Dear Annie: My heart and prayers go out to the “Grieving Grandmother” who is tired of the apathy shown by her daughters-in-law. Those girls are incredibly rude and selfish when they ignore her at family gatherings, but I am impressed that Grandma gets holiday and...
“No Love Songs,” a musical look at early parenthood, has its American Premiere at Goodspeed Musicals’ Terris Theatre in Chester, Connecticut, Sept. 27 to Oct. 30. Developed in Scotland by Dundee Rep and Traverse Theatre and following sold-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and...
By Steve Pomper Ferguson Police at Protest, Aug. 10th, 2015 Photo (public domain, Wikimedia) Ferguson, Missouri, Police Chief Troy Doyle said his police officers tried to handle an August 9th demonstration peacefully. The protest marked the tenth anniversary of when Michael Brown robbed a store and was then...
Dear Eric: I am the grandparent of a now 24-year-old grandchild. Starting in high school and continuing through college he was not fully engaged — he did not turn in homework, missed classes. In steps “helicopter grandma” (a high school counselor and former teacher) who...
BALTIMORE — By no means did the Red Sox have a bad trip to Baltimore. They got two key contributors back in their lineup (Tyler O’Neill and Triston Casas), got solid starting pitching from multiple guys and won a couple of close games against a...
In front of a sellout crowd, the Worcester Red Sox (23-21)/(58-61) outslugged the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (22-21)/(56-60) in their 10-8 victory at Polar Park on Sunday afternoon. Taking five of six games in this week’s series, the WooSox have now won 13 of 18 matchups...
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Tina Charles scored 22 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Jordin Canada scored 13 of her 19 points in the second half and Atlanta beat the Connecticut Sun 82-70 on Sunday for the Dream’s second consecutive win following a monthlong break...
Teammates have a cool nickname for Red Sox prospect Kristian Campbell.“We call him Barry Bonds just because of how good of a hitter he is,” top Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony said.The Red Sox promoted Campbell to Triple-A Worcester on Sunday evening, a source confirmed...
Springfield-based Bishop Talbert W. Swan II has been named the national chairperson for the voting initiative of the Christian denomination Church of God in Christ (COGIC).The initiative, called COGIC Counts, will use a variety of means to maximize voting participation among the denomination’s congregants across...
SPRINGFIELD — A vehicle rolled over several times before hitting a McDonald’s restaurant and leaving two injured Saturday night.One patron of the restaurant and one occupant of the car were brought to the hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening, said Fire Capt. Drew Piemonte....
