WESTFIELD - The first item on the agenda at the Special City Council meeting on Nov. 26 was acceptance of an appropriation of $1 million from Mayor Michael McCabe from free cash to reduce the FY25 tax rate.“Everyone in this room should take a lot...
By Rick PfeifferLockport Union-Sun & Journal, N.Y.SANBORN, N.Y. — Niagara County Sheriff Michael Filicetti wore a smile that stretched from ear to ear Tuesday afternoon as the Niagara County Law Enforcement Academy celebrated its 50th year of existence with the ribbon-cutting opening of its new...
Boston businesses and shoppers can take advantage of a winter Open Newbury Street for the very first time. “Open Newbury: Holiday Stroll” will occur on Sunday, Dec. 1 and Sunday, Dec. 8. A rain/weather date is set for Sunday, Dec. 15.The event is meant “to...
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Like many people who were adopted, 66-year-old Richard Hanchett long hoped to connect with his biological family.But discovering his mother was the victim of one of Massachusetts’ most infamous cold case murders was far beyond anything he’d imagined....
Not everybody thinks the Patriots will take a receiver or an offensive lineman with their first-round pick in April’s NFL Draft that is projected to come early.Most of the mock drafts expect them to fill one of those two major areas of need, but some...
Dear Abby: I was recently invited for a long weekend at my friend’s new home in South Carolina. She has wanted me to come there to visit ever since she purchased it. I offered to come down, but then I sprained my ankle, and it...
Dear Eric: Your response to “Sad in Urinetown” strongly implies that urinating on plants can only be a mentally disordered behavior. I challenge this. Perhaps you didn’t have time to read the many easily found studies and articles from agriculture and gardening into this question.In...
Dear Annie: Last week, my good friend “Jess” called me at 6 a.m. to ask if I could drive her to an appointment that same morning, even though I had to be at work by 8. This kind of last-minute favor is becoming a pattern....
Dear Eric: My psychologically disabled adult son who also suffers from chronic physical illnesses will live with me for the remainder of my life as I care for him.His medications, doctor visits, and hospitalizations with multiple surgeries take up most of his monthly disability income....