SPRINGFIELD — More Massachusetts businesses see an economic “soft landing,” according to new survey results from Associated Industries of Massachusetts.The AIM Business Confidence Index gained 1.6 points to 52.6 in December. That’s a nine-month high that left it in optimistic territory — anything greater than...
SPRINGFIELD — A local construction company is proposing to build 18 single-family homes off Bay Street, extending a subdivision it developed around 2019.Graham Construction, Inc. has filed for approvals to build the new subdivision in the Pine Point neighborhood on about 9.5 acres of vacant...
An açaí bowl chain that also specializes in burgers and milkshakes is expanding outside of the Boston area for the first time this year.Yasai Bowl confirmed to MassLive Friday that it is planning to open its newest location at the Midtown Mall in Worcester around...
FOXBOROUGH — As the Patriots season skidded to a snowy 4-13 halt at Gillette Stadium, there was plenty to be gleaned.Bill Belichick lost to the Jets, 17-3, for the first time since 2015 and now his future is wholly uncertain. What is certain is that...
SPRINGFIELD – The work Frank Robinson oversees from his desk at Baystate Health doesn’t sound that much like health care.Job training, for instance. Steering more work to minority-owned small businesses. Developing jobs in downtrodden neighborhoods through the Anchor Collaborative. Improving education – as one of...
Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) Caregivers Support Group Virtual MeetingHOLYOK - The Holyoke FTD Caregiver’s Support Group will be holding its monthly meeting as a virtual Zoom meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 9, from 4 to 5 p.m. It is for caregivers of those afflicted with Frontotemporal Degeneration.FTD...
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film WriterChristopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer” dominated the 81st Golden Globes, winning five awards including best drama, while Yorgos Lanthimos’ Frankenstein riff “Poor Things” pulled off an upset victor over “Barbie” to triumph in the best comedy or musical category.If awards...
Dear Annie: My wife and I have a close friend whom, in non-pandemic times, we invited over for dinner or cocktails at least once or twice a week. We’ve spent many holidays together over the last 10 or so years. We love her like a...
WESTFIELD - On a vote of 10 to 1 with one abstention, the City Council voted on Jan. 4 to approve a special permit, site plan and stormwater permit for J. L. Raymaakers & Sons for a contractor’s yard and administrative offices on four acres...