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The shooting left a 10-year-old girl in critical condition. A 12-year-old girl also suffered gunshot wounds, but is in stable condition.

The longtime-vacant downtown church will become a new social services hub for people who are homeless, in extreme poverty or facing similar crises.

Holyoke courted cannabis growers and retailers in the early days of the state’s legalized industry.

Workers set buoys out on the Connecticut River Thursday, preparing for the Ironman swim race set for Sunday.

Carr Hardware says all staff members have landed new jobs either at another Carr location or at another hardware store.

Fish ladders and elevators have improved and increased spawning grounds for American shad.

In Massachusetts, communities have approved or are considering bans to mitigate littering that comes from tiny liquor bottles. Connecticut’s "nickle-per-nip" surcharge program collected $6.6 million in its first 18 months.

Residents within the Liberty Heights neighborhood told The Republican they are elated to have a smoother road to drive on.

A fire broke out Wednesday morning on Oak Street in the Indian Orchard section of Springfield.

Events were held in communities including Chicopee, Holyoke, Springfield, Agawam, West Springfield, Westfield, East Longmeadow, Ware, Southwick and Russell.