If Worcester County wants to seriously tackle homelessness, it needs to build 1,000 more permanent “supportive housing” units faster in the next decade, the Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance told MassLive this week.The alliance’s call for more supportive housing came after a meeting held by the...
Enter a “world of pure imagination” at Pete’s Sweets in East Longmeadow during its first Wonka-themed experience.From April 24 until May 4, guests can expect to see the specialty cakes and confections shop decked out in Wonka decor, including larger-than-life gummy bears, mushrooms, golden goose...
SPRINGFIELD — More than a decade after breath test evidence in drunken driving prosecutions came under heavy fire, legal advocates argue the state system of evaluating that evidence is still flawed.Policies around Breathalyzer tests have flip-flopped as a result of a class action lawsuit and...
The Bruins were off Thursday but games around the Eastern Conference left a lot of things still up for grabs with less than a week left in the regular season.Florida’s win over Ottawa moved the Panthers within a point of the Bruins in the Atlantic...
A 43-year-old man is facing a slew of criminal charges after police say he crashed his car in the North End, threatened the other driver, and ran around the area brandishing a gun.Paul Driscoll is charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing personal...
One New England town is being named among the best coastal small beach towns in the country, according to readers of USA Today’s 10Best.USA Today nominated places with “charm that is hard to find in more heavily populated areas” that the best coastal small towns...
The Patriots were backed into a corner this offseason.At tight end, the team had three veterans set for free agency in what many said was a weak class at the position. The Patriots first order of business was locking up their captain, Hunter Henry, with...
Things will be positively “glowing” inside the Mullins Center this weekend.Kids, and adults, too, can light up the arena with their own glow sticks as part of the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party which roars its way into Amherst for two days beginning...
A Millis school bus driver is facing criminal charges after police say he pushed a witness after the bus he was driving crashed Wednesday afternoon.Mamdouh Abdelnour, 63, is charged with assault and battery, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, a marked lanes violation, and improper...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the mother-daughter duo of Michelle and Martika Mercer, like everyone else, had nothing to do. But they decided they wouldn’t spend their time idly.“We were together. We were at home and we were like, ‘this is an opportunity now,’” Martika said...
