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Western Massachusetts is a geographical region of the state of Massachusetts which contains the Berkshires and the Pioneer Valley. Most commonly, the region is considered to include Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties. The Massachusetts Turnpike spans in Western Mass from West Stockbridge to Brimfield. Some residents of the Berkshires assume that Western Massachusetts means the Berkshires.

 

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Worcester, Massachusetts News from Telegram.com

Thanks to veterans in song, ceremony

Nov 19, 2008 12:00 am

WORCESTER - A rededication ceremony was held at the Lakeside Apartments yesterday to honor veterans. The housing complex, built in the 1950s, originally housed veterans. As part of the rededication, t...

 

History pops out of overgrowth

Nov 19, 2008 12:00 am

MILLVILLE - About 200 feet of concrete tiers led from Prospect Street into a plot of nondescript, overgrown land. Only the older generations of Millville residents knew the land as something more than...

 

Holy Cross snares New England theater award

Nov 19, 2008 12:00 am

For the second year in a row, the Department of Theater at the College of the Holy Cross has snared the New England Theater Conference's coveted Moss Hart Award for best college play.

 

Road control draws town meeting debate

Nov 19, 2008 12:00 am

STERLING - Matters that usually arouse little debate drew lengthy discussion among about 150 voters at the special town meeting Monday night, while items expected to be contentious were tabled.

 

Bodywork on gym helps students

Nov 19, 2008 12:00 am

WORCESTER - Worcester East Middle School's gym had some bodywork done this summer, courtesy of faculty and community members who raised more than $14,000 to refurbish the facility.

 

Beetle battle woefully short on education

Nov 19, 2008 12:00 am

The street I live on will be stripped of many of its trees because of the Asian longhorned beetle infestation.

 

Taxes: It's all over but the voting

Nov 19, 2008 12:00 am

WORCESTER - What little drama might have existed for next week's annual tax classification hearing has virtually dissipated, after an overwhelming majority of city councilors made it known last night ...

 

Defense testimony goes to heart woes

Nov 19, 2008 12:00 am

WORCESTER - An expert witness for the defense testified yesterday that there was no way of knowing whether the onset of the cardiac arrhythmia that claimed Jose L. Alvarado's life occurred before or d...

 

Regional digest

Nov 19, 2008 12:00 am

WORCESTER -- An Uxbridge man was arrested last night on drug trafficking charges after he showed up at a Route 20 gas station where he had arranged to sell drugs to an uncover officer, police said.

 

Voters OK saving 430 acres

Nov 19, 2008 12:00 am

WESTMINSTER - By an overwhelming show of hands, special town meeting voters last night approved placing a conservation restriction on more than 430 acres.

 
 

Greg Norman's Southern Cross Developments Selects River Rim Ranch

Greg Norman’s Southern Cross Developments, proprietor of the exclusive “Norman Estates” real estate brand, is pleased to announce that River Rim Ranch in Teton Valley, Idaho will be the location for its newest project, the “Norman Ranch Estates. [Read More]

 

News for Massachusetts from MassLive.com

Easthampton Savings Bank targets Agawam site

Nov 20, 2008 4:29 am

Easthampton Savings Bank has begun discussions with local boards to build on Main Street. By DAVID BERGENGREN dbergengren@repub.com AGAWAM - Easthampton Savings Bank has begun discussions wit...

 

Ludlow School committee boosts official's pay

Nov 20, 2008 4:09 am

By SUZANNE McLAUGHLIN smclaughlin@repub.com LUDLOW - The School Committee has approved a 5 percent salary increase for School Superintendent Theresa M. Kane, as well as an annual $5,000 travel...

 

Doctor testifies Haleigh Poutre's cigarette burns not accidental

Nov 20, 2008 3:46 am

Photo by JESSICA HILL Defendant Jason D. Strickland rubs his eyes as he waits for his lawyers on Wednesday in Hampden Superior Court in Springfield. He is charged in the 2005 beating of his stepdaug...

 

Gov. Deval Patrick calls for bipartisan effort to improve government and the economy

Nov 20, 2008 1:05 am

Massachusetts is ranked No. 1 in a report on economic competitiveness.Deval L. Patrick By DAN RING dring@repub.com BOSTON - Saying Massachusetts is "awash in cynicism," Gov. Deval L....

 

Items from Springfield nursing home auctioned in wake of Marathon Healthcare group filing for bankruptcy

Nov 20, 2008 12:56 am

The auction items included more than 100 electric hospital beds and matching furniture.Photos by Mark M. Murray / The RepublicanAn auction was held Wednesday at the former Marathon Healthcare Center n...

 

200 supporters of former UMass student Jason Vassell, charged with assault, rally to protest prosecution

Nov 20, 2008 12:36 am

An Afro-American studies professor intimated that the reaction to Vassell's prosecution could become less peaceful if the district attorney's office refuses to heed the concerns of the protesters.Phot...

 

One-third acre lot offered to Palmer in lieu of $1,200 in back taxes

Nov 20, 2008 12:16 am

Taxes on the land, which is a rocky triangle-shaped parcel at the intersection of two streets, are $60 for this year. By NANCY H. GONTER ngonter@repub.com PALMER - The town is moving forward ...

 

State corrections official charged with stealing $100,000 in cash, guns, other items

Nov 19, 2008 11:58 pm

The attorney general's office said the suspect purchased items from a distributor in Western Massachusetts.Gary Mendes By DAN RING and DAVID A. VALLETTE Staff writers GREENFIELD - A lieutena...

 

Speaker Salvatore DiMasi said he would rather raise gas tax than increase Mass. Pike tolls

Nov 19, 2008 10:54 pm

State Rep. David Linsky is planning to file a bill to get rid of all Pike tolls in exchange for a 6-cents-per-gallon tax hike.Salvatore DiMasi By GLEN JOHNSON Associated Press BOSTON - House S...

 

Gill, Montague approve $16.4 million budget for schools

Nov 19, 2008 10:22 pm

The towns had been under a state deadline to approve a spending plan for the regional school district.By CORI URBAN MONTAGUE - Gill and Montague residents picked up the pace of their race against...

 
 

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