Downtown Boston has faced a surge in public safety issues over the past 18 months, with rising concerns about discarded needles, shoplifting and recent stabbings, according to community members.Residents and business owners call these issues “urgent” threats to their neighborhood, and prompted city leaders to...
A self-sustaining population of German brown trout inhabits the upper reaches of the Deerfield River, surviving on its own and winning fans who come from all over the eastern United States to fish for them.Now, some in the Massachusetts freshwater fishing community, who revere what...
INDIANAPOLIS - Joe Milton III accomplished two missions with his performance in the season-closing victory over the Buffalo Bills.First - and to the chagrin of many fans, the win kept the Patriots out of the No. 1 overall spot in this year’s NFL.Second, Milton provided...
BOSTON — When the Bruins sent Matt Poitras and Mike Callahan back to Providence for the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off break, Poitras seemed certain to come back when the season restarted.Callahan’s status was less certain. At that point, Charlie McAvoy was healthy and interim coach...
Deirdre Godfrey’s recent commentary in The Republican (“Today’s strange silence on plight of Gazans, Feb. 18) was offensive and off-base. We will just offer a few reasons why we were so disturbed.First and foremost, the Jewish community has not been silent....
A 49-year-old man was granted parole this week for the fatal shooting of a man in a Springfield apartment in 2006.After his second appearance before the parole board, a majority of its members determined Rafael Guzman had shown a level of rehabilitation making his release...
A second Great Wolf Lodge in New England is set to open even earlier than originally expected. In 2024, the indoor water park announced people will be able to enjoy the 13 slides and a wave pool in Mashantucket, Connecticut starting at the end of...
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After days of above-normal temperatures that have soared into the high 40s, winter weather is set to return to Massachusetts, as the state could see snowfall late Wednesday into Thursday morning.National Weather Service forecasters project 1 to 3 inches of snow falling in higher elevations,...
SPRINGFIELD – Attorneys representing the city of Westfield in a lawsuit filed by nearly 20 current Police Department officers alleging wage theft has asked a Superior Court judge to dismiss portions of the lawsuit.Last September, Springfield-based attorney Jeffrey Morneau with Connor & Morneau representing 19...
