HOLYOKE — A winter farmers market in Holyoke aims to provide fresh, local produce and goods in the colder months of the year.Offered by the Holyoke Farmers’ Market, shoppers can expect a variety of seasonal fruits and vegetables, homemade goods, artisanal products from local vendors,...
DAYTON, OHIO – Senior midfielder Emma Pedolzky, of Westfield notched the game-winning goal in the 89th minute to send the No. 3 University of Massachusetts women’s soccer team to the Atlantic 10 championship final after taking down No. 2 Dayton, 2-1, on Wednesday night at...
NORTHAMPTON — As Highview of Northampton moves to close by early February, resident Danica Ali asked the Department of Public Health to delay the end date to July.Some residents want to transition into housing instead of another nursing home and want more time to find...
A former Stoneham police officer and his brother, who owned an electrical contracting company, pleaded guilty to a bribery and kickback scheme that got them millions of dollars in contracts, federal authorities said. Joseph Ponzo, 51, of Stoneham, and Christopher Ponzo, 50, of North Reading,...
SPRINGFIELD – City officials are unveiling what they call a comprehensive program to help people on the street and to reduce panhandling, while also avoiding criminalizing mental illnesses and homelessness.There are three facets to the initiative involving the city’s police, housing, community development and public...
Six weeks after Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi’s arrest outside of the MGM Springfield casino on a drunken driving charge, he sat down with a TV station for an interview.“As the sheriff of Hampden County, but more importantly, as the person Nick Cocchi, there’s no...
The death of an incarcerated person at the Souza Baranowski Correction Center on Tuesday is under investigation, according to a state official.The investigation is being handled by the Mass. Department of Correction, according to the state’s Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.No details about...
Massachusetts' streak of warm temperatures will continue on Thursday, a day after Boston cleared 80 degrees — the first time this late in the calendar it got that warm in the Bay State’s largest city.Forecasters are projecting cooler temperatures on Thursday, with highs at or...
WESTFIELD - Now that the American Legion 124 has received the paperwork for a historic restriction on its building from the state that has been accepted by the City Council and signed by Mayor Michael McCabe, the funds awarded to repair the building from the...
A 16-year-old was extradited to Massachusetts on Wednesday to face murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a teenager in Springfield last month, police said.The 16-year-old’s name was not released due to his age. Massachusetts law requires all teenagers older than 14 to...