Shelter providers serving homeless individuals urged lawmakers Wednesday to provide funding for a workforce development program as they face an escalating demand for services, including among new arrivals to Massachusetts, that is straining the capacity of their facilities.Ahead of next week’s Senate budget debate, advocates...
The National Weather Service issued a report at 5:35 a.m. on Thursday for heavy rain until 7 a.m. for Bristol and Plymouth counties."At 5:30 a.m., Doppler radar tracked an area of heavy downpours from Killingly CT to East Greenwich to Mattapoisett, moving slowly to the...
Residents of Sutton are divided over a workshop hosted at Sutton Memorial High School in March that featured a drag artist.The workshop, “don’t be a drag, be a queen,” was part of the school’s annual Connections Conference, a student-run event held every March that celebrates...
BOSTON — Right from tipoff, Al Horford knew the Celtics’ energy wasn’t enough to close out a shorthanded-yet-pesky Cavaliers squad. Cleveland stared elimination in the face, down 3-1 on the road against the best team in the NBA, so the Cavs were all-in on desperation...
BOSTON — While Marcus Morris Sr. played sparingly against the Celtics in the East semifinals, the Cavaliers needed to get production somewhere. With Donovan Mitchell, Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen out for Game 5 on Wednesday, there were shots and minutes to go around the...
BEDFORD — The Bruins, much like in Game 5, will have their backs against the wall in Game 6 on Friday night against the Florida Panthers. Boston extended its season with a 2-1 win Tuesday night, but still faces elimination in front of its home...
NORTHAMPTON — It was standing room only at The Iron Horse’s grand reopening on Wednesday night. After months of construction and fundraising, the local music venue reopened its doors.Community is the word that keeps coming up with The Iron Horse and that’s in part to...
For some folks, there is nothing quite like a refreshing beer in the warmer months.And for many of those people, the delight is even more amplified by quaffing their favorite beverage outdoors.Luckily for Western Massachusetts beer fans, the area has no shortage of al fresco...
Crust Bakeshop, a Worcester bakery and coffee shop that’s been a mainstay on Main Street for the past decade, recently refurbished its downtown location — adding fresh pops of color, expanded seating and other perks meant to open and enliven the space for more customers...
Two U.S. senators from New England have called on the federal government to be ready to step in to ensure access to care if financially troubled Steward Health Care can’t do it in the midst of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.Steward’s implosion directly affects patients,...
