Fans of comic books, video games and everything in-between won’t have to travel far to get their fill this weekend.Springfield Comic Con, which opens its doors for a two-day run this weekend at the MassMutual Center, promises a gaming room, vendors, artists and cosplay contests....
On Thursday at 3:24 a.m. a high surf advisory was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Thursday between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. for Barnstable County.The weather service comments, "Large breaking waves of 4 to 7 feet expected in the surf zone.""Dangerous swimming...
Dear Abby: We invited a couple for a short visit to our remote country cabin. Afterward, I discovered a pair of pink panties lying on the road in front of our mailbox. When I picked them up with a stick to carry to the trash,...
Thrift shopSpringfield - The thrift shop at St. Gregory Armenian Church, 135 Goodwin St., in the Indian Orchard section, is open Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, go online to saintgregoryarmenianchurch.org.Church eventsSunderland – First Congregational Church of Sunderland, 91 S. Main...
Dear Eric: I may be hopelessly old-fashioned at 73 years old, but when my children were young and received a gift, I gave them notecards, stamps, addresses, and explained the ways a “thank you” could be worded.I encouraged them to include information about their lives,...
SPRINGFIELD — Responding to a lawsuit charging that Westfield failed to pay police wages completely or promptly, the city says research shows it has actually overpaid the lead plaintiff, Officer Jason Perron.In May, Erik Valdes of the city’s Law Department filed a motion to amend...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D One might think we could know with some certainty how many police officers there are in the country, but we can only estimate somewhere north of 750,000. There are federal cops, state cops, county cops, city cops, special jurisdiction cops,...
Dear Readers: Did you ever offer advice that you regretted because you were focused on one issue but failed to see the big picture? I did that recently, and my mistake was a doozy. A reader wrote to me telling how she had escaped an...
Dear Eric: We are a retired couple in our late 60’s. In our younger days we enjoyed an active social life that often revolved around drinking, sometimes to excess. As we’ve grown older we’ve slowed down, improved our diet and taken up a near-daily fitness...
BOSTON — Nick Pivetta wasn’t happy with the result or his struggles in the third inning, but the Red Sox pitcher did make a little history in Boston’s 5-2 loss to the A’s on Wednesday at Fenway Park.Pivetta struck out 10 Oakland hitters in the...
