On Monday, Americans will take a moment to honor the late civil rights leader, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., a preacher and advocate for nonviolent social change who risked his life to fight for the rights of Black Americans.Monday, Jan. 15, is the observance...
Subscribers can gift articles to anyoneNormally Mondays have us singing the blues, but you can sing Dunkin’s praises because the coffee chain will be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2024.Dunkin’ stores will have regular hours on Monday, Jan. 15.Customers can use the Dunkin’...
Youth Grief Support ProgramWILBRAHAM – Rick’s Place provides free, peer grief support groups for youth (ages 5-18) and their caregivers. Rick’s Place offers young people and their families a place to remember their loved ones and to avoid the sense of isolation that such losses...
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Athenaeum and Amelia Park Children’s Museum have had their earmarked funding halved as a result of Gov. Maura Healey’s recent 9C budget cuts, as have plans to rehabilitate the Cross Street Playground.The cuts, which total $375 million, come as a result...
“Simona’s Search” has its world premiere at Hartford Stage, Jan. 18 to Feb. 11. Playwright Martin Zimmerman, best known for his Netflix series “Ozark,” and director Melia Bensussen had intended to premiere the work during Bensussen’s first season in Hartford, but the in-production drama was...
Dear Amy: My son is a well-educated guy with a great job. My husband and I both have college degrees and come from good families. We are not by any means “poor.”My son is in a very serious relationship with “Anne.” Anne is lovely, and...
Dear Readers: Please enjoy this excerpt of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.“So even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream...
WORCESTER – It wasn’t that the Railers ran out gas Sunday afternoon so much as they never had any in their 3-0 loss to the Norfolk Admirals.Both teams were on the last leg of one of those dreaded 3 in 3 weekends, but the Admirals...
By Ashraf Khalil Associated PressWASHINGTON — Public safety legislation unveiled Wednesday by local lawmakers in the nation’s capital is aimed at bringing down spiraling violent crimes rates that have stoked public anxiety and prompted congressional scrutiny.The measure largely repackages and consolidates previous proposals and temporary...
By Scott TravisSouth Florida Sun-SentinelBROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — The Broward County school district is unlikely to form a full-scale police department any time soon.The School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to reject a proposal from Superintendent Peter Licata, saying it was rushed and lacked public support....