WESTFIELD — Mayor Michael McCabe is taking another swing at a City Hall sign.“He is proposing to make it a little bit smaller,” said Building Commissioner Carissa Lisee at the May 5 meeting of the Westfield Planning Board. “We’re going to shrink down to a...
The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure, his family and the hospital that performed the surgery said Saturday.Richard “Rick” Slayman had the transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital in March at the age of 62....
BOSTON — Red Sox’ Wilyer Abreu crushed a 95.3 mph fastball from Nationals starter Jake Irvin 400 feet with a 106.5 mph exit velocity into the right field stands Saturday. His impressive rookie season continued in Boston’s 4-2 win over Washington at Fenway Park.The 24-year-old...
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell has been a nightmare to cover for the Celtics defense so far in the Eastern Conference Semifinals and that trend continued in Game 3. The sharpshooting guard erupted for 27 first half points against a switching Boston defense to keep the...
Ed Sheeran, Tyler Childers and The Killers will headline Boston Calling this year, but they are not the only notable acts taking the stage at the 3-day festival.The headliners will be joined by more than 50 artists, including more than 20 acts from the Northeast.To...
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CLEVELAND — The Celtics found themselves in a familiar spot at halftime of Game 3 against the Cavaliers, holding a comfortable nine-point lead. Boston had overcome a first half scoring explosion from Donovan Mitchell (23 points) to give themselves a cushion but Jayson Tatum was...
CLEVELAND — While the Cavaliers were crisp in their execution throughout Game 2, that wasn’t the case as the series shifted to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Celtics were the better team throughout Game 3 even though the Cavs got a big night from Donovan Mitchell.While...
WESTFIELD — As a resident assistant at Westfield State University, senior Dontavius “Tay” Henry is responsible for 38 fellow students in his dorm. He’s good at telling you about it, in calm measured tones with emphasis on his responsibility to plan eight programs a year,...
MassLive recently asked readers to identify people who are leaders from the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community throughout the state, working to make a difference in politics, education, business, the arts or another area of interest.Profiles of these leaders will be published through...