WESTFIELD – It’s been said that words matter, and in the case of creditable service legislation filed by state Sen. John Velis, changing “the” to “any” will affect call firefighters across the state if adopted by the House and signed by the governor.“We’ve been fighting...
Florence Bank recently contributed $40,000 to the Northampton-based Valley Community Development Corporation, a nonprofit formed in 1988 to address the shortage of affordable housing and the needs of the community through economic and housing development.Valley CDC serves Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties for homeownership and...
The members of the Connecticut Bankers Association elected its officers and board members for the 2025-2026 term, including Brian Canina, president and chief operating officer of PeoplesBank, as a director at-large. Since joining PeoplesBank in 2009, Canina has since served as controller, executive vice president,...
WESTFIELD -- Following the approval of mayoral appointments to city boards and commissions by the City Council at its Feb. 5 meeting, the appointment of Melissa Fitzgeral Ogulewicz as a third alternate to the Zoning Board of Appeals was withdrawn due to her residency in...
By Pamela Sroka-HolzmannThe Express-TimesLEHIGH TOWNSHIP, Penn. — A Northampton County 911 dispatcher is being celebrated for helping an armed man with dementia surrender safely to police on Thursday.The 71-year-old allegedly held a handgun toward his wife Thursday afternoon as he stood in a hallway of...
By Sharla SteinmanLoveland Reporter-Herald, Colo.LOVELAND, Colo. — A Loveland Police K-9 is back on duty after he was injured apprehending a suspected drunken driver who fought a Larimer County Sheriff’s Office deputy, according to officials.At around 7:45 p.m. Feb. 5, an LCSO deputy initiated a...
No team’s fate is set in stone in the postseason, but as the Raiders prepare for their upcoming state tournament campaign, the future of Hampshire girls basketball is shining bright. For the first time since 2021, the Raiders will finish back-to-back seasons with winning records....
If you purchase a product through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.A weekend filled with basketball finishes up on Sunday, Feb. 22 with 18 games featuring teams in either the men’s or women’s AP Top 25.The college basketball games scheduled for Sunday...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox non-roster invitee pitcher Tayron Guerrero discovered baseball at his grandparents’ house on Oct. 28, 2007.He was 16 years old.“I was passing the TV room,” Guerrero said Saturday at JetBlue Park.His grandfather happened to be watching a sporting event and...
If you purchase a product through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.The college basketball action on Sunday, Feb. 22 gets started with the No. 1 team in the nation looking to remain undefeated as the UConn Huskies host the Providence Friars at...
