SOUTHWICK – The Select Board approved hosting a Special Town Meeting in January and converting the town planner position from part-time to full-time during its meeting Monday night.“I’m going to keep saying how much we need a full-time planner to help with zoning and moving...
RUSSELL - The popular Russell Parade of Lights featuring area fire and police departments and vehicles of every kind, is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 14. The parade has been a local draw since 2000.Parade organizer Missy Castro of the Russell Parks & Recreation Committee said...
WESTFIELD – The Downtown Westfield WinterWalk is returning for a second year of celebration of art and culture after finding much success in its initial year. A production of ArtWorks of Westfield, the WinterWalk was launched in response to the rain out of ARToberFEST 2023,...
To be honest, I’ve mixed feelings about Michael Jackson. I love his music and artistry, yet deplore his offstage behavior. So, I was hesitant about seeing “MJ: The Michael Jackson Musical,” when it first arrived on Broadway - where it’s been a hot ticket since.Any...
If recent headlines about craft brewery closings have made you worried about your favorite local brewhouse, you’re right to be concerned.For the first time in about a decade, the number of Massachusetts craft breweries that closed this year was nearly equal to the number that...
Steve Roberts and his wife split time between their Longmeadow home and Cape Cod, but their hearts never really leave Western Massachusetts.Every year, the Steven and Georgianne Roberts Donor Advised Fund remembers the children of Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties. Their 2024 donation of $4,024...
When he testified before a Worcester County grand jury in October 2018, Jonathan Lind was asked to describe everything he did on a June weekend earlier that year — the same weekend, prosecutors say, he helped Julia Enright dispose of Brandon Chicklis' body.Or he wasn’t....
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s arrest last week on federal theft and fraud charges was only the latest in a string of ethics and campaign finance violations to plague the second-term Democrat.But it was certainly the most serious....
At the first Boston City Council meeting since Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested by federal authorities and accused of running a kickback scheme, fellow Councilor Ed Flynn proposed creating a new committee focused on ethics.Though councilors avoided mentioning the arrest during the meeting, Flynn...
We’re running a mailbag on Thursdays during the season. If you have questions on the Patriots, NFL, or want to gripe about past answers, email cmason@masslive.com or tweet @bychrismason. Now let’s get to this week’s questions!Will new Tar Heels coach Bill Belichick have success at...