Whoever coined the phrase “winning isn’t everything” must have been familiar with the results on “American Idol.” While the show has helped launch the megawatt careers of musicians like Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson, sometimes the show’s finalists who don’t win are the ones who...
Don’t pack up your jackets and pull out your shorts just yet. Forecasters predict the warm weather streak will fade as pockets of cold fronts move into New England later this spring.Accuweather Senior Meteorologist Paul Pastelok says the March polar vortex disruption is one of...
Physician assistants will return to Beacon Hill this year to advocate for the removal of “archaic” requirements that, they say, will make a difference amid the commonwealth’s primary care bottleneck.The Massachusetts Association of PAs wants state legislators to make permanent COVID-era accommodations that eliminate the...
BOSTON — The fans were mad. The Boston players were embarrassed and the Bruins moved further from a playoff spot and closer to the end of a rough season.In the pothole-marked road to this point in the season, there have been many candidates for the...
The Celtics have broken plenty of NBA records already this season, often having to do with how many 3-pointers they put up. That was indeed the case in their win over the Nets on Saturday as Payton Pritchard was the latest guy to enter the...
*An argument could be made that the five best teams in baseball this season all reside in the National League: The Dodgers, Phillies, Braves, Mets and Diamondbacks appear to be better than any roster the American League can currently offer.That wasn’t the case when spring...
WEST SPRINGFIELD — A decade after state officials closed a wooden bridge in the Bear Hole conservation area, town officials are asking for $500,000 to help reopen it.“It’s not a huge project. It’s only 100 feet to reopen the bridge. It’s huge in terms of...
SPRINGFIELD – For two years running, the Conservatory of the Arts has notched a perfect graduation rate. Principal Ryan Kelly attributes that to the school’s small size and creative classes.Senior Eliana Worpek thinks there’s another reason as well. “It is a real community here. It...
Dear Eric: I am a 76-year-old man. My best friend is a woman who is 75. Her son and daughter-in-law have an 11-year-old and two little children under three. The son very frequently asks her to provide child-care for overnights and weekends. They are very...
BOSTON — After his team’s second straight flat performance in their 6-2 loss to the Lightning, Bruins interim coach Joe Sacco was asked if there was any consideration made to making roster moves.“We’ll figure all that stuff out,” he said. “We’re looking at players now....
