Dear Eric: I’ve been mentoring a young lady since she was in middle school. She’s in her early 30s now. She came from a very difficult background but has always had great tenacity and a circle of mentors who have encouraged her along the way....
The first week of free agency has come and gone.The Patriots were very active in the early going, making a splash the first day of the “negotiating” phase of free agency. The moves since then have come in dribs and drabs.Both Mike Vrabel and Eliot...
Dear readers: In light of St. Patrick’s Day, I want to share this story from “Same Boat,” who wrote a response recently to share the story of how he reconnected with his fiancee from 28 years ago. With all the twists and turns of life,...
Dear Eric: My brother passed in 2023. He was not married and had no children. He left an estate of $1.5 million. My two sisters and I split his estate equally and have finally closed the estate. From the start, my older sister’s husband protested...
At 1:45 a.m. on Monday, the National Weather Service released a flood warning valid between 3 a.m. and 8:52 p.m. for Berkshire County.The weather service adds, “Minor flooding is forecast for Hoosic River at Williamstown.”“At 9.0 feet, Flood stage,” comments the weather service....
BOSTON — Things got scary for the No. 1 Nauset boys hockey on Sunday. After going undefeated throughout the regular season and playoffs, the Warriors needed to win one more game in order to claim the title of State Champions for the first time in...
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After the death of an “American Idol” alum earlier this month, the show honored the singer at the end of Sunday night’s episode. Douglas Kiker, who was known as the “Singing Garbage Man” on “American Idol,” died at the age of 32, according to his...
LOWELL — Every time Newton North boys’ basketball coach Paul Connolly walked into a team meeting this season, he saw the same two people sitting in the middle of the front row. One of them was tall, quiet, and had a red-haired afro. The other,...
An “American Idol” hopeful walked into the audition room with a song she called a “tearjerker.” Instead, it left judges laughing. Sophie Powers, from Canada, performed a song called “STFU.” The lyrics mostly consist of telling different people to “shut the [expletive] up.” “I had...