Americans observe Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 19, a federal holiday that recognizes two of the country’s most revered former leaders — George Washington, the United States’ first president, and Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. president who helped unify a divided nation.The holiday was initially...
While Jayson Tatum continues to climb up the all-time Celtics rankings as the face of the franchise, he had gone his entire NBA career without meeting one of the organization’s icons. C’s legend Larry Bird is a private guy now that he’s away from basketball,...
BOSTON — Before possibly trading for some size for their bottom six next month, the Bruins will try auditioning a candidate from Providence.The Bruins are expected to call up Justin Brazeau, from Providence. They signed him to a two-year, two-day deal on Sunday, paving the...
When the Patriots enter free agency next month, they need a clear plan when it comes to fixing their quarterback depth chart.They have Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe under contract. Nathan Rourke is an exclusive rights free agent. It would be a shock if the...
Youth Grief Support ProgramWILBRAHAM – Rick’s Place provides free, peer grief support groups for youth (ages 5-18) and their caregivers. Rick’s Place offers young people and their families a place to remember their loved ones and to avoid the sense of isolation that such losses...
WESTFIELD — Out of more than $17 million the mayor’s office received in federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funds, all but half a million has been spent or is attached to planned projects, Mayor Michael McCabe told the City Council last month.The council had requested an...
By Stephen Owsinski I watched a pseudo-TED speech by a seasoned policeman whose beginnings of swearing in as a cop were riddled with abject trauma from the gruesome loss of his mom (fatal crime victim) and dad (suicide), manifesting resiliency to turn worst-case scenarios into...
By Steve Karnowski and Heather Hollingsworth Associated PressBURNSVILLE, Minn. — A man armed with multiple guns and large amounts of ammunition shot at police officers from both the upper and lower levels of a suburban Minneapolis home on Sunday, killing two officers and a firefighter,...
By Rocco ParascandolaNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — Anyone who’s ever misplaced a cell phone would probably be jealous of having dogs like Louis, Qaid, Hugh or Robbie — NYPD Labradors trained to find electronic devices hidden by criminals in laundry bags or secret compartments,...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — New Red Sox reliever Lucas Luetge has a fun and interesting way to describe himself as a professional baseball player.“I always tell people I’m like a cockroach,” Luetge said Saturday at JetBlue Park. “You can’t get rid of me.”The 36-year-old left...
