Milan Lucic knew he wanted to return to the Bruins despite having interest from other teams in the offseason — including one Boston rival.The Bruins signed Lucic to a one-year deal on the first day of free agency. The forward spent his first eight NHL...
A custodian of the Worcester Police Department has filed a discrimination complaint against the city and multiple police department employees claiming he was subjected to racist ridicule following the birth of his mixed-race grandson, and retaliation after he complained of disparaging treatment.Daniel P. Friend, who...
(Preseason) football is back! The Hall of Fame Game between the Jets and Browns will kick off at 8 p.m. EST from Canton, Ohio on Thursday night as the first competitive action of the 2023 season gets underway. Both teams come in with lofty expectations...
Spooky season is already in full swing in Massachusetts, with Spirit Halloween stores across the state opening their doors on Aug. 3, according to company spokesperson Marisa Uzzolino.This year marks the costume chain’s 40th anniversary, its website stated, and each location will have an in-store...
CHICOPEE — Charter flights will return to Westover Metropolitan Airport for the first time in three years, giving a boost to the small transportation center.Reney Tours will resume charter flights to Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Saturday night, when a 183-seat Boeing 737-800 Sun Country...
A proposed ballot question filed this week could return rent control to Massachusetts for the first time in decades.The ballot question would give cities and towns in the state the option to enact local regulations protecting tenants. Those regulations could govern rent, fees and deposits,...
Thursday afternoon, Daniel Luis Rivera pleaded guilty to his role in disposing of a man’s body back in 2019 that was found in the woods, burned and covered in bubble wrap in Worcester.According to court documents, Rivera, 30, from Worcester, pleaded guilty to one count...
A Central Massachusetts town is being sued for refusing to comply with a zoning law meant to increase the housing supply in communities served by the MBTA.In a lawsuit filed Thursday against the town of Holden, the Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, along with a low-income...
The combined comedic forces of Jon Stewart, John Mulaney and Pete Davidson are coming to Springfield’s MassMutual Center this fall as part of the “Jon, John & Pete” tour.MGM Springfield, which is presenting this event, said in a news release that the event will take...
CHICOPEE — Amanda Munson picked nursing to study at Elms College, but not because she loved it.“(Nursing) was not my passion,” Munson recently told The Republican.She said she chose it because of the higher wage that the career paid upon graduation, even though her true...
