautions now'
• Work at Atkins Corner road project in Amherst stepped up ahead of students' return
• Massachusetts readies for Hurricane Irene
• Gregory Blais of South Hadley arrested in Northampton following altercation with parking enforcement officer
• AM News Links: Scott Brown disavows aide mocking Democrat Alan Khazei via Twitter; Disaster preparedness advice from a paramedic; and more
• Death toll rises to 53 in attack on Mexico casino
• Boston church releases partial list of priests accused of sexual abuse
• Ex-chief of National Hurricane Center: Irene scenario 'one of my greatest nightmares'
• Westfield considering 3 lease proposals for School Department office space
• National Weather Service issues thunderstorm advisory for Hampshire, Hampden counties
• After 115 years, George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum at Springfield Quadrangle to get air conditioning
• Prosecutor: Edward Cooley either fatally shot Nicholas Hiller or was part of Springfield robbery in which he was killed
• New York City preps for Hurricane Irene, 1st in decades
• Slain Springfield teen likely struck by stray bullet, police say
• Hurricane Irene projected path: Straight for Western Massachusetts
• Springfield School Committee votes to ask Superintendent Alan Ingram to return $30,000 bonus
• Massachusetts budget surplus could go to tornado relief and projects in Holyoke and Springfield
• Easthampton's Northeast Center for Youth and Families cited for $1.2 million in misspent funds
• New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declares state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Irene
• Refineries likely to shut, gas prices rise as Hurricane Irene nears
• Agawam preliminary election will eliminate 1 candidate for mayor
• New court date set for Shawn Fontaine, teen shot during standoff with Palmer police
• Warnings are out in force for Hurricane Irene
• Approaching Hurricane Irene prompts Westfield State University to close campus for long weekend
• Stocks sink, ending 3-day rally; Dow off 170 points
• Analysis: New Massachusetts casinos proposal has widespread support
• Obituaries today: William Cotter was plumber; held over 2 years as POW in World War II
• Ask the Candidates: Springfield mayoral hopefuls discuss resignation of Superintendent Alan Ingram
• Tonight's Stearns Square concert featuring Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson moved indoors
• Prosecutors drop murder charge against Carlos Perez for fatal Holyoke shooting; two brothers remain charged with murder of Reynaldo Fuentes
• Gerald Battistoni sentenced to 10-12-year state prison stint for child rape which happened 20 years ago
• Western Massachusetts Electric Co., Bradley International airport brace for hurricane Irene
• Chicopee business owners lobby City Council to raze vacant Market Square Billiards building downtown
• State dims bright Natick service center signs along Mass Pike
• Hurricane Irene has Western Massachusetts in her sights, could track right up the Connecticut River
• AP Investigation: Some 9/11 charities failed miserably
• Springfield female in serious condition following shooting near corner of State and Andrew streets
• East Coast checks bridges, readies plans for Hurricane Irene
• Steve Jobs, man behind iPhone, iPad, resigns as Apple CEO
• City of Chicopee, Springfield Diocese trying to finalize sale of former St. Patrick's School
• AM News Links: Kentucky man loses lawsuit after getting unwanted penis amputation; Hurricane Irene slams Dominican republic; and more
• DEA rejects UMass Professor Lyle Craker's bid to grow marijuana for federally-regulated medical research
• Rafael Vasquez of Holyoke charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking ex-wife with knife
• Hartford man wanted for allegedly shooting at ex-girlfriend carrying baby
• Massachusetts soldier killed in Afghanistan
• Westfield considers consolidation of school and municipal personnel and financial operations
• Program to commemorate 10-year anniversary of 9/11 planned in Wilbraham
• Hampshire Council of Governments seeks funds for Old Hampshire Courthouse renovations
• 2011 Massachusetts casino bill explained: 3 regions, 1 slot parlor, on-site state lottery sales
• With CIA help, NYPD moves covertly in Muslim areas
• Springfield homicide victim Jonathan Tallaj mourned as someone 'who had it all going for him'
• Famed Weinermoble has brief stopover in Westfield
• Springfield mayoral candidate Antonette Pepe opens campaign headquarters
• Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton to be sold to bigger health care organization
• Betsy Neisner of Northampton gets first-hand experience of chemo drug shortage
• Shooting in Springfield's Forest Park neighborhood takes life of 25-year-old Jonathan Tallaj
• Springfield mayor shows support for upcoming Ms. Massachusetts Senior America pageant
• Apple says Steve Jobs resigning as CEO
• Stocks stage afternoon rally; gold drops $104
• Chicopee Board of Registers allows Ward 1 School Committee candidate Trina House to appear on ballot
• Russian supply ship headed to International Space Station crashes in Siberia
• Coyote attacks 2-year-old in Weymouth
• Feds ask for 12-year prison term for ex-Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi
• 2011 Holyoke Senior Fest draws nearly 700 seniors -- and lots of politicians
• Is East Coast prepared for truly powerful quake?
• The X in Springfield to get Save-A-Lot supermarket
• Some $60,000 worth of jewelry stolen in after-hours burglary at B.J.'s Wholesale Club in Chicopee
• Obituaries today: Priscilla Silkey was postmaster in Southwick and East Hartland, Conn.
• Hurricane Irene gains a little strength over the Bahamas
• Tractor trailer truck, 13 feet 6 inches high, gets stuck under 11 foot underpass in Holyoke
• Hurricane Irene may be on track to whallop Western Massachusetts
• Whately man accused of threatening Northampton Taco Bell employees with taser
• North Korea reported ready to halt WMD tests
• Irene becomes Category 3 hurricane on way to East Coast
• Developer of proposed Parsons Village affordable housing project in Easthampton applies for permit under Chapter 40B
• Belchertown boards eye former State School property for cash infusion
• Springfield police investigating multiple shootings with several victims and a carjacking
• Springfield arson investigators probing suspicious fires outside of SABIS International Charter School
• AM News Links: Earthquake causes damage across region; Pediatrician allegedly found with child porn; and more
• Malika Barnett of Springfield charged as alleged serial store robber
• Agawam woman and passenger injured after crashing car into Connecticut home
• Chicopee police seeking silver sedan following burglary in city
• Back to School for Springfield - Bus Schedules, Lunch Menus, School Supplies and more
• Western Massachusetts players complete USA Sled Hockey Player Development Camp training
• No Brimfield Wind members take up cause against other Massachusetts wind farm projects
• P.M. links (earthquake edition): Cracks in Washington Monument, essential earthquake music, next time listen to your pet, and more
• Dignitaries celebrate post-tornado reopening of Monson businesses, library
• Gerald Battistoni of Ware found guilty of rape and abuse of child for events that happened 20 years ago
• Palmer water main break may be result of earthquake, says town official
• Amherst Survival Center launching drive for underwear of all kinds and sizes
• Jaded West Coast chuckles over East Coast earthquake
• Springfield officials outline efforts to step up anti-violence campaign
• Belchertown selectmen OK virtual used car dealership
• Owner of closed Springfield-area KFC restaurants says he'll reject auction bids
• Springfield unemployment rate climbs to 12.5 percent
• Virginia earthquake sends shock waves throughout East Coast, tremors felt in Western Massachusetts
• Monson voters approve zoning amendment allowing temporary trailers at alternate sites following disasters
• Stocks jump 322 points; Dow Jones industrial average notches best gain in 2 weeks
• Former Chicopee High School teacher Donald Cushing denies child rape charges in Hampden Superior Court
• Rev. Al Sharpton officially tapped as MSNBC host
• Jon Huntsman says he'd be open to run as Michele Bachmann's VP
• Palmer house fire caused by electrical problem
• Improvements to be made in Chicopee at Fairview Avenue, Springfield Street and South Street
• Virginia earthquake links: Boston, Martha's Vineyard shook up; nukes near epicenter shut down; and more
• Obituaries today: Joan Konrad taught crafts at Holyoke Home Information Center
• Springfield Fire investigators trying to determine cause of house fire in Upper Hill
• German stick grenade, found on banks of Chicopee River in Indian Orchard section of Springfield, contained no explosives
