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Adam Lambert energizes Six Flags New England crowdOpening for Lambert at the Agawam amusement park were two champions from NBC’s “The Voice” – season 1 winner Javier Colon and the
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Final workshop for tornado recovery planning in Monson slated for WednesdayResidents will be asked to give their opinions about downtown improvement options developed from input from previous workshops.
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Springfield police investigating armed robbery at Shell Station on Belmont AvenuePolice said two Hispanic males, in their late 20s or early 30s, made off with an undisclosed sum of money.
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Cries & Whispers: Happy 99th, Tommy D'Amato, Wilbraham selectman James Thompson is true to his school, and moreEven at 99 years, Forest Park resident Thomas D'Amato is still called by his boyish nickname of Tommy.
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TV's Meredith Vieira, 'Magic Tree House' author Mary Pope Osborne, visit Old Mill Pond School in PalmerThe Palmer school will be featured on an upcoming segment of "Rock Center with Brian Williams" on NBC.
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Beaver rescued from dam has diedEveryone had been hoping for the swift recovery of the beaver trapped in a spillway between the
Holyoke Dam and the
Connecticut River
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Strikers hold protest outside Six FlagsStriking workers from the
Coca Cola bottling plant in
East Hartford, Connecticut took their cause to
Six Flags Amusement Park in
Agawam
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West Springfield assessor Lauren Elliott, hired in March after Christopher Keefe fired, leaving for greener pasturesFor the second time this calendar year, West Springfield needs to hire a principal assessor.
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Holyoke Community College graduates 1,000 for third year runningMany students use the associate's degrees they earn at HCC to go on to four-year schools, including student orator Fabiola Alouidor, 21,
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Holyoke gets another $200,000 from feds to get the lead out of old shooting rangeContaminants in the ground at the 18-acre West Holyoke site along Mountain Road south of Cherry Street include lead, antimony and arsenic.
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Maureen Belliveau named director of Westfield Improvement DistrictWestfield Improvement District will again host a Farmers Market beginning June 14.
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Plans for new Chicopee senior center unveiledThe 21,000-square-foot building will include an exercise room, a 200-person all-purpose room and multiple classrooms and lounges.
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HCC's 65th commencement ceremony heldHundreds of families crowded under a tent at Holyoke Community College today to watch one-thousand students receive their diplomas.
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Springfield schools superintendent finalists Jesus Jara, Daniel Warwick cite their work history, local tiesAs two finalists surfaced for the superintendent job, names of past superntendents surfaced on job references.
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Holyoke's fish story: Record number of migrators at the damNot only has the lift drawn fish, but visitors, as well, with more than 4,000 viewing the migration since it began 2 weeks ago.
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Geriatric Authority to repay $465,000Holyoke taxpayers are getting a break thanks to a deal worked out between the mayor and the Geriatric Authority of Holyoke.
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Holyoke Geriatric Authority to pay city $89,000, enter plan to repay $465,000 in worker-retirement costsMayor Alex Morse said steps were progress in reducing the authority's burden on taxpayers.
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Fish migrated through the Holyoke DamThe
Robert E. Barrett Fishway in Holyoke is lifting potentially record breaking numbers of shad.
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Springfield demolishes blighted Forest Park houseDemolition of an abandoned house at 43-45 Leyfred Terrace is part of a city-side effort to remove blight.
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Springfield man frustrated with overgrown grass at city park pays contractor to mow it"I'm not angry at the city," Ron Davis said. "I just got sick of looking at it."