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Toy for Joy closes in on goal
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... week welcomed what have become perennial boosts to its efforts to deliver Christmas toys and gifts to children in Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties. The Hampden County Correctional Center inmates' commissary fund presented a $5,000 donation, ... Comment?
Largest drug ring busted, say Hampden officials SPRINGFIELD - Law enforcement officials said Wednesday they have broken up the largest drug ring in recent Hampden County history. Comment?
PVTA chief extends contract, wins boost in pay
... a $37.5 million agency and the state's largest regional transit authority, serving 24 cities and towns in Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin counties. MacInnes, 58, was hired in October 2006 to lead the publicly funded agency, which had been marred by ... Comment?
Babson employees bring joy
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... jointly sponsored by The Republican and the Salvation Army, delivers holiday toys and gifts to needy children in Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties. Its goal this year is to raise $150,000 by noon on Christmas eve. View full size Babson ... Comment?
Friends seek donations to aid Hampden family who lost their home in a Monday fire
... The fire at 22 South Road, reported at about 2:30 a.m. Monday, is believed to have started in the attic. By the time Hampden firefighters arrived, flames had already burned through the roof. Officials said a possible cause may have been improper ... Comment?
For Holyoke's Dorrie A. Durand, Katrina opened the door to service
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... of the Red Cross. She co-chairs the chapter's disaster action team and is a team leader for disaster response in Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties. Last year, she ran the chapter's annual holiday toy drive to help area families impacted by ... Comment?
... Sponsored by The Republican and the Salvation Army, the effort will bring toys and gifts to needy children in Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties. "Obviously the firm feels strongly that it plays some part in making Christnas a happy time for ... Comment?
Early morning blaze destroys South Road home in Hampden
A fire, most likely caused by an overheated stove pipe, destroyed a home on South Road early Monday morning. Comment?
With only 4 days left to meet goal, Toy for Joy campaign still has halfway to go
... is also a former mayor Springfield, said. Toy for Joy works to provide holiday gifts and toys to needy children in Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties. Other recent contributions include $300 from the Connecticut Valley Artesian Well Co. and ... Comment?
Winter officially arrives at 12:47 p.m. Monday
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... for abc40/FOX6 in Springfield. Since the storm tracked about 30 miles to the east of what was expected, Hampden and Hampshire counties saw little snow and no flakes fell in much of Franklin County, he said. The highest snow totals were in eastern ... Comment?
Longmeadow man killed in a 2-car accident on Interstate 91
... the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, the State Police Crime Scene Services Section, the Hampden District Attorney's Office and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The collision required police to close all southbound ... Comment?
Four Rivers Charter Public School teacher in Greenfield, Amanda...
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... is all theirs." Megan S. Pete, director of development and marketing for the Hatfield-based food bank that serves Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire counties, said Locke has an amazing energy for teaching and an unwavering dedication to her ... Comment?
Sixteen Acres Garden Center donates $500 to Toy for Joy fund
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... past few years, but after seeing the need, this year especially, we decided to help out." Thousands of children in Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties will have gifts and toys this holiday season thanks to the generous donations to Toy for Joy. ... Comment?
Northeast Treaters of Belchertown gives $500 to Toy for Joy campaign
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... and The Republican, the effort, now in its 87th year, provides holiday gifts and toys to thousands needy children in Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties. "We just felt it was a nice opportunity to provide for some kids in the area that ... Comment?
Southworth paper company in Agawam donates $300 to Toy for Joy campaign
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... celebrating its 87th year this year. It relies on reader donations to provide toys to children of needy families in Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties. Some $60,512 has been raised to date, leaving $89,488 still to be raised to meet the ... Comment?
Baby Jesus stolen in Palmer found in Ludlow
... anonymous text messages can be sent to police through cell phones. "Text-A-Tip" is a joint venture operation of the Hampden district attorney's office and sheriff's department and the Springfield and Holyoke police. Frydryk said it was the state ... Comment?
... Joy is sponsored by The Republican and the Salvation Army. It provides holiday gifts and toys to needy children in Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties. The latest list of donations include $1,000 from Wilbraham resident John C. Welch Jr. in ... Comment?
Michelle Zygarowski, the Ludlow mother of a teen killed in a car wreck, pleaded innocent Tuesday in Hampden Superior Court to charges she provided alcohol to her daughter and two other passengers involved in the wreck, which prosecutors said was caused by drunken driving. Comment?
Jones Group Realtors 10 mile road race in Amherst adds prize money incentive
... runner so close to home." Auskern didn't want to leave out the locals, as the first male and female from Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin counties will win $125. And the money isn't going to stop at the runners. Auskern said if a local artist wants ... Comment?
Ludlow mom pleads not guilty to buying alcohol for teens in fatal crash
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A Ludlow woman accused of buying alcohol for her daughter and her friends before she died in a drunken driving accident pleaded not guilty in Hampden Superior Court Tuesday. Comment?