• Gov. Deval Patrick reacts to new casino gambling bill headed for Legislative debate
• Did you feel that? Cell networks clogged by calls after earthquake
• Earthquake: Pentagon, Capitol, White House, City Hall in New York City among buildings evacuated
• AM News Links: 1 dead, 2 wounded in Boston bloodshed; 7-year-old drowns on Nantucket, and more
• Obama administration moves plan to scrap hundreds of regulations
• AP survey: No recession but weakness will endure
• Hurricane Irene marks 1st big US threat in years
• Steven Charpentier of Chicopee, arrested for theft of tools from Granby Landfill, denies charges in Hampshire Superior Court
• Mitt Romney wants to expand his $12 million oceanfront California mansion
• Springfield City Council rejects special permit for Boston Road cyber cafe
• State, local officials to celebrate reopening of tornado-damaged businesses in Monson
• East Longmeadow police arrest Connecticut man for OUI after he allegedly fled crash scene
• Efforts targeting sales of alcohol to minors in Springfield is working, officials say
• Mayor Sarno to update initiative aimed at cracking down on gang, youth violence in Springfield
• Holyoke's redistricting plan gets state approval, with most changes affecting Wards 1, 4, 6 and 7
• Palmer Town Council to review interviews with town manager candidates
• Reports: Head of rating agency S&P stepping down
• Springfield police arrest 1 adult, 1 juvenile in connection with Forest Park stabbing
• Holyoke considers police enforcement, changing signal timing to resolve traffic knot, speeding at Hampden and Linden streets
• Springfield City Council approves anti-foreclosure ordinances
• Misstep at Michigan air show causes famed 'wing walker' Todd Green to fall 200 feet to his death
• Northeast rail corridor gets $745 million for upgrades
• New York State Police warn of harmful computer virus being spread by bogus e-mail about traffic tickets
• Deadline for Massachusetts tornado aid requests approaching; more than $187 million in claims filed
• John Nelson of Longmeadow killed in Southwick car accident
• OSHA issues penalties following probe of explosion at Balise Honda in West Springfield that took life of 33-year-old Daniel Martinez
• Wall Street stocks inch higher, shaking off 4 weeks of losses
• Westfield's 3rd annual 9/11 Memorial Wiffle Ball Tournament to honor fallen Taunton Army sergeant Shane Duffy
• Northampton arson defendant Anthony Baye considering appeal of judge's ruling
• UMass study: Poor in Pioneer Valley getting poorer
• Judge denies motions to suppress evidence in Anthony Baye arson trial
• Lowell city councilor Rodney Elliott wants library porn ban enforced
• Obituaries today: Carmella Bocon worked at Milton Bradley, was active volunteer in retirement
• Obama says 'rule is over' for Libya's Gadhafi
• 51-year-old Westfield resident Karen Brettman, charged in death of husband, 64-year-old John Brettman, held in lieu of $10,000 cash bail
• Public gets first glimpse of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C.
• Contract bonus for school superintendent Alan Ingram triggers requests for Finance Control Board records
• Rick Perry says no to "Obamacare," but what's his plan?
• Ask the Candidates: Put your questions to the Springfield mayoral hopefuls
• Your Comments: Readers react to letter writer's claim that Obama betrayed supporters
• 51-year-old Karen Brettman of Westfield charged with manslaughter in death of her husband, 64-year-old John Brettman
• Western Massachusetts enjoys improved summer air quality
• Military cutbacks could hit Western Massachusetts bases
• Lost and found: Holyoke Water Works employee returns deposit, gains friend
• Thunderstorms cause flash flooding in Berkshire and Franklin counties
• Former Wing Memorial Hospital employee, Crystal Murphy of Holland, charged with stealing from patients
• Monday marks final day to register for disaster assistance in wake of tornadoes
• Westfield business goes solar
• Ware forms capital planning committee
• AM News Links: 'Down to earth' Obama surprises diners on Martha's Vineyard; Runway expansion at Boston's Logan airport, and more
• Amherst seeking new homeless shelter provider
• Holyoke High School announces 'staggered' school opening for Aug. 31
• East Longmeadow police arrest man for alleged assault
• Northampton designer transforms blogging tool used by Google
• Motorcycle ride for Shriners Hospital attracts hundreds
• Libyan rebels enter Tripoli, arrest Gadhafi's son
• Homemade grill causes porch fire in Springfield
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• AM News Links: Arkansas frees convicted child killers; 2 shark attacks in Russia within 24 hours, and more
• Options eyed for Ledges golf course in South Hadley
• Holyoke Ward 7 council candidate Gordon Alexander believes helping the city helps the ward
• Palmer considers moratorium on boarding, rooming and lodging houses
• Springfield City Council to consider foreclosures, cyber cafe permit
• Springfield police investigating armed robbery
• Hadley softball tournament to honor woman who died of Non-Hodgkins lymphoma
• Holyoke mayoral candidates target teen pregnancy rate
• Chicopee School Committee to evaluate superintendent
• State Treasurer Steven Grossman tries to help Springfield and Westfield with repair costs to tornado-damaged schools
• Springfield District Court hearing Monday could end assault case against city police Lt. Robert Moynihan
• Fire on High Street in Palmer's Thorndike section displaces three families
• Caribbean fest draws huge crowds
• Easthampton Community Center celebrates new wheelchair ramp with ribbon-cutting ceremony
• Palmer firefighters at scene of fire in Thorndike section
• Meals tax helps budget gaps in Massachusetts cities and towns
• New book describes how UMass climatologist Raymond Bradley could have been ruined by global warming debate
• Ask the Candidates: Student fee changes at Agawam High School draw fire
• Western Massachusetts Enterprise Fund Inc. strengthens small businesses with micro loans
• Iranian TV: Two American men sentenced to 8 years in prison for espionage, illegally crossing border
• Rick Perry underwent untested, potentially dangerous, stem cell procedure to treat bad back
• Gay marriage supporters in Maine renew effort to push legislation
• State police seeking female suspect in identity theft case
• Springfield home to get 'Extreme Makeover' as popular ABC show comes to town
• Massachusetts OKs utility deals to buy electricity from wind farms around New England
• Holyoke School Committee member Yvonne Garcia booted from ballot for invalid signatures on nomination papers
• Springfield summer job program for students celebrates with pancakes, paychecks
• Rock 102's Bax & O'Brien will ride the 'Tornado' to raise money for June 1 storm victims
• No timetable set for ruling on convicted murderer Francis Soffin's request for parole
• Prosecutor seeks second look at Anthony Baye's cell phone in Northampton arson case
• Westfield files official papers for state funding of new elementary school
• Former West Springfield Police Chief Thomas McNamara recalled with fondness, respect
• Animal cruelty case against Jason Steele of Monson dismissed
• Massachusetts state trooper Randy Enos, police dog Chipp, reportedly fine after lightning strike at Logan airport
• Creepy Burger King mascot retiring
• Wall Street: Stocks fall as traders fear U.S. headed toward recession
• Relaxing Obama hits bookstore, Vineyard golf links
• Northampton City Council refuses to participate in federal immigration enforcement program
• New Mexico hero who saved 6-year-old girl from child abductor says he's illegal
• Massachusetts' Committee on Revenue supports sales tax on online purchases
• September in the Art Gallery: David Barsalou
• Dr. Crosier Makes Presentation at International Conference
• Convicted murderer Francis Soffen tells Parole Board, "God forgave me. I hope you people can forgive."
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• Closure of state drug testing lab in Amherst could hamper prosecution of drug cases
• Solar panels to power town facilities in Adams, Mass.
• Arkansas judge accepts plea deal, frees West Memphis 3
• Obituaries today: Charles Pace, of Phoenix, Ariz.; worked at Vincent's Barber Shop in East Longmeadow for 52 years
• West Springfield mayoral candidates weigh in on vacant lots proposal
• Video: 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' coming to Springfield
• Reports: Bank of America to cut 10,000 or more jobs
• RE/MAX: July too hot to shop for New England homes
• Police: Danvers police officer stabbed after confrontation
• White House orders agencies to cut their budgets
• Higher prices: the big trend for back-to-school
• Are military pensions too 'generous'?
