We’re running a mailbag on Fridays during the season. If you have questions on the Patriots, NFL, or want gripe about past answers, email cmason@masslive.com or tweet @bychrismason. Now let’s get to this week’s questions!How many wins would the Patriots have if Bailey Zappe started...
BOSTON — When the Celtics were down 19 points going into halftime, there was some grumbling coming from the TD Garden faithful. The C’s played arguably their worst half of the season, so the complaints weren’t exactly surprising.But as the Celtics put together their comeback...
Hundreds of UMass Amherst students enter Whitmore administrative building to protest the university's ties with war profiteers and call for a ceasefire and end of the blockade on Gaza Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 25, 2023. (Hoang ‘Leon’ Nguyen / The Republican)Leon Nguyen...
BOSTON — When the Celtics played perhaps their worst half of the season Thursday, all C’s coach Joe Mazzulla saw was an opportunity. Sure, they were down 19 points to the Pistons, who were on a 27-game losing streak coming into the game.But bad halves...
FOXBOROUGH – As soon as the ball was snapped, the Denver Broncos blitzed. The defense sent six players rushing toward five Patriots offensive linemen. As the pocket collapsed in under 2.3 seconds, Bailey Zappe never lost sight of his target.Amid the chaos, the Patriots quarterback...
By Margaret ReistLincoln Journal Star, Neb.LANCASTER COUNTY, Neb. — Before long, six cameras that record motorists’ license plate numbers will be mounted on digital overhead signs on Interstate 80 somewhere in Lancaster County, the latest crime-fighting tool of the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office.The so-called automated...
By Monica SagerThe Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass.LAWRENCE, Mass. — The Lawrence Police Department will receive about a quarter of the allocated grants from the Healey-Driscoll administration announced last week to support public safety staffing.“Through this investment, cities are able to maintain vital public safety services...
By Chris SommerfeldtNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — Mayor Adams, an avowed booster of New York City’s nightlife scene, is dismantling a decades-old, multi-agency enforcement task force that has long been accused of using heavy-handed tactics during inspections at bars and venues across the Big...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1AUSTRIA — Gaston Glock, creator of the Glock line of handguns, has died at the age of 94, Reuters reported.The Glock Company originally produced military knives and consumer goods, before Gaston Glock engineered the Glock-17 pistol, according to the report. The design was...
By Jakob Rodgers and Shomik MukherjeeBay Area News GroupOAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has rejected all finalists for the city’s police chief job, leaving the vacant position in limbo again, nearly a year after she placed the last permanent chief on leave and...
