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Great Gardens: Springfield Garden Club sale is plant paradise
Sherry Williams, president of the Springfield Garden Club, gets ready to plant some Woodland Phlox Blue Moon at her East Longmeadow home.
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John O'Connor Family Tree: 1940 Census searches take time, patience
The U.S. Census of 1940 was released to the public on April 2. It generated so much interest that the website was temporarily paralyzed as people went online to search the records.
EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 559 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHWESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... WESTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN ... (more)
Springfield man frustrated with overgrown grass at city park pays contractor to mow it
Ron Davis, a Springfield resident, stands in the center of Avalon Park, located at the corner of Allen and White streets, which also includes a veterans memorial marker.
EMS award ceremony sings praises of unsung heroes of Hampden County emergency medical field
Laura Machado, of Ludlow, was named Paramedic of the Year by the Hampden County Emergency Medical Services Council at its awards ceremony at The Cedars Banquet Hall in Springfield on Tuesday.
Pioneer Valley United Way hits fundraising goal, honors volunteers
SPRINGFIELD - Expressing thanks for an outpouring of community support, the United Way of Pioneer Valley announced Wednesday it has reached its $6.2 million fund raising goal for 2011-2012. The announcement came at its annual awards banquet honoring volunteers and institutions, including Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and his staff for their ... (more)
Driver seriously injured in Ludlow one-car accident on Cady Street
LUDLOW - A driver suffered serious head injuries Monday night when his car went off the road at Cady and Grimes streets and struck a tree, police said.
Denise Laizer has been a banker for almost her entire professional life. Last year she celebrated 25 years with Easthampton Savings Bank , and save for a brief, two-year stint at a mortgage company, she has been in community banking for 40 years.
Editorial: Summer jobs program an investment in future
J. William Ward, president and CEO, of the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County speaks about the importance of summer jobs for youths at a press conference on Wednesday.
Hampden County Sheriff's Department looking for inmate Julio...
SPRINGFIELD - The Hampden County Sheriff's Department launched a search Friday night for an inmate who failed to report to the Day Reporting Center on State Street, officials said.
Steven Martin of Ludlow gets 18 months after admitting punching 57-year-old man, causing head injury
A 22-year-old Ludlow man was sentenced Friday after admitting to punching a 57-year-old man causing a serious head injury requiring surgery and an 11-day hospitalization.
Feds: Jury foreman stole soft drinks belonging to aide of Congressman ...
A jury foreman in a wrongful death trial last week was booted from the panel on his first day for allegedly lifting several cases of Powerade, bottled water and other soft drinks from the parking lot while surveillance cameras rolled, according to officials.
Jury continue to weigh evidence in death of Cynthia Brace of Holyoke, ...
There was nothing "sudden or silent" about the death Cynthia Brace endured at the Hampden County Correctional Center in Ludlow in August 2005, the lawyer for her estate argued Tuesday.
HCBA seeks scholarship applicants by May 25
The Hampden County Bar Association has announced that the 28th annual John F. Moriarty Scholarship Award will be offered to a resident who has been admitted to or is attending a certified law school for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Trial over jail death of Holyoke resident Cynthia Brace continues in U.S. District Court
SPRINGFIELD - The "unbroken" chain of events that led to Cynthia Brace's death in an isolation cell at the county jail in Ludlow was a painful one, according to a witness in an ongoing civil trial inside U.S. District Court.
Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Asbestos Charges
A North Grafton woman who owns property in Springfield was arraigned this week on charges she paid her tenants to improperly remove asbestos from the building.
Springfield children only improve when adults work together, study says
Top-level leaders at the Springfield Public Schools and the district's teachers union work together, but now they need to push that collaborative spirit all the way down through the ranks and expand it to industry and community groups and parents, according to a report issued this week.
Massachusetts State Police: OUI checkpoints scheduled for Hampden, Worcester counties
SPRINGFIELD - Sobriety checkpoints aimed at nabbing drunken drivers are scheduled for Hampden and Worcester counties, according to Massachusetts State Police Col.
FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 313 AM EDT THU MAY 10 2012 HARTFORD CT-FRANKLIN MA-HAMPSHIRE MA-HAMPDEN MA- 313 AM EDT THU MAY 10 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... NORTHERN HARTFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINDSOR LOCKS... CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY ... (more)
Springfield police looking for suspect in downtown office break-ins
SPRINGFIELD - Police are looking for a suspect in a series of break-ins Saturday in offices of two adjoining buildings at State and Main streets in downtown Springfield.
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