AMHERST — The Healey administration’s education leadership was grilled by the Joint Ways & Means Committee in front of a standing room-only crowd at a hearing on school funding and local aid, hosted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst.Among the groups of educators and students...
Editor’s Note: This article contains a description of domestic violence and of someone who attempted to die by suicide.On a sunny afternoon in April 1992, a 5-year-old girl played outside in her swimsuit. Her father coached her 7-year-old brother’s soccer team. And their mother went...
Scroll down to find a searchable Springfield city employee database. Search by name, job title and other fields to see payroll data.SPRINGFIELD — More than 20 city employees made more than $200,000 last year, according to payroll records obtained by The Republican. The majority of...
Dear Eric: I’m a guy in my mid-60s, in relatively good health, but I’m fighting the whole getting older thing on a daily basis. I still want to hit the ball 250 yards every time and sexually knock it out of the park each time...
Dear Annie: I have two sons. My older one was always a source of difficulty growing up. He loved to read encyclopedias and science-related books. This led him to correct his teachers at times. Needless to say, this did not go well for him and...
On Monday at 3:07 a.m. a dense fog advisory was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until noon for Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties.The weather service states to expect, "Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.""Low visibility could make...
On Monday at 3:07 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory in effect until 9 a.m. for Northern Worcester and Southern Worcester as well as Franklin, Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire, Hampden, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bristol and Plymouth counties.The weather service adds to prepare for,...
NAMI WM Artist reception CHICOPEE - NAMI-WM (The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Western Massachusetts) will hold an opening reception for its 14th Annual Art and Poetry Show featuring the work of artists and poets living with mental health conditions. Taking place on Tuesday,...
Dear Eric: I founded a nonprofit organization that is about to close (for multiple reasons, one being that others are now doing this work). I’m no longer on the board of directors, just a volunteer. A few years ago, we got a very prestigious award...
Growing up, “American Idol” hopeful Samantha Ray always had a duet partner in her sister, Taylor. And even though the Georgia artist had to audition for the singing competition alone, her sibling was in her thoughts the whole time - and the judges could tell.Ray’s...