Ann M. Murphy still counts the days.Twenty-three years.It’s now been a generation, enough time for her brother’s two children to have grown from little girls in kindergarten and nursery school into accomplished women, one an attorney and the other in her second year of medical...
When Nashoba Valley Medical Center and Carney Hospital in Dorchester closed their doors for the final time last week, scores of workers suddenly found themselves without a job.And with the hospital’s owners, Dallas-based Steward Health Care, in the middle of a messy federal bankruptcy case,...
WESTFIELD — A former Westfield State University professor’s paintings are on display in the Westfield Athenaeum’s “The Art of Ron Michaud: The Road to Dana” exhibit. He will speak about his art at a reception at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 in the library’s Jasper...
Since the beginning of 2022, the city of Boston has planted more than 5,000 trees on public property.Some of those trees are part of planned public works projects, but many are the result of simple requests from residents who can get a tree planted for...
In the city of Boston, there are approximately 43,711 trees on publicly owned land. An estimated 60% of Boston’s trees are on private property, bringing the total to well over 100,000 trees within city limits.While that may seem like a lot of trees for an...
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Thanks to a recent grant, the West Springfield Boys and Girls Club made significant upgrades to its gymnasium: refinishing the floor, adding two pickleball courts, installing updated scoreboards and safety padding.“The new gymnasium helps introduce kids and families to new sports and...
* Way back at the start of the season, the Red Sox weren’t foolish enough to propose winning the World Series as a realistic goal for 2024. Given their talent level and general lack of activity last winter, such talk would have been laughable. Instead,...
FOXBOROUGH - Imagine getting your first coaching gig leading an NFL team and expectations are so low, so dire, that the prospect of a zero-win season is on the table.Imagine inheriting a team that scored just 13.9 points per game last season, tied for the...
When they dream about someday playing quarterback in the NFL, no kid pictures himself becoming Jacoby Brissett. Not this version anyway.While being Patrick Mahomes or C.J. Stroud or Brock Purdy looks fun, there is no more thankless job in the NFL than Brissett’s. He’s the...
DEAR ABBY: I’m married, and in my mid-40s. My wife and I have a robust social life, for which we both feel very lucky and blessed. We have amazing friends who are a wonderful support system and with whom we go out regularly. Lately, our...
