Along with new tax brackets for 2024, the Internal Revenue has announced a new standard deduction for taxpayers.The standard deduction is the specific dollar amount that reduces the amount of income on which you’re taxed. Taxpayers can opt to take the standard deduction or itemize...
Ahead of Tuesday’s deadline to protect prospects from Rule 5 draft consideration by adding them to the 40-man roster, the consensus was that the Red Sox planned to add three of their top pitching prospects. It was more than a mild surprise, then, that the...
The rumor mill has been on overdrive when it comes to Bill Belichick and his future with the Patriots. Oddsmakers have it at about an even split whether he stays with the Patriots, or heads elsewhere.Speaking with Patriots Hall of Famer Matt Light on MassLive’s...
The Patriots haven’t played anywhere near the kind of football they’re expected to this season. They’re 2-8 going into their Week 11 bye, and haven’t shown a lot of promise that things will change. There’s plenty of blame to go around, but quarterback Mac Jones...
A Boston native with a knack for making others laugh with his wise-cracking jokes at the city is performing on the South Shore later this month to make fun of Bostonians, hopefully to their faces.Steve Sweeney compares being a comedian to being a rockstar.“You can...
As they look to put the finishing touches on a year-end budget bill, it appears a sure thing that state lawmakers will approve extra disaster relief funding for Massachusetts cities and towns that are still feeling the effects of last summer’s devastating rains and flooding.The...
Bill Belichick to Washington? The Hoodie in the Land of Cowboy Hats?Will the Patriots coach be fired? Part ways mutually with the team? Get traded?The air is thick with rumors about the Patriots’ coach’s foggy future. It’s too soon to believe any of them. There...
I walked into a McDonald’s in Frankfurt, Germany and was able to buy a box full of Chicken McNuggets and pizza rolls — all while never interacting with another person.It was, without a doubt, the perfect fast food experience — at least when you’re making...
Wilbraham Garden Club Dec. meetingWILBRAHAM – The Dec. meeting of the Wilbraham Garden Club will be held on Thursday, Dec. 7, noon at St. Cecelia’s Parish Center on Main St. A special Christmas luncheon will be served.Floral designer Matt Flatow, from Flowers, Flowers on 758...
WESTFIELD — The Westfield Health Department has hired Kimberly Slade as its new substance use outreach coordinator.Assistant Health Director Debra Mulvenna said multiple people were considered for the position. Slade was hired because she has prior experience in other communities and understands the work that...