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Data Center Knowledge (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Massachusetts House of Representatives has approved $78 million for a state data center in Springfield, Mass. after a bitter debate over the location of the facility. The House voted 150-0 Thursday night to approve a $3 billion bond bill that earmarks money for the data center. Legislators... Read more at our web site
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Low Resolution (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
I missed posting about the passing of Estelle "Sophia 'Ma' Petrillo" Getty, but check out the fine memorial posts from My New Plaid Pants, That Bootleg Guy (who totally ganked what would have been my post title), and the fabulous ladies at Go Fug Yourself. Towleroad passes on the news that the bitingly brilliant Simon Doonan and his long-time boyfriend Jonathan Adler (he of the unfortunately
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Grasping Reality with Both Hands (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
The story--whether it is true or not I do not know--is that in 1988 Michael Dukakis said that he wanted to go campaign in Western Massachusetts in September, at the Massachusetts State Fair in Springfield. A nd his campaign manager Susan Estrich--anxious to tell the candidate what he wantd to hear and not what he needed to hear--said that that was a wonderful idea. It wasn't. There are state fairs...
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Blue Mass. Group - Front Page (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Thanks to all who have commented and posted about Lori. There will be a memorial service on: Saturday, July 12 at 10:30 AM King Philip's Stockade Longmeadow/Springfield, MA The Stockade is a park on the Springfield/Longmeadow line that is part of Forest Park. I'll be following up with directions. Kristina Bonatakis, Lori's daughter, can be contacted at 15 Kimberly Circle, Longmeadow MA 01106 or at...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA (MARKET WIRE) The Scuderi Group, developer of what is expected to be the world's most fuel efficient internal combustion engine, has secured patent protection for five more inventions of The Scuderi Air-Hybrid Engine technology. This enhances The Scuderi Group's global patent portfolio to more than 62 pending and 35 issued in more than 50 countries.
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Voice from the Desert (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
From an email received from SNAP National Director David Clohessy, 7.2.2008 The SNAP press release by SNAP President Barbara Blaine, below, is followed by a statement from the Diocese of Springfield, MA, offering a “voluntary arbitration procedure.” * * * For immediate release: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 Statement by Barbara Blaine of Chicago, national [...]
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Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
For the second consecutive year, the Hoop City Jazz Festival will be held July 5 and 6, 2008 in Springfield, Massachusetts. For a great time in a great city at a great price - free! - come on down. In his press statement, artistic director John Osborne stated: Musically, we have shifted our paradigm. Instead of following others, we are now working diligently to distinguish the Hoop City Jazz & Art...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - A hedge-fund swindler who set off a national manhunt when he faked his suicide the day he was supposed to report to prison surrendered to small-town police in Massachusetts yesterday after hiding out for three weeks in his recreational vehicle.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered former hedge fund manager Samuel Israel III back to New York to face new charges after he surrendered to authorities on Wednesday, ending a nationwide manhunt triggered after he faked his own death to avoid a 20-year prison sentence.
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Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
SPRINGFIELD, MA – The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21 st Century , an exhibition that compares contemporary Realism painting with its historical predecessors , will be on view at the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts from July 15 through November 16. The juried exhibition was organized by the International Guild of Realism, and the tour was developed by Smith Kramer Fine...
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hitsgaloremedia | 06/26/2008
If you’re visiting Massachusetts, Springfield is a city you won’t want to miss. It’s Massachusetts’ third largest city and teeming with thins to do and places to see. It’s perfect for the entire family- so bring them! Did you know that the game of basketball actually originated in Springfield, Massachusetts? Well, if you’re a basketball fan you should pay a visit to the Naismith Memorial Basketball
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hitsgaloremedia | 06/26/2008
If you’re visiting Massachusetts, Springfield is a city you won’t want to miss. It’s Massachusetts’ third largest city and teeming with thins to do and places to see. It’s perfect for the entire family- so bring them! Did you know that the game of basketball actually originated in Springfield, Massachusetts? Well, if you’re a basketball fan you should pay a visit to the Naismith Memorial Basketball...