The city and its surrounding Hampden County communities lost 10,800 jobs during the first month of this year.

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The event honored people for their random acts of kindness and heroic actions.

SPRINGFIELD – One man has donated 10 gallons of his blood in the...

Northampton police arrested an adult man who apparently went on a vandalism spree, smashing several windows on buildings and vehicles near Bridge and Hawley streets, police said.

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A few dogs owners have run up late fees totaling hundreds of dollars, according to dog officer Nancy Graham.

NORTHAMPTON – Police have a message for scofflaw dog owners: Come here....

The programs generally are more expensive for hospitals to operate than for human service agencies.

Photo by Michael S. Gordon / The RepublicanCooley Dickinson Hospital has announced that...

A grand jury indicted him on 40 charges in connection with 15 early-morning fires.

This is a 3:48 p.m. update of a story posted at 8:14 this morning.

The fires include one that killed 81-year-old Paul Yeskie Sr. and his son, 39-year-old Paul Yeskie Jr.

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‘It’s always so heartwarming to see the length that people will go to help their fellow neighbors,’ said Paige Thayer, of the Pioneer Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross.

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Suzor has heard personal histories, poetry, and helped compose letters to lost family members during his year off from the University of Virginia.

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State police say the driver may have fallen asleep, but are still investigating the accident.

NORTHAMPTON – A tractor trailer containing 30,000 pounds of yogurt rolled over on Interstate 91 early...

LaBarge called the video flap "a misunderstanding." "We were brainstorming," she said. "I think they're making a big manhole of this."

NORTHAMPTON – A trio of City Councilors got called to task...

People who want to sell gold should go to a reputable local dealer for appraisal.

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• Northampton City Council ends talk of expanding landfill, begins searching for other options
  

  The Northampton City Council capped a proposal to expand the city landfill Thursday night, opting instead to look for other alternatives to the controversial proposal.

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• New England may not get big earthquakes like Haiti and Chile, but quakes region gets can still be damaging
  

  Not only are cities in the Northeast among the most densely populated in the nation, but their buildings tend to be older and lacking in the design and materials that...
  
  

• Light snow and wet roads mark morning commute for Western Massachusetts
  

  State police in Springfield, Northampton and on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Westfield reported no problems.

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  • Mortgage foreclosures soar in Western Mass.
    

    Business confidence was higher in Boston than it its metro area.

    

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  • Northampton Survival Center grows to meet demand
    

    According to Nortonsmith, the center distributes about 2,000 pounds of food a day to as many as 40 famiies.

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  • Smith College plans to install artificial turf for field hockey in Northampton
    

    The $1.3-million project will replace the existing grass field on the east side of the Mill River with synthetic grass that will not require mowing or watering and will be...
    
    

  • Northampton odor sniffers still on the job at cost of $320,000
    

    The service has cost the city more than $320,000 since 2008.

    

    
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  • AM News Links: Ban proposed on outdoor smoking in Amherst, wind main weather worry today and more
    

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  • Northampton residents tussle with state over proposed redesign of Interstate 91, Exit 19 interchange
    

    State officials and private consultants showed a group of residents about 10 concepts for reconfiguring the interchange, including an unpopular one that entails the demolition of several houses.

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  • Update: James M. Duffy Jr., charged in connection with death at Silk City Tap Room in Florence, sentenced to 8 years probation
    

    Duffy must also make restitution to the victim’s family for medical bills.

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  • Update: Grand jury indicts Anthony P. Baye on 40 criminal charges in connection with Northampton arson fires
    

    The grand jury submitted 15 separate indictments, one for each fire location.

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  • Developing: Grand jury indicts Anthony P. Baye on 40 charges stemming from Northampton arson fires
    

    The indictment includes 14 counts of setting fire to a motor vehicle, 4 counts of attempting to set fire to a motor vehicle, and 4 counts of arson of a...
    
    

  • Developing: James M. Duffy Jr., charged in connection with 2009 death at Silk City Tap Room in Florence, sentenced to 8 years probation
    

    Judge Mary-Lou Rupp increased the agreed-upon probation term to 8 years, saying that 5 years would be too lenient.

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  • 19-year-old man injured in Amherst beer bottle attack
    

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  • Springfield ranked 13th most-gay friendly city in U.S. by monthly magazine, The Advocate
    

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  • Greenhouses help Western Mass. farmers sell crops even in winter
    

    Farmers markets have been held in East Longmeadow, Northampton and Greenfield this winter.

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  • Update: Part-time rapper 'Ty-Bomb' Tycollo Graham sentenced to prison for drug dispute turned kidnapping
    

    Graham, of Cranston, R.I., pleaded guilty to multiple charges in a kidnap plot gone awry.

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  • Northampton jury finds David Little of Springfield guilty of kidnapping, 2 out of 8 counts of aggravated rape
    

    The jury was unable to reach on verdict on six counts of rape.

    NORTHAMPTON – In a split verdict, a Hampshire Superior Court jury found David A. Little guilty of kidnapping...