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West Side's Taste of the Valley 2012 gets underway Thursday
The annual event takes place on the Park Street common in West Springfield. The RepublicanWest Side's Taste of the Valley takes place on the West Springfield Town Common. Good eats and music for all...
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Richard Dawson, host of 'Family Feud,' actor on 'Hogan's Heroes,' dies
Dawson, who won a daytime Emmy Award in 1978 as best game show host, died of cancer. AP file photoRichard Dawson NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Dawson, the wisecracking British entertainer who was among the...
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This week's Mad Men collects some "Commissions and Fees"
The show has finally returned to the oppressively depressing tone set by the previous four seasons, and what has made it one of the best shows on television. AMCLane seemed to hit more lows than highs...
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Miss USA 2012 Olivia Culpo and finalists [photo gallery]
The 20-year-old Boston University student won the title at the annual pageant in Las Vegas. Miss Rhode Island Olivia Culpo was named Miss USA 2012 at a ceremony in Las Vegas on Sunday night. The...
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Monday Entertainment Links: Christina Applegate signs on to 'Anchorman 2,'...
Daily round up of entertainment and celebrity news. APChristina Applegate Christina Applegate signs on for 'Anchorman 2.' (ew.com) Retrial of Nicollette Sheridan’s 'Desperate Housewives' wrongful...
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Emily Dickinson documentary to be screened on Thursday
"My Business is to Sing" will be shown at the Amherst Cinema Arts Center. Emily Dickinson “My Business is to Sing,” the third documentary in the series “Angles of a Landscape” about the great Amherst...
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Alec Baldwin helps N.Y. school raise sports funds
Alec Baldwin wants to make sure students at a central New York school have the opportunity to get outside and play ball. Local media outlets report that the actor was in the Syracuse area this past...
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Top 5: Favorite cocktails
Club scout columnist George Lenker lists his favorite drinks. What are your choices? AP As readers of my other column, Beer Nut, know, when it comes to tippling, I'm mainly a brew guy. I also enjoy a...
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Kinky Friedman kicking off tour in Northampton
Beginning with a show at the ron Horse Music Hall on Wednesday night, Friedman will perform 25 times in 26 days. Kinky Friedman Kinky Friedman doesn’t do interviews, per se. It’s more like he does...
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Proposed New York ban on super-sized sodas worries restaurant operators
Apart from the freedom of choice issues the proposed ban raises, this regulatory effort will have major bottom-line impacts for food service operators. APNew York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed...
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Facebook testing ways to include children under 13
Though Facebook bans children under 13, millions of them have profiles on the site by lying about their age. AP Photo/dapd, Joerg KochIn this Oct. 10, 2011 file photo, a magnifying glass is posed over...
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Prince Philip hospitalized; unable to attend Queen Elizabeth II jubilee concert
The queen's 90-year-old husband was hospitalized with a bladder infection. AP file photoQueen Elizabeth II, left, and Prince Philip wave farewell in Perth, Australia, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. LONDON...
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Brewing is not a sport
In 2006, there were 69 beer style categories. This year, there will be 84. The Republican Most brewers are a bunch of losers. Now, before my friends in the industry gather with pitchforks and torches...
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Paul McCartney, Elton John and Stevie Wonder serenade Queen Elizabeth II at...
Pop music royalty celebrated the British monarch's 60-year reign. APIn this photo released by MPL Communications , Sir Paul McCartney with Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder backstage the Diamond...
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West Springfield gears up for 13th annual Taste of the Valley
A carnival midway with rides will be on the Town Common throughout the event. Kate Danilodich, right, of West Springfield prepares crepes from Crepes Teahouse at the Chef's Preview of West Side's...
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Whitney Houston book to be written by her mother
According to HarperCollins, Cissy Houston will write with "candor, honesty and respect" about her daughter's career, drug problems and marriage to Bobby Brown. AP file photoWhitney Houston NEW YORK...
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Game of Thrones leaves us with strange words: "Valar Morghulis"
This season finale of Game of Thrones was a case of the sum not equaling the value of the parts. HBOThe White Walkers provided the biggest cliffhanger of the season. So, this is it. The outstanding...
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Wilbraham selectmen approve entertainment license for Gregory's Restaurant &...
The Barnagians have operated the restaurant for 40 years. WILBRAHAM - The Board of Selectmen on Monday approved an entertainment license for Gregory’s Restaurant & Pizza Pub at 2391 Boston Road....
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Queen Elizabeth II's reign: 60 years of milestones
Her 60-year reign began amid gloomy post-World War II austerity, but Queen Elizabeth II has seen social and technological changes transform the world from her seat on Britain's throne. The Associated...
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Herb Reed, last of the original Platters, dead at 83
Reed, who died at a Boston area hospice, was the only member of the group to appear on all of their nearly 400 recordings. AP file photoHerb Reed, seen here at his home in Arlington, Mass. BOSTON (AP)...
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