• Arizona Republican Frank Antenori wants to know if Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will run for re-election
• Holyoke City Council debates how to remove Geriatric Authority board members as the facility's debt continues to frustrate
• Holiday Inn Express to open in downtown Springfield despite tornado damage
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• Palmer police officer Scott Camilleri justified in non-fatal shooting of Shawn Fontaine, Hampden District Attorney Mark Mastroianni says
• West Springfield case of Gina Campanini, convicted of stealing $140,000 from MassHealth, called 'one of most egregious' by auditor Suzanne Bump
• Jobs increase in Massachusetts but consumer confidence reportedly drops
• Four alleged burglars -- 3 from East Longmeadow, 1 from Springfield -- arrested after 911 call placed by 13-year-old girl
• Ludlow School Committee advised to keep school board members off superintendent search committee
• Outdoor movie fundraiser for Children's Miracle Network canceled in East Longmeadow
• Wall Street: Signs of economic weakness trigger global sell-off of stocks
• Wall Street: Dow drops 419 points following negative economic reports
• Beverly Echols of Springfield indicted on second-degree murder charge in stabbing of husband Joel Echols
• Holland police investigate theft of Camel cigarettes from Holland Market, sports memorabilia from Stafford Road home
• UMass drug-testing lab at Amherst scheduled to close
• Partial roof collapse at South Bridge Street apartment complex in Holyoke displaces 15 families
• Michele Bachmann criticizes Obama's action on Syria
• Obituaries today: James Newton, 84, of South Hadley; developed electrical training businesses
• Marcia Sias Honored as Faculty of the Year
• Dr. Linda Desmarais Honored with Endowed Chair
• No injuries reported in partial collapse of apartment building on South Bridge Street in Holyoke
• Christine O'Donnell defends walking off Piers Morgan CNN show
• Rock concert August 27 - U.S. Army Rock Band
• Massachusetts adds 12,700 seasonal jobs, but enemployment rate holds a 7.6%
• Vermont Yankee plant owners challenge report of radioactive tritium in Connecticut River water samples
• Elizabeth Warren launches website, exploratory committee for possible challenge to Sen. Scott Brown
• Wilbraham police cite 82-year-old Mildred Colapietro following accident that sent 53-year-old motorcyclist Michael Critelli of Springfield to Baystate
• Montague gears up for 52nd annual Old Home Days festival
• East Longmeadow police probe 'smash and dash' break-in at City Line Package Store
• Springfield mayoral candidates use Spanish media to reach Latino voters
• Secretary of State William Galvin pledges funds to replace Court Square trees downed by tornado
• Housing Court judge approves demolition of Locust Street, Springfield, apartment buildings
• Radioactive tritium from Vermont Yankee nuclear plant found on Connecticut River shoreline
• Westfield officials to consider travel issues on Monroe Street
• New Hampshire prosecutors to offer reward in Celina Cass case
• Chicopee man wins NASCAR contest, heading to Tennesse with friend to meet Rusty Wallace and David Reutimann
• Feds seeking ocean wind farm projects in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
• Massachusetts parole rate raises questions about new board
• Palmer Interim Town Manager Charles Blanchard studying options for new police station, DPW
• Heath Agricultural Society's 94th Heath Fair set for this weekend
• Springfield police investigate a burglary on Mount Holly Drive
• Sheriff Michael Ashe's annual clambake attracts mayor, senate candidates
• Westfield residents protest proposed $400 million Pioneer Valley Energy Center power plant
• Chicopee magistrate Joanne McCarthy refuses to issue wiretapping charge against Tyrisha Greene in Melvin Jones beating case
• David Letterman targeted by extremists after al-Quaida remarks
• Witness Danielle Hegarty identifies Eric Denson as man who pushed slaying victim Conor Reynolds at Blue Fusion nightclub in Springfield
• 9 of 10 counts in sexual harassment lawsuit against former Holyoke tax collector Robert Kane dismissed
• Holyoke City Council to discuss Geriatric Authority in special meeting called by Mayor Elaine Pluta
• Catherine Marier of Palmer denies posing as tornado victim to get aid from First Church of Monson
• Timothy Strader of Westhampton pleads guilty following armed standoff in Northampton
• Fine issued for Williamsburg range as shooting continues
• Hardwick police seeking public's help in search for Ralph 'Chip' Newcomb Jr.
• NH town endures 'creepy' wait after death of 11-year-old Celina Cass
• Wall Street: Stocks rise slightly on better than expected earnings reports
• UMass' growing cost of debt making it difficult to invest in faculty, projects, new president Robert Caret says
• Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville: Springfield's Renaissance School can be "national model in education"
• Rick Perry says he doesn't believe in global warming
• Obituaries today: Thomas McNamara, 84, former West Springfield police chief
• Progress made, but Belchertown skate park likely to remain closed until next year
• "Celebrate Monson" on tap to make up for lost Summerfest
• Springfield police charge Melissa Lemelin, 20, and John Hollister, 28, with breaking into fellow officer's home
• Kalem Daniels denies involvement in death of Kelly DeMarco of Belchertown
• Mass. man accused of stealing $200,000 from dates
• AP source: Obama to give major jobs speech in early September
• Motorcyclist injured in crash on Boston Road in Wilbraham
• Massachusetts ranked 3rd in nation for children's overall well-being, Kids Count report says
• Rare Dr. Seuss stories to be published in new book 'The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories' in September
• Felix Ramos, 24, appointed Greenfield's first special police officer
• Pentagon: Army improperly tested body armor plates
• AM News Links: Kidnapper thwarted by vigilant neighbor; National Grid driver's license suspended after fatal highway crash; and more
• Former West Springfield teacher named leader of Connecticut's largest public employee union
• Mass. teens have highest ACT college entrance exam scores in nation
• Agawam School Committee raises fees for students bringing vehicles to Agawam High School to $160
• Agencies seeking block grant money in Amherst have until Sept. 15 to file requests
• Tobacco firms sue FDA over new graphic warnings
• Contestants at Springfield Jewish Community Center's Maccabi Games pitch in around the area, donate more than $2,000 in food to Rachel's Table
• Police search woods in Hardwick for missing person
• Glenn Caffery runs last few miles on cross-country odyssey to raise money for Alzheimer's disease research
• UMass drug-testing lab may be closed by state health officials
• Bill would allow Registry of Motor Vehicles to revoke licenses of habitual traffic offenders
• Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray announces $230,000 in grants to assist with tornado recovery plans
• Cold Spring golf course owner considers driving range in Belchertown
• Wall Street: U.S. stocks fall on concerns about European economy, debt
• Michele Bachmann wishes Elvis Presley happy birthday on death date
• Minnesota boy makes $50K hockey shot filling in for his identical twin -- will it pay?
