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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Rev. Bob Marrone was pained to see the steeple of his 137-year-old church shattered and strewn on the grass in the central Massachusetts town of Monson, yet he knows he's more fortunate than some of his neighbors who lost their homes after tornadoes tore through the state, killing at least four people, damaging buildings, uprooting trees and shattering lives. "I can see the plywood of roofs, and see houses where most of the house is gone," said Marrone, pastor of The First Church of Monson. "The... Full story
A winter breeze rustles through the brittle and dormant vines twisting along the hills of Bill Hopkins' vineyard, the latest transformation of a Connecticut farm that since 1786 has been keeping up with changing agriculture, markets and consumer tastes. The 100-acre family farm on Lake Waramaug in western Connecticut's Litchfield Hills has raised sheep, race horses, tobacco, grain crops and dairy cows. Responding to falling dairy prices and the 24/7 demands of running a dairy business, Hopkins quit in 1979 after 25 years and...
A warehouse driver who was asked to resign his job at a beer distributor refused, then opened fire this morning, a company executive said. Police said the gunman and several other people were killed and others were wounded, one critically. Authorities were searching the building to make sure everyone was accounted for before confirming the number of deaths, state police Lt. J. Paul Vance said. At least one person died at Hartford Hospital, spokeswoman Michaela Donnelly said. Another victim taken there was in critical...