SOUTHWICK — With 255 years of mostly benevolent, but a few malevolent, spirits floating through the Old Cemetery, several will speak from the grave during the town’s Historical Society’s 13th annual “Walk with the Southwick Spirits” on Saturday, Oct. 25.“We’ll have two Revolutionary War veterans,...
Monson Savings Bank announces that Paul R. Duquette, a financial advisor with Osaic Institutions Inc., has joined the bank as a vice president. He has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry.Duquette is based out of Monson Savings Bank’s East Longmeadow location.Duquette...
Most of us who work to address climate change think a lot about fossil fuels, CO2 emissions, electrification of our major energy uses to facilitate use of renewable sources for electricity, supporting the adoption of solar panels and wind power, and so on. But there’s...
,Eric Thomas advises a couple to prioritize their own financial well-being before considering monetary gifts for their financially independent son.CanvaDear Eric: My husband and I have been married for 40 years. He has two adult sons in their 60s,What is unfair and shortsighted is his...
Art lovers can browse for new pieces at a cheaper price when an international art fair makes it Massachusetts debut.The Affordable Art Fair will come to Boston for the very first time on Thursday, Oct. 23 and last through Sunday, Oct. 26. Located at SoWa...
A local Mexican restaurant chain is honoring “TacOctoberfest” with a gargantuan food challenge for taco enthusiasts. Margaritas is challenging diners to take on their 12-inch, 2-pound Taco Gigante from now until the end of October. The hefty handheld is filled with four meats — chicken,...
SPRINGFIELD – Every weekday morning around 10:30, the kitchen at 577 Carew St. comes alive with the smell of fresh coffee, as women sit to share baked goods across a big table and talk business. They’re all sisters, but this is a different sort of...
SPRINGFIELD — Gathered around a kitchen table this month at their Carew Street office, members of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield discussed the religious mission they continue to pursue, as their order prepares to mark its 375th anniversary. Here are outtakes from a...
Engines snarl and pop against the quiet of a Massachusetts night, their echoes bouncing off strip mall facades and sleepy suburban streets.Under a wash of neon lights — purple, green, red and blue — chrome-wrapped sedans, lifted trucks and vintage cruisers roll into the lot,...
Dear Abby: My mother passed away last year, and my father is 90. I am trying to get their primary and vacation homes staged for sale. It is a HUGE job as they were hoarders. They were popular, and when I go to their cabin,...
