The Massachusetts Legislature passed the Live Theater Tax Credit as part of Economic Development Bill". Under this program, producers of any Pre-Broadway, Pre-Off-Broadway, or National Tour launch that comes to Massachusetts can seek to offset associated costs that incurred in the Commonwealth. For details: https://tinyurl.com/aspc7xfzGreat...
WESTFIELD-The Westfield Athenaeum is hosting its 7th annual wine taste fundraiser at its Great Hall on Dec. 6 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. help support its third phase of the Athenaeum’s renovation plan.According to Guy McClain, the executive director of the Athenaeum, the main focus...
For the eighth year, local realtor Lesley Lambert is bringing the community together to create “Blessing Bags” with filled with personal items to donate to residents of The Samaritan Inn.This year, Lambert is seeking donations as well as volunteers to help fill bags Dec. 7...
WESTFIELD — WMCD Inc., a youth-based nonprofit that raises money for local charities is hosting its third annual Pancake Breakfast on Dec. 7.“Both of our previous pancake breakfasts have been successful, being two of our larger fundraisers to date, and so this year, we’re looking...
MassLive’s Gage Nutter will chat with reporters from across the state as they look at all eight football state championship games that will be played at Gillette Stadium this week. The show will start at 6 p.m. on Monday and will be streamed on YouTube.Featured...
Kristaps Porzingis played just his third game of the season against the Cavs Sunday night but that’s preventing him from maintaining high standards for himself. The seven-footer posted 21 points and eight rebounds in a season-high 32 minutes as the shorthanded Celtics lost 115-111 to...
Hyundai Hope On Wheels donated $100,000 through Baystate Health Foundation to support pediatric cancer care at Baystate Children’s Hospital in Springfield.The donation is part of Hyundai Hope On Wheels commitment to donate $26 million to support pediatric cancer research in its 26th years, bringing its...
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Deep in a well in Afghanistan, kept prisoner and tortured by the Taliban, Amran Fatih was paying the price for fighting for democracy.The 34-year-old West Springfield man said he was beaten and tortured for two weeks before negotiators from Qatar and the...
A former contractor yard on Brandt Lane in Worcester with stockpiles of scrap metal and car parts could soon become home to 491 luxury apartments.A Holden-based developer wants to build a five-building complex at 4 Brandt Lane that includes studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments...
Sandra Birchmore, a 23-year-old woman from Stoughton whose death was initially ruled a suicide by Mass. authorities, grew up admiring police.She joined her hometown’s Police Explorers program as a 12-year-old, and within a year, she met the man who federal authorities would come to charge...