In recognition of Native American Heritage Month in November, MassLive asked readers to identify people who are leaders from the Indigenous community throughout the state, working to make a difference in their own area of interest, be it politics, education, business or the arts.MassLive will...
It appears the Queen of Christmas really does have the most-played holiday song in Massachusetts, and the country.A study conducted by CasinosSweeps.com determined that Mariah Carey’s 1994 hit “All I Want for Christmas is You” is the most listened to Christmas song in Massachusetts and...
SPRINGFIELD — The obituary for a century-old funeral home has been written, after the City Council agreed to allow the Sampson family to close one of its locations and turn it into a car wash.The controversial proposal to sell the Liberty Street Funeral Home to...
BOSTON — Despite the Celtics needing some fortune on their side, they advance to the knockout stages of the NBA’s in-season tournament. They blew out the Bulls by 27 points, while the Nets beat the Raptors, allowing the C’s to win East Group C. They’ll...
Upcoming Berkshire Botanical Garden programsSTOCKBRIDGE – Berkshire Botanical Garden presents the following upcoming program. Dec. 8 through 10, “2023 Holiday Marketplace.” This tradition continues at Berkshire Botanical Garden on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8 through 10, with Holiday Marketplace featuring the legendary Gallery...
First in a series of stories about the recommendations in “Vision 2040,” the report of Southwick’s Master Plan Advisory Committee.SOUTHWICK — For the past two years, a dedicated group of residents, with significant public input, spent hundreds of hours serving together on the Master Plan...
By Stephen Owsinski Although there is a severe shortage of law enforcement officers, there is no deficiency in the requisite bravery of our troopers out there combatting crime amid perilous velocity of traffic…with the safety of everyone as the staple ingredient, despite the risk to...
The Celtics needed two results to happen Tuesday to advance to the knockout stage of the NBA’s new in-season tournament. It looked like a long shot, but they got both things to happen: Beat the Bulls by at least 23 points and the Nets to...
I’ve previously written about motorists and passengers livestreaming traffic stops – and the need for cops to know how the First Amendment right to do that might sometimes be curtailed by specific officer safety concerns. In this article we look at how digital technology is...
On October 30, 2021, the New York Times (NYT) published “Before the Final Frame: When Police Missteps Create Danger,” offering a deep dive into police traffic stops that turn into deadly force situations.The article is billed as a “visual investigation.” The authors suggest that the...
