WESTFIELD - Westfield Technical Academy celebrated its 19th Annual Pinning Ceremony on Feb. 13, which honors Allied Health students who have successfully passed their Certified Nursing Assistants certification. The ceremony, filled with tradition, recognizes the compassion and dedication the students have demonstrated on their pathway...
WESTFIELD — Race Director Harry Rock announced that registration for the 71st running of the Westfield River Wildwater Races is open at www.westfieldriver.org/racer at $35 per person, with the rates increasing on March 16 to $45 per person.The races will take place on Saturday, April...
It was a close encounter. What Eric and Tim Vogel — who will be at this weekend’s Springfield Sportsmen’s Show to tell their story — saw and heard while on a fishing trip at an isolated pond in the Adirondacks was both troubling and scary.“We...
Dear Eric: My son-in-law is struggling with alcoholism, and it is very hard for me to watch my daughter struggle with some of the same problems my mother did. (My father was an alcoholic who for most of my young life was reformed, but also...
A newly opened exhibition in Cambridge offers visitors the chance to get an up‑close look at Michelangelo’s famed Sistine Chapel frescoes and discover fresh perspectives on them — without the expense of traveling to Rome.Called “Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition,” the touring show opened its...
As Massachusetts continues to mark the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the Worcester area is counting down to a milestone of its own: the centennial of Robert Goddard’s pioneering liquid‑fueled rocket launches in March 1926.NASA has written that Goddard’s first flight, which reached only...
Dear Abby: My husband and I (both male) have been together for 28 years. The last few years have been less than romantic, but we remain close and in love (or so I thought).A few days ago, he called me from work (I’m retired) crying...
Dear Eric: My spouse and I are senior citizens, and we occasionally have small gatherings, or what I intended to be small gatherings. The last couple gatherings have turned into large gatherings due to other people being brought by the invited guests.I know the uninvited...
Dear Annie: My husband and I have been together for more than 30 years. In the beginning, we were the couple who couldn’t keep our hands off each other. We smiled easily, held hands without thinking, and felt lucky just to be in the same...
