For 14 years, the Northampton coffee shop The Roost has welcomed visitors and locals alike to the small Pioneer Valley city’s downtown from its home on the corner of Bridge and Market streets.That run will come to an end this weekend.The shop will close after...
Dear Abby: I returned from an errand this morning, and my husband was across the street from our house wearing only a robe, naked underneath and talking to the wife of our neighbor. I’m fuming because I feel it was totally disrespectful to me as...
A 4-year-old was killed and two other people were seriously injured after a fire broke out in a two-family home in North Adams late Tuesday night, fire officials said.North Adams firefighters went to 188 West Shaft Road for a report of a possible fire just...
Two people arrested Tuesday night are facing charges in connection with a shooting Tuesday afternoon in Roxbury, Boston Police said. Boston police went to 62 Warren St. in Roxbury for a report of a person shot at 4:56 p.m. Tuesday, Sgt. Detective John Boyle, the...
Over the past few weeks, MassLive has asked wrestling coaches and athletic directors to reflect on their teams—specifically, the unsung heroes who make their programs successful.For some, that’s a player that switched positions for the betterment of the team. For others its the quiet leader...
St. Patrick’s Day seems to have innumerable traditions associated with it, and a local one is almost as enduring as parades, shamrocks and green beer: the Big Bad Bollocks playing the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton.While the venue just reopened in 2024 after a...
Dear Eric: I am struggling with a friend issue. We were roommates in the ’70s and have been friends ever since. She is 74 and I am 73. She is like an aunt to my two children. She was married once but has no children...
Over the past couple weeks, MassLive asked girls skiing coaches and athletic directors to reflect on their team — and specifically the unsung heroes that make their program run successfully.For some coaches, it’s the athletes who overcame immense adversity and still made a drastic impact...
A 23-year-old woman died at a hospital after she was hit by a motor vehicle in Methuen Tuesday night, police said. Methuen police officers went to 301 Merrimack St. at around 7:11 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle,...
A Chelmsford police lieutenant was indicted Tuesday after prosecutors say he instructed a subordinate officer not to charge a man accused of driving under the influence because he worked in law enforcement. Francis Goode Jr., 54, is charged with tampering with a record for use...