• Kristen Fontaine of Holyoke, Jonathan Cunningham of Easthampton, deny robbing Mobil gas station in West Springfield
• Westfield Concerned Citizens plans demostration against proposed $400 million gas-fired electric generating plant
• Federal stimulus funds help weatherize 10,000 Massachusetts homes
• Clinton: Libya, Syria show 'smart power' at work
• Yaazziel Rivera of Amherst, suspect in Northampton beating, deemed too dangerous to be released
• Williamsburg finds shooting range owners in violation of stop-firing order
• Judge calls killing of Brittany Perez an unspeakable horror at sentencing of Daniel Horne
• Springfield police arrest 25-year-old Wilbraham resident Jessica Chaclas and 36-year-old Juan Figueroa on heroin charges
• Your comments: Springfield needs to develop 'voice of reason' in search for Alan Ingram's replacement
• Obituaries today: Marguerite Brochu, 79, of Chicopee; worked for Chamber of Commerce, volunteer at senior center
• Jimmy Fund thief John Hayes of Athol sentenced to one year in Franklin County House of Correction
• 11-year-old mayor for day renames street for Justin Bieber
• Westfield prepared to adopt regulations on political lawn signs
• Obama adviser: Obama not obsessed with keeping job
• Atlanta man gets year in jail in Mt. Holyoke College gun case
• East Longmeadow police determine report of robbery outside T.D. Bank earlier this month to be bogus
• Tornado and microburst cleanup in Wilbraham estimated to cost millions
• Questions about Indiana stage collapse linger
• Chicopee water main break could cost $100,000 to repair
• Ludlow power outage affected around 1,800 WMECO customers, including downtown businesses
• AM News Links: Irish pub in Boston accused of barring minorities; Sovereign Bank moving HQs to Boston, and more
• Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray to discuss tornado relief issues in Springfield
• Westfield schedules Sept. 27 preliminary election for single contest
• Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort report July revenue drop
• Army Sergeant Edward J. Frank II, born in Hartford, killed in Afghanistan
• Six Flags New England working to add new roller coaster ride to its Agawam amusement park
• Holyoke School Committee increases school lunch prices 25 cents, as U.S. Department of Agriculture requires
• Springfield Superintendent Alan Ingram gets praise from supporters, criticism from opponents, as he announces planned resignation
• Easthampton City Councilor At-Large Ronald Chateauneuf will not seek re-election to 3rd term
• Former Boston firefighter, bodybuilder, Albert Arroyo acquitted of fraud
• Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann: New pecking order emerges in Republican race for White House
• Wet weather causes minor accidents on highways, expected to give way to sun
• Cause of fire at Indian Orchard Mill in Springfield under investigation
• Firefighter raises on town warrant in East Longmeadow
• Holyoke the city: now on Facebook and Twitter
• Mass. solar energy company Evergreen Solar files for bankruptcy
• Wall Street: Stocks rise for 3rd day after flurry of acquisitions
• $9 million mortgage taken out on former Hill & Dale Mall site in Northampton
• Kadeem Batchelor admits firing shots into aunt's Springfield apartment because he wanted money back he paid her for a car
• Holyoke police arrest Francisco Ubiera for having loaded .44 Magnum after foot chase
• Obama criticizes GOP presidential rivals on taxes
• Monson Tornado Victims Relief Fund Committee under fire by residents who think application process too intrusive
• Obituaries today: William Boisseau, 90, of Westfield; former Department of Public Works board member, worked for local companies
• Springfield residents Marcella Jennings and Jaqueline King, unhappy with roofer's work on their Forest Park neighborhood home, allegedly lock-up his ladders
• Daniel Horne gets second degree murder conviction for fatal shooting of 18-year-old Brittany Perez
• Liberal group raises $100,000 for Elizabeth Warren's possible challenge to Sen. Scott Brown
• Average gasoline price in Massachusetts drops 7 cents per gallon
• Business Monday from the Republican, August 15, 2011: Bay State's economy is running just fine
• Developing: Springfield superintendent Alan Ingram announces resignation
• Springfield police investigating Hungry Hill shooting incident
• 94-year-old woman wakes up to blimp that landed in yard
• Downed wires on Belchertown Road cause of outage that has affected more than 200 National Grid customers in Ware
• Miss Polonia Massachusetts crowned in Holyoke
• Old text, new wrinkles: Did Butch Cassidy survive?
• 60 killed as wave of violence rolls across Iraq
• Tax holiday weekend proves successful for local merchants
• West Springfield mulling grandfathering development of small lots
• 'Trash talk' will be focus of Northampton committee dedicated to reducing waste through its reuse
• Northampton police looking for vandal who busted gas station window
• Homeless man charged in Holyoke knife assault
• Springfield firefighters battle blaze at Pine Point residence
• Holyoke fire that closes business is suspicious
• Chicopee sports eligibility rules to be studied by school task force
• Western Massachusetts communities list meetings for the week
• Agawam police close part of Route 57 near Southwick mountain
• New England Puerto Rican parade and festival held at Eastern States Expo grounds
• Willimansett Bridge between Chicopee and Holyoke to close Monday
• Water main break in Chicopee
• President Barack Obama begins political counteroffensive this week
• Confessed Norway bomber Anders Behring Breivik reconstructs island shooting spree during day-long police trip
• John Gibbons: Being a U.S. marshal is 'my dream job'
• Ex-Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty ends White House bid
• Sales of gold up on eBay amid stock market turmoil
• Easthampton election ballot taking shape
• Work on schedule for energy efficiency upgrade in Belchertown
• Holyoke's latest homicide victim to be laid to rest Monday
• AM News Links: Great whites prowling Cape Cod coast; Philadelphia implements youth curfew to curb 'flash' violence, and more
• Holyoke police arrest Springfield man on drug and other charges
• Holyoke police, fire respond to 2-car crash with injuries
• Holyoke firefighters respond to vehicle, structure fire
• Springfield Fire Department: Indian Orchard mill building destroyed in blaze
• 4 dead after Indiana State Fair stage collapses in advance of Sugarland concert
• Brimfield First Congregational Church dishes out soup, help, and hope to tornado victims daily
• Agawam mayoral candidates weigh in on new school fees
• GOP in Iowa show preference for presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, Minnesota representative
• Quabbin Reservoir hosts Special Olympics fishing derby
• Gunmen abduct US man in brazen raid in Pakistan
• Ted Koppel to discuss state of journalism at Mark Twain House in Hartford
• Wilbraham residents affected by tornado invited to apply for relief
• Orchards Golf Club offers special deal for Granby, South Hadley residents
• Hackers wreak havoc in the world of online security; UMass professor Emery Berger offers tips for keeping your information safe
• Texas Gov. Perry jumps into 2012 Republican race
• Town meeting proponent David Hale told he has to do another petition if he wants to change Palmer's charter
• Wilbraham selectmen waiting for cost estimate in July 26 microburst
• Obama wants frustrated voters to press Congress
• Transit officials in San Francisco jam cell reception to disrupt planned protest over police shooting
• Appeals court strikes health insurance requirement in Obama's health care overhaul
• Holyoke 2-year-old found wandering streets at 1:30 a.m. returned to mother
• FEMA extends tornado-relief application deadline for Hampden and Worcester counties until Aug. 23
• I-91 rollover in Springfield sends man to hospital with 'serious' injuries
• Holyoke police probe gunpoint robbery of city market, its second in less than two months
• Holyoke police: diaper-clad toddler found alone in the streets
• Springfield stabbing victim shows up at hospital for treatment
• Holyoke police charge trio of teens with car break-ins
• Holyoke police investigating motorcycle crash; rider in 'critical' condition at Baystate Medical Center
• Appeals court strikes health insurance requirement
• Officials cut ribbon on $500,000 renovation of Baystate Mason Square Neighborhood Health Center
• Woman dies after backhoe falls on van carrying 4 people in Westborough
• Agawam mayoral hopeful Walter Meissner says criminal record will not derail candidacy
• Democrat Robert Massie returns to politics to vie for Scott Brown's Senate seat
• Massachusetts consumers get ready to take advantage of sales-tax free weekend
• Wall Street: Dow Jones industrial average finishes wild week on up note
