“Thank you for your service!”As a veteran of the U.S. Army, I have occasionally been the recipient of this appreciative expression. I understand the sincere sentiments behind it. But my response is usually limited to a nod and polite smile because I don’t feel especially...
Dear Abby: I met this man online a year and a half ago. We have been together ever since. There is a serious problem with him watching porn. When we met, I knew he was doing it when I was not with him. He knows...
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”So reads the eloquent first sentence of the Declaration of Independence...
WESTFIELD — The first merit badge Sean McMahon earned as a Boy Scout was for basket weaving. Since then, he’s earned an additional 65 merit badges — a level of success only a few Scouts achieve.For most scouts, the Eagle badge is the pinnacle of...
Dear Eric: I have a first cousin “Karen” who lives in Florida. I live in Connecticut. We are close in age, but I don’t have a close relationship with that side of my family in general. My aunts and uncle have spoken to me a...
Dear Annie: You told a reader to call doctors by their last name until invited otherwise. Your writer had called the doctor by the first name on the first visit. Had she never been to a doctor before? No one should think this is appropriate!This...
Dear Eric: I’ve been seeing my partner for more than a year. They’re over 40, noncommittal and “don’t know what [they] want out of life”. I’m in my late 30s and definitely want to cohabitate and consider parenthood. How do I deal with my partner?—...
It’s time to grab your tickets and check to see if you’re a big winner! The Powerball lottery jackpot continues to rise after one lucky winner in New Jersey won $221 million in the June 10 drawing. Is this your lucky night?Here are Monday’s winning...
SPRINGFIELD — The Forest Park Pool reopened on Monday after it was drained and cleaned of glass following a series of problems caused by a large group of youths and young adults.By Monday evening, Thomas Ashe, head of parks, buildings and recreational management, said the...
A Massachusetts State Police trooper whose admittedly “unprofessional” text messages took on a critical role in the murder trial of Karen Read, which ended in a mistrial on Monday, was relieved of his duty, acting State Police Colonel Jack Mawn announced.Proctor, the lead investigator in...
