WESTFIELD — The Westfield state Foundation Funding Committee is hosting its third annual WSU Notecard-A-Thon on Thursday, March 20.Over a 12-hour period, students and faculty will be invited to handwrite 1,000 personalized notecards to WSU alumni, residents and members in the greater Westfield community. The...
Over the past couple weeks, MassLive asked winter sports coaches and athletic directors across the state to reflect on their team — and specifically the unsung heroes that make their program run successfully.For some coaches, it’s the athlete who makes everyone else better. For others,...
It took Brad Stevens four years as Celtics president of basketball operations to use a first-round pick with the team but he rolled the dice with Baylor Scheierman at No. 30 in the 2024 NBA Draft. A case could have been made to simply trade...
Devin McCourty is a card-carrying member of the Mack Hollins fan club.Speaking with MassLive earlier in the week, the Patriots three-time Super Bowl winner recalled what it was like having to defend the newly signed Patriots wide receiver.“I love the signing,” McCourty said. “We hated...
Right now you can taste the flavors of Italy at a newly opened cocktail lounge in Boston, but next month the menu will be different.The Red Fox in the North End has extended its speakeasy aesthetic by transforming the back room of the restaurant into...
Nine City of Worcester employees made more than $275,000 in 2024, with the top earner’s total gross pay growing by more than $18,000 from last year, according to payroll data from the city.Of the top 10 employees with the highest total gross pay last year,...
With more than seven decades worth of filling the streets of Holyoke with Irish pride, the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade is stepping off on a strong note for its 72nd year.On Sunday, the 2.65-mile parade route will step off from the Kmart Plaza parking lot...
When Boston Mayor Michelle Wu testified before Congress earlier this month, one of the points she made while defending the city was that Boston had added “the most affordable housing built in a generation.”It’s a claim the mayor has made on multiple occasions before and...
BOSTON — Kristaps Porzingis, once again, looked a lot like his talented self in his second game back from illness. Going up against the same Nets team he torched a few days ago, the big man was everywhere Tuesday on his way to 25 points...
When the third episode of “A Body in the Snow” gets underway, Karen Read’s defense is in full swing preparing for her forthcoming trial. The third and fourth episodes of the docuseries aired Tuesday night, providing a glimpse at how Read’s defense built its theory...