BLANDFORD — The beneficiary of beautiful Labor Day weekend weather, the Blandford Fair attracted attendees from throughout the area. The fair, in its 156th year, featurred truck pulls, a horse show, an art show, a demolition derby, a car show and more.If you purchase a...
WESTFIELD — The Blessed Buys Thrift Shoppe gifted proceeds of $1,200 from its third anniversary sale to the Westfield Food Pantry last week. So far this year, the thrift store, located in the Old Town Hall at 20 Broad St., has given almost $5,000 to...
The weather seems to have skipped a month as the oppressive heat of summer fades into the past, and that’s OK with me. Unfortunately, the last days of summer also bring us to the most rapid loss of daylight of the year. The autumnal equinox...
WESTFIELD — Each year, dozens of dogs and cats arrive at the city’s animal shelter, and while most have simply been lost by their owners and others are strays, every now and then a homeless pet arrives that has been seriously injured or suffering from...
Catholic Memorial's Kise Flannery tries to avoid a tackle during the MIAA Div. 2 state championship game between Catholic Memorial and King Philip on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.Katie Morrison-O'DayMassLive is teaming up with media organizations from across the commonwealth...
Needham's Sam Horvat tries to get the ball away from Weymouth's Maddie TaylorChloe PatelEach year it seems like more and more soccer talent congregates in the Bay State Conference.The league always produces state title contenders as well as star players destined for Division I college...
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Guy meets Girl.How many times have you heard that phrase before?But this time it is for real.The Guy and The Girl are the only names given for the two people who fall in love in “Once: A New Musical,” the smash-hit Broadway...
A six-figure jackpot prize was among three prizes won at a Massachusetts casino on Aug. 24. A player bet $12.50 on the slot machine game "Lightning Cash" at Encore Boston Harbor on Aug. 24. They won the jackpot worth $110,844.72. Two other slot machine jackpots...
Perhaps the best league for girls soccer in the entire state, the Bay State Conference is ready to shine once again in 2025.While the Carey Division’s Wellesley took home the Division I state crown last year, the Herget still offered up two top-nine seeds in...
After earning six top-10 seeds in the Division I state girls soccer tournament last year, including four of the top five spots, the Bay State Conference once again looks primed to take home a state title.In total, every team from the conference competed in the...
