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Chicopee Comprehensive High School to offer new type of arts show
The show will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., March 26 at Comprehensive High School. A visitor checks out student art work last year at Chicopee Comprehensive High School's annual art show. The Republican...
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Travel: Take me out to the ballgame at 30 big-league baseball parks
I began my crusade about five years ago, joining a growing number of other zealots making the pilgrimage to baseball's cathedrals. By MICHAEL LIEDTKE This Sept. 30, 2012 file photo shows a general...
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Video game review: Sci-fi cliches mar beauty of 'Crysis 3'
For fans of first-person shooters, the solid online action may be enough to make "Crysis" a worthwhile purchase. This video game image released by Electronic Arts shows a scene from "Crysis 3." (AP...
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Historian, competitive marksman John Hamilton co-authors book on local gun...
East Longmeadow resident has co-authored a 3-volume set of books about the Wesson brothers and their contributions to gun manufacturing in Massachusetts. John D. Hamilton, arms and military historian...
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My Chemical Romance breaks up after decade-plus
The group said they've "shared the stage with people we admire, people we look up to, and best of all, our friends." My Chemical Romance performs during the pre-game show for the NFL Football game...
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Concert review: Kenny Chesney closes out weekend at Mohegan Sun
Kenny Chesney finished out his two-night stand at Mohegan Sun with a two hour concert on Saturday. Kenny Chesney played Mohegan Sun Saturday night. UNCASVILLE _ Country superstar Kenny Chesney closed...
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Belchertown butcher Mary Poehnelt competing on Fox's 'Hell's Kitchen'
Mary Poehnelt of Belchertown, a butcher at Whole Foods in Hadley, was chosen to partake in season 11 of “Hell’s Kitchen” when she was living in New York. Mary Poehnelt of Belchertown is a contestant...
View ArticleReport breaks down costs, benefits of state's bid to lure film industry
The state’s film tax credit program cost taxpayers $44.1 million in 2011, creating 497 new jobs for Massachusetts residents and sparking $38.7 million in net economic impact, according to the...
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Fan of 'Downton Abbey'? You can incorporate its style into your home
Tips to add aristocratic glamor to your abode. This August 29, 2012 publicity photo provided by The Decorologist shows Downton Abbey-inspired decor (salon-style art grouping in dining room) in home of...
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Concert review: Judy Collins takes Springfield Symphony Orchestra on musical...
More than 1,500 music lover attended the concert in downtown Springfield. Judy Collins AP SPRINGFIELD - She’s looked at the music business from all sides, now, and after more than half a century,...
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For Irish-born Tom Kelly, 88, of Lee, life has been filled with faith,...
Berkshire County resident knows the joys, sorrows of a life well-lived. Irish-born Thomas "Tom" Kelly plays the accordion in his home in the Berkshire County town of Lee. Photo by SUSAN M. WICKER...
View Article'Saturday Night Widows' author to keynote 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' event...
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, an event series for women produced by The Republican newspaper, will present an evening with Aikman on Thursday, April 25, at the Delaney House at 6 p.m. She will tell...
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Travel: In a Peruvian mining town, glimpses of beauty amid the desolation
Nowhere has Peru's frenzy for gold been so fevered as in the mountains that surround Lake Titicaca. And nowhere has that fever been so intemperate as in a town tucked into a glacial aerie: La...
View ArticleAnimated 'The Croods' tops weekend box office
"Olymous Has Fallen" had a strong showing in second place. LOS ANGELES (AP) — The caveman comedy "The Croods" left an indelible mark on the wall, opening at No. 1 with $44.7 million, according to...
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Travel: A drive across Texas offers an opportunity for some dance hall...
I knew that the dance halls in Texas were like no others, and I love hearing the sweet croons of Western music enough to take on a few detours. I packed my boots in Washington just before New Year's...
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Movie trailer: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' international trailer
"Star Trek Into Darkness" arrives in theaters on May 17. "Star Trek Into Darkness" arrives in theaters on May 17. A scene from "Star Trek Into Darkness" with Alice Eve and Chris Pine. Paramount
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Restaurant news: Wine dinner, Easter brunch, BockFest, and more
A recent telephone get-together with Joe Stevens of the Hofbrauhaus in West Springfield incorporated an update on what his restaurant is up to these days. Stevens tells me his beer dinners, which he...
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Monday Entertainment Links: Fred Savage to direct Charlize Theron, Jay Leno...
Daily roundup of entertainment and celebrity news. Fred Savage AP Lindsey Buckingham on his 'Subtext of Love' with Stevie Nicks. (rollingstone.com) Jay Leno continues shots at NBC brass. (ew.com)...
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Beer Nut: An ode to Guinness' older sister: Smithwick's
I first had Smithwick's on my first trip to Ireland years ago while at an airport bar waiting for my return flight home. "Mother's milk" is how some people of Irish heritage refer to Guinness stout....
View ArticleAnnie Lennox to give commencement speech at Berklee College of Music
Musician Annie Lennox will deliver the commencement address at Berklee College of Music's May graduation ceremony in Boston. BOSTON (AP) — Musician Annie Lennox will deliver the commencement address...
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