Dave Canton
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Springfield, MA, United States
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Curtis Blake, Friendly’s Ice Cream co-founder and Jersey City native, dead at 102
Curtis Blake and his brother, S. Prestley Blake, started the ice cream company in 1935. → Read More
Federal court permanently strikes down Holyoke sign ordinance
A sign ordinance passed by the Holyoke City Council blocking temporary lawn signs and bumper stickers was declared unconstitutional by U.S. District Court in Springfield Friday. The court issued a permanent injunction prohibiting the city from enforcing the ordinance. → Read More
Airline serving Nantucket abruptly closes
Dave Canton | dcanton@repub.com NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — An airline serving the resort island of Nantucket has abruptly shut down. Nantucket-based Island Airlines announced on its website Friday it's ceasing operations immediately. The closure also impacts Cape and Islands Air... → Read More
Man wounded while driving minivan in Indian Orchard shooting
A man was injured when he was shot Sunday morning, apparently as he drove his car in Indian Orchard. → Read More
Hartford couple charged with trafficking heroin after police find nearly 1,000 bags hidden in trunk of car
A Hartford pair are in custody in Vermont after they were charged with transporting heroin. → Read More
Chicopee police investigate armed robberies at McDonalds, Sunoco station
Two Chicopee businesses were robbed overnight. → Read More
Holyoke man faces car theft and firearms charges
A Holyoke man faces car theft and firearms charges after he is found sleeping in a stolen car, with a stolen handgun. → Read More
Holyoke man stabbed during domestic dispute
A Holyoke man was stabbed in the head and shoulder by his wife as they argued. → Read More
Body retrieved from the Connecticut River
Agawam rescue personnel retrieved a body seen floating in the middle of the Connecticut River. → Read More
Springfield firefighters battle large Stevens Street blaze
Fire consumed magnesium shavings and set off large explosions at the Joseph Freedman Recycling Company on Stevens Street. → Read More
Springfield Police investigate Wilbraham Avenue shooting
Five shots were fired at a home on Wilbraham Avenue Friday night, but no one was injured. → Read More
4 people displaced by Wilbraham fire
Four people escaped a burning house in Wilbraham late Saturday afternoon. → Read More
Bear attack leaves 2 horses injured
Two horses in an East Brookfield paddock were injured by what officials think was a Black bear. → Read More
Sumner Avenue fire deliberately set: Springfield fire investigators
An early morning fire on Sumner Avenue is now considered an arson fire, fire officials said. → Read More
Thai officials curtail search for missing Holyoke native
The search for missing Holyoke native and Chicopee Comp. graduate Joshua Devine has been suspended by Thai officials. → Read More
Hippodrome shooting leaves multiple gunshot victims
Three people were wounded when shooting broke out at a hip hop concert at the Hippodrome nightclub on Main Street Sunday morning. → Read More
Boyden Brothers Maple sugarhouse in Conway damaged by fire
A Conway sugarhouse was damaged by fire Sunday afternoon. → Read More
Downtown Springfield rollover crash injures 1, 2 others flee
One man was injured, two others fled, after a car rolled over on Main Street in downtown Springfield. → Read More
Former sex education teacher pleads guilty to raping 14-year-old boy
A former charter school teacher was found guilty of enticing a 14-year-old boy into having a sexual relationship with her. → Read More
Former sex education teacher pleads guilty to raping 14-year-old boy
A former charter school teacher was found guilty of enticing a 14-year-old boy into having a sexual relationship with her. → Read More