Dear Eric: My only son passed away six months ago. I told everyone that his death was due to heart problems when it was actually due to the effects of long-term alcoholism. He was 35 and a highly successful lawyer in New York City, as...
Dear Annie: I have a neighbor who is 90 years old. Her only caregiver was her adult son, who just died last week after a long struggle with opioid addiction. Since then, I and another neighbor have been checking on her several times a day,...
Dear Eric: I am a 33-year-old male on the autism spectrum. I have a friend, “Katie,” who has been a big part of my life for the last few years. I have been a mentor and friend for her three little boys, and she, in...
Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are both NFL greats, but the paths they took to the league weren’t similar. Manning was thrust into the starting quarterback role right away with the Indianapolis Colts after being drafted by the team in 1998. Brady, meanwhile, was a...
SOUTHWICK — With questions raised about the financial viability of the proposed construction of a town-owned broadband network, representatives from Whip City Fiber appeared before the town’s High Speed Internet Committee last week to present several financial models the committee can use before it makes...
WORCESTER, MA –– Bobby Dalbec went 3-for-4 and belted his 16th home run as the Worcester Red Sox (26-21)/(61-61) extended their winning streak to six games with a 5-3 victory over the Norfolk Tides (20-28)/(56-67) on Thursday afternoon at Harbor Park Stadium. With the win,...
PALMER — People ruminate on clean energy solutions. And at Burgundy Brook Farm in Palmer, a herd of Angus beef cattle ruminate under one possible solution.As part of its “agrivoltaic” portfolio, solar developer BlueWave hosted tours Thursday at its new, 2 megawatt solar power installation...
The Cleveland Browns will face the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL preseason finale on Saturday, August 24 in Seattle, WA.The Browns are still unsure if Quarterback Deshaun Waston will make his preseason debut in the finale on Saturday, according to the AP on Wednesday. The...
It is the last NFL preseason game before the 2024-25 season starts and the New York Giants will face the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Saturday, August 24. According to the AP on Thursday, Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the rest of the Jets’...
WILBRAHAM — A maintenance worker spotted mold in Wilbraham Middle School Aug. 7, setting off weeks of remediating and testing, but officials do not plan to delay the first day of school scheduled for Aug. 29.The work to clean mold and to clean or remove...
