SOUTHWICK — For the second time in less than two weeks, the DPW’s Water Division is announcing a mandatory water restriction of all non-essential outdoor water use because of the low flow of the Westfield River.“We’ve been hovering around the red zone for a few...
SPRINGFIELD — Investigators with the state Attorney General’s Office continue to probe election fraud allegations from the 2023 mayoral race that pitted former City Councilor Justin Hurst against incumbent Mayor Domenic J. Sarno. Sarno won handily, becoming the longest-serving mayor in the city’s history. If...
UNCASVILLE, CONN. — The legacy of “The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” lives on 48 years after his death through his groundbreaking music, films, and his influence on popular culture.Today, for those who never got to see one of Elvis Presley’s high-energy performances live, tribute...
Suspicions about a new spa in Maynard began to develop in early July when a paper sign was placed in the window of a vacant commercial space on the town’s main street.In a small town like Maynard, a suburb nearly 30 miles northwest of Boston,...
Last year, as Eleanor Willett and her family searched for an assisted living facility, the dollar signs staring back at them were “outrageous.”But emerging as a rare option — and in some ways a last resort — was Gabriel House, a former motel-turned-assisted living home...
The most popular meteor shower this side of the universe is about to reach its peak, with large, colorful fireballs on track to glow across the night sky. Between 10 p.m. and the end of the predawn hours on Aug. 12 and 13, stargazers should...
FOXBOROUGH - Efton Chism III doesn’t seem like the type to go quietly into the night.As an undrafted free agent, and a receiver who is not particularly high on the depth chart, his odds of making the roster wouldn’t seem great.Only, this kid is refusing...
Dear Eric: My friend has a particularly troubling habit.When we go out to eat with someone else, after we finish eating and are just sitting around talking, she, without fail, will suddenly announce she’s got to go and jumps up and leaves almost immediately.When it’s...
Dear Abby: I was diagnosed with colon cancer five years ago. After two surgeries and three hospital stays, I recovered. The experience made me realize at 62 that it was time to downsize. I moved my husband and myself into a smaller, one-story home in...
Dear Annie: I am a 72-year-old widow, and most days, I feel like I’m simply fading into the background of life. I lost my husband in 2018, and in 2023, I lost my oldest son. The grief has taken a toll, and so has my...
