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Grenade scare prompts evacuation of Mug n' Muffin Restaurant in Monson Sunday morningDetonated grenade found near Monson restaurant. File photo Monson- Fire Chief George Robichaud said what could have been a very dangerous situation was handled quickly and safely when a grenade was found near the Mug n' Muffin Restaurant Sunday morning. Robichaud said some lawn maintenance employees were working at the BP service station on Route 32 around 10 a.m. when somebody spotted a grenade. "The bomb squad was called and the Monson Fire Department closed Route 32 for a little over an hour to deal with the situation," he said. Robichaud said it was determined the grenade was a training grenade that had already been detonated. As a safety precaution several homes as well as the restaurant on Palmer Road were evacuated while the incident was addressed. "Fortunately the appropriate actions were taken and no one was harmed," he said. Robichaud... — The Republican Massachusetts Senate weighs vote critical for open space, historic preservationUnder the 12-year-old Community Preservation Act, cities and towns receive a state match from real estate fees if local voters have adopted a property tax surcharge to generate local money. Boston — The Massachusetts Senate this week will take up a plan to raise state matching money for a popular law that allows communities to purchase open space, restore historic properties and create affordable housing. Under the Community Preservation Act, cities and towns receive a state match from a pot of money raised from real estate fees if municipal voters have adopted a property tax surcharge of up to 3 percent to generate local money. State matching money has been down in the past four years because of a slump in real estate transactions and more participation in the law, stretching out the funds. Nearly 150 communities have approved the program including, about 30 in West Springfield... — The Republican Where Romney, Sen. Brown stand on various issuesRepublican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and U.S. Sen. Scott Brown publicly support each other and even share key advisers. But on many topics, from foreign policy to social issues, the Massachusetts Republicans take very different positions. — The Boston Globe Monday, May 21, 2012 3:58 AM
Romney, US Sen. Brown play down past connectionsMassachusetts Republicans Mitt Romney and Scott Brown have a history of supporting each other throughout their political careers. — The Boston Globe Monday, May 21, 2012 3:58 AM
Chicopee's Munich Haus to add an outdoor German beer gardenThe building next door was destroyed by a fire last year. The Republican file photoMunich Haus restaurant Chicopee – Owners of the Munich Haus restaurant are turning a tragic fire that destroyed a neighboring business and apartment building next door and damaged its own building into something positive. Construction on an outdoor German beer garden is due to begin Monday on the lot at 17-23 Center St. where Wickles Fine Printing once operated and six residents lived until a March 2011 fire destroyed the downtown building. While the lot looks small, the footprint is actually larger than the entire Munich Haus restaurant. The beer garden will have seating for 150 at tables and for 30 more people at the bar, said Patrick Gottschlicht, who owns the restaurant with his father, Hubert. “My father and I talked a lot about beer gardens and brainstormed about them for multiple years and the property opened up,” he said. The p... — The Republican Hadley teen badly hurt in Northampton bicycle accidentNorthampton - A Hadley teenager was listed in critical condition Sunday afternoon at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after suffering life-threatening injuries in a bicycle accident Saturday evening, according to the Northwestern district attorney's office. read more — Daily Hampshire Gazette Monday, May 21, 2012 5:00 AM State law bars help on drug costsMassachusetts is the only state that hasn't repealed a 1970s federal law banning discounts from drug companies. — The Boston Channel Monday, May 21, 2012 12:49 AM
Board will ask to remove Bartels Lodge from districtMonday May 21, 2012 New England Newspapers POWNAL, Vt. -- The Select Board voted 3-1 late last week to ask the Vermont Department of Historic Preservation to remove Bartels Lodge from the Center Street Historic District. Board Chairman Stephen Kauppi said he wants to see the lodge taken off because he does not want records to reflect that the town demolished a historic building, — North Adams Transcript Monday, May 21, 2012 12:38 AM
Nato takes up Obama Afghanistan timetableNato countries are expected to sign off Monday on U.S. President Barack Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations next year and the withdrawal of troops by the end of 2014. — The Boston Channel Monday, May 21, 2012 9:15 AM
Tantasqua vote questioned after threatSturbridge - Just a few hours after the Tantasqua Regional School Committee decided the school district doesn't want or need a school resource officer, a Tantasqua student posted on Facebook threats that he was going to bring a firearm to school. In the aftermath of these events, the town administrator and police chief are questioning the school committee's rationale, and its motives. — Telegram & Gazette Monday, May 21, 2012 7:00 AM Epa to hold meetings on Housatonic cleanupPublic meetings will be held in Massachusetts and Connecticut to discuss the next steps for the potential cleanup of the Housatonic River. — The Boston Globe Monday, May 21, 2012 2:48 AM
Terrorist's death fails to ease griefJeannine Boulanger has cried every day of the 23 years since her daughter Nicole was blown out of the skies... — The Boston Herald Monday, May 21, 2012 4:34 AM
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