Dear Eric: When my only son and his wife got married and had kids, I was informed that Christmas Day would just be for them to celebrate. I said OK.For decades, I have given my son and his family (wife and two kids) really nice...
Christmas Eve didn’t stop the Red Sox from making a minor move.Boston traded catcher/infielder Mickey Gasper to the Twins for lefty reliever Jovani Morán, the team announced Tuesday afternoon. The move, much like Saturday’s trade that sent lefty Cam Booser to the White Sox, clears...
The Patriots were without three starters during Tuesday’s practice, while five other players were limited ahead of Saturday’s game with the Chargers.Center Ben Brown is in concussion protocol, so he won’t return until he passes all the necessary testing. If he isn’t cleared and is...
A South Boston woman, who authorities said is infamous for stealing packages, was charged Tuesday afternoon after the Boston police say they caught her with bags of unopened packages. Boston police said while they were delivering toys to children in South Boston, a police cadet...
The Celtics will be on the grand stage that is the NBA’s annual Christmas Day slate, but they could be shorthanded for their game against the 76ers. Three total starters are listed as questionable for the 5 p.m. Wednesday game at TD Garden.The big name...
With the snowy drizzle across Massachusetts over for Christmas Eve, there’s a chance another round of snow could come to one part of the state on Christmas Day. Not much snow fell on Tuesday, with over 2 inches of snow at most in Ashfield, according...
The Houston Astros have had a busy offseason that included trading Kyle Tucker and signing Christian Walker. Despite spending his nine-year career in Houston, Alex Bregman remains a free agent.And while Bregman wanted to return to the Astros, general manager Dana Brown revealed contract talks...
Some Rocky’s Ace Hardware stores in western Massachusetts are giving away free Christmas trees as a way to give back to the local communities.Dwayne Barker, a manager at the store’s Springfield location, said he knows this time of the year is very stressful for people...
The funeral for Brockton firefighter Jeffrey Albanese, who died on the job on Dec. 9, has been scheduled. The wake for the 24-year veteran will be held at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26, at Conley Funeral Home at 138 Belmont St. in Brockton, according...
Snowana. Blizzard Buster. C 3 P Snow. These are some of the names chosen by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for the 2024 “Name a Snowplow” contest. Massachusetts students submitted a flurry of entries to name the 12 MassDOT snowplows that will be used this...
