PALMER ― The daredevil motorcycle rider known as Doug Danger is coming back to his hometown Saturday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of a feat that drew national notice.On Memorial Day weekend in 1984, Danger (his real name is Doug Senecal) raced a motorcycle up...
The Celtics first round draft pick Baylor Scheierman, at age 23, was one of the oldest, and most experienced players taken in the 2024 NBA Draft.Scheierman turns 24 in September and was the second oldest selected from the lot. Terrence Shannon, taken 27th by Minnesota,...
SPRINGFIELD — Nearly a decade after a state and local partnership was created to radically remake eight underperforming middle schools, Springfield schools today have rebounded and become a national model, recently attracting groups from across the U.S. to see the success for themselves.This spring, a...
Niche, a review and ranking site that “is focused on changing the way people choose their education,” ranked Brookline the best Massachusetts suburb to live in, giving the town an A+ grade.The grading scale is based on education in the area, overall crime and safety,...
While nobody is complaining after Brad Stevens built a juggernaut roster that resulted in Banner No. 18, there was an interesting footnote in the Stevens era. Prior to the 2024 NBA Draft, Stevens had yet to make a first-round pick in his tenure as Celtics...
It’s all about the “red, white and blue” on the Fourth of July, celebrating when the Second Continental Congress in 1776 voted on July 2 for independence from Great Britain. It wasn’t until July 4 that delegates from the 13 original colonies adopted the Declaration...
While many speculated whether the Celtics would make a deal on draft day, Boston president Brad Stevens and the front office elected to make their first-round selection at their disposal. With the No. 30 overall pick, the C’s landed Creighton’s Baylor Scheierman to conclude the...
When Linus Ullmark signed with the Bruins ahead of the 2021-22 NHL season, his career record with the Buffalo Sabres was 50-47-13 — just a hair above .500. What followed in Boston was three seasons of improved play between the pipes and a Vezina Trophy....
Dear Abby: My boyfriend and I rented an apartment six weeks ago. A friend of his needed a place to stay due to some marital problems, so we decided she could stay with us. At the beginning, she offered us $500, and we agreed to...
Thrift shopSpringfield - The thrift shop at St. Gregory Armenian Church, 135 Goodwin St., in the Indian Orchard section, is open Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, go online to saintgregoryarmenianchurch.org.Church eventsSunderland – First Congregational Church of Sunderland, 91 S. Main...