• Springfield police charge 27-year-old Christian Bigelow with burning woman with cigarette, lacerating her fingers with knife, during domestic assault
• Victim of fatal motorcycle accident identified as Jose Gonzalez of Springfield
• FEMA extends registration deadline for disaster assistance in wake of Western Massachusetts tornadoes
• Kalem Daniels, 3rd suspect in slaying of Kelly DeMarco in Belchertown, due for return to Hampshire County
• US ports spend big on post-9/11 security
• FBI: Mortgage fraud still prevalent, hard to catch
• US skier Robert "Sandy" Vietze tossed off team over in-flight urination
• Holyoke police arrest three 17-year-old suspects on vehicle break-in charges
• Construction worker who accidentally cut himself with saw in Holyoke taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield for treatment
• Catherine Greig due to be arraigned on charges of helping mob boss 'Whitey' Bulger avoid capture
• Obituaries today: Richard Hagberg, 69, of Springfield; was school bus driver, served in Air National Guard
• Northampton beating suspect held pending dangerousness hearing
• Arson cause of blaze that damaged El Fogon Restaurant on Chestnut Street in Springfield
• State agency sent three warnings to Springfield City Councilor Amaad Rivera on missing campaign finance forms
• Reported vehicle break-in at Main and Dwight streets in Holyoke leads to arrest of 30-year-old city man
• 'Buy, buy, buy': Your guide to Massachusetts' sales tax holiday
• Third suspect in fatal beating of Kelly DeMarco of Belchertown apprehended in New Hampshire
• Mark Rossetti, reputed Massachusetts mob leader, working as FBI informant
• Analysis: Rick Perry may pose biggest threat to Mitt Romney in GOP presidential primary
• FEMA officials remind area residents deadline for applying for tornado relief is rapidly approaching
• GOP candidates go after President Barack Obama, each other in debate
• Developing: Motorcylist killed in crash at Armory Street rotary in Springfield
• Williamsburg selectmen hear complaints from neighbors about controversial shooting range on Hodgkins family property
• Postal Service warns Southampton residents their mail may have been destroyed in Eastampton truck fire
• Springfield mayoral candidate Jose Tosado opens campaign headquarters
• Jacob Liptak denied new trial following conviction in death of Northampton lawyer Geri Laventis
• Holyoke building inspector determines staircase at 295 Beech St. fell because it was old
• Western Massachusetts energy prices, at a glance
• Charges pending against owner of Xtreme Paintball in Agawam in sewer line breach in Meadows near Westfield River
• St. Michael's Academy pre-school will move to Wachogue Congregational Church
• Dow Jones industrial average shoots up 423 points following more positive unemployment report than expected
• Criminally charging videographer who captured alleged police beating of Melvin Jones lll during traffic stop would set dangerous precedent, activists say
• Michael Shea describes chasing after man outside Blue Fusion nightclub on night Conor Reynolds stabbed
• Spokesman: Texas Gov. Rick Perry running for president
• Harvard Professor Elizabeth Warren hints at U.S. Senate run against Scott Brown
• Tina D'Agostino tapped to head Springfield's CityStage and Symphony Hall
• Springfield police arrest 2 on heroin and other charges, confiscate sword, after raiding Massasoit Street home
• Apostolic Christian Church of Bethsaida seeks donations for back-to-school fair
• Mitt Romney in shouting match with crowd at Iowa fair (video)
• Family and friends recall Easthampton couple killed in Wednesday's crash
• Catherine Greig indicted for helping Whitey Bulger during 16 years on the run
• Agawam business owner Joseph O'Malley indicted for role in sewage leak
• Obituaries today: Andrew Hebert, 38, of Southwick; worked as a carpenter for Hebert's Remodeling of South Hadley
• GOP presidential hopefuls look to debate for last-minute boost
• Sinkhole opens up beneath Big Dig tunnel in Boston
• Easthampton crash takes lives of town resident Cynthia Cecere and Daniel Valenta of Northampton
• Holyoke resident Juan Rodriguez, arrested on gun charges following reported shooting on Sargeant Street, held in lieu of $10,000 cash bail
• Section of Lovefield and O'Neil streets in Easthampton remains closed more than 16 hours after double-fatal crash
• Photo ID requirement proposed for all Massachusetts voters
• NY Gov.'s casino comments raise political eyebrows in Massachusetts
• AM News Links: Gay couple married in Massachusetts to be separated by federal deportation over DOMA; Statue of Liberty to close for a year; and more
• Joint drug investigation nets charges against 3 Holyoke men
• UMass freshmen to arrive on campus earlier for extended orientation
• Miss Polonia Massachusetts Pageant coming to Pilsudski Park in Holyoke
• Hartford public bathroom voyeurism case heads to court
• South Hadley works to modernize its zoning laws
• Female robbery suspect apparently strikes again in Springfield
• Agawam officials eyeing changes to extracurricular user fee schedule at Agawam High School
• New state legislation establishes loan fund to maintain dams across Massachusetts
• Northampton Center for the Arts working on agreement with First Churches
• Ware police chief authorized to make emergency appointments to fill vacant officer positions
• Westfield man facing charges after downtown Springfield police chase
• Thawing soil leaves potential sinkhole under Big Dig tunnel in Boston
• State lottery reinstates licenses for 2 Franklin County businesses that let Michigan couple purchase $614,000 worth of lottery tickets during 3-day spree
• Videographer of alleged Melvin Jones beating could be charged with illegal wiretapping
• Massachusetts retailers anticipate tax-free weekend with dollar signs in their eyes
• Greenfield's Don Lorenz Buick GMC dealership to close
• 2 die in fiery Easthampton crash involving car and tractor trailer
• Cable network truTV plans to broadcast manslaughter trial of former Pelham police chief Edward Fleury
• Developing: Police, fire respond to tractor-trailer accident in Easthampton
• Closure order issued for Westfield District Court, 11 other courthouses
• U.S. Sen. Scott Brown gets mixed reception during visit to Amherst
• Wall Street: Stocks resume sell-off; Dow Jones industrial average finishes down 520 points
• Amherst trustees offer Jones position to Greenfield Library Director Sharon Sharry
• Embery Henderson charged by Springfield police with stealing a car from Country Hyundai in Greenfield
• Joshua Reyes denies murder charge in Holyoke stabbing death of Miguel Rodriguez
• Roundhouse owner in Northampton sues gas company over hazardous waste cleanup
• Lt. Gov Tim Murray: Senator Scott Brown a 'last-minute Larry' on transportation, jobs
• White House says Obama to vacation in Martha's Vineyard
• Man escapes injury in Springfield's Indian Orchard neighborhood when falling tree brings energized wires down onto his bucket loader
• 5 candidates certified for ballot in Nov. 8 Easthampton election
• Joseph Fountain announces campaign for Springfield City Council at-large seat
• Obituaries today: Daniel Cronin, 64, of South Hadley; served as chaplain at Noble Hospital, Heritage Hall nursing home
• Government considers turning foreclosures into rentals
• 'Remorseful robber' turns himself in to police
• Mohegan Sun holds summer barbecue in Palmer to discuss casino project
• Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Committee votes to lease Memorial School for use by Cathedral High School
• Sen. John Kerry chosen for deficit 'super committee'
• Northampton police investigating violent home invasion on North Street
• Report of shots fired in Holyoke leads to arrest of 27-year-old Juan Rodriguez and 21-year-old Steven Brown
• AM News Links: Mass. man wanted for fatal hit-and-run crash had 15 previous suspensions; Facebook launches app to replace text messaging; and more
• Business confidence up a bit in July, but mood is darkening
• Study: Boston schools' sugary drinks ban paid off
• Asian stock markets jump on Fed's low rates pledge
• Holyoke police arrest Joshua Reyes and charge him with murder in stabbing of Miguel Rodriguez
• Longmeadow teen on her way to Florida to compete for national pageant title
• Early morning break cuts water service in Southwick
• Easthampton Licensing Board member backpedals on statements about crime at Peter Pan Cafe, still pursues police complaint
• Blue Fusion club owner recounts confrontation with man who stabbed Cathedral High School student Conor Reynolds in 2010
• Holyoke police issue arrest warrant for Joshua Reyes in connection with stabbing death of Miguel Rodriguez
• Activists and critics disagree on success of ward representation system in Springfield
• More than 10,000 appliances sold in Massachusetts rebate program
• Holyoke Retirement Board postpones decision on Geriatric Authority's unpaid $449,000
• Apple briefly passes Exxon as most valuable US co.
