A Massachusetts casino player turned $5 into more than $100,000 on one bet Friday morning. The $5 bet was placed on the slot machine game “Dragon Link” at MGM Springfield. The spin ended in the jackpot prize of $100,399.25. Earlier this week, a $250 bet...
WESTFIELD — At a hybrid Planning Board meeting on July 15, a group of residents spoke out during the public hearing on the application of Christoper Bard to amend the zoning map at 44 Tannery Rd. from Rural Residential to Commercial A, on which the...
What to do “after the flood” is as important as preparing. It is actually so vital that there are a litany of books, movies and a recent British TV series (I haven’t seen it, but now I plan to) with that name. Danger and health...
WESTFIELD — The man arrested in September for lewd, wanton and lascivious conduct, resisting arrested and disorderly conduct after exposing himself to several people on the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail was sentenced Thursday in District Court on the three charges, according to court records.David L....
HOLYOKE — The whirr and bang of construction fills the air around Carlos Vega Park, where 20 new homes are rising from what used to be vacant lots in South Holyoke.This project is a major step toward increasing homeownership in a neighborhood where more than...
CHESTER — The Littleville Fair, which traditionally kicks off the agricultural fair season in the area, will be celebrating its 103rd year Aug. 1-3 at the Littleville Fairgrounds, 15 Kinnebrook Rd. in Chester. Admission is $10, and children 12 years old and under are free.Gates...
WESTFIELD — It’s a high bar to clear, eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries on the city’s streets and roads, but it will not happen unless one tries To accomplish that goal, the city’s Engineering Department is asking residents for their thoughts and concerns about...
Dear Eric: I am recently widowed and have been living in our home in our quiet neighborhood for more than 50 years. My husband and I had a friendship with a female neighbor for five years or so.When Jack became ill and close to death,...
If you’ve been looking to try an “overpriced” Erewhon-brand smoothie, the next closest thing may be the smoothies from Lambert’s Rainbow Market in Westwood. The market is selling slightly more moderately priced “Erewhon dupe” versions of the popular drinks from the West Coast upscale grocer...
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 7:25 a.m. July 19, 2025. Brenda Cropper, 66, died Friday at 4:43 p.m. from injuries suffered in the blaze, according to a Saturday morning statement from Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III. Cropper had been hospitalized...
