Big E, state in talks for mass COVID vaccination site at Eastern States grounds in West Springfield

...overhead costs in running and maintaining the fairgrounds.
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Arnold’s Meats asks customers to aid in ‘Restaurant Rescue’; promotion touts wholesale customers hurt by COVID

...;s, said the stores will showcase a restaurant of the week in their print advertisements — Thursdays in The Republican’s Food & Dining section — and rewrite the jingle in its radio ads each week to ...
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Convergent Photonics Partners with WNEU on Research and Development Center
... development center and strengthen the schools education program with the help of a $2.5 million state grant, the Republican reported. The project is the fourth of its kind statewide and the first in Western Mass., and S...
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Hartford Courant to be printed by The Republican in Springfield

...tford Courant announced Monday that its daily newspaper will now be printed by The Republican in Springfield. The Republican’s two presses at 1860 Main St. already produce a number of daily newspapers including the Westf...
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Eversource Energy expects state OK for Columbia Gas acquisition next week

...ory affairs and chief communications officer for Eversource. Hunt met Wednesday with editors and reporters at The Republican to discuss several matters, including the Columbia Gas deal; ongoing renewable energy efforts i...
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Harley-Davidson of Southampton dealership closing; once sold 600 motorcycles a year

...for riders and charity events. Owner Aaron Patrick didn’t return calls for comment Thursday. In 2012, he told The Republican the Southampton dealership sold 600 motorcycles a year. Mario Turrini of Holyoke described hims...
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‘It was going to be a banner year’: Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement move called unfortunate but necessary

...Six Flags would be open,” she said. “We would be getting ready for the Big E. COVID has canceled everything.” The Republican’s Ron Chimelis contributed to this report....
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Springfield Leadership Institute 2020 participants adjust to virtual learning

...e needed modifications to keep us all safe." Participant Tiera Wright, a national sales account executive for The Republican, said the course helped her develop leadership skills, but also made her self reflect. “Honestl...
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MassMutual may sell off retirement services in potential $2 billion deal

...inancial and Empower Retirement have been mentioned in both Barron’s and Investment News as potential buyers. The Republican has reached out to MassMutual, which has not commented on the reports. The 169-year-old life in...
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Peter Pan Bus Lines to resume service June 5

... will happen to every bus every night once service resumes, Peter A. Picknelly, company chairman and CEO told The Republican last month. When the buses start running again, there will be a ticketless boarding protocol in...
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After slow start, Florence Bank says partner Kabbage is processing 500-600 Paycheck Protection Program coronavirus relief loans

... in the second round, said East Boston Savings Bank CEO Dick Gavegnano. Kabbage didn’t reply to an email from The Republican seeking comment. Small Business Administration officials in Boston said they didn’t know of Kab...
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US Rep. Richard Neal: SNAP expansion will be part of next recovery bill; optimistic about negotiations with GOP

...ncome scale,” Neal, chairman of the powerful House Committee on Ways and Means, told reporters and editors at The Republican and MassLive on Thursday during a Zoom meeting. And using SNAP food benefits is a good way to m...
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More than 600 businesses apply to help with coronavirus response in Massachusetts to make personal protective equipment

...t moment where industries that long ago thought that they had been left for dead are now vital,” Merrow said. The Republican governor visited the Fall River facility Tuesday afternoon, touting the public-private partners...
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Gov. Baker leaves door open for Massachusetts businesses to reopen before end of June if COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations decline - masslive.com

...officials initially thought, but there’s hope that businesses and agencies won’t be shuttered for that long.
The Republican governor, who constantly stresses the need to “flatten the curve,” said students would not retu...
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Big Y exec on COVID-19 challenges: ‘We will get through this together’

...mour said as he and his sister, Claire D’Amour-Daley, vice president for corporate communications, spoke with The Republican this week. “We want to reassure the community in particular (that) we’ll get through this. If w...
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