• Belchertown development board plans $1 million in infrastructure improvements at former Belchertown State School property
• Dow closes up 429 points after late rally following Fed's promise of continued low interest rates
• Palmer town manager finalists named
• Fed to keep interest rate near zero for 2 years
• Chicopee High School computers to be updated
• Holyoke in line to get a permanent fire chief, finally, with assessment process set to begin
• Obama honors US forces killed in Afghan attack
• Massachusetts Ethics Commission fines Goshen selectman John Judd
• Pride Plaza in East Longmeadow addresses parking issue with Pasquale's Ristorante
• Union calls on Baystate Health to reconsider layoffs
• Remembering September 11, 2001: Share your stories
• Residents of Sixteen Acres neighborhood reports string of recent vehicle break-ins
• Afghanistan Journal: Cavalry helps with Afghanistan's Big Dig
• Holyoke police arrest 2 after responding to report of shots fired at Sargeant and Walnut streets
• Northampton Community Preservation Committee Web site available to public
• Palmer School Committee okays allowing seventh-graders to play on some junior varsity high school sports teams
• New principal named at Quarry Hill Community School in Monson - Paula Fitzgerald of Holyoke
• Holyoke police seek public's help as they probe stabbing death of 24-year-old Miguel Rodriguez
• Obama calling for fuel standards for big vehicles
• Advocates for ward representation on Springfield City Council dismayed by lack of candidates for ward seats
• Agawam City Council sends outdoor dining proposal back to committees
• Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable to hold hearings on updates to cable and telephone regulations
• Tornado damaged Monson's cemeteries, Memorial Hall
• Springfield police charge 36-year-old Alexander Cuesta with attempted home invasion, threat to commit murder, following domestic altercation
• Massachusetts officials sizing up downgrade of U.S. credit rating
• South Hadley officials consider $750,000 roof repair for Senior Center
• Holyoke police arrest man for alleged smash-and-grab incident
• Springfield police arrest Connecticut man for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend at Stearns Square
• Springfield police respond to home invasion report in city's South End
• Holyoke police investigating gunfire reports
• Police probing 'suspicious' death of Holyoke toddler
• Verizon workers hit picket lines from Massachusetts to Virginia
• Police identify victim in fatal Sargeant Street stabbing as Miguel Rodriguez, 24, of Holyoke
• South Hadley superintendent responds to criticism over terminated teacher Debra Caldieri
• Thomas J. O'Connor animal control center reduces hours due to budget cuts
• Springfield property owners Jason Balut and Steven Drouin fined by DEP for improper asbestos removal
• London burns: Riots spread through UK capital city
• FBI: DNA test did not match DB Cooper suspect
• Holyoke Retirement Board could opt to put delinquent Geriatric Authority costs on taxpayers
• Springfield activists disappointed by scarcity of candidates for ward seats on City Council
• T.J. O'Connor center announces reduction in hours available for pet adoptions
• Defense lawyers say witnesses in Conor Reynolds slaying were influenced to identify Eric Denson
• State police identify driver in Russell crash as Keith Lamontagne of Westfield
• Ian Woishnis, accused of stabbing 4 people at weekend wedding party in Sunderland, held on $1000 bail
• Wall St. takes a dive on first day after downgrade
• Hampden County Sheriff's Department seeks 39-year-old Hector Alicea
• How to learn if the US downgrade could affect you
• GOP candidates criticize Obama over credit rating
• Family, friends remember fallen fighters as heroes
• Not Bread Alone staff surprised about kitchen coordinator's criminal charges
• Steven J. Morse of Westfield pleads innocent to new charges in boating death of 10-year-old boy
• Bay State officials sizing up fallout of US debt rating downgrade
• Mass. man accused of killing skateboarder in hit-and-run crash held on $100k bail
• Business Monday from The Republican, August 8, 2011
• Holyoke police probing theft of $8,000 worth of musical instruments from Main Street businessman
• Police investigating multiple stabbings at Sunderland wedding party
• Barney Frank: US credit down because of military spending
• Holyoke police arrest city man for allegedly beating his child and girlfriend
• Northampton woman accused of driving car on bike path while intoxicated
• Springfield police searching for mother who left baby outside Forest Park home
• Farmers markets in Massachusetts seek to boost their trade in food stamps as use soars
• Glut of Massachusetts farmers markets spreading customers too thin
• For 10th anniversary of 9/11, Ground Zero will have massive police presence, stringent security measures
• Congress has a shot at passing jobs-creating bills
• London police appeal for calm after riots, looting triggered by police shooting of 29-year-old man
• Springfield School Committee members committed to plan to ask Superintendent Alan Ingram to return $30,000 bonus
• Chicopee Crossing kicks off with region's first Chipotle Mexican Grill location
• Obituaries today: Jean Paul Chouquette was longtime employee at Land Construction
• Western Massachusetts communities list meetings for the week
• Robert Cushard, wanted for allegedly hitting man with wrench in armed robbery, arrested in Agawam
• IRS cracks down on tax-exempt organizations that have not filed paperwork
• Chicopee man injured in Granby accident
• Iowa focal point for potential shifts in GOP race
• Springfield police charge man with trafficking cocaine
• Springfield principal appointments: Charles Grandson IV at High School of Commerce, Kathleen O'Sullivan at STEM Middle Academy
• Activists: Syrian troops kill at least 52 as Ramadan crackdown continues
• AM News Links: Cape Cod National Seashore celebrates 50th birthday; bears are breaking into Berkshire homes & cars, and more
• Power outage reported in Longmeadow
• London rioting roils UK in wake of man's shooting death by police
• Mysterious donor to pro-Romney PAC identified
• 45K Verizon workers strike over new labor contract
• Springfield police investigating stabbing in Forest Park neighborhood
• After S&P downgrade of U.S. credit rating, White House says 'we must do better'
• Texas Gov. Rick Perry tells evangelicals in Houston: I'm one of you
• Hampden County District Attorney's office juggles 33 pending murder cases
• State police investigating car crash in Russell
• FEMA representative talks about application process at Monson meeting, says deadline approaching to file application with the agency
• Col. Steven Vautrain takes command of Westover in official ceremony
• Ask the Candidates: Northampton mayoral contenders discuss waste disposal
• Springfield City Councilor Amaad Rivera has no campaign finance reports on file
• Ludlow and Enfield fire departments preparing 9/11 memorials with World Trade Center steel
• Holyoke woman finds bones buried in garden, police investigating
• Chicopee City Council sends proposal to create financial manager to committee
• Holyoke police charge Steven Ruiz-Ruiz with attempted murder after violent domestic dispute
• Longmeadow fire causes extensive damage, displaces family of 3 and their dog
• Springfield police: Bright yellow getaway car led officers to men involved in machete attack
• AM News Links: Massachusetts men with pirate flag arrested in robbery attempt; Romney mystery donor comes forward; and more
• Springfield police investigating robbery attempt on cabbie in Forest Park neighborhood
• Rescuers honored in Granby for saving man's life
• Taliban claims responsibility in Afghanistan helicopter crash that killed 31 Americans
• Holyoke police nab 'shoplifter' who allegedly stole more than 150 items from Kmart
• Shelburne Falls seeks 'cultural district' designation
• Amherst soup kitchen coordinator suspended after arrest
• Holyoke man charged with attempted murder, domestic assault
• Springfield man hospitalized after machete attack; two men charged
• Pet parrot flies coop, Barbara and Jason Scavotto of Enfield scrap 2nd honeymoon
• Western Massachusetts Police Academy graduates go on duty
• Westfield Mayor Daniel Knapik unopposed in re-election bid
• Sen. Scott Brown, beginning Massachusetts jobs tour, says economic anxiety stifles business expansion
• Fire in Belchertown destroys home on Mountain View Drive
• S&P downgrades U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA-plus
• Developing: Fully involved house fire in Belchertown
• Winchester native Steven Vautrain set to assume command of Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee
• Michele Bachmann: Improving economy 'won't take that long'
• Sisters arraigned on larceny charges after allegedly taking items intended for Monson tornado victims
• Holyoke Wistariahurst Museum's lawn to become temporary beer and jazz garden
• Pioneer Valley rivers and streams running low following hot, dry month
• Reaction positive to news of Judge Jeffrey Kinder's nomination to U.S. District Court in Springfield
• Gas prices expected to fall in coming weeks
• Wall Street stocks close mostly lower after a day of wild swings
• Springfield Jewish Community Center to host Maccabi Games for teenage athletes
• William Rosen of Northampton nominated for Hampshire County Register of Probate
• Obituaries today: George Fox, 68, of Springfield; used to own Fox Foreign Auto in Northampton
• Hampden Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Kinder nominated to replace Michael Ponsor on federal court in Springfield
• PM News Links: Wayland teen indicted in ex-girlfriend's death, Lance Armstrong to ride in Pan-Mass challenge and more
• Springfield mayoral candidate Antonette Pepe criticizes city attorney's ruling on Superintendent of Schools Alan Ingram's contract
• Gang-related brawl at Hampden County Correctional Center at Stonybrook in Ludlow sends inmate to hospital
• Stocks turn lower as optimism about jobs fades
• $4,000 wedding band lost on Cape Cod beach found
• Deval Patrick administration announces energy incentives for Massachusetts tornado victims
• Rebuild Springfield Advisory Committee schedules 2nd of 4 'listening tours' for tornado rebuilding ideas
• 18-year-old East Longmeadow resident Samantha Larose, seriously injured in car crash 10 days ago, remains in critical condition
• Springfield police arrest 17-year-old Kyle Holmes on crack cocaine charges
• Developing: Springfield police investigating reported armed robbery of Shell gas station near East Longmeadow line
