SOUTHWICK — An alleged mock slave auction involving Southwick high school students earlier this month begs the question about where the district’s anti-bullying protocols go from here.This week, Jennifer Willard, the superintendent of the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District, announced that the district had completed a...
The College of Our Lady of the Elms — often called Elms College — has a special place in the life of alumna and former adjunct professor Katherine M. Anderson.She had wanted to write about the Elms for a long time, and that desire has...
WESTFIELD — On March 1-2, the Western Massachusetts Charity Danceathon will host its Tropic Fever All-Nighter, a 25-hour charity event at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish’s Youth Recreation Center at 127 Holyoke Road, Westfield.The event for high schoolers and middle schoolers features be...
Dear Amy: I am originally from Europe and have lived in Los Angeles for more than 55 years – so naturally, I consider LA my home.Often in a group setting when I’m introduced to new people, I’ll say that I’m from LA.A woman recently responded...
I hope all of you have been enjoying the sunny weather this week. Hopefully that means the spring is just around the corner.My team and I have been all over the district this week. As the discussion surrounding the HEROS Act goes forward, we have...
Dear Annie: I am the sole caregiver of my partner of 30 years who started suffering from dementia five years ago. I am at a point where I do nothing all day if I can avoid it. I read compulsively. I start stressing days ahead...
Dear Amy: My wonderful daughter and her husband have been together for 15 years. They met in college and have been together since the time of their very first meeting.We genuinely love her husband, “Danny,” and consider him our son.They have a 1-year-old child and...
I walked into Westfield City Hall, as well as the Westwood Building during City Hall renovations, for over 360 Health Department meetings. Except for the evening I was shopping at Cabela’s in Connecticut and forgot all about the meeting. Last week was my last Board...
SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield Thunderbirds kept their postseason hopes alive with a 6-3 win against the Hartford Wolf Pack before a sold-out crowd of 6,793 inside the MassMutual Center on Friday night.Colten Ellis secured his third T-Birds victory behind 38 saves on 41 shots. Meanwhile,...
AMHERST – A Jack Musa goal in the second period gave the UMass men’s ice hockey team the lead and helped the Minutemen to a 3-2 win over the University of New Hampshire at the Mullins Center on Friday night.Musa’s goal broke a 1-1 tie...