Dear Amy: Several years ago, I was involved in projects with a female friend (I’m a man).I occasionally made jokes and said things that in retrospect I realize were inappropriate. She finally set me straight.Then Covid and the MeToo movement hit, and I had time...
By Stephen Owsinski With the frequent mention of the approximate total of law enforcement officers in America —around 850,000 or so— our minds likely automatically default to projections of those cops patrolling mean streets and eyeing beats with populations aggregated in metropolis regions and inherent cacophony...
Dear Annie: I left an extremely abusive marriage almost 30 years ago. The physical, verbal and mental abuse was so bad that I had to escape from the house one day when my husband was not home. I had a son with him that I...
WESTFIELD – The Westfield Little League Softball 12U All-Stars had an electrifying start to their first District 2 tournament game of 2024 and it wasn’t just due to the lightning that ended the game prematurely.Westfield starting pitcher Hailey Zanolli tossed a two-hitter, striking out 11...
WORCESTER -- During a game earlier this month in Buffalo, WooSox manager Chad Tracy felt like his leadoff hitter, Chase Meidroth, was taking especially good at-bats. He said so to his hitting coach, Rich Gedman.“Geddy’s sitting there and he says ‘well, he’s seen 44 pitches...
SPRINGFIELD — The School Committee voted to extend the start date of the new superintendent to July 22 to give the body more time to negotiate her contract.The School Committee selected Sonia Dinnall as its new superintendent on May 30 pending the signing of a...
A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Thursday at 8:32 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 9:15 p.m. for Berkshire County.Expect pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph."At 8:31 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Copake,...
The Celtics remain favorites to repeat as champions entering the 2023-24 season but one of their expected top challengers got a big boost on Thursday. The Oklahoma City Thunder acquired defensive stalwart Alex Caruso from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for 21-year-old Josh Giddey in...
The Patriots aren’t strangers to bringing two-sport athletes aboard.Tom Brady played baseball and was such a good catcher he was drafted by the Montreal Expos. Kicker Stephen Gostkowski’s scholarship to Memphis wasn’t about football. It was to play baseball for the Tigers as a pitcher.So...
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 7:49 p.m. valid until 8:30 p.m. for Berkshire County.The storms may bring quarter-sized hail (1 inch) and wind gusts of up to 60 mph."At 7:49 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located...