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Family, friends remember Belchertown crash victim Ashley GoetzAmherst - Ashley Goetz wanted to write. In 2011, she left her job as director of marketing at a Minnesota retail firm, uprooted her life and moved to Easthampton to pursue a master's degree at the University of Massachusetts. At the time of her death she was working on two novels. read more — Daily Hampshire Gazette Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:00 AM Holyoke DJ, video producer Steve Porter makes Fast Company's 2012 list of "100 Most Creative People in Business"Porter checks in at number 60, putting him in the company of Cee Lo Green, Bjork and Wes Anderson. The Republican | Dave RobackSteve Porter speaks at an event called "Idea Mill" held at Open Square in Holyoke in October, 2011. Holyoke -- The magazine Fast Company gave a nod this week to city resident Steve Porter, naming the entrepreneur, DJ and video alchemist to its 2012 list of the "100 Most Creative People in Business". Porter checks in at number 60, putting him in the company of Cee Lo Green, Bjork and Wes Anderson. The list, already available online, also appears in the magazine's June 2012 issue. PorterHouse Media, the company Porter founded in 2009, is headquartered in a wedge-shaped industrial building on Gatehouse Road near the head of the city's canal system. The company's corporate clients range from IBM to FedEx to Hyundai, but much of Porter's most notable recent work has be... — The Republican Celtics paint pretty picturePhiladelphia - Paul Pierce, on his way to a 24-point, 12-rebound game, slashed to the basket midway through the... — The Boston Herald Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:51 PM
Court: Conviction needed for longer suspensionThe highest court in Massachusetts has overturned a 3-year license suspension given to a man who refused to take a breath test after being arrested on a drunken driving charge, finding that a law designed to increase penalties for repeat drunken drivers requires a previous conviction. — The Boston Globe Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:58 AM
Ri agency official out after Schilling defaultProvidence, R.i. -- The head of the Rhode Island agency whose board approved a $75 million loan guarantee for former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's now financially troubled video gaming company has resigned. — 7 News - WHDH Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:28 AM
Northampton football coach Ken O'Brien expected to resignNorthampton - After 40 years, including 12 as the head coach, Ken O'Brien has decided to end his run on the Northampton football team's sidelines. Athletic director Jim Miller confirmed Wednesday that O'Brien has informed the school's administration of his decision to resign and will do so officially when he returns from vacationing with his family next week. read more — Daily Hampshire Gazette Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:00 AM Easthampton brings back popular Bear Fest with more artistsEasthampton - Bear Fest, the summer-long art installation of colorful fiberglass bears decorated by area artists, aims to bring visitors to town and raise money for schools, organizations and the arts. But two small bears created for Bear Fest served another purpose when they arrived at the Tri-County Schools on East Street this spring. Related stories:• In its second year, Bear Fest grows bigger• Looking ahead to Bear Fest read more — Daily Hampshire Gazette Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:00 AM Disco Queen Donna Summer dies at 63 Legendary singer Donna Summer has died at age 63. — The Boston Channel Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:53 PM
Cuban president's daughter gets US visaThe daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro has been granted a U.S. visa to attend an academic conference in San Francisco and another event, one of her associates confirmed Thursday. The decision has already drawn fire from Cuban-American politicians and on anti-Castro blogs, which argue that she is an apologist for the Communist government her family has led for decades. — The Boston Globe Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:59 AM
Coroner: RFK Jr.'s wife died of hangingBedford, N.y. -- A medical examiner in suburban New York says the estranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr. died of asphyxiation due to hanging. — 7 News - WHDH Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:06 PM
Disco queen Donna Summer dies at 63Donna Summer, the "Queen of Disco" whose hits included "Hot Stuff," "Bad Girls," "Love to Love You Baby" and "She Works Hard for the Money," has died, a representative said Thursday. She was 63. Her publicist, Brian Edwards, said Summer was suffering ... — The Boston Channel Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:50 PM
Medical examiner says Mary Richardson Kennedy died of asphyxiation due to hanging. — The Boston Globe Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:58 AM
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