SPRINGFIELD — Educators here want to expand school choice to high school grades for the first time, since a decline in enrollment is leaving open seats in some classrooms.But School Committee members are hesitant, saying they do not want city teens to be pushed out...
When something happens once, it’s easy to dismiss it as an aberration. When it happens twice, it can be chalked up to coincidence.But when something happens three years in a row, it ceases becoming an anomaly. It’s an honest-to-goodness, no-questions-asked, undeniable trend....
BRIGHTON — Mark Kastelic is used to being one of, if not the tallest player in the locker room. At 6-foot-4, it’s hard to miss him. But when it comes to the Boston Bruins, the forward is just someone who blends in among the team...
On Friday at 3:26 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a high surf advisory valid for Saturday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. for Essex and Plymouth counties.The weather service adds, "Large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet expected in the surf zone.""Dangerous swimming...
DEAR ABBY: I’ve been seeing “Pete” for eight months. He has been divorced for the last 15 years. He has two grown children and five grandchildren with his ex-wife, “Linda,” who is still a significant person in Pete’s life. They text throughout the day and...
Dear Eric: While shopping at Costco, I witnessed a woman in her 40s, who appeared to be struggling with a large, heavy box on a high shelf. As she attempted to remove it, the box slipped and fell in front of me.I hesitated to help,...
WESTFIELD — The Fort Meadow Parent Teacher Organization hosted an ice cream social for new and returning students and their older and younger siblings on Tuesday, the day before classes began.The afternoon event in the playground of the school at 35 White St., Westfield, capped...
Dear Eric: My sister was engaged to a guy, “Peter.” I’ve known Peter for a long time. Not long before the wedding, she broke the engagement because she met someone else, “Rick.”She married Rick and they moved away. Peter and I have never really spoken...
The Worcester Red Sox scored early and often on Thursday, defeating the Rochester Red Wings, 13-10. Tyler Heineman gave the visitors an early lead with a solo home run in the third, his eighth of the season. But the Red Wings climbed in front in...
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