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Springfield firefighter, charged with assault, held without bail
Angel M. Rosario, center, appears with his lawyer, Perman Glenn III, in Springfield District Court Tuesday morning.
Defendant gets split verdict in drug, gun case
By BUFFY SPENCER bspencer@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - A Hampden Superior Court jury has found David Wilson innocent of illegal firearms charges.
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Ryan R. Bigos, 18, was handcuffed and led from a Hampden Superior Court courtroom today, to serve two years in jail for killing Robert J. Hull Jr.
Teen who killed dog walker gets 2 years
A Monson teenager who continued driving to school after he struck and killed a man out walking his dogs has been sentenced to two years in jail.
Selavka gets year in jail on child porn charges
Convicted earlier this year on 11 counts of possessing child pornography, former local teacher Edgar L. "Ned" Selavka was sentenced this afternoon to a year in jail and seven years of probation.
Springfield needs to tap potential
Unlike his predecessor Gov. W. Mitt Romney who viewed Springfield as a "problem child," Gov.
More Western Mass. veterans seek assistance
By DAVID BERGENGREN dbergengren@repub.com The rising costs of gasoline, groceries, home-heating oil and other necessities are driving up the number of veterans and surviving spouses of veterans seeking ...
After admitting robbing deaf man, 2 Springfield men get 5-8 years each in prison
By BUFFY SPENCER bspencer@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - Through an interpreter for deaf people, a young man told Hampden Superior Court Judge Constance M. Sweeney what it felt like to be held captive in a car and ...
East Longmeadow and Palmer hit hard by thunderstorms
By GEORGE GRAHAM ggraham@repub.com EAST LONGMEADOW - Isolated power outages remain and some side streets may still be impassable as work crews deal with the aftermath of a violent thunderstorm early this ...
Western Massachusetts experiences second day of storms
The stormy weather from Monday came in with a vengeance, and then managed to give-way to a nice sunset.
Hampden storm leaves questions
The extent of tree damage inflicted by a violent thunderstorm in the Meadowbrook Lane area on Monday has some residents wondering whether they were hit by a microburst.
Man jailed for attempted robbery
Eliel Vazquez, of Holyoke, had no prior record when he tried to rob his employer with a loaded semiautomatic handgun in a Springfield restaurant where the man paid employees of his temporary job agency.
Three deacons to be ordained as priests
The Diocese of Springfield will ordinate three men as its newest priests, the Rev.
Veterans district loses one of five member towns
Because selectmen were late for the meeting and a vote was taken one hour before their arrival, Holland will automatically remain a member of the Eastern Hampden County Veterans District, along with Wales, ...
West Side man shot by police guilty
A 21-year-old West Springfield man who was shot in the leg by a West Springfield police officer was found guilty earlier this month of assaulting the officer with a metal bar in a July 9, 2007, incident.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on Fenn Street, a national parish for persons of Italian descent, opened in 1903.
Stabbing murder charge dropped
Murder charges against 59-year-old Lee A. Wilkins were dropped this week after a Hampden County grand jury declined to indict him for the March 21 stabbing death of a man who broke into his room at a Seymour ...
Trio of infections less fearsome
They were once feared as terrible plagues that would ruin the great outdoors for the region's nature lovers.
Police investigate vandalism to 26 headstones at 2 cemeteries in Palmer
By LORI STABILE lstabile@repub.com PALMER - Police are investigating vandalism to two cemeteries in town, where a total of 26 headstones were knocked down and flowers were thrown around.