HOLYOKE — For the last two months, Brenda Lamagdeleine, manager at Margaret’s Pantry, and her team have worked 16-hour days with the goal of fulfilling an uptick in requests for food, toys and winter gear before Christmas Day.“I think every kid should believe in Santa,...
FOXBOROUGH – We’ve entered a strange stretch here in New England where fans are rooting for the Patriots to lose. At 3-11, the sad truth is that losing is probably what’s best for the future of the Patriots franchise.At this moment, the Patriots are in...
WESTFIELD — Planning board members expressed aesthetic and traffic concerns this week with a proposed expansion of the Russian Evangelical Baptist Church.Rebecca Lee of R. Levesque Associates, representing applicant Andrey Korchevskiy, said at the Dec. 19 meeting that the church is proposing a 6,750-square foot,...
Happy Holidays, everyone.This time of year can be wonderful with all the family and friends in town. But it can also be stressful, and I hope you all are able to take some time to rest during this busy season. And with tomorrow being Christmas...
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,...
