Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Stephen Sondheim’s landmark musical, will bring two major Hartford theatres together in their first partnership. Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks Hartford will present the co-production at Hartford Stage, June 5-July 5, 2026. TheaterWorks’ Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero will...
WESTFIELD — Westfield State University has announced the launch of its new paramedic program, set to begin in April and designed to help meet workforce needs in the region.Developed in collaboration with key healthcare providers and emergency management organizations, this program addresses the critical regional...
SCORE Western Massachusetts announces the “Your Business, Your Future” event, designed to help small business owners grow and succeed. The event will take place on Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham in Springfield. Attendees...
WESTFIELD — On March 28, Race Director Harry Rock met up with John and Laurie Raymaakers at Half-Mile Park in Westfield to accept a check for $5,000 from ROAR Landscaping Supply, a subsidiary of J. L. Raymaakers & Sons, the top sponsor for the 70th...
BOSTON — Sam Bushley has caught for his twin brother Adam for all their lives. When they got to high school, though, they split up during the spring baseball season.Sam joined their older brother Charlie at BC High, and Adam headed to Catholic Memorial, a...
AMHERST — The Healey administration’s education leadership was grilled by the Joint Ways & Means Committee in front of a standing room-only crowd at a hearing on school funding and local aid, hosted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst.Among the groups of educators and students...
Editor’s Note: This article contains a description of domestic violence and of someone who attempted to die by suicide.On a sunny afternoon in April 1992, a 5-year-old girl played outside in her swimsuit. Her father coached her 7-year-old brother’s soccer team. And their mother went...
Scroll down to find a searchable Springfield city employee database. Search by name, job title and other fields to see payroll data.SPRINGFIELD — More than 20 city employees made more than $200,000 last year, according to payroll records obtained by The Republican. The majority of...
Dear Eric: I’m a guy in my mid-60s, in relatively good health, but I’m fighting the whole getting older thing on a daily basis. I still want to hit the ball 250 yards every time and sexually knock it out of the park each time...
Dear Annie: I have two sons. My older one was always a source of difficulty growing up. He loved to read encyclopedias and science-related books. This led him to correct his teachers at times. Needless to say, this did not go well for him and...