SPRINGFIELD — John Shea Scagliarini was in his final year at the University of Massachusetts Amherst when he called his mother in Wilbraham to say he wasn’t feeling well. Mary Lou Crowley rushed to the campus and brought her son to the doctor.“We thought he...
After what seemed to be a never-ending stretch of intense heat and humidity in Massachusetts, the Bay State will finally see some relief on Thursday when a cold front sweeps through, bringing with it more comfortable summer heat.National Weather Service forecasters say the cold front...
Associated PressNEW YORK — A New York City Council member was charged Wednesday with biting a police officer during a chaotic protest over the construction of a new homeless shelter in her district. ...
The second half of the 2024 season begins Friday when the Red Sox play the first game of a three-game series in Los Angeles vs. the Dodgers.Nick Pivetta will start Friday. Kutter Crawford — who has recorded his last 48 outs without allowing a run...
A 14-year-old boy who disappeared near Benedict Pond on Wednesday afternoon was found unresponsive in the water and later pronounced dead at a hospital, according to Great Barrington Police.A 911 caller reported they could not find a 14-year-old who was previously at the beach area...
No less an authority than Paul Lanzikos, the former state secretary of elder affairs, says Highview of Northampton, the most-fined nursing home in Western Massachusetts, should have been shut down “a long time ago.”Things must be dire to bring such candor. “Notorious,” Lanzikos told The...
The numbers speak volumes: more than 1.8 million outpatient visits; 4,000 babies born; 180,000 emergency room visits; the addition of two community hospitals; launch of a medical school program focused on population-based health care; construction of a new mental-health hospital; 13,500 workers.These statistics from the...
Under new leadership, the Patriots are a draft and develop team.In Eliot Wolf’s first offseason, as the team’s new executive vice president of player personnel, he brought in an offensive-heavy draft class. Led by Drake Maye, this is one of the most exciting rookie classes...
The Celtics have been busy making moves since Wyc Grousbeck announced plans to sell his family’s ownership stake in the team earlier this month. Brad Stevens addressed the team’s sale for the first time on Wednesday in Las Vegas, acknowledging that the decision was as...
After a year of chemotherapy, clinical trials, and countless hospital visits, doctors sat down 3-year-old William, “Billy” Fournier’s parents with the news that the treatments were not working. This, doctors said, was likely the end.The parents looked at their upbeat and energetic toddler and quickly...