It used to be that many local seniors had to rely on family or friends to get to medical appointments, the hair salon, or the grocery store. And that was if they were fortunate enough to have friends or family nearby that could take them.Many...
An ongoing budget dispute in which about 20 positions hang in the balance was the main reason behind the Northampton Association of School Employees (NASE) vote of no confidence in the district’s superintendent, Portia Bonner — but that wasn’t the whole story, according to the...
Communities across Massachusetts, including Springfield and Worcester, are set to share in $227 million in state grant money aimed at encouraging the development of affordable housing.Gov. Maura Healey, joined by state Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus, announced the awards during an event in...
Massachusetts law enforcement officials are continuing their efforts to solve missing children cases from the 90s that they believe involved serial killer Lewis Lent. Lent pleaded guilty in 1996 to the 1990 kidnapping and murder of Jimmy Bernardo, 12, of Pittsfield. He received a mandatory...
HOLYOKE – Wednesday night’s showdown between the Valley Blue Sox (6-5) and Martha’s Vineyard Sharks (2-8) was wacky. An early storm prior to the game pushed the first pitch to start this game past 9 p.m., especially in the sweltering heat. This made the game...
It is the second day of the Super Eight at the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup and there is Group 1 action between India and Afghanistan on Thursday, June 20 at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados.The match is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. EST...
A 40-year-old Chicopee woman was killed late Wednesday night in Hartford when she was hit by a vehicle that fled the scene and was later found engulfed in flames, police said.Lutricia Daniels was hit by a red Honda Accord on Main Street in Hartford near...
Group C Matchday 2 wraps up with group favorite England taking on Denmark at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Germany on Thursday, June 20.The match is scheduled to start at noon EST and will be broadcast on FS1. Fans looking to watch can do so...
A Haverhill man was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder with extreme atrocity or cruelty in the 2019 killing of an 82-year-old man inside his Groveland home during a burglary, Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker’s office announced.Leedell Graham was also found guilty of breaking and...
Testimony in the trial of Karen Read, a Mansfield woman charged in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, will resume Thursday morning. Live updates will begin when the trial gets underway at 9 a.m. This story will be updated throughout the...