SOUTHWICK – While the survey that is being used to measure town residents’ support for building a town-owned fiber optic cable network is still being conducted, Select Board member Diane Gale is questioning its usefulness.“I consider this a missed opportunity,” Gale said last week about...
WESTFIELD - The Westfield Public School District is seeking judges for Westfield’s Science and Engineering Fair. High school students participating in the fair, which will take place this year in the Westfield High School gymnasium on Jan. 30, have gone on to win awards at...
Hometown Wealth Management has named Alexandra Chapman as a financial adviser, offering wealth management and investment services through LPL Financial, located at bankESB’s 36 Main St., Easthampton, office.An Easthampton native, Chapman started at bankESB in 2019 as a part-time teller and transitioned to work in...
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As the year draws to a close, lottery players in Massachusetts have yet again racked up several millions of dollars in prize money.In 2024, there were more than 170,000 prizes worth $600 or more won or claimed by Massachusetts State Lottery players. Of those prizes,...
In 2025, more than 20 states will see minimum wage increases for hourly workers, though the federal minimum wage will remain $7.25 — the same its been since 2009. Read more: Beware of this common holiday scam, officials warnAccording to the National Conference of State...
The Celtics aren’t playing their best basketball as that’s showing itself in real-time. The reigning champs have hit a tough stretch for the first time this season, losing four of their last six games. The latest data point is a 123-114 loss to the Pacers...
Dear Abby: I was recently informed that my teenage granddaughter is identifying as a boy. She has a male name she prefers and wants people to refer to her using he/him pronouns. Her parents are supportive, to a point. Her mother uses her preferred name...
Whole Children and Milestones Winter sessionNORTHAMPTON - Whole Children and Milestones offers recreational classes in afternoons and on Saturdays to children, teens and adults. They focus on serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism, but the classes are open to people of all...
Dear Eric: My brother and I have been estranged for decades, due to consecutive “family incidents” that accumulated, unresolved, over years.A little over a year ago, I learned through a mutual friend that my brother has an incurable cancer — the kind that is hereditary...
