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Western Massachusetts announce meetings for the week
Here is a list of major municipal meetings for the coming week: Agawam Wed.- Agawam Energy Commission, 10 a.m., 1000 Suffield St. Thu.- Planning Board, 7 p.m., Agawam Public Library. Amherst Mon.-...
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Historic October snowstorm leaves thousands in Western Massachusetts without...
Gov. Deval Patrick warned residents it could take days for power to be restored in many places. Watch video Related links Live coverage as recovery begins WMECO outage map National Grid outage map A...
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Western Mass. closings and cancellations for Monday, October 31, 2011
Major closings and cancellations for Monday, October 31. 10/30/11-Springfield- Staff Photo by Dave Roback- Decorative light poles and down trees litter State Street in Springfield on Sunday. Rounding...
View ArticleOctober storm may bring property tax holiday to Westfield residents
Traveling through Westfield and West Springfield was hazardous with many traffic signals out. WESTFIELD – City residents may get a property tax holiday because of October’s storm, Mayor Daniel M....
View ArticleWestfield utility crews making progress on power outage
Emergency shelters are available at Juniper Park School and Scanlon Hall at Westfield State University. WESTFIELD – Westfield Gas and Electric officials Monday warned that some city residents could be...
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Western Mass. schools extend closures, towns postpone trick-or-treating
Several Western Mass. towns have asked residents not to go trick-or-treating due to storm damage. Amherst has postponed its trick-or-treating until Sunday, Nov. 6. Chicopee is asking residents to wait...
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Massachusetts residents still without power after snowstorm flock to shelters...
Chicopee High School has been set up as a regional shelter for residents in the Greater Springfield area. The Republican | Mark M. MurrayDennis Specer of Springfield, a volunteer with the Medical...
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For Massachusetts cities, towns hit by tornadoes, dealing with FEMA like...
An official from New Orleans told Springfield City Solicitor Edward Pikula about applications yet to be filed for FEMA money related to Hurricane Katrina, which hit that city in 2005. Republican...
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Westfield public schools and Westfield State University closed for remainder...
Crews continue efforts to clear roads of debris and restore electricity to customers here. WESTFIELD – Public schools as well as Westfield State University will remain closed through the remainder the...
View ArticleWestfield City Council debates scheduled tonight have been canceled
A debate Thursday featuring candidates for School Committee will be held. WESTFIELD – Tonight’s election debate involving candidates for Ward 1 and City Council at-Large have been canceled and will be...
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Westfield voters set to elect 8 City Council members
There are only two City Council races on Westfield's Nov. 8 election ballot. Westfield Ward 1 City Councilor Christopher Keefe, left, is challenged in this year's election by Kevin Medeiros. WESTFIELD...
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Massachusetts lawmakers approve new districts for the state Legislature
The votes on Beacon Hill establish boundaries for 160 House districts and 40 Senate districts for next year's statewide election. File photo BOSTON – State lawmakers Tuesday approved new lines for...
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WMass. snowstorm aftermath, Day 4 roundup: Town-by-town reports, resources &...
Coverage of the aftermath to the weekend storm from The Republican. Photo by Mark M.Murray/The Republican | Pedestrians walk along the side of the road on Price Street, as motorists not paying heed to...
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List of Westfield streets with power restored Wednesday
Read the latest update from Westfield Gas & Electric. Photo by Mark M. Murray/ The Republican11/01/11 Springfield Republican Photo by Mark M.Murray-. A downed tree limb blocks travel on Bowles...
View ArticleWestfield power restoration may not be complete until weekend
Shelters at Westfield State University remain open. WESTFIELD – Utility crews continued an around-the-clock effort to restore electricity to the city’s 19,000 customers Wednesday but officials warned...
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Gov. Deval Patrick, other officials show impatience with utility companies...
"Depending on where you live in Western Massachusetts, this could be your fourth major outage event this year," said Massachusetts Environment and Energy Secretary Richard Sullivan. SPRINGFIELD –...
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WMass. snowstorm aftermath, Day 5 roundup: Town-by-town reports & more
Find the news from your town and more. A tree rests against this house on Park Drive in Longmeadow following the weekend storm. Photo by Mark M. Murray/The Republican Top Stories: • Union: Western...
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Line crews from Kansas among many out-of-staters driving long distances and...
Line and tree crews have come from as far away as Kansas, Ohio and Michigan. 11.3.2011 | LONGMEADOW - Marty Kinzle, a supervisor from Westar Energy of Manhattan, Kansas, with his crew at Route 5 and...
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Regional transit authorities in Massachusetts need more funding, 2...
Separately, the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group released a report in Holyoke that underscores the importance of regional transit agencies for students and the elderly. File photo by Dave...
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Utilities say nearly all customers to have power restored by Friday or Saturday
Western Massachusetts Electric Company announced Thursday it had restored service to 100,000 customers in Western Massachusetts and was confident it would have the remaining 63,000 on line before...
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