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    Springfield

    Springfield is the largest city on the Connecticut River, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.

    In the 2000 census, the city population was 154,082. It is the third largest city in Massachusetts and fourth largest in New England (behind Boston, Worcester, and Providence). Springfield holds two nicknames — The City of Homes and The City of Firsts.


    Historically the first Springfield in the United States, it is also the largest city in Western Massachusetts and the Pioneer Valley.

    Springfield is notable as birthplace of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, as well as the city in which James Naismith invented basketball. It is home to the Basketball Hall of Fame and the Springfield Falcons AHL hockey team. It also holds the western world's largest collection of Chinese cloisonné at the G.W. Vincent Smith Art Museum.

    The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of three counties - Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin. As of the 2000 census, the Springfield MSA had a population of 680,014 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 682,657).[2] It is also part of a larger metropolitan area known as the Northeast megalopolis.

    In an economic and cultural partnership with Hartford, Connecticut, the Springfield-Hartford region constitutes New England's Knowledge Corridor - the second-largest concentration of institutions of higher learning in New England, after Greater Boston.

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    2. “ This is something we'd very much like to see prosper in Springfield. ”
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    3. “ We believe this is a great opportunity not only for the country, but for Springfield. ”
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    3. Editorial: Summer jobs help teens realize brighter future

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    4. Howdy Awards finalists announced, awards honor hospitality excellence

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      The Fort and Student Prince plans to open casual beer garden next month ..., the Munich Haus opened an outdoor patio beer garden last summer and is doing well. The Hoffbrauhaus in West Springfield has one, as well. Flores and Scherff even led a research excursion to Wolff's Biergarten in Albany... (Read Full Article)

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    6. Holyoke to get $80,000 annually as voluntary payment and scholarship fund from tax-exempt computing center

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      Holyoke to get $80,000 annually as voluntary payment and scholarship fund from tax-exempt computing center ...llion for a new power substation and other electrical infrastructure, $610,000 to build a fiber optic link to Springfield and payment of $108,000 in back taxes owed by previous owners of the property, he said. “We are al... (Read Full Article)

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    7. 12th Annual State of the Region Conference Slated for June 7

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    8. Holyoke Community College to toast distinguished alumni Steven Richter and Michael Kane

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      Holyoke Community College to toast distinguished alumni Steven Richter and Michael Kane ...y the experience, Kane went on to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees from American International College in Springfield. “I truly believe the community college atmosphere for someone coming out of high school is a grea... (Read Full Article)

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    10. Springfield Fire Capt. Robert Duffy invents 'Quick Step Anchor' to help firefighters stay safer on roofs

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    11. Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer holds centennial rededication ceremony

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      Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer holds centennial rededication ceremony ...euf, chairman of the board of trustees, outlined the hospital’s history, and discussed how a reporter for the Springfield Republican, David Bodfish, who lived in Palmer, advocated through his columns the need for a hospi... (Read Full Article)

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    12. Editorial: Springfield schools under Daniel Warwick positioned for success

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      Editorial: Springfield schools under Daniel Warwick positioned for success ...ality of the teacher standing in front of the classroom” that makes the difference, Warwick said. The city of Springfield lost 1,800, mostly experienced, teachers over the course of four or five years after the state-app... (Read Full Article)

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    13. Connecticut River water quality monitoring project being planned by Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

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      Connecticut River water quality monitoring project being planned by Pioneer Valley Planning Commission ...ple at one site each Thursday morning between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Samples must be brought to the PVPC office in Springfield. The monitoring project, which is now in its sixth year, results in water quality data that provid... (Read Full Article)

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    14. Reaction to Lt. Gov. Tim Murray's resignation

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    15. Awards acknowledge hospitality staff

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    16. Springfield recycler says he would take bigger chunk out of waste stream if state helped spread word about companies like his

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