Under new leadership, the Patriots are a draft and develop team.In Eliot Wolf’s first offseason, as the team’s new executive vice president of player personnel, he brought in an offensive-heavy draft class. Led by Drake Maye, this is one of the most exciting rookie classes...
The Celtics have been busy making moves since Wyc Grousbeck announced plans to sell his family’s ownership stake in the team earlier this month. Brad Stevens addressed the team’s sale for the first time on Wednesday in Las Vegas, acknowledging that the decision was as...
After a year of chemotherapy, clinical trials, and countless hospital visits, doctors sat down 3-year-old William, “Billy” Fournier’s parents with the news that the treatments were not working. This, doctors said, was likely the end.The parents looked at their upbeat and energetic toddler and quickly...
Editor’s note: This story is part of an occasional series examining how educators are responding to the persistence of racial segregation in Massachusetts schools.HOLYOKE — The top school official in Holyoke says the district already is using recommendations of a new report that found racial...
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SPRINGFIELD — If a city elementary school and a bus company had taken one family’s bullying complaints seriously, a shooting would not have happened and a local father would still be alive.That’s the contention of a court filing made July 10 by Alicia Breitung, the...
There will be dragons in the Connecticut River on Saturday, July 21, but there is nothing to worry about and no danger to humans.The dragons are simply “dragon boats,” which will be racing as part of the 10th annual Dragon Boat Festival, scheduled from 8...
A small group of international students at Springfield High School of Science and Technology — and their test results — illustrate a much larger discussion playing out across the state, one that will lead voters to the ballot box in November.In 2023, 96% of English...
WORCESTER -- Eddy Alvarez has been trapped in a love triangle for most of his life, torn between his passion for two completely different sports: speed skating and baseball.So what did he do?He earned Olympic medals in both of them.The WooSox infielder/outfielder owns an extremely...
Dear Abby: My husband and I have been together for 15 years and share a 14-year-old son. We no longer have a physical relationship. I’m trying to decide if it’s worth getting a divorce. Our marital relations were what I would consider normal, at least...