Monday marks the real start of the MLB offseason as option decisions are due, free agents can technically start signing anywhere and general managers across the league will all travel to San Antonio for the start of the annual GM meetings. So begins what should...
HOLYOKE — Providing the best education in Western Massachusetts means ensuring children begin kindergarten prepared, are given the skills so they read proficiently by age 9 and have high schools that prepare them for future careers.These were some of the points discussed by educators at...
Words of affirmation and pictures of his family, including his teenage daughter, hung on Edward Holloman’s cell wall at MCI-Shirley.Holloman, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole when he was 19 years old, had...
Drake Maye had just blown everyone’s minds.Sitting at the Tennessee Titans five-yard line with four ticks left on the clock, with one do-or-die play left to get into the end zone, Maye took the snap. With no one immediately open, he ran around to avoid...
BOSTON — As he goes about his day-to-day life in retirement, former Bruins broadcaster Jack Edwards said fans who recognize him will still occasionally greet him with some of his more famous lines.“Tumbling muffins, juicy rebounds and Chinese mustard are the leading ones,” Edwards said...
Dear Abby: When my husband, “Sid,” was a young adult, his mother died by suicide. A few years later, when his maternal grandparents died, his mother‘s two siblings inherited his grandparents’ estate. Other family members have commented that it seemed wrong for Sid and his...
Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) Caregivers Support Group Virtual MeetingHOLYOKE - The Holyoke FTD Caregiver’s Support Group will be holding its monthly meeting as a virtual Zoom meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 4 to 5 p.m. It is for caregivers of those afflicted with Frontotemporal Degeneration....
WESTFIELD — A film about Honor Flight will be screened this week at Westfield State University.“Honor Flight: The Movie” will be shown at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Dever Stage Auditorium on the university campus at 577 Western Ave., Westfield. The free screening...
Dear Eric: I’m a newly published children’s book author and pet advocate. After my book was published, I approached a local shelter informing them I would be donating a portion of book sales to their shelter. In return, they were going to promote my book.I...
Dear Dr. Braun,The 10 words that you use to promote a change in the way we deal with climate change (”Ten Words Explain Science Around Climate Change,” The Westfield News, Oct. 24) are compelling for those who believe and those who do not believe. I...
