HOLYOKE — Shoppers entering the Holyoke Mall near Macy’s are greeted by a maze of orange cones, uneven gravel surfaces, puddles and the occasional stray shopping cart — all signs of a major makeover underway.The mall is in the middle of a large-scale improvement project...
Some localized severe wind and isolated rainfall could still hit parts of Central and Western Massachusetts later on Thursday, with a brief reprieve from the rain likely in place until Saturday night. A cold front slowly entering southern New England is also bringing a slight...
Boston’s effort to convert office space to housing hit a milestone Thursday as more than 100 homes are currently under construction. Developer Boston Pinnacle Properties began demolition Thursday on the building at 263 Summer St. in Fort Point, where it will create 77 homes. The...
Connie Francis, the legendary singer who topped the charts in the 1950s and ‘60s and whose music saw a recent resurgence on social media, has died. She was 87.Francis’ longtime friend and president of Concetta Records Ron Roberts announced her death in a Facebook post...
A fight over a lottery ticket ended in an arrest and felony charges for two Springfield men on Monday. At about 1:40 p.m. on July 14, Ludlow Police responded to Gamache Drive for reports of two men, both in their 40s, that appeared to be...
Nearly six in 10 Massachusetts voters approve of Gov. Maura Healey’s job performance as the Democrat heads into the thick of her campaign for a second term.The 59% of respondents to the new Morning Consult poll who gave Healey the thumbs-up are an improvement over...
WESTFIELD -- For a group that has a little bit of everything, it has a lot of many things … including passion, dedication and commitment to golf.The Western Massachusetts Golf Hall of Fame will honor six people as part of its Class of 2025. Brothers...
The family of a man shot and killed by Fall River police on Tuesday morning decried the police response that led to his death and called for the department to provide a more detailed account of what led up to officers shooting at the man.Domonick...
A 26-year-old former leader of a notorious Massachusetts gang known for a decade of bloodshed was sentenced to prison Wednesday. Aaron Diaz Liranzo, also known as “Sosa,” was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Nathaniel M. Gorton to 14 years in prison, to be followed...
In the days leading up to the Senate’s vote on whether to rescind funding for public broadcasting, PBS and NPR affiliate New England Public Media has been running radio spots warning of possible funding cuts. On Wednesday afternoon, a banner on New England Public Media’s...
