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Westfield Mayor Daniel Knapik plans to restore funding for parks and...
The position has been vacant for four years. File photo | The RepublicanWestfield City Hall. WESTFIELD – Mayor Daniel M. Knapik plans to restore funding for a permanent director of parks and...
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Theresa Strain crowned West Springfield Colleen
Strain is a second-year Holyoke Community College student. WESTFIELD – For Theresa M. Strain, being crowned West Springfield’s 2012 Colleen provides her the opportunity to represent her hometown,...
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Westfield's downtown reconstruction project scheduled for completion this summer
The $14.5 million road reconstruction project for downtown will resume next month. Photo by John Suchocki / The RepublicanThe status of construction in downtown Westfield, by the Commons, is seen last...
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Westfield stops accepting debris from October snowstorm at Twiss Street...
The cost of chipping debris from the October snowstorm is estimated at $60,000. Photo by Matthew T. Mutti / Air National GuardMaster Sgt. James Dunn, an aircraft maintenance technician at the 104th...
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State, congressional leaders stress cooperation in defense of Massachusetts...
Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray is scheduling tours of military installations statewide. The Republican file photo | Dave RobackA C-5 on the flightline at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee. Reacting to...
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Bill to ban cyber cafes in Massachusetts to get public hearing
State Attorney General Martha Coakley says the cafes purport to sell Internet access or phone cards, but those sales are just a pretext to allow people to play online slots or other games. BOSTON – A...
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Agawam dog park supported by majority of residents, Mayor Richard Cohen says
Westfield is also considering creating a dog park. AGAWAM – The city is moving forward with plans for a dog park because a majority of residents surveyed favor developing such an amenity, according to...
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Collection of presidential campaign buttons stolen during break-in to home on...
A woman's purse was also taken during the break-in which was reported Tuesday. Republican file photo WESTFIELD - A collection of presidential campaign buttons were among the items taken during a...
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Westfield Marine among 3 killed in car crash near Camp Pendleton
Cpl. Christopher Arzola of Westfield, Sgt. Jeremiah Callahan of Chadron, Neb., and Cpl. Jason Chleborad of Rapid City, S.D., were killed in the accident on Tuesday in Dana Point, Calif. CAMP PENDLETON...
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Christopher Arzola, 1 of 3 Marines killed in car crash near Camp Pendlton,...
Arzola enlisted in the Marine Corps shortly after graduating from Westfield High School in 2008. This is an updated version of a story posted at 1:34 this afternoon. WESTFIELD – Westfield High School...
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New charter schools in Springfield, Holyoke recommended by Massachusetts...
A second charter school proposed in Springfield was not recommended but can apply again in the future. Mitchell D. Chester SPRINGFIELD – The state’s commissioner of education is recommending approval...
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Westfield Council on Aging moving back to permanent headquarters next month
The council is moving forward with plans to construct a new senior center. WESTFIELD – The Council on Aging will move back to its permanent headquarters at 40 Main St. on March 5 following seven...
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Fiery crash on Bates Road in Westfield takes life of 18-year-old Middlefield...
Savery was a senior at Gateway Regional High School. John Suchocki / The Republican2-17-12 - Westfield - Scene of early Friday morning single-car crash on Bates Road that took the life of 18-year-old...
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Westfield State University to honor 4 with Horace Mann Awards for Public...
Deanna Clark, Noble Hospital visiting Nurse and Hospice board member; Kathleen Damon, executive director of Carson Center for Human Services; James Hagan, president and CEO of Westfield Bank and Ann...
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Western Massachusetts electric customers benefited from having local workings...
Four area municipal utility departments reported a combined total of $3.3 million in storm- related costs. File photo by John Suchocki / The RepublicanKujtesa Bajrami, a third grader at the Barry...
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Proposed Westfield dog park gets boost from City Council
Agawam is also planning to move forward with creation of a dog park in that community, WESTFIELD – The City Council will join the Friends of Westfield Dog Bark in finding a suitable location for the...
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3 local Iwo Jima survivors honored in Agawam on 67th anniversary of crucial...
The ceremony marked the 67th anniversary of the invasion that left more than 6,800 American armed service personnel dead and 20,000 wounded. View full sizeManon MirabelliAGAWAM - Three survivors of...
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Western New England University president Anthony Caprio earned most of any...
Caprio was the 28th highest paid president of a private college in the country that year. Anthony S. Caprio SPRINGFIELD – Western New England University president Anthony S. Caprio earned more than $1...
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Berkshire probation chief Clifford Nilan's daughter, charged with Pittsfield...
Meredith Nilan is facing charges in connection with an alleged hit-and-run incident in December. But this is not the first time criminal charges have been filed against the Pittsfield woman, who has a...
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Jay Franklin, 23, denies charges of drunken driving, vehicle homicide, in...
Franklin was ordered held in lieu of $5,000 cash bail during his arraignment in Westfield District Court. John Suchocki / The Republican2-17-12 - Westfield - Scene of early Friday morning single-car...
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