SPRINGFIELD — On any given morning, Sulimar Flores, 41, is behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer delivering frozen and fresh food to a grocery warehouse in Western Massachusetts. Only a year ago, she was working in an auto parts warehouse, uninspired by the job and...
EAST LONGMEADOW — When Josh Griffing shows up for work at Excel Dryer, a feeling of peace washes over him.“One of my favorite parts are carpets that are light gray, dark gray and blue,” said the company’s director of marketing and international sales. “If you...
North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye (10) passes during the first half of the Holiday Bowl.AP Photo/Denis PoroyDraft week is (finally) upon us.The 2024 NFL Draft will have massive implications for the future of the Patriots and de facto general manager Eliot Wolf said New England...
BOSTON — After the Celtics traded from their impressive depth to acquire Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday, all the chatter was about Boston’s top-six rotation. That was expected back in the offseason. The C’s employed an impressive starting lineup, though the bench was more of...
On Monday at 4:07 a.m. an updated frost advisory was issued by the National Weather Service valid from 8 p.m. until Tuesday 4 a.m. for Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable and Dukes counties.The weather service describes, "Temperatures between 28 and 32 degrees will result in frost...
Mindfulness meditation for seniorsTURNERS FALLS – Mindfulness Meditation for Seniors is a 6-week class that is sponsored by the Gill-Montague Senior Center and the Amherst Senior Center. The class is specifically designed for seniors and will offer gentle stretches (done on or next to a...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The sensations of sight, smell, and touch are the stuff of memories – sometimes traumatic memories – in the minds of first responders. Less considered is the soundtrack that goes with the job. One thing I missed from my TV and...
By Sally KrutzigThe Idaho StatesmanADA COUNTY, Idaho — Ada County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Tobin Bolter, 27, died after he was shot during a traffic stop Saturday night — the first in-the-line-of-duty death in the office’s history.Ada County Sheriff Matt Clifford said Sunday at a news...
By David SharpAssociated PressPORTLAND, Maine — The high electricity consumption of a home, its cardboard-covered windows and odor of marijuana drew law enforcement’s attention to an illicit grow operation off the beaten path in rural Maine.The bust of the home with a hidden grow operation...
Associated PressCHICAGO — A 30-year-old Chicago police officer was shot and killed overnight on the city’s southwest side while heading home from work, police said Sunday.Superintendent Larry Snelling told reporters the officer was going home and still in uniform, but wearing something on top of...