We’re running a mailbag every Friday during training camp. If you have questions on the Patriots, NFL, or want to gripe about past answers, email cmason@masslive.com or tweet @bychrismason. Now let’s get to this week’s questions!Is the Tyquan Thornton hype this season for real? Or is he just a good practice...
By Morgan WomackPortland Press HeraldPORTLAND, Maine — Portland police say they are seeing results after spending $300,000 on new recruiting videos and a website that promote the department as a unique team.The department used federal funding to hire an outside company, Epic, that specializes in...
DEAR ABBY: My sister has a squawky bird she insists on keeping alongside the dinner table when she invites guests for dinner. Its ear-piercing screeching inhibits guests’ ability to carry on normal conversation, so I asked her if, in the future, she could please put...
NationalPolice.org Rise Motorsports #31 Chevy INDIANAPOLIS, August 23, 2024 — In support of the search efforts for missing kids, the National Police Association #31 Chevy will prominently feature a picture of missing person Braelynn Mueller of Green Bay, Wisconsin during the ARCA race at the Milwaukee...
WESTFIELD — ArtWorks Westfield’s Friday Night Summer Concert series will continue past its scheduled end date with two rain date performances: Whitaker Hill tonight, and Whiskey Traveler on Friday, Aug. 30, both starting at 7 p.m.Bill Curran Jr., drummer and founding member of Whitaker Hill,...
Dear Eric: My only son passed away six months ago. I told everyone that his death was due to heart problems when it was actually due to the effects of long-term alcoholism. He was 35 and a highly successful lawyer in New York City, as...
By Steve Pomper Not again! How many times are we going to go through this? And by this, I mean the repeated disrespect some government officials show for cops’ lives. You may have noticed that I have a difficult time ignoring stories out of two states. One where I...
Dear Annie: I have a neighbor who is 90 years old. Her only caregiver was her adult son, who just died last week after a long struggle with opioid addiction. Since then, I and another neighbor have been checking on her several times a day,...
Dear Eric: I am a 33-year-old male on the autism spectrum. I have a friend, “Katie,” who has been a big part of my life for the last few years. I have been a mentor and friend for her three little boys, and she, in...
Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are both NFL greats, but the paths they took to the league weren’t similar. Manning was thrust into the starting quarterback role right away with the Indianapolis Colts after being drafted by the team in 1998. Brady, meanwhile, was a...