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1. Springfield's unemployment rate hits 13%; foreclosure bids up nearly ...
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 22 2009
  
  SPRINGFIELD – Springfield’s unemployment and mortgage-foreclosure situations worsened in August, according to data released Tuesday. The city’s unemployment rate was 13 percent in August, up from 12.5 percent in July and 8.8 percent in August ...
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Springfield Amherst
2. Portfolio loss strategy outlined
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 22 2009
  
  SOUTH HADLEY - Consultant Barry L. Del Castilho has outlined ways the town can deal with a $1.3 million loss in its investment portfolio with "relatively minimal impact" by tapping such obscure accounts as the water pollution enterprise fund.
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3. Mohegan Sun: Palmer or bust
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 22 2009 Tourism
  
  WARE - A representative of Mohegan Sun, the group that wants to build a $1 billion casino off Thorndike Street in Palmer, faced questions from senior citizens Monday, telling them the company is firmly committed to the site.
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  Mentions: Mohegan Sun Palmer
4. Many pojects waiting
  
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  None of the town's top 10 infrastructure projects have been completed, but the project with the highest priority - reopening South Longyard Road - is close.
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5. Electric plant plans opposed
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 21 2009 Energy
  
  A group of residents opposed to the construction of a proposed $400 million, gas-fired electric generating plant condemned the recently approved tax pact between the city and plant developers and presented the City Council on Thursday with a 400-signature petition denouncing the plan
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  Mentions: Palmer Westfield
6. Business expands for veterinarians
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 21 2009 Education
  
  Family owned East Springfield Veterinary Hospital expanded in 2006 and it is under construction again.
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7. South End getting ready for makeover
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 18 2009
  
  A few years ago, a team of urban planners identified Springfield's South End as a neglected neighborhood with lots of potential. There's still plenty of charm in the old neighborhood - once the enclave for Italian immigrants and first-generation Italian-Americans...
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8. UMass financial spur urged
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 18 2009 Education
  
  At the first University of Massachusetts Faculty Senate meeting of the academic year, University of Massachusetts Chancellor Robert C. Holub Thursday called on the faculty's creativity to help boost the university's financial resources.
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Jack Wilson Amherst
9. Chinese company buys golf course
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 18 2009
  
  BELCHERTOWN - A Chinese company has purchased the nearly completed golf course on Route 21 and started working with town officials to meet Conservation Commission requirements to resume working on the repeatedly stalled project.
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10. Big E begins food, fun run
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 18 2009 Aerospace/Defense , Tourism
  
  WEST SPRINGFIELD - Band organ music chiming at Gate 4. Ferris wheel spinning against the sky. Farm animals being Zen-like despite the gawkers. Cream puffs, fried dough and other foods that laugh at "nutrition."
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  Mentions: West Springfield Springfield Eastern States Exposition
11. House Speaker Robert DeLeo comes out in favor of resort casinos
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 18 2009
  
  DeLeo promised a vote this session, but would not commit to placing a casino in Western Massachusetts.
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12. Mass. unemployment rate hits 9.1%
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 17 2009 Education , Health Care
  
  Nationally, workers filing first-time jobless claims fell to 545,000 last week.
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Springfield Amherst
13. Western Mass. to get more than $61 million for road, safety improvements
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 17 2009
  
  The funding includes $15 million for Westfield to redesign traffic in the city's downtown.
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Amherst
14. Springfield Symphony Orchestra line up for 2009-2010 features Dionne Warwick, Jeffrey Biegel
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 17 2009 Tourism
  
  The SSO readies to begin its 66th season next month
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  Mentions: Springfield The Republican Springfield Symphony Orchestra
15. Grant to fund stadium work
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 17 2009 Tourism
  
  Officials Wednesday used a tour of Szot Park Stadium for potential designers to announce the city has won a $75,000 green grant to pay for designs to revamp the facility.
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Michael D. Bissonnette Chicopee
16. Charter school buys building
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 17 2009
  
  A year after moving into the former Kids Sports building on Russell Street, the directors of the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School have purchased the building.
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17. Auction sales net $409,700 - MassLive.com
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 17 2009
  
  The city has auctioned off 31 tax-title properties, resulting in sales totaling $409,700 and returning the sites to the tax rolls.
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  Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno Springfield
18. Springfield readies for annual Oktoberfes
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 17 2009 Tourism
  
  The event takes place on Friday and Saturday off Hampden Street.
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  Mentions: Springfield The Republican Rudi Scherff
19. The 2009 Big E daily schedule
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 16 2009
  
  The Big E runs from Sept. 19 through Oct. 4 at the Eastern States Exposition grounds on Memorial Avenue in West Springfield. All information is subject to change. Entertainment cancellations may occur at any time for reasons beyond the...
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Comcast West Springfield
20. Developing: Holyoke City Council approves sale of Victory Theatre to Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 16 2009 Tourism
  
  An update on the efforts to restore Holyoke's Victory Theater.
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21. State aid helps green projects
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 16 2009 Energy , Green Region
  
  With a $10 million Green Communities grant pool as an incentive, 19 cities and towns in the Pioneer Valley have committed to cutting energy consumption, buying fuel-efficient vehicles, requiring energy-efficient construction and making zoning and permitting easier for renewable energy companies.
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  Mentions: Palmer Springfield Northampton
22. Restaurant opens at South End site
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 16 2009 Education , Tourism
  
  A new restaurant opened recently on East Columbus Avenue in the city's South End neighborhood, bringing life to a building that was closed more than a year ago when a prior business surrendered its license following a shooting and other problems.
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  Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno Springfield
23. Holyoke limits use of free cash
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 16 2009 Education
  
  The state has certified that the city has nearly $6 million in free cash for use in this fiscal year, but Mayor Michael J. Sullivan said spending will be limited because of the economic recession.
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24. Chicopee library offers classes on job searching
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 16 2009
  
  Library officials have announced Career Point will offer several classes at the Chicopee Public Library, 449 Front St. Senior Reference Librarian Carol Lynne Bagley said the "Basics of Online Job Searching" will be held on Sept. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Oct. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m.
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  Mentions: Chicopee
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