Thanksgiving is a cultural aberration. Somehow, society’s tenuous grasp on colonial history has been distilled into it being perfectly acceptable to eat way too much food before 3 p.m., fall asleep on the couch and then wake up to eat pie until you feel sick.For...
In recognition of Native American Heritage Month in November, MassLive asked readers to identify people who are leaders from the Indigenous community throughout the state, working to make a difference in their own area of interest, be it politics, education, business or the arts.MassLive will...
Whether it’s days ahead or the day of, plenty of people still plan to go out on Thanksgiving.However, if they plan on any last-minute grocery shopping or need to send off a package in the mail, they might run into a snag if their destination...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox prospect Antonio Anderson grew up boxing and trained under Yahya McClain, the former trainer and ex-husband of Muhammad Ali’s daughter, Laila Ali.“I used to actually travel around and box,” said Anderson during the Red Sox’s Fall Performance Program at...
A cluster of eight dog shows will take place at the Eastern States Exposition Nov. 24-27; four are conformation/obedience shows in the Better Living Center and four are agility trials in the Mallary Building.The Thanksgiving Classic Cluster Dog Shows “have competitions in conformation (how closely...
A museum that offers an immersive art and technology experience is coming to Massachusetts for the first time this winter, with the goal of bringing all kinds of art lovers together.“This is intended to be entertainment, but spanning multiple years of life and age groups,”...
A tour of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum ends the only way it can: Down a darkened hallway, where black-and-white footage, played on repeat, breaks the news that the nation’s 35th president has been felled by an assassin’s bullets.Kennedy’s life ended 60...
Upcoming Berkshire Botanical Garden programsSTOCKBRIDGE – Berkshire Botanical Garden presents the following upcoming programs. Saturday, Dec. 2, “The Quieting: A Meditation Gathering to Welcome Winter’s Energy.” Led by mindfulness-in-nature facilitator Sandrine Harris, students will gather by candlelight at sunset for this nourishing process of quiet,...
WESTFIELD — It’s going to take time, and effort, to return to pre-pandemic levels of student achievement and attendance, administrators told School Committee members this week.Christine Shea, director of assessment and accountability, said Westfield’s public schools saw generally better test scores and less chronic absenteeism...
By Stephen Owsinski Deputies with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office in Florida encountered a few “sovereign citizens” stemming from a traffic stop for displaying a license plate that was self-manufactured and self-proclaiming non-participation in the laws, rules, and regulations we acknowledge in American society. So, what...