By John O’ConnorAssociated PressSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday endorsed the consolidation of local police and firefighter pension systems, a rare victory in a yearslong battle to find an answer to the state’s besieged retirement accounts.The court’s unanimous opinion rejected claims by...
Press ReleaseBLACK CREEK, Ga. — Daniel Defense is proud to announce the launch of the DANIEL H9. With the thinnest profile and lowest bore axis in its class, the DANIEL H9 is designed and engineered to give shooters more control for faster, flatter shooting.“After years...
Massachusetts is expected to see precipitation the rest of the week, beginning with some snow on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. But higher temperatures are coming towards the end of the week, meaning that rain will likely dominate for most of that time.By...
Women’s Health Associates, which offers traditional, holistic and alternative approaches to women’s health, welcomed Stephanie Ott to its practice. She is an experienced women’s health physician assistant.A German native, Ott moved to the United States in 2001 and studied life sciences at Arizona State University,...
Richard and Catherine Sypek of Sypek Law and Insurance in Westfield sponsor the Laundry Love program at St. Mary’s Church, which offers monthly free laundry service to those in need, and now they are offering a free estate plan to anyone who leaves a bequest...
The Celtics don’t have a lot of nights where they run into trouble offensively. That’s not a surprise with the firepower this team holds. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are proven All-Stars that can get 30 points most nights they want to. Brad Stevens has...
If you’ve turned the calendar already to take a peek at February, you may have noticed there’s a day you don’t normally see — Feb. 29. That’s because almost every four years, we declare a leap year, adding an extra day in February, or else...
SPRINGFIELD — “The generosity we saw this year was overwhelming. I mean it was over half a million dollars worth of donations,” YWCA CEO Elizabeth Dineen said. “The thing that is kind of amazing is usually the donations stop on December 24th. Today is the...
SPRINGFIELD — The dead still have voices.Seventeen-year-old Wanda Cartagena drew her last breath just a few feet from her toddler, perched in a playpen, in 1989. Her live-in boyfriend called police when he found her with a plastic bag over her head and a string...
HOUSTON — While the Celtics built up an early lead on the Rockets, as Kristaps Porzingis describes the situation, it wasn’t because they were playing necessarily well. Sure, the C’s had a lead, but Porzingis said that was because they were more talented than a...
