SPRINGFIELD – Last Oct. 14 in Notre Dame Stadium, the Fighting Irish earned a decisive win over the USC Trojans, 48-20. A chance meeting that day at Notre Dame Stadium helped the largest health care provider in western Massachusetts find its new leader.Peter D. Banko...
Dear Abby: I was shocked at your response to “Hosted Out” (March 28), who was frustrated at having to host, feed and entertain her husband’s hunting buddy and his wife several times a year. I agreed with your suggestion that she stay elsewhere while these...
Mindfulness YogaHOLYOKE – NAMI Western Massachusetts (The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Western Massachusetts) announces Mindfulness Yoga with Kateri’s Third Anniversary yoga series. This class is designed as a gentle, therapeutic yoga class with beginners in mind. It is easy-paced, helps reduce stress and...
On Monday at 2:43 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory valid from 8 a.m. until Tuesday 8 p.m. for Northern Worcester.The weather service describes, "Heat index values up to 98 degrees expected.""Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses," states the...
Dear Eric: I got into an argument with my husband and afterward I went into my bedroom to be away from him. My best friend, who was visiting, didn’t ask me how I was doing. Instead, she sat with him in the living room, watching...
WESTFIELD — The current Abner Gibbs Elementary School building could become the new home of Westfield’s Pathways high school credit recovery program, the superintendent said recently.Elementary pupils and teachers are expected to vacate the building on West Silver Street in the middle of the 2024-25...
Dear Annie: My sister is eight years younger than I am. She was homeless, so my older sister took her and her grown son to live with them. “Laura” works at a plant-related business and makes minimum wage. Her grown son is an alcoholic and...
The Hot Sardines bring swing music to the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington on July 17.Founded in 2011 by Elizabeth Bougerol and Evan Palazzo over a mutual love of Fats Waller, the Hot Sardines skyrocketed from the wild underground parties of Brooklyn. For details: www.mahaiwe.org.Darlene Love...
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Dear Eric: My grandchildren are 23 and 18. I married their grandfather before they were born. I always felt like they were my grandchildren and not step-grandchildren. They have lived with their grandmother (my husband’s ex) because their mother was unable to care for them.We...