SPRINGFIELD – The work Frank Robinson oversees from his desk at Baystate Health doesn’t sound that much like health care.Job training, for instance. Steering more work to minority-owned small businesses. Developing jobs in downtrodden neighborhoods through the Anchor Collaborative. Improving education – as one of...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Perhaps it is the ultimate irony that at a time when law enforcement officers are facing more stressors than ever before, the profession is finally recognizing that mental wellness is an essential component of managing a police force. We can safely...
Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) Caregivers Support Group Virtual MeetingHOLYOK - The Holyoke FTD Caregiver’s Support Group will be holding its monthly meeting as a virtual Zoom meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 9, from 4 to 5 p.m. It is for caregivers of those afflicted with Frontotemporal Degeneration.FTD...
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film WriterChristopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer” dominated the 81st Golden Globes, winning five awards including best drama, while Yorgos Lanthimos’ Frankenstein riff “Poor Things” pulled off an upset victor over “Barbie” to triumph in the best comedy or musical category.If awards...
Dear Annie: My wife and I have a close friend whom, in non-pandemic times, we invited over for dinner or cocktails at least once or twice a week. We’ve spent many holidays together over the last 10 or so years. We love her like a...
By Mitch HottsThe Macomb Daily, Mount Clemens, Mich.MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. — Robert Woonton was only 2 when his father helped start the Macomb County Fallen Heroes Memorial in Mount Clemens.Now the 19-year-old newest member of the Fraser Department of Public Safety says he will eventually...
WESTFIELD - On a vote of 10 to 1 with one abstention, the City Council voted on Jan. 4 to approve a special permit, site plan and stormwater permit for J. L. Raymaakers & Sons for a contractor’s yard and administrative offices on four acres...
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...
For almost a quarter century, Bill Belichick has preached ignoring and avoiding distractions as part of his control-even-the-smallest-of-details tenure running the Patriots.But during that time, no franchise has been more overrun by distractions than the New England Patriots.So it is fitting with a little irony...