WASHINGTON — First responder groups across the country are renewing their call for the passage of the HELPER Act, legislation that would make it easier for first responders and teachers to buy homes in the communities they serve.The Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and...
A young woman from Massachusetts has found her soulmate on a popular dating reality show.Juliana Pasquarosa, 28, of Newton was the last woman standing on Season 29 of “The Bachelor.” Grant Ellis, 31, narrowed down his pool of 25 suitors to just two, ultimately giving...
A Massachusetts youth football program is mourning the loss of its second child athlete in six months, after a 15-year-old boy was killed on Saturday night at a mall in Brockton.Tymari Albertson, 15, was shot twice while he was in the parking lot of Westgate...
Domantas Sabonis says he feels “horrible” about the play that sidelined Celtics star Jayson Tatum with an ankle injury.Tatum left Monday night’s game in Sacramento with an injury after landing awkwardly on Sabonis' foot on a jumpshot. Officials hit Sabonis with a Flagrant 1 foul,...
One of the biggest stars in college basketball -- men’s or women’s -- is done for the season two games into the March Madness tournament.USC sophomore guard JuJu Watkins suffered a torn ACL in the first quarter Monday night’s win over Mississippi State and will...
It has been nearly 30 years since Zandera “Peter” Sullivan was killed. But the Massachusetts Parole Board said Patrick Brown, who was convicted of second-degree murder in 2011, has yet to confront key aspects of himself tied to the crime.On May 29, 1995, Tracey Jones,...
Two people were arrested on Cape Cod and charged in connection with the start of a fire that decimated a historic vacant inn in November. Jacob Ladner, 22 and Isabella Medeiros, 18, were arrested by Yarmouth and State Police on Monday afternoon, the State Fire...
When news broke that the Celtics would be sold to Bill Chisholm last week, little was known about the incoming new owner. Turns out, one of the investors in his ownership group hadn’t heard of him ahead of time, either.Despite that, current C’s co-owner Rob...
WHS and WTA Band Director Patrick Kennedy is being awarded the Massachusetts Music Educators Assoc. Distinguished Service Award for 2025. (SUBMITTED)The Westfield NewsWESTFIELD — Patrick Kennedy, band director for Westfield High School and Westfield Technical Academy and lead music teacher for Westfield Public Schools grades...
SOUTHWICK — Often looking other-worldly, mushrooms can be eaten — they are nutrient rich — but they can also make one sick or worse and for those who want to learn the difference, the Southwick Land Trust is holding is debuting its free lecture series...