Just Roots, a farming and food access nonprofit based in Greenfield, has named Meryl LaTronica and Joshua Faller as co-executive directors.LaTronica has spent the past eight years driving change at Just Roots, combining her knowledge of sustainable agriculture with a passion for strengthening local food...
Tech Goes Home, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit, recently received a $30,000 grant from Comcast to expand digital skills programming in Holyoke and Springfield. The grant brings Comcast’s total 2024 commitment to supporting TGH’s digital inclusion efforts to $130,000.TGH was chosen as one of three nonprofits to...
A winter weather advisory was in place for the greater Springfield area Monday morning as forecasters warned light snow and freezing rain could cause icy conditions on the roads. The following school districts have announced delays — and at least one closing — for Monday,...
Sweat slicked down backs, blended with the scent of fried food and livestock at The Big E, as fairgoers came to a slow halt in the dense crowd. The sea of strangers on Commonwealth Avenue felt unusually large, loud and still, and the air was...
Aaron Robinson, a former University of Massachusetts Lowell student journalist, knew of a part of campus most of his peers did not.It wasn’t a secret study spot or a bench under a tree. It was an entire section of the school grounds, known as West...
The Bruins beat a playoff team. Jeremy Swayman played more like a No. 1 goalie. But the most promising thing to come from Saturday’s late-night 5-1 win over the Canucks in Vancouver was the play of David Pastrnak.The 2024-25 Bruins season has had a lot...
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Following another paint-by-number loss where the Patriots repeated the same mistakes, Jerod Mayo emphasized the importance of personal accountability in the visitors’ locker room at State Farm Stadium.“I told the guys in there: We’ve all gotta take accountability,” Mayo said. “What does...
The only reason — The ONLY REASON — the Patriots could consider bringing back both Jerod Mayo and Eliot Wolf is that Robert Kraft doesn’t want to admit he blew it.Simply put, this leadership combination didn’t work. Running it back would be another sign of...
GLENDALE, Ariz. – High above the field inside State Farm Stadium, Jonathan Kraft probably thought he was speaking away from prying eyes. While the Patriots team president spoke to his father, owner Robert Kraft, it was easy to see that he was displeased.Following an 18-yard...
Payton Pritchard just keeps putting up productive games for the Celtics off the bench, this time in their win over the Wizards on Sunday. He filled up the box score, putting up 15 points, 11 rebounds and six assists as the C’s bench was huge...
