One Massachusetts town’s longstanding tradition still continues to bring the community together every year. Since 1922, the town of Athol has been hosting its annual George Washington Hatchet Hunt. The annual tradition started more than 100 years ago when town resident Johnnie Johnstone hid a...
HOLYOKE — A Holyoke City Council meeting this week was abruptly adjourned after escalating tensions led to a shouting match and a five-minute recess. Tuesday’s chaos wasn’t an exception. The council has struggled with issues of civility, power and procedure, this week leaving 64 agenda...
Dear Annie: I retired early from a stressful job about a year ago and now work part-time in an office with one other full-time secretary who started at the same time I did. She pushes most of the work onto me while she spends most...
Dear Abby: I have been in a relationship with someone for 11 months. We’re both each other’s first relationship after being single for a few years following traumatic breakups. During our entire relationship, he has not cut his hair, left his house, or socialized with...
Dear Eric: I suffered a curable illness I was unaware I had. A symptom of the illness was anxiety. I was acting very differently with anxiety after never having it my entire life. My wife left me since I was such a different person, not...
Dear Eric: I told my husband I was done in our marriage during a marriage-counseling session close to nine months ago. This was our second round of marriage counseling. I have also done some therapy on my own. I have not taken any actions to...
Are you tonight’s lucky winner? Grab your tickets and check your numbers. The Mega Millions lottery jackpot continues to rise after someone won the $113 million prize on January 17.Here are the winning numbers in Friday’s drawing:1-13-28-37-46; Mega Ball: 10; Megaplier: 2XThe estimated jackpot for...
LaTonia Monroe Naylor ideó Parent Villages cuando ella —entonces como nueva miembro del Comité Escolar en 2018— se enteró de que solo el 7% de los niños de jardÃn de infantes de la ciudad llegaban preparados para aprender las habilidades del jardÃn de infantes.Naylor, quien...
Una renovada exhibición en el Museo de Ciencias de Springfield comienza con una tortuga de caja oriental como saludadora, una colonia de ranas dardo venenosas y, si los visitantes tienen suerte, podrán echar un vistazo a una de las incorporaciones más recientes, una tarántula llamada...
Cuando el hijo de José Delgado se baja del autobús escolar todas las tardes, él debe cruzar una calle muy transitada. Las normas estatales indican que no correrá ningún riesgo, pero al concejal de la ciudad le preocupa que él o un compañero de clase...
