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  Theatrical collaboration a ‘win-win’ for Westfield State and WVTHS

  WESTFIELD – Westfield State University and Westfield Vocational Technical High School (WVTHS) have teamed up for the third consecutive year, this time...

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  Westfield State hosts author and psychotherapist

  WESTFIELD – Westfield State University will host Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and author Mark Nickerson as he gives a lecture...

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  Mail carrier charged with theft gets case continued

  WESTFIELD (AP) — The case of a mail carrier charged with stealing thousands of dollars in cash and gift cards intended for...

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  Boston Marathon opens new ‘front door’ on Boylston Street

  JIMMY GOLEN, AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — A few blocks from the finish line and even closer to the spot where...

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  Future uncertain for Boston bid for 2024 Summer Olympics

  STEPHEN WILSON, AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — When the U.S. decided to bid for the 2024 Olympics, many experts felt an...

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  Polito to officiate at same-sex marriage of Senate leader

  BOB SALSBERG, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, a one-time staunch opponent of gay marriage, will officiate at...

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  217 suspected Mass. heroin overdose deaths

  BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts state police are reporting more than 200 suspected heroin overdose deaths during the first three months of this...

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  What happens next in marathon bomber’s death penalty trial

  DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) — Now that the prosecution and defense have rested in the first phase of...

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  Smith College Conbust held again this year

  From March 27-29, Smith College in Northampton hosted Conbust for the 13th year. Conbust is a three-day multi-fandom convention run by a...

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  Ex-friend: Hernandez thought helicopters followed him

  AMY ANTHONY, Associated Press FALL RIVER (AP) — A man who sued Aaron Hernandez over being shot in the face in Florida...

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  Survey: Child welfare workers stressed out, overworked

  BOSTON (AP) — Employees of the state’s child welfare agency suffer from low morale, heavy caseloads and poor working conditions, according to...

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  Arts Beat

  From Times Square and Shubert Alley to the Ringstrasse and Schubertstrasse, April showers us with great tunes from Broadway’s “Guys and Dolls”...