For Melissa Verdier, president of the Educational Association of Worcester, this year’s budget deficit is the worst she has seen in her over 20 years in the Worcester public schools.“I’ve never seen this kind of crisis in our budget, or not one that affected so...
A different kind of mosquito, a jumping spider and new diseases could be coming to Massachusetts due to climate change, an expert warns.Globally, temperatures have been rising, a product of global greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. It’s expected to result in continued warming and...
HOLYOKE – A long-standing arts education program will pause operations for a year, until summer 2025, hoping to put itself back on sound financial footing.The Enchanted Circle announced Tuesday that it will spend the next school year repairing its finances, in part to ensure that...
Dear Abby: My husband of almost 40 years is not well. He has been a good provider, but his life stories are heavily laced with lies. That has been very difficult for me to live with. I believe he will die before I do, and...
Upcoming programs at Berkshire Botanical GardenSTOCKBRIDGE – Berkshire Botanical Garden presents the following upcoming programs: Beginning Monday, July 1, Music Mondays return to BBG. Join in for this popular outdoor concert series and enjoy the sounds of summer! Find the perfect spot to picnic amidst...
WESTFIELD — For more than five decades, chess players from around the region have met in Westfield to learn, play and hone their skills. Unfortunately, this tradition could soon come to an end.Gaetano Bompastore, president of the Greater Baystate Chess Association, formerly known as the...
Dear Amy: My fiance and I are planning our wedding. As the bride, I’m planning on making certain requests of my guests, to make sure that my special day is as perfect as possible. For example, I’m asking that my guests wear exclusively yellow at...
Dear Annie: I used to complain about not receiving thank-you notes, but how many times have you been to a shower where, at the end, the gift receiver graciously gives a heartfelt “thank you”?In this day and age, it really doesn’t mean that a person...
Dear Readers: Today I hope you will enjoy a rerun of two of the most infuriating questions I have ever published (slightly edited for space).Dear Amy: I recently discovered that my son, who is 17, is a homosexual. We are part of a church group...
BOSTON — Starter Brayan Bello struggled to throw strikes in the Red Sox’ 9-4 loss to the Blue Jays on Tuesday.Manager Alex Cora said reliever Josh Winckowski did “the opposite.”“He pounded the strike zone the whole night and he saved us today,” Cora said. “His...