- LIGEIA Films 'I've Been Drinkin'' Video; Photos Available
LIGEIA shot a video for the song "I've Been Drinkin'" on January 6, 2009 in the band's hometown of Palmer, Massachusetts.
- Vandals damage Three Rivers Chamber of Commerce Christmas display
Anyone with information on vandalism of wreathes on Palmer's Main Street bridge are asked to call: Palmer Police Department 283-8792. By NANCY H. GONTER ngonter@repub.com PALMER - Vandals have again struck a ...
- Monson home destroyed by blaze
A fire destroyed a home in Monson early Tuesday morning. Firefighters were called to 210 Wales Road to a home fully engulfed in flames.
- Slot machines could net $150m a year
Gambling by the numbers Here's a look at the demographics of proposed casino or slot-machine gaming at racetrack locations in New England compared with Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos and a slot gaming parlor ...
- Palmer firefighers battle mobile home fire on Stimson Street
By GEORGE GRAHAM ggraham@repub.com PALMER - Firefighters remain at the scene of a mobile home fire that broke out Friday morning at 28 Stimson Road.
- Protests arise at word of closure plan
The backlash has begun against the state's recent announcement that it will close the Irving A. Glavin Regional Center, the Templeton Developmental Center in Winchendon and two other state facilities serving ...
- Palmer expects approval from state this week of $14.05 tax rate
By NANCY H. GONTER ngonter@repub.com PALMER - A tentative single tax rate of $14.05 per $1,000 of assessed valuation has been approved by the Town Council, but the town is still awaiting approval from the state ...
- Missing man's body found in Palmer
By MICHAEL McAULIFFE mmcauliffe@repub.com PALMER - The body of a man reported missing Thursday was found Saturday not far from his Breckenridge Street home, police said.
- Palmer Police Search For Missing Man
The Palmer Police Department needs the public's help to find a man they say has been missing since Wednesday night.
- MA closing 4 mental disability institutions
The Patrick administration announced Friday it would close four of the state's six institutions for people with developmental disabilities, including the Fernald Developmental Center.
- Ban on two U.S. Cycling Federation-sanctioned bike races holds firm
A ban will not be lifted to allow hundreds of riders in two U.S. Cycling Federation-sanctioned bike races to come through town.
- Monson neighbors pitch in to help family who lost house in explosion
Neighbors and friends stand behind the Quirk family, of Monson, who lost their home but survived a gas explosion.
- 6 towns look at regional collaboration
Six area towns are considering the possibility of establishing a regional collaborative to deliver municipal services.
- Alternative giving when budget is tight
With so many people being out of work and so many budgets stretched to the limit here in western Massachusetts, charitable donations are tougher than ever to come by.
- Watch The Story
Statistics show that more than 50% of fatal fires occur with a working smoke detector.
- Propane explosion levels house on Cote Road in Monson; at least 2 hurt
Monson firefighters pour water on the remains of a house that exploded this morning at 108 Cote Road.
- Bright Nights ready to glow
The lights are all set to shine again at Bright Nights. New England's largest holiday lighting display, which for the past 14 years has turned Springfield's Forest Park into an enchanted forest of more than ...
- Proposed gas taxes get mixed reviews
National gasoline tax average: 30 cents a gallon. Highest state tax: California, 48.7 cents a gallon.
- Palmer to rally around 2 teens whose mother died in Commercial Street fire
Donald Francis, 19, and his brother, Anthony, 15, pose with photographs of their their mother, Theresa, who died in a fire at their home on Commercial Street last week.
