Three Rivers News

As she lit the alter candles at Holy Family Church for the last time Segunda Rivas, of Springfield, said good-bye to the place that has been her home for more than 20 years.

Some Faragon Avenue residents are complaining that a noisy, messy mix of pet and stray cats is taking over their neighborhood.

Hundreds of local Catholics mourned the loss of their beloved sacred spaces as half of the parishes in this city held closing Masses the weekend of Nov.

State Rep. Todd M. Smola told the crowd at the Veterans Day ceremony at Bondsville Grammar Park on Wednesday about a teacher from Little Rock, Ark., who taught her students a lesson about veterans.

David E. Whitney stood outside Mohegan Sun's downtown Main Street office Saturday holding a sign supporting Mohegan's plan to build a $1 billion resort casino here for one simple reason: Jobs.

State trooper Thomas Frydryk, left, and Palmer police detective Sgt. Scott E. Haley examine a Mongoose BMX-style bicycle that was found at the scene of a suspicious fire at the Agway store on Park Street in Palmer Monday.

State trooper Thomas Frydryk, left, and Palmer police detective Sgt. Scott E. Haley examine a Mongoose BMX-style bicycle that was found at the scene of a suspicious fire at the Agway store on Park Street in Palmer Monday.

By LORI STABILE lstabile@repub.com PALMER - A single car accident took out a utility pole on Palmer Road, causing 1,100 National Grid customers to lose power Thursday night.

By LORI STABILE lstabile@repub.com PALMER - A single car accident took out a utility pole on Palmer Road, causing 1,100 National Grid customers to lose power Thursday night.

Several local businesses were damaged in an industrial park fire late Sunday afternoon.

I love music, but because I've been getting rid of clutter, I've been saying goodbye to some old CDs.

By LORI STABILE lstabile@repub.com PALMER - Palmer police are investigating a bicycle accident in which a 50-year-old woman's leg was impaled on part of her handlebars.