SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Bud Williams said some of his top accomplishments representing a portion of Springfield include keeping a bank open in the Mason Square neighborhood and advocating for better health care for residents during the pandemic.It’s been seven years since Williams began to...
SPRINGFIELD — Johnnie R.S. McKnight knows how he wants to take on Springfield’s challenges. It’s what inspired him to run for state representative in the upcoming Democratic primary election.The fifth-grade teacher who is a native to Springfield is running against incumbent state Rep. Bud Williams,...
Anyone who has ever stayed until last call at a Boston bar will know that they had better be prepared to pay big bucks for a ride home.Boston is one of the only major cities in the country without late-night public transportation, which means that...
When Emily Oneschuk left the Navy in the spring of 2022 after more than four years of active duty, she was struggling with her mental health.The Wakefield native was an explosive ordnance disposal and diving officer. She was also grieving her brother, who was shot...
WESTFIELD — A proposal to realign the expiration dates of Planning Board members’ terms to better match city ordinance requirements is on its way to the City Council, which will discuss it at its Sept. 5 meeting.At the Planning Board’s July 16 meeting, Mayor Michael...
Cut down day is looming.The Patriots have one final preseason game Sunday against the Washington Commanders. Then Jerod Mayo and Eliot Wolf have to get to work paring the roster from 90 to 53 by Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET.“This is a big week for...
After 20 days of practice, training camp ended on Friday. Ahead of the Patriots preseason finale against the Washington Commanders, several roster bubble players have made strong cases for spots on the team’s 53-man roster.The NFL’s league-wide cut-down day is on Tuesday. This is where...
* Regardless of how or where they finish the season, in ways big and small, the Red Sox learned a lot about themselves this season.They found a dynamic leadoff hitter in Jarren Duran, who is evolving into a five-tool player. They saw Tanner Houck step...
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I retired a few years ago to a neighborhood where most of the residents are our age, and we have become friendly with the widow next door. My husband and I help her out with any minor home issues she...
Dear Eric: My now-deceased wife of 39 years was aware of my clinical depression, and she was very supportive during a one-week stay at a psychiatric ward followed by a few months of outpatient care.Widowed since 2020, I am now in a committed relationship with...
