Dear Abby: My sister has bullied and controlled me most of my life. She has said many very unkind things, and I have reached a place in my life where I need peace and distance from her. Because of this, I have blocked her from...
WESTFIELD — Westfield zoning ordinances call what Todd Cellura is proposing at 1026 Southampton Road a contractors’ shop. Cellura prefers the term “flex space.”Cellura’s construction firm, Sovereign Builders, is proposing a one-story, 12,000-square-foot commercial building with eight units. Each unit would have two offices, a...
Dear Eric: I have a cousin who recently told me that he is “in love“ with a woman in a foreign country and plans to get married. He would have to fly over to her country and get married, leaving behind his son, grandson and...
Dear Annie: I am part of a family that also has a woman renting a room in our house. I have always been extremely sensitive to smells and scents, but this woman’s odors send me gagging out of the room. My son is also sensitive...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Tom, one of my favorite colleagues from my rookie days tells a story that I can believe is true, whether it is or not. In simpler times the state in which I began my law enforcement career had no state-mandated...
Dear Eric: I am a 50-year-old technology worker. My boss is in her early 40’s. She has made comments that are not my business about coworkers in their 60′s who she says “should retire”. Needless to say I’m not too far behind those folks in...
It’s time to grab your tickets and check to see if you’re a big winner! The Powerball lottery jackpot continues to rise after one lucky winner in Ohio won $138 million in the July 3 drawing. Is this your lucky night?Here are Monday’s winning lottery...
NEWPORT — Despite a setback in Monday night’s opening game of their scheduled doubleheader, the Valley Blue Sox showed remarkable resilience and determination to bounce back in the nightcap.Valley, as a team, demonstrated its strength by scoring eight runs in the second inning. The Blue...
WESTFIELD – Mother Nature brought the heat; Westfield burned the competition.On a hot, humid Saturday afternoon, July 6, the Westfield Little League 11-Year-Olds defeated Longmeadow 10-4 to claim the Massachusetts District 2 championship at Ralph E. Sanville Memorial Field (Cross Street)....
WESTFIELD — Many of Westfield’s summer school programs began this week, but registration is still open for sessions beginning later in the summer, including a second session of credit recovery, activities for students transitioning to a new school, and the always popular Band Camp.Highland Elementary...