A security specialist with the U.S. Department of Energy is facing several criminal charges after prosecutors say he attempted to bribe another department employee to secure government contracts for his private company.Edward Doherty, 34, of Washington, D.C. and Weymouth, is charged with honest services fraud,...
Massachusetts should see much cooler conditions on Thursday after days of oppressive heat and humidity, but forecasters warned that heavy rains could cause localized flooding.Temperatures in Boston, Worcester and Springfield are expected to hover around 78 on Thursday, a day after all three cities flirted...
SPRINGFIELD — A Ludlow physician is one of the defendants in a lawsuit that claims he could’ve prevented an older woman’s death from “blunt force trauma” from her repeated falls at a senior care facility. Janet C. Ladge was an 83-year-old woman who had dementia...
Westfield City HallWESTFIELD — Following the deadline to turn in signatures for certification, the landscape for the Municipal Election on Nov. 4 has changed. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By...
SOUTHWICK — The School Committee has an opening after announcing that Erika Emmelmann recently resigned.“She served the town well,” said Robert Stevenson, the chair of the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District School Committee.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on...
SOUTHWICK — While the Select Board identified and approved several of the road repair projects suggested by the former DPW director in early June, it still needs more information before finalizing the project list for fiscal year 2026.“Believe it or not, but with the discussion...
Dear Eric: My mother and her caretaker came to visit for two days. My mother has some form of dementia, even though we all feel that at times she plays it up.My mother never missed an opportunity to hit or slap me as a child...
While top lawmakers rejected the requested $35 raise for bar advocate attorneys across Massachusetts on Wednesday, a district court judge simultaneously approved that same raise for three of those lawyers.In Lowell District Court, Judge John Coffey ordered a rate of $100 an hour to be...
The Massachusetts Organization of African Descendants (MOAD) will hold its third annual Worcester African Festival on Saturday.The festival will be a celebration of many African cultures, featuring vendors serving cuisines and merchandise from different African countries, a fashion show, and live music from disc jockeys,...
FOXBOROUGH - Ja’Lynn Polk lives in an alternate universe where his rookie season doesn’t exist.It never happened. Or rather, he’s pretending it doesn’t matter.To recap, the season was marred by injury, dropped passes, killer penalties and simply not getting what it took to play in...