• AM News Links: $1 million donation to Mitt Romney from mystery group draws scrutiny; Hartford man admits putting hidden cameras in several public bathrooms; and more
• Springfield woman hospitalized following fire at Upper Hill home
• Virginia Tech lockdown brings back memories of 2007 shooting spree that left 33 dead
• Typhoon Muifa dusts Taiwan, heads for mainland China
• Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs convicted of child sex abuse
• Asian stocks sink on U.S. recession fear, Europe debt crisis
• Sen. Scott Brown urges Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick not to hike gas tax
• Rest of 2011 hurricane season will be busy, U.S. forecasters say
• Massachusetts Recreational Trails Grants Program announces $1.28 million in funding
• Attorney General Martha Coakley cites University of Massachusetts trustees for multiple violations of Open Meeting Law
• Groups file appeals of Massachusetts' conditional approval of Springfield biomass plant
• NRC records show Vermont Yankee nuclear plant had past radioactive releases
• Fox News Channel analysts say remarks about Sarah Palin were a joke
• Belchertown to welcome back 5 soldiers from Afghanistan
• Massachusetts Food Association petitions to allow grocery stores to sell beer, wine
• Woman injured in car crash near Holyoke Community College
• Chicopee City Council rejects request to restore mayor's chief of staff
• Dow Jones industrial average suffers worst drop since 2008, plunging 513 points
• Deadline approaching for Springfield area residents to file for tornado disaster-relief loan from Small Business Administration
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick describes shortcomings in court management bill, but approves it
• Stocks plunge on Wall Street as economic, Europe worries continue
• Easthampton City Clerk requests $15,000 to preserve historic death, marriage records
• Wilbraham library trustees preparing to hire new library director
• Judge declines to send first offender Kiara Colon to state prison
• Westfield Redevelopment Authority revived with new mission
• Springfield seeks proposals for city-owned property leased by Bassett Boat on riverfront
• Two Amherst residents arraigned in Belchertown beating death of Kelly DeMarco
• PM News Links: 'I don't want no Casey Anthony,' Celina Cass' grandfather says, stolen iPad leads police to alleged burglar and more
• Obituaries today: Eleanor Gregory, 87, of West Springfield; direct descendant of Plymouth colonists
• Study: Healthy eating means spending more at store
• Easthampton's proposed Parsons Village affordable housing project gets $75,000 loan commitment increase
• Northampton Jazz Festival OK'd for beer and wine license; proposal for higher food, alcohol, entertainment fees generates little opposition
• Change in health care law hurts most states - but not Massachusetts
• Massachusetts small brewers say changes to farmer-brewer rules hurt business
• AM News Links: State regulations set to hurt craft breweries across Massachusetts; Outrage builds after homeless man dies following reported beating by 6 cops; and more
• More to FAA shutdown than air service subsidies
• Men arrested for allegedly trying to rob and kill pizza delivery woman charged for 2010 near fatal shooting
• Hospitals in Massachusetts to see additional $275 million thanks to health care law
• Holyoke Ward 4 City Council candidate Libby Hernandez says she wants to give more people say in government
• Oklahoma woman claims famed hijacker D.B. Cooper is her late uncle
• Judge rejects accused Massachusetts terrorist Tarek Mehanna's bid to drop charges
• Donations have replaced kindergarten teaching supplies at tornado-damaged Munger Hill School in Westfield
• Roads to be closed for paving projects in Longmeadow
• Jerry Lewis out as chairman of Muscular Dystrophy Association; no telethon farewell
• Tour bus overturns on upstate New York roadway
• Canoe, kayak launch along Connecticut River in West Springfield opens
• With Rosemary Sandlin signatures certified, Agawam mayoral primary scheduled
• Developing: Brimfield police on scene of 3-car accident on Rt. 20 near Sturbridge line
• Federal funds OK'd to clear trees downed by tornadoes in Brimfield State Forest
• Springfield Law Department opinion says School Superintendent Alan Ingram not required to repay controversial $30,000 relocation bonus
• Advocates file 31 petitions for 2012 Massachusetts ballot
• Family of wounded soldier Joshua Bouchard, of Granby, has connection to historic Walter Reed Army Medical Center
• Holyoke Fire Commission tells public it's dealing with William Moran controversy while balancing his due process rights
• 72 charged in probe of international child pornography network
• South Hadley teacher Debra Caldieri, friend of late freshman Phoebe Prince, fired
• USDA announces recall of 36 million pounds of Cargill ground turkey linked to salmonella cases
• Finances of Putnam Vocational High School in Springfield subject of investigation by Hampden District Attorney Mark Mastroianni
• Shawn Buffum of Westfield charged with felony after cardboard box ignited on ex-girlfriend's porch
• Wall Street: Stock market posts small gains following morning of deep loses
• Elizabeth Grimaldi offers to donate 12-acre parcel to Agawam
• Palmer Board of Health orders Joseph Martowski to clean up 3030 Main St. in Bondsville
• Pickup taken from home of dead NH girl, Celina Cass, 11
• Earth's two moons? It's not lunacy, but new theory
• Judge deems Jonathan White of Southampton, accused of elaborate arson scheme, too dangerous to release on bail
• Agawam City Council approves $250,000 supplemental School Department budget
• Motorcyclist killed in Monson crash identified as Timothy Sherman of Springfield
• Belchertown officials want to see progress at Skate Park
• Tenants finally able to move in to new Amherst housing project
• Monson school social worker helping community
• Right to Repair Coalition petitions to get auto repair question on next year's statewide ballot
• Try as he might, Obama can't shake Bush tax cuts
• Hartford man charged with secretly videotaping in Starbucks bathroom
• AM News Links: Conn. woman charged with having sexual relationship with two boys she was babysitting; Casey Anthony found hiding in Ohio; and more
• Weeks after speaking on Beacon Hill to support workplace anti-bullying legislation, South Hadley teacher Deb Caldieri is fired
• Hartford police identify Christopher Fiorentino as city's 21st homicide victim of the year
• Government still trying to find source of tainted turkey
• One-year mark observed for workplace killings at Hartford Distributors
• Timothy Howes, 'dean' of Hampden County Registry of Deeds, retires from real estate law practice
• Navy denies parole for Mass. Marine Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III in Iraq war crime case
• Accused Sudbury terrorist Tarek Mehanna asks judge to dismiss charges
• Congress starts vacation, government to lose more than $1 billion with unresolved FAA shutdown
• Radioactive substance found in fish near Vermont Yankee nuclear plant
• Autopsy can't find cause of 11-year-old New Hampshire girl Celina Cass' death
• Beach Boys Brian Wilson, Mike Love working on songs for new album
• Holyoke City Council seeks answers about cash taken and then returned
• Massachusetts finance secretary Jay Gonzalez braces for impact of debt limit law
• Springfield man, 25, killed in motorcycle crash in Monson
• Police arrest Gregory Krzanowski of Southampton in connection with marijuana growing operation in Easthampton
• Developing: Owen Freeman-Daniels wins Northampton Ward 3 City Council special election with 74 percent of vote
• Startling scene of Springfield homicide victim Doris Alzak's burned-out home now includes signs offering reward for info about arson
• Potential buyer emerges for Springfield historic duplex on Elliot Street
• Chicopee business owner Gary Lefebvre to challenge Michael Bissonnette for mayor
• South Hadley schools superintendent Gus Sayer to retire
• Officials in Wilbraham still assessing damages after microburst
• Holyoke Paper City Development casino plan no longer includes David Bartley, Martin Dunn
• Symphony Hall 'God Bless America' concert to celebrate history of Springfield and Big Y
• Alexander Nunez of Amherst gets last chance on drug charge
• Massachusetts pension fund posts 2nd largest return in plan's history
• Fire at vacant lot closes Main Street in Holyoke
• U.S. Sens. Scott Brown, John Kerry, Rep. Richard Neal propose tax relief for tornado vicitms
• Wall Street: Stocks now down for year as economic concerns grow
• Andrea Waldo of Huntington charged with vehicular homicide in Route 202 crash that killed Easthampton couple
• Holyoke health board issues alert after West Nile Virus found in mosquito sample
• Massachusetts congressional delegation disagrees on impact of debt-ceiling law signed by President Obama
• Video: Wilbraham suffers further damage after microburst storm
• Connecticut developer proposes 10-house subdivision for land off Silver Street in Agawam
• Hadley comes together to help a 2-year-old girl and her family
• Amherst officials to talk about block grant strategy and spending priorites at public hearing
• President Obama signs emergency debt-limit bill passed by both houses of Congress
• How they voted: Massachusetts Congressmen split on debt ceiling compromise
• Springfield police arrest 31-year-old city resident Juan Rosado following break-in to Forest Park neighborhood commercial building
• Suffield police arrest 23-year-old Colby Rohan following stabbing at home on East Street North
• AM News Links: Phoebe Prince supporter fired from teaching job; Hartford police detective found dead, and more
• Holyoke police arrest city man on hit-and-run, OUI charges
• Layoffs in Orange Elementary School District spark anger, frustration
• Hadley woman cited in Pelham crash that injured motorcycle rider from Southbridge
• Westfield seeks smaller office space for School Department
• U.S. Justice Department challenges tough Alabama immigration law
• Bill Baird, pioneer in birth-control movement, applauds decision on birth control coverage
• 1st degree murder conviction of Lastarandre Bell of Springfield overturned by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
• Massachusetts 2011 sales tax holiday set as Gov. Deval Patrick signs bill
• Experts say U.S. could still lose AAA debt rating even if debt bill passes
• Senate schedules vote on debt limit bill
• House OKs U.S. debt limit bill; Gabrielle Giffords brings down the House
• U.S. debt relief bill: What does it mean for consumers?
