Hoping to finally make headway after years of efforts, criminal justice reform advocates knocked doors Wednesday at the State House asking lawmakers to back a bill to give people serving life sentences the chance at a parole hearing.The companion House and Senate bills would eliminate...
Red Sox prospect Jhostynxon Garcia — also known by his nickname “The Password” — is on fire with multiple hits in six of his past seven games.Garcia went 2-for-3 with two RBI singles, a walk and run to help Double-A Portland to a 5-1 victory...
Previous Rankings: Mar. 27, Apr. 3, Apr. 10, Apr. 17Hampshire (8-0; Last Rank: 1)Westfield (5-2; 3)Turners Falls (7-3; 4)Greenfield (7-2; 5)Frontier (6-4; 2)Hoosac Valley (7-0; 11)Lenox (7-0; 10)East Longmeadow (7-2; 6)Longmeadow (6-3; 7)Agawam (4-3; 9)South Hadley (4-4; 8)Hopkins Academy (8-3; 14)Franklin Tech (6-3; 12)Wahconah (5-4;...
BOSTON — One physical foul kept Jayson Tatum sidelined for Game 2 of the Celtics-Magic series on Wednesday night. Al Horford was on alert in Game 2 after watching Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit Tatum with several hard fouls in Game 1 and found himself a victim...
Following the conclusion of the 2024-25 high school basketball season, MassLive announced its boys basketball All-Western Massachusetts selections for Classes A, B, C and D on Thursday, Apr. 24.The selections were made using in-season performances, stats, and coach nominations. Below are the honorees:Class A —...
MassLive will release updated Bay State Conference girls lacrosse rankings every week during the regular season.Walpole (8-0, No. 1) Wellesley (6-1, No. 2) Needham (5-2, No. 3) Newton North (5-1, No. 4) Weymouth (4-5, No. 5) Natick (3-3, No. 6)Braintree (5-4, No. 7) Brookline (1-6,...
MassLive released its third boys’ volleyball rankings across Western Massachusetts on Thursday. Previous Rankings: April 2, April 17Agawam (9-1, No. 3)Westfield (8-1, No. 1)Springfield Central (9-3, No. 5)West Springfield (8-2, No. 4)Chicopee Comp (7-3, No. 2)Longmeadow (6-3, No. 6)East Longmeadow (10-0, No. 7)PVCA (6-0, No....
MassLive will release updated Bay State Conference boys lacrosse rankings every week during the regular season.Walpole (8-0, No. 1) Needham (4-4, No. 2)Wellesley (5-2, No. 3) Newton North (5-3, No. 4) Natick (5-2, No. 5) Milton (4-4, No. 6) Framingham (2-5, No. 7)Braintree (2-5, No....
CHICOPEE — Kids on school break formed a bucket brigade Wednesday, helping to carry trout from a mobile fish tank to the Chicopee Reservoir. “I got a big one!” one boy called to his dad, lifting his orange bucket off the ground for others to...
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