HUNTINGTON — The Jacobs Ladder Business Association elected new officers at its annual Snack and Schmooze event on Nov. 13 in Stanton Hall.Elected as president and clerk was Laurie Martell, assistant vice president and branch manager of Westfield Bank in Huntington. In an introductory letter...
The Eos Foundation recently released its study, Ending Hunger in Our Classrooms with Breakfast in the Classroom, which explores the state of breakfast at Massachusetts’ high-poverty schools and urges schools to implement the Breakfast in the Classroom program.The Eos Foundation is a private family trust...
Jury deliberations continue Monday morning in the murder trial of Brian Walshe, the man accused of killing, then dismembering his wife, Ana, in their Cohasset home in January 2023.The jury of six men and six women deliberated for about three-and-a-half hours before being sent home...
AMHERST — The big cat population in Myanmar — Bengal tigers, Indochinese leopards and mainland clouded leopards — are declining at a rapid rate.A study conducted between 2014 to 2018 reported that no more than 50 tigers are currently present in the country. Other studies...
(Editor’s Note: This newsletter is off on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 for the holidays. We’ll be back in your inbox on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. However you celebrate, I wish you a happy, peaceful and joyous season filled with light and hope.)Good Monday morning, everyone....
MAYNARD — Welcome to Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company. You could also call it the “Island of Misfit Beer Nerds.”Unlike most craft beer destinations, the Maynard brewery has one IPA on tap. There are no plans for that number to go up.Instead, you’ll find multiple saisons...
Dear Abby: We have a mutual friend who’s very dear to us. He’s a kind-hearted and generous disabled vet who’s too proud to ask for help. Unfortunately, due to his ill health and physical limitations, his home is unkempt. He lives among piles of dusty...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police in Rhode Island said early Sunday that they had a person of interest in custody over the shooting at Brown University campus that killed two people and wounded nine others.Police spokesperson Kristy dosReis confirmed the information. A news conference was...
A life-changing jackpot prize was won after betting just $5 at a New England casino. On Dec. 4, a Connecticut resident was playing on a “Spanish 21″ table in Mohegan Sun’s Casino of the Sky when they hit the Triple Diamond progressive jackpot. The jackpot...
Steve Roberts is 80, sounds 60 and lives life like he’s 45.But there is always a place for the Toy for Joy campaign.“We split time in Longmeadow and Cape Cod, and sometimes we go down to Florida and let ourselves get pampered at a hotel,”...
