Massachusetts’ state-funded health care system, MassHealth, announced Friday they will offer doula services for pregnant, birthing and postpartum people next spring. But many advocates remain concerned about potential barriers for doulas, including low reimbursement rates and MassHealth not offering reimbursement for travel.Doulas are individuals who...
Bold, flashy, eye-catching designs line the large window frames at the newly opened Wavvz Concepts shop on Main Street in Worcester. With brightly lit puffer jackets and vests, some customers have even compared the colorful display at the corner of Madison Street to the Red...
SPRINGFIELD — In early October, SusanLynn Taliaferro chatted on FaceTime with her son. She was preparing for a nursing exam at Springfield Technical Community College — and he knew that.“You got this test,” she remembers her son, Jahim Solomon, telling her.That was the last time...
The stained-glass windows in the sanctuary of Immaculate Conception Chapel in Holyoke were commissioned in 1955 for the golden jubilee of the then-Immaculate Conception Parish, and today they are part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the City of Holyoke.St....
Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) Caregivers Support Group Virtual MeetingHOLYOKE - The Holyoke FTD Caregiver’s Support Group will be holding its monthly meeting as a virtual Zoom meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 12, from 4 to 5 p.m. It is for caregivers of those afflicted with Frontotemporal Degeneration.FTD...
SOUTHWICK — Construction on the new facility for the Our Community Pantry is expected to be finished by the end of this week, only four months and six days after ground was broken in August.“The finish line is less than 10 feet away … but...
Barrington Stage has announced that “La Cage Aux Folles” and “Next to Normal,” two landmark Tony Award-winning musicals, will be performed in the Berkshires next summer. “La Cage Aux Folles” features Jerry Herman’s music and lyrics. “Next to Normal,” which will be directed by Alan...
Dear Annie: My mother separated from my father when I was 3. She left my father, who never came looking for us. She later married a wonderful man who loves me more than anything.When I was 15, a family member was able to get in...
Dear Amy: My son is 8 years old and is very talkative and inquisitive. He asks lots of “why” questions that don’t always coincide with the current conversation, but are about a previous topic.His two reading teachers have said that he is disrespectful and does...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James showed off his defensive skills in his college debut for Southern California nearly five months after he suffered cardiac arrest and expressed gratitude for the doctors and family who supported him.He had four points, three rebounds and two assists...
