Editor’s note: This story is part of an occasional series examining how educators are responding to the persistence of racial segregation in Massachusetts schools.HOLYOKE — The top school official in Holyoke says the district already is using recommendations of a new report that found racial...
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SPRINGFIELD — If a city elementary school and a bus company had taken one family’s bullying complaints seriously, a shooting would not have happened and a local father would still be alive.That’s the contention of a court filing made July 10 by Alicia Breitung, the...
There will be dragons in the Connecticut River on Saturday, July 21, but there is nothing to worry about and no danger to humans.The dragons are simply “dragon boats,” which will be racing as part of the 10th annual Dragon Boat Festival, scheduled from 8...
A small group of international students at Springfield High School of Science and Technology — and their test results — illustrate a much larger discussion playing out across the state, one that will lead voters to the ballot box in November.In 2023, 96% of English...
WORCESTER -- Eddy Alvarez has been trapped in a love triangle for most of his life, torn between his passion for two completely different sports: speed skating and baseball.So what did he do?He earned Olympic medals in both of them.The WooSox infielder/outfielder owns an extremely...
Dear Abby: My husband and I have been together for 15 years and share a 14-year-old son. We no longer have a physical relationship. I’m trying to decide if it’s worth getting a divorce. Our marital relations were what I would consider normal, at least...
Thrift shopSpringfield - The thrift shop at St. Gregory Armenian Church, 135 Goodwin St., in the Indian Orchard section, is open Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, go online to saintgregoryarmenianchurch.org.Church eventsSunderland – First Congregational Church of Sunderland, 91 S. Main...
Dear Eric: My two adult children sometimes privately criticize or demean the other in my presence. I don’t want to get involved in a defensive conversation about my children, even if I may understand the reasons for the comments. I try to respond with something...
WESTFIELD — The Planning Board approved permits for two contractors’ shops proposals, as well as a request from a contractors’ yard developer to allow access to the property from Southampton Road rather than its legal frontage on North Road.“They are allowed according to zoning, and...