NORTHAMPTON — Triona Hanley was admitted to Highview of Northampton, a nursing home, in early 2017 for rehabilitation therapy after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.Hanley was prescribed pain medication, but it wasn’t administered to her one day in early June 2017, despite Hanley rating her...
NORTHAMPTON — Athena Health Care Systems, the company that owns Highview of Northampton, is financially struggling in Connecticut, where it also owns nursing homes.The company recently sold five nursing homes in Connecticut, the Connecticut Mirror reported last month. As part of the deal, the purchaser,...
Top 5 Best Ways to explain this column:5. Something I’m going to do two or three (maybe four) times a year.4. A weird window into my brain’s need to make lists3. An excuse to slip some things in that aren’t always sports.2. A way to...
LAS VEGAS — Even though the Celtics are fresh off winning the 2024 NBA title, their roster for Summer League still featured notable names. Multiple bench players from the title team make up the future, so they’re getting real playing time in Las Vegas.Among those...
On Sunday at 3:22 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory valid for Monday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. for Norfolk County.The weather service comments, "Heat index values up to 99 degrees expected.""Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high...
On Sunday at 3:22 a.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated heat advisory valid for Monday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. for Southern Worcester as well as Franklin, Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire, Hampden, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bristol and Plymouth counties.The weather service states, "Heat index...
Dear Abby: I’ve been having an issue lately involving my mother. It feels like she isn’t really my “mother” but someone who thinks we’re best friends. It’s like she never really grew out of her high school days — and I’m almost 30. I’ll have...
Dear Eric: A young neighbor couple confided in me that their young daughters told them that an out-of-town uncle visiting recently had exposed himself to them. These parents are beyond stunned, are unsure how to proceed, and asked me for my perspective. They are concerned...
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Worcester County reported from July 7 to July 13. There were 265 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,412-square-foot home on Rathbun Street in Blackstone...
Dear Annie: I joined a dating site and receive so many responses that it overwhelms me. The problem is that I’m an older woman who looks completely different from the picture I sent. Let me explain: I put on my makeup and hairpiece (I have...
