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  Teachers say Boston Marathon bomber was kind as a child

  DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) — Teachers who knew Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as a child described him...

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  Court Log, April 29, 2015

  Westfield District Court Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Mark H. Brumley, 43, of 160 Point Grove Road, Southwick, was released on his personal...

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  PulseLine, April 30, 2015

  A recent On the Street featured one question you could ask the mayor. Here are his answers: Do I have a dog?...

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  Home sales remain essentially flat in March

  BOSTON (AP) — Sales of single-family homes in Massachusetts remained essentially flat last month when compared to the year-ago March, despite a...

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  Mohegan Sun casinos report boost in 2nd-quarter profit

  STEPHEN SINGER, AP Business Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The parent company of the Mohegan Sun casinos in Connecticut and Pennsylvania reported...

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  Officials: More than 1k overdose deaths in 2014

  STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — State health officials say more than 1,000 people died as a result of opioid-related overdoses...

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  AG optimistic court to OK gay marriage rights

  STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said she’s cautiously optimistic the Supreme Court will rule in...

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  Board votes for state takeover of Holyoke public schools

  FITCHBURG (AP) — The state education board moved yesterday to place the Holyoke public schools into receivership, citing disturbing trends in student...

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  State: Small percentage of breath tests invalid

  BOSTON (AP) — State officials say there’s no evidence breath test machines used to screen for drunken driving are working improperly. A...

• Westfield Newsroom

  Defense focuses on Boston Marathon bomber’s sister-in-law

  DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) — Testimony in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev focused on his...

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  Robbery not random

  WESTFIELD – City police investigating an armed robbery Thursday evening at Southwood Acres have determined that the victim was not randomly targeted...

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  Police Log, April 26, 2015

  WESTFIELD Emergency response and crime report Sunday, April 26, 2015 12:09 a.m.: suspicious activity, Mechanic Street at Cherry Street, a patrol officer...