After months of braving the cold winter, Bay State residents will have the beauty of spring to look forward to starting Tuesday.Spring officially starts on March 19 in Massachusetts and runs until June 20, according to almanac.com.In the Northern Hemisphere, spring is when the sun...
Wafts of Indian, Jamaican and Chinese food filled the air at the Worcester Public Market on a recent Saturday in March. As the doors opened to the public, owner Allen Fletcher made haste to ensure all the booths were ready for showtime, lighting up displays...
With the Celtics winding down their regular season, there will be plenty more opportunities for their bench players. That was the case Sunday against the Wizards with three starters sitting out. Sam Hauser took that opportunity to score a career-high 30 points with 10 3-pointers,...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D We aren’t yet a third of the way into 2024. As Springtime provides its annual renewal of hope, the season of mayhem has not abated. As of March 12, 2024, 7 law enforcement officers had been murdered by gunfire, 1 by...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Rafael Devers recently said that he feels like he’s watching Pedro Martinez every time 24-year-old righty Brayan Bello pitches.Martinez and Bello, both Dominican Republic natives, certainly share similarities with mid-to-upper-90s fastballs and devastating changeups. They also have some of the same...
By Nathan BrownThe Santa Fe New MexicanALBUEQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico State Police officer who was shot and killed near Tucumcari early Friday died offering to help his suspected killer with a flat tire, authorities say.The suspect, a South Carolina man with a long...
By Shira MooltenSouth Florida Sun-SentinelFT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Spring Break revelers on Fort Lauderdale Beach observed a potentially nerve-wracking sight this week: Police officers patrolling the beach in an ATV, confronting throngs of bikini-clad partiers.But the officers, waving, blasting FloRida and handing out frisbees, were...
SPRINGFIELD — When Dr. Mark Kenton does his daily rounds, he’s taking the pulse of Mercy Medical Center’s entire Department of Emergency Medicine.Kenton wants to know how many patients are there, how long they’ve been waiting and whether their frustration is ready to boil over....
Nurses and staff dressed up babies in the Boston-based Mass General Brigham neonatal intensive care units in green and other holiday-inspired clothes last week to celebrate their first St. Patrick’s Day.“Any hospitalization can be difficult,” said Erika Nolin, a nurse at Mass General for Children....
BOSTON — With 1 minute, 34 seconds remaining and the Bruins’ clinging to a one-goal lead over the Flyers coming out of a timeout, Bruins coach Jim Montgomery sent Johnny Beecher out on the ice to take a faceoff in the Boston end.It was just...
