The game had everything you wanted as a fan.A young quarterback led the Patriots to his first-ever fourth-quarter comeback on Sunday night. A young kicker found redemption after a rough start to deliver a game-winning kick with seconds left on the clock. We saw a...
WESTFIELD — Once a month, a group of dog owners bring their pets to Westfield Middle School. They’re not ordinary dogs, but specially trained therapy dogs.These exceptional four-legged visitors spend about two hours every third Friday with seventh and eighth graders. They’ve been trained to...
Local legislators presented a check from the Commonwealth of Mass to the PHIWMSPRINGFIELD - Local legislators presented a $200,000 check from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts (PHIWM) to support its 413Cares initiative, which connects people with the critical...
It has been a milestone year for several organizations. The Hartford Symphony Orchestra and the Springfield Symphony Orchestra both celebrated their 80th anniversaries. Goodspeed Musicals and Hartford Stage celebrated their 60th anniversaries. Jacob’s Pillow presented its 90th season of live dance performances.Hartford Symphony celebrated its...
By Stephen Owsinski Among many feats performed by cops, reaching out to people from all walks of life is a staple ingredient that testifies to why they took the police officer’s oath, and the holiday season is ripe with examples of true-blue blessings. A few days...
Dear Readers: A recent question from “Wondering Parents” raised the topic of giving “gender stereotypical” toys to children. (Wondering Parents were admonished for wanting to give a toy kitchen set to their daughter for Christmas.)This question – and my response – brought on a huge...
Even as he’s struggled through a rough rookie season, Chad Ryland says the New England Patriots never lost faith in him. In fact, the team’s most respected locker room leader predicted that the team would need him in the fourth quarter of their Christmas Eve...
Dear Readers: Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. Hope you enjoy these poems for the holidays.“Christmas in the Heart” by Paul Laurence Dunbar“The snow lies deep upon the ground,And winter’s brightness all aroundDecks bravely out the forest sere,With jewels of the brave old year.The...
Who doesn’t love a redemption story -- and on Christmas Eve of all nights?That’s what happened to New England Patriots rookie kicker Chad Ryland, who missed a field goal and an extra point in Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos. With the game tied 23-23...
Would Bailey Zappe be able to put two good halves together playing in the altitude in Denver on Christmas Eve night?With the Patriots starter going the Jekyll & Hyde route the previous two games, one of the pre-game storylines to this ho-hum Week 16 game...
