Dear Annie: A year and a half ago, my husband started receiving confusing emails referencing benefits applications that he had not applied for and email newsletters he had not signed up for. At first, we chalked it up to someone with the same name having...
WESTFIELD - A military information night for middle and high school students and their families who may be interested in learning more about a military post-graduate option is scheduled for Nov. 20, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Westfield High School.“In my new role as WPS...
I have ordered more chest X-rays in the last few weeks than ever before. Pertussis and pneumonia are definitely prevalent in Western Massachusetts. I can assure you the news accounts are accurate.Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a very contagious bacterial infection. It starts...
WESTFIELD - On Sat., Nov. 23 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Westfield Public School district invites members of the community to join them in a farewell walk through Abner Gibbs Elementary School on 50 West Silver St. and Franklin Avenue Elementary at 22...
Boston officials are considering whether a fee on vacant storefronts in the city’s neighborhoods could boost the local economy by pushing commercial landlords to bring in tenants.According to Chief of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion Segun Idowu, long-term vacant storefronts can lead to decreased property values,...
Hours after his girlfriend killed a man by stabbing him a dozen times inside an Ashburnham treehouse in what she described as a “surprise gift” for him, prosecutors say Jonathan Lind helped try to cover up the killing.Lind and his girlfriend, Julia Enright, encased Brandon...
The $23 million estate at Juggler Meadow, home to the late Yankee Candle founder Michael Kittredge II, has been empty for a couple of years, so nobody has been able to enjoy the luxurious amenities the property offers.This led Joshua Wallack and his development team...
WESTFIELD — Legislators want Gov. Maura T. Healey to boost Hampden County’s presence on the Massachusetts Appeals Court.And that has nowhere to go but up, since there hasn’t been a Hampden County Associate Justice on the 25-member court since 2022 when Justice C. Jeffrey Kinder,...
FOXBOROUGH – For the Patriots, the goal is simple.Win.Jerod Mayo’s team is looking to win back-to-back games for the first time this season. As the head coach explained this week, the Patriots know how to lose – and stack losses together. Now, they need to...
My husband and I have been taking care of my father-in-law for four years—getting his groceries, going to the bank, picking up prescriptions, and doing different tasks. He’s disabled and lives in an upstairs apartment with no access to getting downstairs. He can’t walk, bathe...