A new $50 lottery scratch ticket will be released in February 2024 with a grand prize of $1 million a year for life, the Massachusetts State Lottery confirmed to MassLive.The new ticket will be the lottery’s second installment of a $50 scratch ticket game, and...
The Celtics have a tall mountain to climb to even get back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2022. Getting past the Bucks, 76ers and even a longtime nemesis like the Heat will be no easy task despite Boston’s big-name additions this...
Mickey Gasper has finally joined his New Hampshire childhood friends on the other side of the Red Sox/Yankees rivalry.The Red Sox selected the 28-year-old catcher, a graduate of Merrimack High (N.H.) and Bryant University, from the Yankees in the minor league phase of the Rule...
Last October, during a news conference at the State House, Gov. Maura Healey, flanked by Lt. Gov Kim Driscoll, and allies in the state House and Senate, signed a sweeping package of tax cuts into law.“Tax cuts are here in Massachusetts. They are here for...
WESTFIELD — Seven weeks after losing his race for a seat on the Westfield School Committee, Jeffrey L. Gosselin filed suit against the Westfield Democratic City Committee, claiming it refused to fund his campaign.In the page-long, handwritten complaint that he filed to the Hampden District...
SPRINGFIELD — One city councilor was feeling less than collegial on New Year’s Day when she chose not to attend an inauguration ceremony at Symphony Hall.City Councilor Tracye Whitfield, often at odds with Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and some of her council colleagues, opted to...
Gordon Hayward recently made headlines when he talked about the 2018-19 version of the Celtics. While the C’s were extremely talented that season, things never meshed as they bowed out in the second round. There were some title hopes that year, but the C’s never...
SPRINGFIELD — Workers who replace and maintain equipment for the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission — including bridges over the wastewater tanks at Bondi’s Island in Agawam — say they are doing construction on a public works project and deserve more money under the state’s...
SPRINGFIELD — A group of Black pastors, politicians and others plan to follow through on threats to boycott an alternative African-American newspaper after the owner did not retract an article that referred to some as “Black Judases” and sycophants to white leaders.Outraged over an editorial...
With the Thunder downing the league-best Celtics, it was no surprise considering the state of the Oklahoma City roster. There’s plenty of talent there with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leading the way, and the Thunder also have plenty of draft assets moving forward.But one of the most...
