SPRINGFIELD — Businessman Cesar Ruiz has launched a new political action committee this year with new safeguards but the same goal of electing Latino candidates. “Nearly 1.5 million Latinos call Massachusetts home, yet Latino voter turnout remains in the single digits in presidential elections and...
Quality running shoes for under $40? That’s not a typo, Nordstrom Rack is running a limited-time sale on ASICS sneakers, with select styles starting at just $38. This huge sale includes some of ASICS’ best-sellers like the GEL-Excite 10, GEL-PULSE® 16, and more.Known for their...
Trevor Story is heating up at the plate — and the MLB is taking notice.On Monday, the league named the Red Sox shortstop the American League Player of the Week, highlighting a dominant five-game stretch that saw Story post a .500 batting average, a 1.793...
SPRINGFIELD — A controversial Springfield-area gas pipeline project resurfaces this week. Eversource will present and take questions on its proposed pipeline extension project at a meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the UMass Center at Tower Square.The event comes two years after the...
CHICOPEE — Memorial Drive in Chicopee is a bustling, multi-lane corridor that connects the city to several surrounding towns. The 3.7-mile stretch is a “goldmine,” according to Ward 6 Councilor Sam Shumsky, who’d like to make it safer for pedestrians and drivers alike and create...
A Salem man already convicted of killing a Bedford woman in 1971 has pleaded guilty to more charges, including “loansharking,” Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office said Monday. Arthur Massei pleaded guilty to attempted extortion, solicitation to commit usury and threatening to cause physical injury...
HOLYOKE ― Mayor Joshua Garcia’s push to transform Holyoke into a hub for renewable energy has earned him regional acclaim — and a shot at “mayor of the year” honors.The award is presented by the Northeast Renewable Energy Coalition, which credits Garcia with helping establish...
NORTHAMPTON — About 400 people attended an interfaith service inside the Edwards Church on Sunday afternoon to remember and honor people who were detained in Massachusetts by immigration officials. Many more could not get into the service because of the overflow crowd.Ahead of the event,...
Two Weymouth-based ambulance companies have agreed to pay back $6 million to the state for overcharging MassHealth through false claims, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office announced Monday.The attorney general’s office said it began investigating allegations Brewster Ambulance Service and EasCare after receiving a whistleblower lawsuit...
There was plenty of creativity on display during the Patriots’ in-stadium practice Friday night — especially when it came to touchdown celebrations. Players took the opportunity to have fun with each score. And head coach Mike Vrabel is fully behind the enthusiasm, so long as...
