Dear Annie: I’m a senior citizen. Fifty years ago, another young girl and I were in a juvenile detention facility for very minor infractions that would not lead to incarceration today. I was repeatedly raped by two counselors throughout our months there. This other girl...
Friday began with dangerously cold temperatures across Massachusetts, and it’s not going to get much warmer throughout the day.Many residents woke to sub-zero temperatures and even colder wind chills as the state continues to be battered by arctic air. The National Weather Service has issued...
It won’t be long now. In less than two weeks, Red Sox pitchers and catchers will report to Fort Myers to officially kick off 2026 spring training, with position players soon to follow.A lot can still happen between now and then. In fact, a lot...
WESTFIELD — Westfield Residents Advocating for Themselves was one of six recipients awarded a Technical Assistance Grant of $20,000 from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, according to an announcement by the Healey/Driscoll Administration on Jan. 27.“So many Massachusetts residents care about the environment and...
SPRINGFIELD — Valentine’s Day is on Feb. 14, but you can celebrate the holiday with your significant other — or your best friend — a day early this year at 52 Sumner.The venue, housed in the former Faith United Church in the city’s Forest Park...
Dear Eric: My husband and I are in our 70s and have never really been able to get close to our daughter-in-law. She and our son have been married for 13 years. She is nine years younger than him, and this is his second marriage....
The Celtics are under a week away from the NBA trade deadline and have hit a bit of a lull, going 6-6 in their last 12 games. The trade market is heating up around the league with Giannis Antetokounmpo available, but Boston has their own...
Singer-songwriter Olga Gavrilov’s journey from a small Siberian village to a new life in the U.S. has been defined by her grit to succeed and dedication to the words of the American Pledge of Allegiance.Gavrilov arrived in Springfield in 1998 along with her husband and...
Gov. Maura Healey’s fiscal year 2027 budget leans heavily on the 4% surtax on high earners, pairing $2.7 billion in “fair share” revenues embedded directly into the spending plan with a companion $1.15 billion bill to deploy surplus collections from previous fiscal years.Taken together, the...
On Christmas Day, Hopedale police officers responded to reports of a raccoon that was acting erratically in a residential neighborhood.The officers decided the raccoon might be rabid, and while families watched — including children — the officers used their police vehicle to run over the...
