SPRINGFIELD — The sign inside The Zoo at Forest Park for its annual Spooky Safari should read “Don’t spook the animals.”“As long as they’re getting their food on time, the animals don’t seem to mind how our guests or staff are dressed,” said Gabry Tyson,...
WEST SPRINGFIELD — “This play is perfect for us,” Sue Dziura told Majestic Theater founder Danny Eaton about “Steel Magnolias” when discussing potential plays for the current season.The 1987 play that inspired the 1989 hit film starring Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, Olympia Dukakis,...
A woman suffered injuries believed to be life-threatening in a three-vehicle crash Sunday night in Tyngsborough, officials said.Police and firefighters went to 24 Long Pond Road in Tyngsborough around 6:18 p.m. Sunday for a report of a crash, Police Chief Shaun Woods said in a...
An Amazon Web Services outage overnight Monday took down several websites and services, the cloud computing service confirmed. The issue was first reported around 3:11 a.m. Eastern Time, when the service said it was “investigating increased error rates and latencies for multiple AWS services in...
A strong frontal system will move through Massachusetts Monday morning, bringing with it a quick-moving line of heavy rain and wind.The rain is already coming down in parts of Massachusetts, with the front expected to move through the Connecticut River Valley by around 8 a.m....
WESTFIELD — On Oct. 1, the Westfield Historical Commission gathered in Mayor Michael McCabe’s office to present the 2025 Westfield Preservation Award to two long-time commissioners, Cynthia Gaylord and Carly Bannish, who stepped down this past year after serving 15 years and 12 years, respectively.The...
WESTFIELD – When a fire that swept through a Franklin Street apartment building on June 12 that left a woman dead, the owners of Santiago’s Family Restaurant, which is attached to the building, thought they would be closed for only four weeks. They weren’t.It took...
WESTFIELD — After a discussion on the intended purpose of community preservation funds and the need for a broader public conversation, the City Council approved a total of $115,000 to fund accessibility improvements for the Church of the Atonement and $45,000 for the preservation of...
The Employee Engagement Committee at MassMutual Center came together to support local educators through a cash donation drive aimed at benefiting Springfield’s Gerena Community School. Committee Chairs Rina O’Donnell and Kathryn Campbell presented a check for $415 to the school, which will be used to...
SPRINGFIELD — Early Tuesday morning, Pastor Tom Brennan and a team from the Springfield Rescue Mission prepared 150 free meals as part of Operation SONshine for distribution across eight sites in Holyoke and Springfield. The need, however, far outweighs the supply, said Brennan.If you purchase...
