Dear Abby: My son-in-law, “Samuel,” whom I adore, is a great partner to my daughter and an amazing father to my grandson. Unfortunately, he talks excessively, moving from topic to topic, even when people walk away or try to deflect to a different subject. He...
Yomo’s Baked owner Luis Vazquez and his daughter, Lis Vazquez, stand in the square where four food trucks sell food. David Hernandez, right, owns David Wanda Spanish Cuisine. August 13, 2025. (Douglas Hook / The Republican)Douglas HookSPRINGFIELD — What began as a hopeful economic development...
Dear Abby: I recently spent weeks caring for my mom in hospice. I was holding her hand when she took her last breath. I had announced to family and friends her choice to enter hospice. They knew her death was imminent. Being the last surviving...
Dear Eric: Several months ago, a group of friends and I planned a vacation trip for this coming fall. We pre-paid the hotel costs, all-inclusive fees, and paid for round-trip airline tickets. A few weeks ago, I received a “save the date” postcard from my...
Youth Grief Support ProgramWILBRAHAM – Rick’s Place provides free, peer grief support groups for youth (ages 5-18) and their caregivers. Rick’s Place offers young people and their families a place to remember their loved ones and to avoid the sense of isolation that such losses...
Dear Annie: Last October, my son and I bought a home with a pool. My fiance’s son, who had not visited his father in years, offered to drive the moving truck. My fiance could not lift much due to a shoulder injury, but his son...
Westfield - The Tim Welch Memorial Golf Tournament, Tee Off for Tim, will be held Sept. 14 at East Mountain Country Club,1458 East Mountain Road. Check in starts at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon.Tim Welch, a Holyoke native, who died unexpectedly in...
BOSTON — The Red Sox are close to adding a veteran first baseman for the home stretch. Boston is finalizing a contract with Nathaniel Lowe and could have him in the lineup before Monday’s game against the Orioles, according to major league sources. Lowe, a...
BOSTON — Nate Eaton, a right-handed hitting infielder/outfielder on the Red Sox’ 40-man roster, is en route to Boston, according to multiple sources.Eaton was pulled from Triple-A Worcester’s 8-5 loss to Iowa in Des Moines on Sunday during the seventh inning. Two sources said a...
A Southampton man who was killed in a two-car crash on Route 10 earlier this month is being remembered by his friends and family.Michel R. Laliberte, 74, died Aug. 8 after the car he was driving collided with another car on College Highway in Southampton...
