By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Police work has been an attractive employment prospect for a long time for a variety of reasons. Pay has improved, employment is relatively secure, pensions are offered, there are opportunities for promotion and varied assignments, and the job itself can...
SOUTHWICK — At a roundtable meeting last week, School Committee Chair Robert Stevenson announced that for the past nine years, the Southwick-Tolland-Granville school district has been covering tuition costs for all the students who leave the district for vocational school, but under state law, it...
Dear Amy: My 63-year-old husband has a successful career and a loving family.And he smokes pot morning, noon, and night.He knows it disturbs me (I don’t like the smell and I really don’t like his altered state), so he has found ways to do it...
Dear Annie: I have three kids and four bonus kids. They are all adults and living great lives. Most of them live in the same city as my husband and me.We want to downsize and move to a quieter town, but I don’t want to...
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 Michigan won $842 million in the January 1 drawing. Is this your lucky night?Here are Monday’s winning lottery...
South Hadley’s Drew Alley (1) looks to pass the ball while being defended by Drury’s Marley Brothers (12) in a game on 1/31/24. (Kayla Wong/ MassLive)Kayla WongSubscribers can gift articles to anyoneSOUTH HADLEY ― After three tightly contested quarters, No. 7 South Hadley girls basketball...
HADLEY - St. Mary’s sophomore guard Sam Brigham scored a game-high 24 points on the road to lead the Saints boys basketball team past Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, 60-45.Patryk Lech and Ben King finished with 15 and 11 points, respectively, for St. Mary’s...
Avery Burkholder looks for an open player to pass to. (Marc St. Onge/The Westfield News)The Westfield NewsSubscribers can gift articles to anyoneBy Kai ArringtonSouthwick defeated Granby, 58-50, on Monday. The win snapped Granby’s three-game winning streak. Southwick’s Avery Burkholder led all scorers with 26 points....
WESTFIELD – With the season winding down and games taking on more of a significance by the day, the Westfield High School girls basketball team is trending up.Westfield exploded for a season-high 63 points in defeating Chicopee 63-36 Monday night at home. Ella Cloutier scored...
Jaylen Brown is officially a three-time All-Star after he was selected as a reserve last week. Now, there’s a chance he gets in on more of the festivities as part of All-Star weekend in Indianapolis. Brown is “seriously considering” being a part of the NBA’s...
