We recently highlighted several of the year’s top forwards in Massachusetts high school boys soccer.Now, we want to hear from you: Which high school forward in Massachusetts boys soccer was the best of the best in 2025?Read the write-ups on every forward here, and then...
In 2023, a Massachusetts man was granted parole. But he was first required to spend 18 months in a lower security prison. He never made it outside prison walls. Miguel Valentin‘s 2023 parole was rescinded due to “troubling disciplinary reports,” according to the Massachusetts Parole...
After betting $10 on a slot machine spin, a Massachusetts casino player won a jackpot worth more than $70,000. The player bet the $10 on the game “Liberty Link” on Oct. 17. They won the jackpot prize at Encore Boston Harbor, which was worth $70,730.90....
SOUTHWICK — A Superior Court judge approved in early October a financial settlement between the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District and an attorney representing a Southwick Regional School student and her mother, who had alleged the district was negligent in its response to the Black student...
As this year nears its end, it’s a good time to reflect on the articles about climate change that have been published during the past year in this Climate Matters column. The Westfield News began to publish this monthly column a year ago to give...
SOUTHWICK — While it’s been nearly three months since the Select Board said it might call a Special Town Meeting to have residents decide if the town can pay more than 50% for town employees health insurance, or even publicly discuss the issue at all,...
WESTFIELD — Advantage Truck Group in Westfield held a Veterans Day breakfast celebration to honor its employees who are veterans and active-duty service members, with employee members and managers coming together to cook the meals and show their appreciation to their colleagues. “Our veterans and...
MIAA Division I TournamentFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21Central Catholic vs. St. John’s PrepFifth-seeded Central Catholic took down Natick, 20-14, last week, while No. 1 St. John’s Prep won a 48-32 shootout against Leominster. This game will be played at Burlington High School (6 p.m.).Prophet Prediction: St. John’s...
Once again, as they have for more than a century, local citizens are responding to the call to those who need their help.Early donations to the Toy for Joy Christmas campaign for children have begun to push the drive toward its goal of $125,000 for...
The only downside of the Thanksgiving Dinner Oreos was the flavor, the smell, the price, the overall experience of eating them and the depraved echo of evil flavors that continue to haunt my body.The two positives were: A) they came in a cool tin, and...
