After five decades of selling countless lottery tickets, a family-owned liquor store in Sheffield hit its first lucky streak last year.Silk’s Variety is the only store that sells lottery tickets in the 3,000-person town. Yet, it’s one of just three lottery retailers in Massachusetts to...
Drake Maye didn’t win many games, but he certainly provided some entertainment during his maiden voyage in the NFL.With Maye at the helm, the Patriots offense was fun to watch again, not because the Patriots were scoring points galore, but mostly because their rookie quarterback...
BOSTON — Tempers flared a little over a minute into overtime between the Celtics and Hawks. Jayson Tatum got the jump ball call in a tie-up with Onyeka Okongwu that started an altercation that included some jawing.After review, the referees didn’t assess anything extra to...
Dear Abby: My husband and I have been friends with another couple for 15 years. We would see each other once or twice a week, alternating between each other’s homes and occasionally going out to dinner, where we took turns paying the bill.Three years ago,...
Dear Eric: My spouse recently died, leaving me with a substantial financial estate. Now I have to decide what to do with it.We had no children (we were a male couple). My spouse had three younger brothers, two of them still living, and I feel...
On Sunday at 1:49 a.m. a dense fog advisory was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 9 a.m. for Northern Worcester and Southern Worcester as well as Franklin, Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire, Hampden, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties.The weather service comments, “Visibility one...
On Sunday at 1:42 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning valid from 1 p.m. until Monday 7 a.m. for Norfolk and Suffolk counties.The weather service adds to prepare for, “Total snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches.”According to the weather service,...
On Sunday at 1:42 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory valid from 1 p.m. until Monday 7 a.m. for Bristol and Plymouth counties.The weather service adds, “Snow expected which may begin as a brief period of rain. Total snow accumulations between...
Dear Annie: After nine years of waiting for him to propose, I finally decided to take matters into my own hands and popped the question myself. His response? He said he’d need to “see what his finances look like”—and then a week later, he broke...
For prospective homebuyers eyeing the real estate market in areas of Hampden County, here’s what sold for or under $300,000 between Jan. 12 and Jan. 18.Here, we provide a breakdown of the top five properties in each area, selected based on their proximity to the...