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New England slow to adopt virtual schools
PAIGE SUTHERLAND, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — While hundreds of thousands of students across the country attend virtual public schools, New England...
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Casinos double down on Mass. gambling market
STEPHEN SINGER, AP Business Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Once the uncontested heavyweights of the Northeast gambling industry, Connecticut’s two tribal-owned casinos...
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Reps seek departure of DCF commish
BOSTON (AP) — Two dozen Massachusetts lawmakers have sent a letter to Gov. Deval Patrick seeking the resignation of the head of...
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GOP gathers in city for political brunch
WESTFIELD – Massachusetts GOP leaders reacted Saturday morning to news that Senate President Therese Murray (D-Plymouth) will not seek re-election when her...
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Patrick raised $380,000 for PAC
BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick raised $379,658 for his political action committee in 2013 with the help of donations from labor...
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Councilor Allie: I am here to serve you
As a family man and homeowner, I share your frustration over high property taxes in Westfield. I have been on the streets...
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Gas locomotives may prove cheaper
JOSH FUNK, Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The diesel-burning locomotive, the workhorse of American railroads since World War II, will soon...
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City celebrates decade of chilly dunks
WESTFIELD – Speakers blared Foreigner’s “Cold as Ice” and Van Halen’s “Jump” over the ice of Westfield’s Hampton Ponds Saturday, commemorating the...
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City man appeals conviction
DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) — The details of the boating crash were haunting: A power boat slammed into...
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Philanthropy hot topic at Bay Path
LONGMEADOW– “Every act of philanthropy is the act of a human being,” Dr. Eugene Tempel reminded guests at Bay Path Friday as...
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Four-day school week weighed
WESTFIELD — Across the country and throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as school budgets are stretched ever tighter, a radical idea is...
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Easthampton man shares photographic talent in book
LOU FEORINO, The Springfield Republican EASTHAMPTON (AP) — Muhammad Ali. Al Pacino. Yasser Arafat. Billy Graham. George W. Bush. Joni Mitchell. Tiger...
