LONDON — As a crowd of Londoners chanted his name at a packed bar on Saturday night, Robert Kraft had a message for the Patriots fans at Greenwood Sports Pub.“This is unbelievable. I came in here and I got inspired and I’ve gotta carry this...
Dear Abby: My 98-year-old mother has spent the last eight years in a nursing home. My siblings and I placed her there when her health declined to a point where it was no longer safe for her to live alone. Her mind is sharp, but...
Youth Grief Support ProgramWILBRAHAM – Rick’s Place provides free, peer grief support groups for youth (ages 5-18) and their caregivers. Rick’s Place offers young people and their families a place to remember their loved ones and to avoid the sense of isolation that such losses...
Dear Eric: For more than a decade I have worked in the administrative offices of a busy law firm. I am at least 20 years older than my three coworkers, all of whom joined the firm fresh out of college.During my tenure, my colleagues have...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Almost everyone being interviewed for a job claims that “I am good with people.” That’s not enough for the law enforcement officer. For most people being “good with people” means knowing how to engage in polite conversation, handling occasions when...
Dear Annie: I am a sister who cut ties with a sibling, and I’d like to offer my perspective on why. Sometimes, family members who choose to disengage have valid reasons for doing so.In my case, my sister has spent her life using and manipulating...
Springfield - The Forest Park Civic Association invites residents of the Forest Park Neighborhood to its annual Halloween Party and Parade at the Garfield Street Triangle from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26. Children and adults are encouraged to bring a carved or...
HOLYOKE – The hardest thing about watching her father suffer from Alzheimer’s disease was seeing him loose interest in walking. Now Juana Santiago walks for him.Santiago, of East Longmeadow, is one of multiple generations of her large family who joined together Sunday to raise money...
WORCESTER – The Worcester Railers lost to the Reading Royals by a 2-1 final on Sunday afternoon in front of a crowd of 2,621Sunday, they actually put three shots in the net. The problem was that only one counted, Anthony Repaci’s short wrist shot at...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (2-3-0-0) could not solve the Providence Bruins (2-2-0-0) and their goaltender Michael DiPietro, falling 3-0 on Sunday afternoon inside Amica Mutual Pavilion.Colten Ellis earned a second consecutive start after defeating the Bruins an evening earlier, and the young goaltender...
