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  Bishop calls church abuse reporting system ‘an important step’

  BOSTON — Roman Catholic dioceses across New England Wednesday joined an independent system for reporting misconduct or abuse by church leaders. Rev....

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  Caregiver sentenced

  A 40-year-old Westfield man will be spending the next 18 months in a house of correction after pleading guilty last week in...

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  Child abuse law limits cop’s options

  WESTFIELD – Municipal police investigating incidents of child abuse are too often handicapped by a proviso of the law which should be...