Local News for the Pioneer Valley

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Regional Newspapers

The Valley Advocate – this free weekly is mostly about entertainment (movie reviews, what music is playing where, plus a large personals section). But they also host several blogs, and Stephanie Kraft and Maureen Turner do a decent job reporting on issues relevant to the local area.

WWLP Channel 22 News (Springfield)

Judge dismisses Mater Dolorosa lawsuits
February 6, 2012
A judge has refused to rule on a case brought by the Diocese of Springfield to evict parishioners from the now closed Mater Dolorosa church in Holyoke.
Local hospital joins “Meatless Mondays”
February 6, 2012
The Humane Society is praising Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton for joining the Meatless Monday movement.
Man charged with 2nd DUI, 3 injured
February 6, 2012
A Monson man is charged with drunk driving for the 2nd time after an early morning accident in Ware.

CBS 3 News (Springfield)

Westover to lose half of C-5s in Air Force restructuring
February 6, 2012
Officials at Westover were shocked after Friday's announcement that their base was one of dozens nationwide facing possible cuts to their airlift wing.
Northfield man killed while cutting firewood
February 6, 2012
A Northfield man was killed Sunday while cutting firewood in his backyard. Police tell CBS 3 Springfield that 79-year old-Robert Rogers was cutting firewood behind his house off of Old Vernon Road when a limb from a nearby tree fell and struck him.
Baystate’s heart health seminars begin
February 6, 2012
February is heart month. And on Sunday a lecture series that began to educate people about cardiovascular disease. The lecture kicks off Baystate Medicals month long lecture series on heart health.

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