Winter solstice greetings! The shortest day and longest night of year celebrates the return of the light. Unfortunately, winter viruses are rampant during this month of many celebrations. As predicted, COVID-19 cases are increasing along with influenza, RSV, strep and many other respiratory illnesses.The newest...
Dear Annie: I met my husband eight years ago. When I agreed to marry him, I had a great relationship with his two kids from his previous marriage. At the time we got married, they were 7 and 4 years old.I started noticing strange behavior...
Dear Amy: Many years ago, my father married a woman 30 years his junior. “Sharon” is only two years older than I. She is younger than my older sisters.I was not in favor of the marriage, but Dad apparently was happy.Sharon has a brash personality,...
SPRINGFIELD ― The Springfield Thunderbirds (14-9-2-1) battled their way back from a three-goal deficit before falling 4-3 in a shootout against the Hershey Bears (23-6-0-0) on Friday inside the Thunderdome. Vadim Zherenko got the start in between the pipes for the home team and gave...
WORCESTER – It is not quite the NBA for the Railers this season.Fans can’t show up for just the last two minutes of a game, or turn on the TV to see the final 120 seconds. However, if their ticket holders don’t arrive until the...
Athol boys basketball bested Narragansett Regional at home, 61-39 behind a strong performance from Ben Kearney on Friday.The Bears scored early and often, leading 20-7 at the end of the first and never looked back. The Mariners managed to keep up in the second quarter,...
What do you get for the football coach who has everything? Well, one option is to get something everyone knows he has piles of. That was the approach WEEI host Greg Hill took this past week when the Greg Hill Show hosted New England Patriots...
The Groton Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a driver who hit a one of the departments K9s Wednesday, causing him to sustain serious injuries. K9 Bane was hit by a car on Pleasant Street near the police station at around...
MassLive sports columnist Matt Vautour and sports director Jim Pignatiello have been friends for decades. This year, they are picking NFL games against each other with nothing but bragging rights on the line. Beware, they both aren’t very good at this.Will it be “It’s a...
In the absence of any real significant Red Sox news, we’re forced to look backward for the final MLB Notebook of the calendar year. For now, it’s all we’ve got.The 2023 season was, to put it kindly, a disappointing one for the Red Sox, who...