At the inaugural “Open Stage Showcase,” seven local artists and bands took to the stage at the brand-new Holyoke Media Facility to show off their musical talents to the Western Mass. community.The showcase is the result of a partnership between the facility and New Music...
Say goodbye to ‘Use Yah Blinkah.’Federal highway officials have given states two years to implement a bevy of changes included in a 1,100-page manual released last month — and one of the chief casualties are quirky or funny warning and instructional signs that have provided...
While the sports world waits for Jerry Jones’ verdict when it comes to head coach Mike McCarthy, there’s a growing fascination over the possibility that Bill Belichick could be the answer in Dallas.McCarthy is on thin ice after another one-and-done in the post-season, following regular...
Growing up in Leverett, Camila Hwang-Carlos, 24, said one of her favorite traditions was a weekly “girls’ night” with her mother at Haymarket Cafe in Northampton.But years later, when she began working at the cafe in July 2022, the business turned from a special place...
Shortstop Marcelo Mayer or center fielder Roman Anthony? Who should be ranked the Red Sox’s No. 1 prospect entering 2024?Flash back to November 2016, not long before then-president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski traded Yoán Moncada, Michael Kopech and two other prospects to the White...
Jerod Mayo will formally be announced as the 15th Patriots head coach in a press conference Wednesday at noon.Team owner Robert Kraft wasted no time in coming out with a statement that Mayo was going to be his next coach one day after parting ways...
Upcoming programs at Berkshire Botanical GardenSTOCKBRIDGE - Berkshire Botanical Garden presents the following upcoming program. Saturday, Jan. 27, 10 to 11:30 a.m., “Reimagined Garden,” online. In this class, learn about garden makeovers from Deborah Chud’s portfolio. Following a brief discussion of the features of wild...
WESTFIELD — The Mast Cell Northeast Support Group, for those dealing with mastocytosis and other mast cell issues, will have its first in-person meeting since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Episcopal Church of...
Dear Annie: How do I deal with passive-aggressive siblings? When we are together, it can be all laughter and giggles, and the next minute all I hear are snarky comments. It took months to find out one sibling had purchased a new and expensive car....
Dear Amy: I’m a woman in my 70s. My (slightly older) partner “James” and I are both retired university professors who met after our respective spouses died.We’ve been together for almost seven years and have made each other happy, which is a great blessing.James has...
