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Hippodrome owners announce plans to renovate Springfield nightclub, change name back to Paramount Theater
Sprinkler work will begin on the theater at the end of this month, and the owners plan to have it open in about six months.Read Full Article -
Future turns on windmills
At 386 feet from the ground to the tip of the blades, the wind turbine on the Williams Stone Co. property might look odd now to drivers headed along the Massachusetts TurnpikeRead Full ArticleMentions: Renewable Energy Trust -
Foreclosure woes persist
The number of Hampden County mortgage foreclosures fell 12.35 percent in July from 81 in July 2008 to 71, according to statistics released Wednesday by The Warren Group, a Boston-based provider of real-estate information.Read Full ArticleMentions: Springfield -
Teenagers learn, earn by holding summer jobs
SPRINGFIELD - The terraced amphitheater on Albany Street where the Gasoline Alley Foundation will graduate young people from its summer work program on Friday was choked with six years of brush growth before the youth started working.Read Full Article -
Turcotte Data & Designs - solving your big and small technology issues
Today's entrepreneurs and small business owners must wear a lot of hats to run a successful company. Whether marketing, selling or hiring, business owners are expected to know everything! For some, understanding the entire realm of technology needs for a...Read Full Article -
Protecting home tricky in recession
Nationally, there's talk that the recession may be over. But for confirmation that the economy is still on the skids here in Western Massachusetts, one need only look at the increase in the number of creditors knocking on the...Read Full Article -
Tomato crop cut by blight
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Landfills eyed as solar sites
Mayor Michael A. Tautznik wants free-standing solar power facilities to be able to locate on the city's former landfills.Read Full Article -
Springfield Technical Community College lays off 10 employees, anticipates further cuts
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Chicopee gets ready to buy 30 acres of land no longer used by military
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Gerardo Ramos growing his own ocean-life laboratory right in Holyoke
He owns Marine Reef Habitat, an aquarium located in a tiny greenhouse on the corner of Main and Cabot streets.Read Full ArticleMentions: Holyoke -
Governor's office chief quits
The director of Gov. Deval L. Patrick's office in Western Massachusetts will step down on Friday amid uncertainty over the long-term future of the office.Read Full Article -
Massachusetts looks to forests for renewable energy source
A coalition of neighborhood groups and other environmental advocates are pushing back against wood-burning plants in Massachusetts.Read Full Article -
Uniroyal site takes first step
Uniroyal site takes first stepThe Republican - MassLive.comCHICOPEE - Once the workplace for 3000 Western Massachusetts residents, the Uniroyal and Facemate factories have been an albatross for ...and more »Read Full Article -
Effort aimed at shuffling state funds
WESTFIELD - Local lawmakers are working to see that a $5.1 million appropriation for improvements to the Southampton Road corridor is redirected from the Target distribution center project to the Home Depot plan, a change that is not "a slam dunk right now."Read Full Article -
Holyoke's Mountain Park rocks back to life
Holyoke's planning director said bringing life back to the former amusement park is a positive move for the city.Read Full Article -
Number of homes sold in Pioneer Valley increases nearly 6%
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Insurers wary of health plans
A new public or government-run national health plan would drive private insurers like Springfield-based Health New England out of business within three years, said Peter F. Straley, president and CEO of Health New England.Read Full Article -
Western Mass. Electric Co. gets approval to build solar facilities ...
Western Mass. Electric Co. gets approval to build solar facilities ...The Republican - MassLive.comby The Republican Newsroom By PATRICK JOHNSON SPRINGFIELD - Western Massachusetts Electric Company announced Wednesday that the state Department of Public ...and more »Read Full Article -
Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick awards $40.4 million in grants to communities ...
By DAN RING dring@repub.com BOSTON - Gov. Deval L. Patrick on Thursday awarded $40.4 million in grants, including $16.5 million for Western Massachusetts, for improving public housing, providing social services and upgrading roads. The governor ...Read Full Article -
MassMutual Financial Group lays off more than another 100 workers
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Dairy farmers teeter on edge
Because of the falling price of milk, Richard C. Woodger, of Granville, says the dairy industry is facing its worst economic crisis in decades.Read Full ArticleMentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick -
Stimulus funds help provide summer jobs to nearly 2,000 Western Mass. teen-agers
Some students hope to turn their summer experiences into careers after they graduate.Read Full Article
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