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Westfield murder defendant James Kenyon receives minimum 20-year prison term
Hampden District Attorney Mark Mastroianni said the agreement spared the victim's family the ordeal of a trial while guaranteeing Kenyon will not be released until after well after his 72nd birthday....
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Hampden County Beekeepers Association sweet to Toy for Joy with $260 donation
This marks toy for Joy's 89th year. View full size SPRINGFIELD – The Hampden County Beekeepers Association was sweet to Toy for Joy this year with a donation of $260. “We always give to Toy for Joy,”...
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Toy for Joy toys arrive at Salvation Army's Greater Springfield Citadel
Toy for Joy is in its 89th year. Mark M. Murray / The Republican2/08/11 Springfield - Employees from the Hasbro Company, were on hand to help off load a truck load of toys at the Greater Springfield...
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Westfield considers spending for vehicles, School Department maintenance
Available free cash amounts to just over $2.4 million. File photo | The RepublicanWestfield City Hall. WESTFIELD – Mayor Daniel M. Knapik will ask the City Council next week to approve spending more...
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McNeill Heating and Air Conditioning of West Springfield does cool thing,...
The marks Toy for Joy's 89th year. View full size SPRINGFIELD – McNeill Heating and Air Conditioning of West Springfield did a cool thing and once again gave some heat to the Toy for Joy campaign with...
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Western Massachusetts communities announce meetings for the week
Here is a list of major municipal meetings for the coming week: Agawam Mon.- Board of Appeals, 6:30 p.m., Agawam Public Library. Tues.- Agawam Cultural Council, 7 p.m., Agawam Public Library. School...
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More than 4,000 families in Greater Springfield have signed up for Toy for...
The marks Toy for Joy's 89th season. View full size SPRINGFIELD - More than 4,000 Greater Springfield families have signed up for Toy for Joy this holiday season. This marks the 89th annual Toy for...
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Friends of Westfield Senior Center sets goal for fundraising effort
William K. Tatro, pictured here, vice president of the Friends of the Westfield Senior Center group, said the organization is launching a series of fundraising events to raise money to furnish the...
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FLN-MAR Rubber and Plastics, Inc., of Holyoke boosts Toy for Joy
Toy for Joy has a goal of raising $150,000 for Dec. 23. View full size SPRINGFIELD – FLN-MAR Rubber and Plastics, Inc. of Holyoke honors both its customers and needy children in Western Massachusetts...
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College student safely escapes car fire on East Mountain Road in Westfield
The blaze was reported shortly after 8 a.m. near 1200 East Mountain Road Submitted photo | Katie Haydocy Pais12.13.2011 | WESTFIELD - A car fire on East Mountain Road Tuesday morning. WESTFIELD – A...
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Emergency repairs underway at Westfield City Hall
Additional repairs worth $3 million are planned for next spring. The Republican file photo | John SuchockiWestfield City Hall WESTFIELD – Emergency repairs to prevent additional water damage inside...
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Direct Results honors former office manager, the late Ruth LaBelle of...
The West Springfield-based company gave $500. View full size SPRINGFIELD - Direct Results of West Springfield has boosted the Toy for Joy campaign with a $500 donation in honor of its former officer...
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Toy for Joy distribution running smoothly at Greater Springfield Salvation...
Over $117,000 still needs to be raised by Dec. 23. 12/13/11 Springfield - Volunteers Angela Banton, left from Bethel AME Church in Springfield, and Kris Vazquez, right from Hasbro Company, fill a toy...
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Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick releases $14 million to communities for...
Eleven cities and towns in central and western Massachusetts will receive state aide to help pay for the damage from the June 1 tornadoes. BOSTON - Gov. Deval L. Patrick Thursday released $14 million...
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Toy for Joy donation honors the late Alphonse Lussier who once wore a Santa...
Toy for Joy donations tally to $36,727 View full size SPRINGFIELD – Recent Toy for Joy donations include $100 in memory of a man who loved Christmas so much that he once donned a Santa suit in July....
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Westfield philanthropist Albert Ferst dies; leaves huge legacy
“Al Ferst gave a new meaning to philanthropy,” former Mayor Richard Sullivan said. “He touched generations of kids here and will continue to do so.” An updated version of this story is now available...
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Westfield philanthropist Albert Ferst, who died at age 92, recalled for...
Mayor Daniel Knapik characterized Ferst as “a legend and a giant in Westfield. This is an updated version of a story posted at 3 this afternoon. Westfield philanthropist Albert F. Ferst greets a Girl...
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Westfield State University food service employees praised for community...
The WSU dining commons served more than 1,000 people daily following the October snowstorm. Photo by Ted LaBorde / The RepublicanMaria Lees, Westfield State University dining commons manager, left and...
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Families of fallen soldiers deliver holiday toys in Agawam
More than 100 children received toys through the event. The Republican/John SuchockiThe Agawam Senior Center on Main Street was where children and parents connected to the military came to pick out...
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Piepul's Camera Center in Chicopee donates $600 to Toy for Joy
More than $104,000 is still needed to raise $150,000 by Dec. 23. Mark M. Murray / The Republican12//15/11 Chicopee - Jan Piepul, owner of Piepuls Camera Center on Center Street, recently gave a check...
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