With wage hike victories under their belts across the nation, and minimum wage increases taking effect in two dozen states, advocates for service workers in Massachusetts and elsewhere are turning their focus to one of the pivotal economic fights of 2024: Raises for hundreds of...
Start 2024 on a sweet note at a Willy Wonka-themed extravaganza being hosted in Boston on New Year’s Eve.In honor of the film “Wonka” starring Timothée Chalamet, High Street Place will transform into a Wonka-themed extravaganza starting at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31.Read More:...
FOXBOROUGH - Kurt Warner knows about rejection, and the self-doubt that creeps in when it appears a career in the NFL might not be in the cards.Given his rags to riches story, going undrafted in 1994, being released by the Green Bay Packers after training...
HOLYOKE — Saying the Holyoke schools have made many improvements in eight years and have the tools to make more, the school receiver urged state officials to return control of the classrooms to the city.The letter sent to Commissioner Jeffrey Riley the day before schools...
Got a huge pile of fallen tree branches from recent wind storms in your backyard? You may be relieved to learn burning season is nearly here.Open burning season starts in Massachusetts Monday, Jan. 15 and runs through Wednesday, May 1, according to the state Department...
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 — At the School Committee meeting on Dec. 18, Westfield Intermediate School Principal Gregory Miller introduced some of the students in the newly formed peer leadership club to talk about their school.Miller said the idea for the club came from reading interventionist Joann Roselli,...
Dear Amy: I’m a man in my 30s. I’d gone on a couple of dates with “Stan” before he left for a four-month trip. We had sex both times. He was sweet, romantic and we got along well.When he got back, we started dating again...
Dear Annie: My husband — who is loving, hardworking and helpful around the house — slights me from time to time. I believe he loves me, but these slights really hurt and began to become a pattern about 12 years ago.It happened for the first...
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