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Southwick panel told slightly higher rates could make fiber network profitable
SOUTHWICK — With questions raised about the financial viability of the proposed construction of a town-owned broadband network, representatives from Whip City Fiber appeared before the town’s High Speed Internet Committee last week to present several financial models the committee can use before it makes a final recommendation to the Select Board if the project should move forward.
Wilbraham Middle School has battled mold for weeks
WILBRAHAM — A maintenance worker spotted mold in Wilbraham Middle School Aug. 7, setting off weeks of remediating and testing, but officials do not plan to delay the first day of school scheduled for Aug. 29. The work to clean mold and to clean or remove objects followed by...
Several Cottage Street Studios artists leaving Easthampton building due to drastic increase in rent
EASTHAMPTON, Mass. — It's been a difficult summer for Margaret Larson and the dozens of artists at Cottage Street Studios in Easthampton — many of whom are in the process of moving their businesses. What You Need To Know. Several artists at Cottage Street Studios in Easthampton are...
Upcoming Back-To-School Event offers free haircuts, school supplies, food in Chicopee
CHICOPEE — Chicopee students will be heading back to school with new school supplies, fresh haircuts and painted nails, thanks to the third Back-To-School Event headed by Ricardo Diaz, the owner of Faded Barber Lounge. This Sunday, Chicopee youth and their families can stop by Faded Barber Lounge from...
Man pleads guilty to stealing guns from Waterville business
BANGOR - A man who stole guns from a Waterville pawn shop has pleaded guilty. Ryan Ansart,22, of West Springfield, Massachusetts was charged with conspiring to steal firearms from a federally licensed firearms dealer, as well as actually stealing firearms. According to court records, Ansart and a co-conspirator broke into...
Tech sues ASC for failing to stop inappropriate photos circulating in workplace
Former X-ray technician Moira McDonald has filed a complaint against the Springfield, Mass.-based Surgery Center of New England claiming that the center’s human resources department failed to step in when inappropriate photos of her were circulating in the workplace, according to an Aug. 21 report from MassLive. Ms. McDonald...
Merchants, legislation: Microbusinesses need a boost
SPRINGFIELD — Pedro Arroyo was a videographer on the go — traveling for business and grabbing fast-food when he could spare a minute to eat. He grew obese, weighing 320 pounds and suffering from sleep apnea, chronic joint pain, high blood pressure and severe back pain, he told The Republican.
Looking for signs of fall? When to expect autumn's arrival in Massachusetts, New England
NEEDHAM, Mass. — Don't let a few acorns fool you. Fall foliage season is still at least a few weeks away for New England. The region up along the Canadian border doesn't typically see colors coming to peak until late September. Colors then progress southward through October and peak in Boston toward the end of the month.
CT’s DNC delegates applaud Buttigieg as they mull the other glass ceiling
CHICAGO — Gov. Ned Lamont lavished praise on Pete Buttigieg, the cabinet secretary inevitably described as an ascendant figure in national Democratic politics, in introducing him Thursday at a breakfast for delegates from Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine. “I know there’s a journey just beginning,” Lamont said. How far or...
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