WESTFIELD - On a vote of 10 to 1 with one abstention, the City Council voted on Jan. 4 to approve a special permit, site plan and stormwater permit for J. L. Raymaakers & Sons for a contractor’s yard and administrative offices on four acres...
For almost a quarter century, Bill Belichick has preached ignoring and avoiding distractions as part of his control-even-the-smallest-of-details tenure running the Patriots.But during that time, no franchise has been more overrun by distractions than the New England Patriots.So it is fitting with a little irony...
BOSTON — Trent Frederic had his back to Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy as he set up in front of the net on a Bruins first-period power play.With his big frame, Frederic was well set up to tip a shot and screen the goalie at...
The Pacers entered Saturday’s game against the Celtics as the top offense in the NBA. Fresh off a 150 point performance against the Hawks on Friday night, Indiana received a rude awakening against a shorthanded Boston squad, being held to a season-low 101 points in...
After three university presidents faced backlash after a Congressional hearing on campus antisemitism last month and calls for their resignations — a related debate over diversity, equity and inclusion, broadly known as DEI, unfolded.University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill, Harvard President Claudine Gay, and Massachusetts...
SPRINGFIELD — Things started to go bad when Sterling Lester Chest Jr. yelled something about the Bible — and ran through traffic. A woman he knew called Springfield police for help, concerned about his mental state.Today, Chest’s sister believes that police response, on March 30,...
BOSTON — With just over 5 minutes left in a tied first period, Bruins rookie Matt Poitras skated into the right wing corner after the puck. With Tampa’s Brayden Point, one of his idols, pressuring him over his left shoulder and Nick Perbix fighting him...
* It’s sad to think that this is how the Bill Belichick Era may come to an end: in a half-empty stadium — due in equal parts to the weather and circumstances — facing the (Irony Alert!) Jets, in a game that most fans are...
For the second time in three weeks, rivals Arsenal and Liverpool will meet Sunday, two of the Premier League’s elite teams, will face off in the FA third round.Arsenal has dropped to fourth after winning just once in the last five Premier League matches, and...
Flash back to January 4, 2000.That’s when history in New York and New England was forever changed.That was the date, 24 years ago, almost to the day, when Bill Belichick was supposed to be introduced as the head coach of the New York Jets.Only, Belichick...
