Massachusetts faces a deepening shortage of primary care physicians, as current doctors approach retirement and newcomers choose specialties over general care.Amid several efforts to increase the supply, one approach now before lawmakers was shaped by an Arlington doctor.“The problem is: If I am graduating from...
Rodney Harrison and Tom Brady were teammates for six seasons on the New England Patriots. They won two Super Bowls during that time and both played a big role during that time. But it was Brady’s off-the-field demeanor that really stood out to Harrison.Appearing on...
When he was a boy in his teens, Kyreem Kynard had mentors everywhere he turned, but they were giving him the wrong advice.“I grew up in a tough neighborhood and my mentors were in the streets,” he told The Republican. “I grew up in poverty...
DALLAS — While there were plenty of headlines from the Celtics’ Game 2 win over the Mavericks, C’s coach Joe Mazzulla wanted to make sure Payton Pritchard’s impact didn’t go unnoticed. The reserve guard hit a momentum-changing, buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third...
Dear Abby: I have been married to “George” for 35 years. I was pregnant when I married. We had dated only five months. We came from families that believed you had to “do the right thing” and get married. I love my husband, but never...
Upcoming programs at Berkshire Botanical GardenSTOCKBRIDGE – Berkshire Botanical Garden presents the following upcoming programs: Wednesday, June 19, 5 to 7 p.m., “Cocktails in Great Gardens.” Exact location and directions will be emailed to you upon registration. BBG’s Cocktails in Great Gardens series provides a...
WESTFIELD — Developers are proposing a “contractor’s shop” on Southampton Road that would provide office space for small businesses.“The goal is to entice small businesses to come to town and to have a place to set up shop. Quite honestly, it’s very difficult. Small business...
Dear Abby: My ex-husband is dying of cancer. I got pregnant shortly before we divorced. I left him because he physically, psychologically and emotionally abused me. I never told him about his son. In fact, I lied and told him the child was someone else’s....
Dear Annie: I’ve been seeing this guy for almost a year now. We practically live together, in fact. At first, to be honest, we just “hooked up” for, as he put it, “pleasure.” But over the course of about three months of these hookups, our...
By Steve Pomper Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty (Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication In March, the NPA published an article about another prosecutor wrongly charging a cop. I wrote, “The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association (MPPOA) and an accused trooper’s defense team are accusing Hennepin County...