SPRINGFIELD — Infant mortality rates in Springfield remain higher than the state average, with Black newborns at greatest risk, according to the most recent information from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.In Springfield, there was a rate of 4.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births...
Lidia Lech was pregnant in 2013 when she served time for a probation violation at the Western Massachusetts Regional Women’s Correctional Center in Chicopee. She says she began to worry about her pregnancy, but jail medical staff brushed off and ignored her complaints about her...
BOSTON — Despite the Bruins suffering their 15th overtime loss Tuesday night, Pavel Zacha was a bright spot. The forward broke a scoreless tie with his third goal in two games in the third period. Boston ultimately fell, 2-1, in overtime to the Edmonton Oilers...
It was 1971 in Flushing, Queens — two years before Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that legalized abortion nationwide.Helen, a Catholic white woman married with three children, nervously walked into one of the first legal abortion clinics in the country, the Flushing Women’s Medical...
BOSTON — James van Riemsdyk joined an exclusive club Tuesday night when he played in his 1,000th NHL game. The Bruins forward, who signed with Boston on a one-year deal this offseason, will be honored with a pregame ceremony March 16 against the Philadelphia Flyers...
BOSTON — The Boston Bruins, once again, struggled to close out a game in the third period as they fell 2-1 to the Edmonton Oilers in overtime Tuesday night at TD Garden. The Oilers pulled their goalie in the final minutes, Danton Heinen hit the...
When the Celtics built their largest lead of the game by 22 points on the Cavaliers, it looked like the best team in the league was going to cruise to their 12th straight victory. But the Cavs and Dean Wade got hot and the C’s...
The Internal Revenue Service reminded taxpayers that time is running out to file a return to claim COVID-era money from 2020.Those who are eligible for the Recovery Rebate Credit in 2020 and haven’t filed a tax return for 2020 have until May 17, 2024, to...
A Brockton elementary school student was struck by a car while getting off a school bus Monday afternoon, according to The Boston Globe. The Hancock Elementary School student was hit by a passing car as they got off at a bus stop near Manthala George...
Following a years long renovation project that transformed the Northshore Mall, several new stores and eateries are slated to open this year.The openings come after the final phase of Northshore Mall’s redevelopment, which began in 2017, and on the heels of the 2023 openings of...
