Even at the best of times, citizen interactions with law enforcement are often fraught encounters marked by anxiety and stress. And if you’re someone who lives with autism, such encounters can end in long-lasting trauma — or even death.But if two Massachusetts legislators get their...
A Worcester restaurateur is embracing his well-deserved retirement as he is about to celebrate his 50th anniversary of running a landmark Worcester diner before it switches ownership later this month.Looking back at his time owning and operating Kenmore Diner, James “Jimmy” Yantsides is grateful for...
SPRINGFIELD — When Michelle Murphy, vice president of development and marketing at the Springfield Museums, walked the grounds of the museums Wednesday, she said she observed a wide range of age groups reflected in the visitors.Murphy said the visitors included a group of mothers from...
After the death of her infant daughter, Amanda A. Adams, of South Hadley, channeled her grief into finding ways to create a legacy in her daughter’s honor through acts of kindness: a Little Free Library was one of the ways she thought of to help...
Thrift shopSpringfield - The thrift shop at St. Gregory Armenian Church, 135 Goodwin St., in the Indian Orchard section, is open Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, go online to saintgregoryarmenianchurch.org.Church eventsSunderland – First Congregational Church of Sunderland, 91 S. Main...
WESTFIELD — The Planning Board is recommending that the City Council approve a zone change for a business property between Union Street and Woodcliff Drive. The zoning proposal, which will appear on tonight’s City Council agenda and was taken up by the Planning Board at...
Dear Annie. My former boyfriend has a wife in the Philippines. He used to sometimes say, “Oh, stay with me, and we can keep sleeping together even when she moves to this country.” Why would someone say something like that? I have a difficult time...
By Police1 StaffLAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) is featured in a unique photography book titled “America’s Finest: Policing Las Vegas.” The book marks the first time in LVMPD’s 50-year history that photographers have been granted such extensive access.Readers are invited...
By Police1 StaffThe use of red dot sights (RDS) on duty pistols in law enforcement has been a growing trend in law enforcement over the past for several years. To gauge the effectiveness of pistol-mounted optics, the National Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors Association (NLEFIA) launched...
Suicide is always preventable. If you are having thoughts of suicide or feeling suicidal, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline immediately at 988. Counselors are also available to chat at www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org. Remember: You deserve to be supported, and it is never too late to...
