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Gift cards could be risky presents this holiday season
Some retailers say a popular e-mail warning is not accurate.By JIM KINNEY Business writer SPRINGFIELD - Consumers need to do their homework this holiday shopping season if they're thinking of buying gift cards. Gift cards - the perennial favorite for those who have everything or those for whom ... more »
MassLive.com – Nov 27, 2008 01:25 AM [GMT] – comment?
Some retailers say a popular e-mail warning is not accurate.By JIM KINNEY Business writer SPRINGFIELD - Consumers need to do their homework this holiday shopping season if they're thinking of buying gift cards. Gift cards - the perennial favorite for those who have everything or those for whom ... more »
MassLive.com – Nov 27, 2008 01:25 AM [GMT] – comment?
Western Mass. residents ready to celebrate Thanksgiving holiday
Big Y Foods Inc., which over-anticipated demand for turkeys this year, on Wednesday donated 3,890 surplus birds to 3 area food banks. THANKSGIVING MEALS These are the Thanksgiving events for the public Thursday: Springfield• Breakfast sponsored by the Springfield Rescue Mission, 7 a.m., 19 Bl ... more »
MassLive.com – Nov 27, 2008 01:24 AM [GMT] – comment?
Big Y Foods Inc., which over-anticipated demand for turkeys this year, on Wednesday donated 3,890 surplus birds to 3 area food banks. THANKSGIVING MEALS These are the Thanksgiving events for the public Thursday: Springfield• Breakfast sponsored by the Springfield Rescue Mission, 7 a.m., 19 Bl ... more »
MassLive.com – Nov 27, 2008 01:24 AM [GMT] – comment?
Pioneer Valley United Way looking for a new leaderThe United Way's board of directors voted unanimously last week to end Joel Weiss' employment as president.File photo by Mark M. Murray / The RepublicanJoel F. Weiss, outgoing president of the United Way of the Pioneer Valley, speaks during a news conference in Springfield last year.By MIC ... more »
MassLive.com – Nov 27, 2008 12:51 AM [GMT] – comment?
Christian rock band remembers Westfield drummer killed in car crashCarlos Montes de Oca, 16, was killed early Sunday morning when the car in which he was riding struck a tree on Shaker Road.This publicity photo for Blueprints of the Heart shows Carlos Montes de Oca, 16, who was killed in an accident Sunday morning. He is second from the left. With him are Matthew R ... more »
MassLive.com – Nov 27, 2008 12:41 AM [GMT] – comment?
Dow, S&P 500 index clinch 4th straight winning sessionThe Dow is up 1,174 points, or 15.5 percent, in the past four trading days since Nov. 21.Photo by Richard Drew / Associated PressTrader Robert Innella smiles as he works on the floor of the New york Stock Exchange, Wednesday. A stock market gaining confidence in the nation's financial system bo ... more »
MassLive.com – Nov 26, 2008 11:38 PM [GMT] – comment?
Judge denies bail to Northampton woman who threatened state, court workers
Debra Baggett's lawyer said much of the evidence against her client was overblown or unsubstantiated.By FRED CONTRADA fcontrada@repub.com NORTHAMPTON - Ticking off a list of evidence presented during a long and contentious dangerousness hearing, Judge Bertha D. Josephson Wednesday ordered that ... more »
MassLive.com – Nov 26, 2008 11:26 PM [GMT] – comment?
Debra Baggett's lawyer said much of the evidence against her client was overblown or unsubstantiated.By FRED CONTRADA fcontrada@repub.com NORTHAMPTON - Ticking off a list of evidence presented during a long and contentious dangerousness hearing, Judge Bertha D. Josephson Wednesday ordered that ... more »
MassLive.com – Nov 26, 2008 11:26 PM [GMT] – comment?
Holyoke city councilor seeks special meeting to discuss harassment complaint against tax collector Robert Kane
As of Wednesday, the MCAD had not taken action on a City Hall worker's complaint. By KEN ROSS kross@repub.com HOLYOKE - City Councilor Patricia C. Devine has requested a special meeting to discuss sexual harassment allegations against Tax Collector Robert F. Kane. Devine said on Wednesday she w ... more »
MassLive.com – Nov 26, 2008 10:46 PM [GMT] – comment?
As of Wednesday, the MCAD had not taken action on a City Hall worker's complaint. By KEN ROSS kross@repub.com HOLYOKE - City Councilor Patricia C. Devine has requested a special meeting to discuss sexual harassment allegations against Tax Collector Robert F. Kane. Devine said on Wednesday she w ... more »
MassLive.com – Nov 26, 2008 10:46 PM [GMT] – comment?
Jury finds Jason Strickland guilty of allowing injuries to Haleigh PoutreThe jury did not find that Strickland caused his stepdaughter's injuries, but that he allowed someone else to cause them.Photo by Dave Molnar / The RepublicanJason D. Stickland, left, formerly of Westfield, is handcuffed by a court officer in Hampden Superior court Wednesday after being found g ... more »
MassLive.com – Nov 26, 2008 9:51 PM [GMT] – comment?
Fire chief says it may be days before cause of explosion at Monson house is determinedA corner of the house's concrete foundation was split open by the explosion.By NANCY H. GONTER ngonter@repub.com MONSON - Investigators sifted through the charred remains of a home at 108 Cote Road Wednesday that was destroyed by an explosion and fire, but Fire Chief George L. Robichaud said it ... more »
MassLive.com – Nov 26, 2008 7:02 PM [GMT] – comment?
Jury in child-assault case asks judge if they have to believe Jason Strickland was present to convict himJurors continue to deliberate in the case involving Haleigh Poutre.File photo by Dave Roback / The RepublicanJudge Judd J. Carhart makes a ruling recently in the child-absue case of Jason D. Strickland.By BUFFY SPENCER bspencer@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - Jurors in the child abuse trial of Jason D. Stri ... more »
MassLive.com – Nov 26, 2008 6:40 PM [GMT] – comment?
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