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  Review: “The Body of an American” at Hartford Stage

  Canadian photojournalist Paul Watson won the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News photography in 1994, for a photo of a dead American soldier,...

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  Chester student named project ambassador

  BOSTON – State eighth-graders will join Governor Charlie Baker and fellow student leaders from across the Commonwealth for a Project 351 day...

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  Westfield’s Mitus appointed to HCC Board of Trustees

  HOLYOKE — Gov. Charlie Baker has appointed HCC alumnus Steve Mitus, of Westfield, to the Holyoke Community College Board of Trustees. Mitus,...

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  Massachusetts House approves bill aimed at opioid overdoses

  STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts House lawmakers have approved a bill aimed at addressing the state’s alarming spike in...

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  Wind, ice try power company’s patience

  WESTFIELD – Westfield Gas & Electric crews continue to deal with situations like this one pictured above on Beckwith Avenue where customers...

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  Police: 18-year-old woman dead after car falls through ice

  UNION, Conn. (AP) — Authorities have released the names of a woman who died and three people who were injured when their...

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  Police Log, January 10, 2016

  WESTFIELD Major crime and incident report Sunday, January 10, 2016 12:43 a.m.: accident, Maple Leaf Inn, 11 Arnold St., caller reported witnessing...

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  Police Log, January 9, 2016

  WESTFIELD Major crime and incident report Saturday, January 9, 2016 3:20 a.m.: disturbance, 76 Orange St., ordinance violation issued; 1:13 p.m.: traffic/motor...

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  Police Log, January 8, 2016

  WESTFIELD Major crime and incident report Friday, January 8, 2016 9:07 a.m.: accident, 612 E. Mountain Road, caller reported seeing a 2016...

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  Gateway Superintendent’s Corner

  At the January 7 GTAC meeting we were given a set of ‘templates’ to help town officials collect data on a range...

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  Supreme Judicial Court hears oral arguments in Rintala murder trial appeal

  by DAN CROWLEY Daily Hampshire Gazette NORTHAMPTON — Whether murder suspect Cara Rintala will face a third trial rests with the state...

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  Food/Travel

  Prevent cancer with vegetables

  To hear you have cancer is incredibly scary. Cancer is a very broad word for a group of diseases all with one...