WESTFIELD - A special meeting of the Westfield School Committee on Wed., Jan. 29 at 6 p.m. in City Council Chambers will take up the discussion of whether to go forward this spring with a Statement of Interest (SOI) to the Massachusetts School Building Authority...
WESTFIELD – For the 50 or so people who were queuing up Wednesday for the grand opening of Sushis Thrift, the city’s newest business, the freezing temperatures didn’t deter those hardy souls looking for a bargain.“We were not prepared,” said the store’s co-owner Kseniya Covileac,...
The Celtics will look to finish their road trip on a high note this weekend as they battle through some ups (Kristaps Porzingis) and downs from a recent 10-10 stretch. Let’s answer some questions about what to make of the stretch with the trade deadline...
Imagine a world without the research, knowledge and intelligence to keep us healthy.Hmmm, maybe your imagination is not even necessary. Just read history. There are far too many historical accounts of parents burying multiple babies and children from strep, the flu, measles and other diseases...
This article was produced by University of Massachusetts Amherst students in journalism professor Steve Fox’s “Introduction to Multimedia” class in collaboration with MassLive.As tensions around the University of Massachusetts Amherst protest encampment escalated last May, history professor Christian Appy faced a decision — remain with...
This article was produced by University of Massachusetts Amherst students in journalism professor Steve Fox’s “Introduction to Multimedia” class in collaboration with MassLive.Freshman Elliot Tick, a University of Massachusetts Amherst political science major from Charleston, S.C., recalls conversations she had while preparing to make the...
The 2025 Australian Open has reached the end with the Women’s Final taking place on Saturday, Jan. 25 with No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka taking on No. 19 Madison Keys.The tournament final is scheduled to start at 3:30 a.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPN...
Dear Abby: I recently married an old high school flame after 30 years apart. Since we are both in our 50s, we wanted a low-key ceremony—no wedding, no fuss, just us, madly in love and doing our thing. My older sister, the only person we...
Dear Eric: A childhood friend and I communicate every few months or so via email—brief messages of a few lines. We live across the country from each other. He’s not a techie, so we can’t use FaceTime, etc.In his emails, he wants my thoughts on...
Dear Annie: I would appreciate it if you’d consider helping me figure out an answer to a question I am so tired of being asked, which is, “Why haven’t you gotten married?”I am a 65-year-old single woman who has accomplished a lot in life. I’ve...