Worcester’s city employee count increased in 2023, as well as how much employees collectively earned that year, according to payroll records obtained by MassLive.The city employs more than 8,010 people, an increase over the more than 7,900 working for the city in 2022. More people...
Springfield - Society for American Baseball research, Springfield, MA Chapter welcomes Pete Rose and 2004 Red Sox authors at it’s next meeting on Saturday, April 27, at 10 a.m., in the Dodge Room A+B Campus Union Building, Springfield College, 263 Alden Street. Baseball historian and...
BOSTON — The regular season wasn’t over long before Linus Ullmark was asked if he knew who was starting Game 1 of the playoffs for the Bruins.At the time he didn’t even know that Boston was playing Toronto yet. ...
By Steve Pomper Woman target shooting with AR-15 “America’s Rifle” (Photo: Simonov, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0) According to David Gutman at The Seattle Times, about the court case, State of Washington v Gator’s Custom Guns Inc., brought by the Silent Majority Foundation, “A Cowlitz County judge ruled Washington’s...
By Rick HurdEast Bay TimesOAKLAND, Calif. — Jackhammers, saws and drills were out in force on Interstate 880 on Monday, but it wasn’t for a construction project. Instead, the California Highway Patrol had to figure out how to remove protesters from the freeway who had...
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1PORT JERVIS, N.Y. — A police officer who works as a dog rescuer when he’s off duty used a thermal imaging drone to reunite a family with their missing dog, Brooklyn News 12 reports. The dog, named Levi, had been missing for four...
By Deion Johnsonnj.comTRENTON, N.J. — The Community Crisis Response Team Pilot Program will receive $12 million in funding following the approval of a senate bill in January that focuses on police response to mental health emergency calls, officials announced Monday.The bill, known as the Seabrooks-Washington...
By Maxine Bernsteinoregonlive.comPORTLAND, Ore. — The city of Portland and the U.S. Department of Justice have selected Los Angeles Police Department’s Inspector General Mark P. Smith to serve as the independent monitor of mandated Portland police reforms under the city’s federal settlement agreement over excessive...
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Police Department is adding six electric vehicles to its fleet as part of a pilot program, KABC reports. The department is testing Tesla Model Y cruisers. The goal of the pilot program is to “ensure the agency is...
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1DANVILLE, Ind. — A deputy with the Hendricks County Sheriff’s Office died after coming into contact with live power lines, FOX59 reports. Deputy Fred Fislar was responding to a crash on April 15 when a passing driver, who also witnessed the crash, noticed...
