Russell News

At the recent Massachusetts Climate Action Network Conference, I mentioned that readers had asked me to weigh in further on biomass.

Kathy Murdock of the Century 21 Shoreland office in Hyannis and Russell Pelletier of the William Raveis Real Estate office in North Falmouth have been named 2009 Good Neighbor Award winners by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.

Molly pinch-hit for Murphy at a therapy gig at the Paul Pratt Memorial Library earlier this fall when Murphy was sprayed by a skunk - an occasional hazard for any active dog.

Onix Figueroa, 34, of 80 4th St., Lowell, was arrested at 1:50 a.m. on River Street and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence, open container, marked lanes violation.

Consumers are feeling the pinch before credit card reform takes effect. A new law will impose tougher regulations on lenders by February.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampden County has been awarded a $240,000 federal grant to expand its work with the children of incarcerated parents.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has found a link between fresh ground beef products distributed by Fairbank Farms, an Ashville, N.Y., meat distributor, and illnesses in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts.

Catherine Russell, who specializes in mind-body wellness, presents a free, interactive workshop on "Feel Better, Live Better Now" on Monday, Nov.

Elizabeth Grajales, 21, Quaheem Russell, 18, Denise Peterson, 19, Antwan Robinson, 20, and Amber Laferriere attend a celebration at the Worcester Community Action Council, 484 Main St., Suite 200, Worcester, to mark the start of a new program aimed at preparing young people for work.

The president of the Hampden District Medical Society announced Wednesday that the district Executive Committee has voted unanimously against a proposed biomass power plant here on the Westfield River.

The president of Hull Forest Products Inc., a family business and the largest sawmill in southern New England, says it's almost as if lumber just keeps the business's lights on.

The proposed Russell Biomass electric power plant on the Westfield River would provide significant monetary benefits to the town, regardless of whether it receives the tax breaks it seeks, said Peter Bos, one of the project partners.

State revenues could drop $200M below estimates - forcing even more drastic cuts in the budget.

From left, project Architect Brian DeVriese, Project Coordinator for the Museum and Trustee J. Michael Wallace and Architect Stephen Jablonski look over the project flow charts in the new atrium under way at the Museum of Springfield History.

Share + Sep 26, 2009 1:59 pm US/Eastern RUSSELL CONTRERAS, Associated Press Writer BOSTON Somewhere among the grassy hills, canopy trees and 19th century angel sculptures rest Butler and Mary Wilson.

Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank has announced that Russell G. Labbe Jr. of Brewster has been promoted to the position of manager for the bank's Eastham branch.

As some severe budget cuts are in the forecast, the Gateway Regional School District is buckling down.

By DAVID A. VALLETTE dvallette@repub.com RUSSELL - Concerned Citizens of Russell, seeking to halt a plan to build a wood-burning biomass power plant on the Westfield River, contend the plant will harm the river and the air.

A cross erected in memory of 9/11 made from the rubble of the fallen towers. The site where the new World Trade Center buildings are being built.

A Hampshire County family's faith in God kept them alive when their house went up in flames.