WESTFIELD — Mayor Michael McCabe presented the fiscal year 2026 budget of $163.8 million for review to the City Council at its meeting on June 5.“This budget has been a difficult budget to prepare,” McCabe said, and specifically thanked City Council President John Beltrandi and...
A police oversight hearing that will determine whether a former top Stoughton officer involved in the Sandra Birchmore case is banned from law enforcement work in Massachusetts has stretched beyond its initially planned two days.Attorneys for the state’s law enforcement watchdog, the Peace Officer Standards...
In the world of culinary discoveries, location can be deceiving. Such is the case with the Hemlock Grill, a restaurant tucked away inside the Robert T. Lynch Golf Course clubhouse in Brookline that has earned a reputation for serving what some consider one of the...
Dear Eric: I’m worried about a good friend of mine. He hits the bars, drinking heavily, and then drives home. The next morning, he complains of being hung over. When he drives, he goes 30 mph in a twisty 15 mph zone, with one hand...
NORTHAMPTON — Jean Henneberry has been gardening since she was a child. She began by growing tomatoes, lettuce and other vegetables, and later, flowers when she and her husband, Ian Milsark, also a gardener, purchased their own home in Northampton.This weekend, the fruits of the...
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The Leominster planning board will make a recommendation to the city council next week on whether they should accept a petition demanding a ban on horse racing in the city.The board has been holding public hearings on a petition from resident Lisa Nugent, which calls...
FOXBOROUGH — DeMario Douglas has been playing football for almost 20 years. At this point, there aren’t many things that surprise him on a practice field. However, at mandatory Patriots minicamp on Monday, he still experienced something that had never happened to him before. “Not...
Patrice Bergeron was never a member of either team playing in this year’s Stanley Cup Final, but his allegiance is with his longtime friend and former teammate.Brad Marchand and the Florida Panthers are three wins away from winning the Stanley Cup. Marchand and Bergeron were...
FOXBOROUGH – It hasn’t taken Stefon Diggs long to make an impact in New England.The Patriots receiver wasn’t at the first two OTA sessions but has already taken a vocal role on the practice field for the offense. Monday’s minicamp marked the second time Diggs...
