SOUTHWICK — Vernal pools serve as important incubators for the reproduction of a variety of amphibians and because this is the time of year they spring to life, Conservation Commission Coordinator Sabrina Pooler has issued a challenge to those who enjoy the outdoors to help...
The 2025 Bay State Conference outdoor track season is set to get underway next week, and some familiar faces will look to carry their success from indoor track. This article will highlight some of those athletes, and remind everyone which schools will try and repeat...
Coming into the 2025 season, a number of teams will have returning faces, but also some new people coming in to help build towards a winning season for the outdoor track & field season. Last season, Northampton clinched its fourth consecutive Western Mass. Division I...
Westfield City Clerk Kaitlyn Bruce (AMY PORTER/THE WESTFIELD NEWS)WESTFIELD — All of the incumbent ward councilors, several at-large city councilors, incumbent and new, and one Municipal Light Board commissioner pulled nomination papers for upcoming November elections in the first week they became available beginning on...
Dear Abby: My best friend of 45 years and I are 65. She has been married since 1985; I have been divorced for many years. She recently shocked me by claiming that a mutual friend told her I have been having an affair with a...
You may recognize 28-year-old Cape Cod resident Cody Jacob from his viral TikTok video talking about his discovery that his mattress is made of fiberglass. What you probably don’t know is that, in December 2022 when he posted the video, he had been working as...
SOUTH HADLEY — “How Sad, How Lovely,” the name of the album containing 60-year-old recordings by Connie Converse, aptly describes the life of the New England singer-songwriter who never quite hit it big.“In December 2010, I was at a friend’s holiday party. I didn’t know...
Coming to the Iron Horse Music Hall to celebrate their latest album “Carnivorous” is a lot like a homecoming for Kalliope Jones.“This is our first time playing the Iron Horse after it reopened,” said Wes Chalfant, who along with Isabella DeHerdt and Alouette “Lou” Batteau,...
Dear Eric: From time to time, I hear a piece of gossip about somebody that I know. I usually neutralize the comment by saying, “I find that hard to believe.” And sometimes I add, “I don’t like to believe comments like this unless I’ve had...
The Patriots makeover will continue to take shape with the upcoming 2025 NFL draft.Free agency saw Mike Vrabel & Co. bring aboard 14 new players, with at least half of those likely to be starters.The work, however, is far from done. There are still holes...
