Cities and towns across the Commonwealth are facing layoffs and program cuts as they experience budget issues with inflation and the end of federal stimulus money, including federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) money.As districts are contending with their budgets, some towns...
Criticism is common for the Boston Renegades.At the end of every grueling practice, which occur two nights and a Saturday morning a week, the five-time champion professional women’s tackle football team breaks down into specific position groups to thoroughly scrutinize each other’s performances....
When the Bruins traded Linus Ullmark to the Ottawa Senators, it left a lot of questions at the goalie position. Boston acquired Joonas Korpisalo in the deal, but he was statistically one of the NHL’s worst goalies in the 2023-24 season.Brandon Bussi has played well...
BOSTON — The Celtics are through their first official step of the offseason in the 2024 NBA Draft. Boston president Brad Stevens didn’t make any draft-day deals, standing pat with the No. 30 and No. 54 overall picks.The C’s have their two newest rookies in...
Macklin Celebrini had just won the Hobey Baker Award as the top men’s college hockey player in the nation. At 17 years old, the two-way center became the youngest ever to earn the accolade following a 64-point season with the Boston University men’s hockey team...
The Bruins have a slew of free agents this offseason and they have to decide whether to re-sign them or let them hit the market. Jake DeBrusk is one of those impending free agents, and it sounds as if he’s going to explore other opportunities...
BOSTON — The Celtics are in the early stages of their offseason, but that first step is at least complete with the 2024 NBA Draft behind them. Next up is free agency, though the C’s won’t have too many options there on the open market.Among...
Dear Abby: My older daughter, “Brianna,” age 42, does not want anything to do with me or her brother and sister-in-law. She keeps me from my granddaughter, who is 17. I have been divorced since the ’90s and remarried for 25 years. My first husband...
WESTFIELD — The City Council authorized a tax increment financing agreement for ERD Metal at 323 Lockhouse Road and approved the land purchase for a new police station at its meeting on June 20.In presenting a positive recommendation for the resolution from the Legislative and...
Dear Amy: Yesterday, my girlfriend “Lori” and I went to lunch at a local restaurant. Two guys were heading for the same restaurant and were slightly ahead of us, but when they got to the door, they held it open for us and allowed us...