A day after smoke from Canadian wildfires created hazy conditions across Massachusetts, residents of the Bay State can expect to breathe a little easier on Tuesday.The smoke is expected to stick around, but forecasters lifted the Air Quality Advisory in place on Monday. Lingering smoke...
CHESTER —The 103rd Littleville Fair had a record-breaking weekend Aug. 1 to 3, with sunny skies all three days. Highlights included truck and diesel truck pulls, dairy and beef cattle show and ox teamsters challenges, juried crafts and homemade goods in Exhibit Hall, live bands...
During the active shooter drill Monday, law enforcement and medical staff were trained to triage victims and work closely together. The exercise was held to simulate a large-scale emergency that requires coordinated response efforts among law enforcement, medical staff the fire department and schools. August...
Dear Eric: My daughter is getting married next year at a location that is about a six-hour drive from here and accessible only by ferry. It will be an outdoor wedding so there may be a lot of walking and uneven terrain.I don’t know whether...
MIDDLEFIELD — It is already fair season in New England and one of the first out of the gates, starting Friday, is the three-day Middlefield Fair with food, crafts, live entertainment, agricultural exhibits and everything else you expect from a good old-fashioned country fair.“We have...
While they are already glittering across the evening sky, the most popular meteor shower is about to reach its peak, with a chance of large fireballs exploding against the black backdrop of night. The Perseid meteor shower has already streaked across the sky since July...
Dear Abby: I am a 50-year-old single mom who is extremely close with my 20-year-old daughter, who is away at college. I haven’t dated for 12 years, partly because I did not want distractions from parenting.Recently, a young man has contacted me for a casual...
FOXBOROUGH - Rhamondre Stevenson fumbled seven times last year. That’s no secret.The extent of his punishment? He was held back a series or two during the games he fumbled. And while it appeared former Patriots coach Jerod Mayo was going to bench Stevenson for the...
Dear Eric: Last August, my husband and I told his niece that we would help with her daughter’s college expenses. We sent $2,000 to the college for the first semester. We received a thank-you text from his niece but nothing from the student. We eventually...
Dear Annie: I am a 43-year-old woman with a 6-year-old daughter. Her father is 50. We were never in a serious relationship, just friends with benefits, until I became pregnant. At first, he wanted nothing to do with the baby and even pushed for an...
