CHESTER — David Pierce, president of the Chester Foundation and the Chester Railway Station Museum said this year, as the U.S. begins to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Chester on Track on May 17 is a good place to come to learn about firsts in Massachusetts....
WESTFIELD — The Westfield High School Drama Club presents “All Shook Up,” a new musical screenplay by Joe DiPietro, inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley on Thursday and Friday, May 8 and 9. Tickets, which are sold at the door, are $10...
WESTFIELD — Westfield Career Services Counselor Patricia Healy was recognized this week as the Western Massachusetts recipient of the General Colin L. Powell Service Award. The award is presented to one high school counselor from each of the eastern and western half of the state...
BOSTON — Dr. Megan Sandel was treating a 2-year-old. The main symptom? The toddler was still the size of a baby. “He had not outgrown his 12-month-old clothing, he wasn’t sleeping well, and nothing was working,” she said. But the problem behind the symptom, Sandel...
SPRINGFIELD – A Wall Street analyst asked MGM Resorts International CEO and President William Hornbuckle this week about creating value by “monetizing assets,” that is selling locations like MGM Springfield.Hornbuckle’s answer to Stephen Grambling of Morgan Stanley was not “no.” MGM Resorts International president and...
Dear Abby: My stepdaughter, “Allie” (whom I’ve raised as my own since she was 2), has banned my 39-year-old daughter’s 19-year-old girlfriend “Taylor” from coming to her house for the holidays. She dislikes that Taylor is 20 years younger than her sister. Because of this,...
Island Creek Oysters, the South Shore’s premiere oyster farm, is shipping up to Boston later this year. The company is planning to open Island Creek Raw Bar, an outdoor seasonal restaurant in Seaport, by early summer.While an official menu has yet to be released, diners...
From serving countless Guinness pints to hosting celebrities, M.J. O’Connor’s in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood has been blessed with the luck of the Irish for a quarter of a century. The traditional Irish pub is turning 25 this year and celebrating the milestone birthday in...
Debris from one of the most famous comets is about to speed across the night sky. The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is expected to reach its peak on Sunday, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. These fast meteors are best seen during the pre-dawn hours...
While cramming for finals, one Western Massachusetts teenager offered her classmate Adderall — a pill she got from a mutual connection on social media. She said she trusted him.“This really helps,” the teen told her friend. “Trust me.” But the pill wasn’t Adderall. It was...
