WESTFIELD — Though some expressed disappointment it wasn’t being funded by the construction project, Westfield city councilors agreed on Thursday to spend $1.66 million in local funds to install a traffic light near the new elementary school.The light will be at Franklin and Smith streets....
I hope you all stayed warm on this chilly December week. I am keeping my fingers crossed about some snowfall in the coming weeks.Monday morning was a busy day on Beacon Hill, with a hearing for the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security...
WORCESTER ― The thing about turning points is that they don’t become obvious until somewhere down the road, often far down the road.So the Railers won’t know if their 4-2 victory over the Adirondack Thunder here Friday night was a turning point in the season...
Note: Stats Leaders is based on results sent to MassLive. If a player is missing, coaches should email sports@masslive.com.MassLive is highlighting the top stats leaders for each girls basketball category throughout the season. Take a look at the day’s top performers below:...
There was a scary scene late in the second quarter that involved former Celtics guard Kyrie Irving. After the Mavericks guard went up for a contested layup, he fell onto the floor. That’s when his teammate in Dwight Powell went up for the rebound, but...
Note: Stats Leaders is based on results sent to MassLive. If a player is missing, coaches should email sports@masslive.com.MassLive is highlighting the top stats leaders for each boys basketball category throughout the season. Take a look at the day’s top performers below:...
Swimming ScoreboardSubscribers can gift articles to anyoneChicopee Comp boys swimming started its 2023-2024 season with a strong kick, defeating Ludlow on the road, 80-75 on Friday. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive...
This fall the Massachusetts Department of Public Health delivered, for the first time, a set of performance standards, credentials and workforce training requirements for local public health departments. The goal being to standardize constant, high-quality public health services for all cities and towns across the...
MassLive Basketball thumbnailSubscribers can gift articles to anyoneBy Kai Arrington | karrington@masslive.comWare girls basketball earned its first win of the season on Friday, defeating Smith Academy on the road, 33-26 on Friday.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on...
By Steve KarnowskiAssociated PressELY, Minn. — The police department in the remote north woods Minnesota town of Ely faces the same challenges of recruiting and keeping new officers as countless other law enforcement agencies across the country. So it’s offering a unique incentive: canoes.Ely, a...