HOLYOKE — A city councilor wants Holyoke to do more to help people returning from incarceration.Holyoke Mayor Joshua A. Garcia said this week he is open to the idea outlined by Israel Rivera. But Garcia said his own effort to create a Community Response Division...
A Massachusetts State Lottery player didn’t normally spend $50 on a lottery ticket. But they had made some extra money the week and decided to go for it.It paid off with a grand prize of $25 million. On Wednesday, the $25 million prize from the...
A spacious historic house located at 47 Penniman Road in Brookline has new owners. The 3,053-square-foot property, built in 1927, was sold on Nov. 9, 2023, for $2,649,000, or $868 per square foot. This two-story house offers a roomy layout with five bedrooms and four...
The New England Revolution announced Thursday that Curt Onalfo has been named sporting director.Onalfo joined the Revolution in 2019 as technical director and became interim sporting director on Aug. 11 when former head coach and sporting director Bruce Arena was put under MLS investigation for...
BOSTON — Three days after giving his goalie a quick hook in Monday’s loss at Columbus, Bruins coach Jim Montgomery went right back to Jeremy Swayman on Thursday and was rewarded for it.Swayman stopped all 28 shots he faced in Thursday’s 3-0 win over the...
Starting Sunday, Craig Breslow will get his opportunity to really put his stamp on the Red Sox.The new chief baseball officer of the Red Sox will arrive at the Winter Meetings in Nashville and get to work on turning the team into a winner again....
SPRINGFIELD — Jocelyn Rodriguez, 35, hasn’t had it easy. She grew up on Bay Street in what she calls a rough neighborhood, where violence was no stranger.“I lost a several friends. One of them was beat to death, one was shot, and another hung himself....
Will Grier found himself cut from the Patriots a day after saying he’d love the opportunity to play amid New England’s quarterback situation. He eventually re-signed to the practice squad, but it’s unclear what his role will be with the team going forward.All signs point...
It’s been just under five years since Alissa Nowak found herself in a Springfield courtroom, caught up in a drug bust above a local strip joint after she sold marijuana to an undercover cop.Police nabbed Nowak and another person on marijuana distribution charges at an...
We’re running a mailbag on Fridays during the offseason. If you have questions on the Patriots, NFL, or want gripe about past answers, email cmason@masslive.com or tweet @bychrismason. Now let’s get to this week’s questions!Do we think Bill Belichick has a bigger plan for the...
