The Chicopee Chamber of Commerce announces the recipients of its 2025 Shining Stars: AJ Crane as Citizen of the Year; Ashley Batlle as Volunteer of the Year; the Springfield Thunderbirds as Business of the Year; and Health New England as Nonprofit of the Year.A lifetime...
It’s not just Bruce Springsteen who knows Santa Claus is coming to town.The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, has tracked Santa since 1955. On Dec. 1, the organization launched its website for 2024 with a countdown clock, games, music and more.“So, how do...
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Last week was not a good sign for Alex Van Pelt.As soon as the camera panned to team president Jonathan Kraft and lipreaders noted he was talking about the play calling being “terrible,” the heat was on the Patriots offensive coordinator.To...
The Boston Bruins’ 2022-23 regular season was one to remember. Their Stanley Cup Playoffs run, however, was not.The Bruins set the single-season wins record under then-coach Jim Montgomery in his first season with 65. They also amassed a record 135 points, David Pastrnak scored 60...
For weeks, Jerod Mayo has been hoping the Patriots would be one of those pain-in-the-butt, nuisance type of teams that “no one wants to play” at the end of the year.That was his stated goal for the group as far back as early November, midway...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — It’s a fine line that rookie quarterbacks are forced to tightrope.The locker room is a delicate ecosystem where leadership roles are earned over time, but a team’s starting quarterback is inherently looked to as a leader. Catch-22. It’s a line that...
Dear Abby: My best friend of 60 years lost her husband 13 years ago. She has one son, who is successful and busy with his young family. They try to include her in various family gatherings, but she always has an excuse as to why...
Whole Children and Milestones Winter sessionNORTHAMPTON - Whole Children and Milestones offers recreational classes in afternoons and on Saturdays to children, teens and adults. They focus on serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism, but the classes are open to people of all...
Dear Eric: I just read the letter from “Personal Space,” who was trying to distance herself from her deceased husband’s sister and the sister’s constant texts. I have grappled with a similar situation after my brother died.One of his close friends (who I didn’t know...