• State grant to kick-start $4.6 million boathouse Connecticut River Community Boathouse project in Northampton
• Holyoke City Council to consider casino gambling item related to Wyckoff Country Club
• New charter schools proposed for Springfield, Holyoke
• Preservation Massachusetts' new list of most-endangered historic properties to focus on tornado-damaged communities
• Body of Celina Cass, 11, found in Connecticut River near New Hampshire home
• Michigan couple's Massachusetts Lottery Cash WinFall game investment strategy leads to suspension of 2 Franklin County lottery licenses
• Wall Street: Despite progress on debt-limit deal, stocks fall on concerns about economy
• Pioneer Valley Planing Commission preparing long-term transportation plan
• Injured Richard Reim gets new motor home at Village Green Family Campground from Woody Duncan of North Brookfield
• Former Massachusetts Auditor Joseph DeNucci admits violating state law by hiring 'unqualified' 75-year-old cousin
• Springfield police traffic stop for red light violation yields 30 grams of coke behind secret panel, arrest of Marie Vargas, 41
• Massachusetts' restraining order law is subject of repeal drive by Fatherhood Coalition
• FBI chasing 'credible' lead in famed 1971 D.B. Cooper skyjacking case
• Westfield officials consider 3 options for replacing pavilion at Stanley Park
• Palmer town accountant Valerie Bernier leaving to take city auditor job in Easthampton
• In Massachusetts, those convicted of assault and battery on a cop can't get a firearms license ... unless they're a cop
• America reacts to debt crisis: news of deal elicits smirks, shrugs and shaking heads
• Developing: Springfield police respond to report of Liberty Heights home invasion
• Congress moving quickly on debt and spending deal
• Joshua Makhanda-Lopez of Springfield, Frank Caraballo of Brattleboro due in Vt. court in Dummerston murder
• AM News Links: More murders in Boston, Hartford over the weekend; Kohl's is looking to open store in Lenox, and more
• Man hospitalized after Springfield SUV crash
• Filmmakers take on Cape Wind saga in 'Cape Spin'
• Northampton man accused of beating pregnant girlfriend with a belt
• Developing: Springfield police recover gun on East Columbus Avenue
• Belchertown food pantry van reported stolen; police investigating
• Smartphones replacing desktops, laptops as path to Internet for many Americans
• Main Street in Hampden closed this week for paving
• President Barack Obama, Congress reach deal to raise debt limit
• Springfield, Chicopee, others celebrate National Night Out Against Crime this week
• Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
• Debris-filled property on Main Street in Bondsville target of Palmer Board of Health meeting
• New Longmeadow High School project underway
• Congress closing in on a deal to raise debt ceiling, avert U.S. default before Tuesday deadline
• Insanity ruling not likely for admitted Norway terrorist Anders Behring Breivik
• Judge pledges former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will receive speedy trial, scheduled to begin Wednesday
• Scores killed as Syrian forces attack defiant cities; Obama calls mayhem "horrifying"
• Monson receives $69,000 in federal grant money to repair water main
• Census numbers show increase in vacant housing units in Western Massachusetts; Springfield sees uptick in wake of tornado
• Springfield police: officers assaulted by man accused of public urination
• California TV reporter shot by BB gun
• AM News Links: Massachusetts police cutbacks = less speeding tickets; world population approaching 7 billion, and more
• White House, GOP discuss potential debt limit pact
• Syria: 30 reported dead after attacks
• Developing: Springfield police officers struck by car fleeing Entertainment District
• Springfield police nab Stearns Square stab suspect
• Springfield police probe Hungry Hill shooting
• Police: 4 shot after George Clinton concert in Cleveland
• Springfield police: gunfire aimed at car driving on State Street
• Amherst Select Board to vote on fuel efficency policy so town can apply for green status
• Reconstruction on Main Street in Hampden ready to begin
• Agreement between Republicans, White House on debt-limit legislation reportedly near
• Hadley swimmer injured in Connecticut River fall
• Easthampton needs 280 more units of affordable housing to satisfy state requirement
• Holyoke's 'The Bud' building inspires historians but deterioration and unpaid taxes might spell its doom
• Massachusetts drivers still texting despite ban
• Texas Gov. Rick Perry, possible Republican presidential candidate, backs constitutional limit on gay marriage
• Friends of Eric Hogan, former Agawam resident who drowned kayaking in Maine, plan fund-raiser for headstone
• Volunteers clean tornado-ravaged properties in Brimfield, Monson, Wilbraham and Southbridge
• Long-stalled Boston Road church construction project in Springfield nears court deadline
• White House, congressional leaders make last-minute stab at debt-limit deal to avert U.S. default
• Father and son honored with Purple Hearts for service in Afghanistan
• Your Comments: Readers react to news that Springfield Schools Superintendent Alan J. Ingram refinanced Oklahoma home in 2009
• Holyoke police looking for information regarding home invasion on Franklin Street
• In 5th day of search for missing New Hampshire girl Celina Cass, police continue investigating tips
• Saturday Crime Links: Boston man accused of posing as filmmaker to lure deaf woman to rape room; Neighbors say body found in Hartford home was there for months; and more
• Gov. Patrick extends greyhound and horse track simulcasting deal for state
• Chicopee State Park closed for cleanup of 150 trees downed in storm
• Pedestrian injured in hit-and-run accident in Springfield
• Springfield police continue to probe Liberty Heights shooting
• Springfield police investigating a shooting in the Liberty Heights neighborhood
• Tea party role in debt limit bill raises GOP eyebrows
• Holyoke police investigating home invasion with no injuries
• Ashfield police investigating distribution of anti-Semitic pamphlets
• Massachusetts health officials detect EEE in mosquitoes
• Last of Arizona immigration protesters, including Peter Morales, president of Boston-based Unitarian Universalist Association, go on trial
• Connecticut murder-suicide case remains under investigation
• Senate rejects House-approved U.S. debt limit bill
• Springfield Schools Superintendent Alan J. Ingram refinanced Oklahoma home
• Holyoke Police Chief James Neiswanger takes oath and pledges to be absorbed in community
• Temporary Small Business Administration office in West Springfield closes
• Holyoke police warn elderly about bogus phone calls aimed at stealing money
• House votes to support Speaker John Boehner's debt limit compromise
• Massachusetts legislators approve bill to reform hiring in probation and courts
• Massachusetts congressional delegation protests credit rating warning
• Petra, hookah cafe, to be smoking soon on Worthington Street in Springfield
• Holyoke man arrested on drug charges in Springfield