Days after a snowstorm brought more than 20 inches to multiple Massachusetts cities and towns, only one school remains closed Wednesday. Middleborough Public Schools has remained closed all week, citing narrow roads and a lack of cleared sidewalks. The town received 17.5 inches of snow...
BOSTON — New Red Sox starting pitching prospect Jake Bennett throws the kitchen sink at hitters.He has a six-pitch mix that consists of a four-seam fastball, two-seam fastball, changeup, cutter, sweeper and curveball. Boston acquired the 25-year-old lefty from the Nationals for pitching prospect Luis...
Mother Nature remains undefeated.Last weekend’s snow storm wreaked havoc on some important games in this week’s Western Massachusetts boys basketball slate, and it probably won’t be the last time games are halted this winter due to weather (see this upcoming weekend, potentially).Analysis and predictions on...
This is the sixth installment of the 2025-26 Western Massachusetts Boys Hockey Top 10. Pope Francis, though, competes as an independent team, so they won’t be a part of this project. But the rankings will be updated weekly throughout the winter regular season.If there are...
SOUTHWICK — After four snow events this winter, it’s clear that when Town Meeting convenes in May, it will have to dip into free cash to pay off the deficit spending the town is incurring to keep the town’s roads and streets clear.And after the...
Chicopee - Elms College announces the launch of its Master’s Degree in Data Analytics & AI, a dynamic new graduate program designed to prepare students for careers in rapidly growing fields such as data science, business analytics, and artificial intelligence. The program will begin in...
MassLive released its sixth Western Mass. girls basketball Top 20 ranking for the 2025-2026 season on January 28. Previous Rankings: Dec. 10, Dec. 19, Jan. 7, Jan. 14, Jan. 21Western Mass. Top 20 RankingSpringfield Central (9-3; 1)Longmeadow (8-4; 5)Minnechaug (10-2; 2)Northampton (8-4; 3)Pittsfield (9-4; 4)Frontier...
Dear Eric: For the past 10 years, a core group in our Homeowners’ Association (HOA) has been very close. We get together on weekends, have meals together, attend HOA events, and even go on vacations with each other. One member of our group is the...
On Jan. 25, 1776, 250 years ago, Colonel Henry Knox and his men arrived in Boston, bringing with them 120,000 pounds of artillery from the captured British fortification, Fort Ticonderoga.For 70 days, the 25-year-old colonel for the Continental Army traversed through heavy snow and icy...
BOSTON — The “Golden Shogun” ice cream cone is a customizable colossus of Japanese soft serve ice cream draped in edible gold leaf on one side. The most accessible flavor you can get in it might just be ube.It’s an outrageous offering from an unlikely...
