After three years at Marblehead High School, Mark Marfione decided to look for work in special education a bit closer to his home in Somerville.A part of that search also involved looking for a new boys hockey team to coach.What he found was a position...
Dear Eric: Christmas is overwhelming for me. I don’t enjoy shopping and never have. I don’t like giving gifts just for the sake of gift exchanges. I have too much stuff already, and frankly, I can’t afford that anymore.I do enjoy giving when I see...
The slot machine game “Power Pig” awarded a player a jackpot prize on Nov. 28. A casino player won $14,731 the day after Thanksgiving by betting $4.50 on the slot machine game.Overall, there are over 1,500 slot machines at MGM Springfield.The Springfield casino distributed more...
For Richard E. Neal, the holiday season is a time to recognize that charity begins at home.And even after nearly 37 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, Neal, considers his district, his Springfield hometown and Western Massachusetts his home.“Many people need help,” Neal said...
The Stevens family, which runs Stone Cow Brewery at Carter & Stevens Farm in Barre, might be the busiest people you’ll ever meet.They already run a dairy farm, a brewery, a restaurant, a farm store, an ice cream stand and dabble in BBQ during the...
Testimony in the murder trial of Brian Walshe continues Thursday morning, the fourth day of the case.Earlier this week, prosecutors indicated they anticipated calling William Fastow, a Washington D.C.-based real estate agent, to the stand on Thursday. Fastow was having an affair with Walshe’s wife,...
John Reardon knew he could not miss out on saving big bucks on sports gear for his kids at Franklin Sports’ annual warehouse sale this year. Not only did the Norwood father hear about the massive sale from his wife, but Reardon’s group chat had...
NEWTON — The Red Sox have several areas they need to address this offseason.They must add at least one power hitter. They are open to acquiring another starting pitcher after dealing for Sonny Gray. Every infield position, except for shortstop with Trevor Story returning, remains...
Lingering snow bands from Tuesday’s storm will clear out of Massachusetts by sunrise Wednesday, but forecasters warn that bitter cold will settle in behind them.The Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories issued on Tuesday will expire by 7 a.m., according to the National Weather...
