The Chicopee Comprehensive High School Band — recipient of the William H. Burns Memorial Award in 2023 for Best High School Marching Band in the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day Parade — will be marching in the famous parade again this year.The band will be joined...
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After an independent investigation, an emotional public hearing and several hours of painstaking decision-making, the Hopkinton Select Board recently voted to fire Sgt. Timothy Brennan over his failure to report rape allegations against the town’s former deputy police chief.Brennan’s predicament stems from an investigation into...
Nine of the 10 highest-paid city employees Salem last year were members of the police department, according to city records.Police Lt. Kevin St. Pierre took home $241,730 in 2023, the highest on the city’s payroll. This included a combined $94,928 in overtime and detail pay.In...
With St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Sunday this year, the 71st Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade is shaping up to be a special one.The 2.65-mile route will step off from the Kmart Plaza parking lot on Northampton Street at 11:10 a.m. and head toward Hampden...
Whether you’re looking to slug a pint of Guinness or dance an Irish jig, Boston is the perfect city to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.The city was named the best city in the United States for 2024 St. Patrick’s Day festivities by WalletHub, and it’s easy...
Developers are touting recent economic growth in Springfield, but some businesses aren’t seeing the sales to back it up. They want more customers downtown.A drop in consumers, in light of a recent report from the National Federation of Independent Business, could pose challenges to downtown...
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The Westfield Youth Hockey Organization taught their foes in the Greater Springfield Hockey League the ABCs of Bomber hockey. Three Westfield 10U clubs, the ‘A’, ‘B’, and ‘C’ teams, each won their respective Greater Springfield Hockey League championships March 10 at the Olympia Ice Center.We...
Thrift shopSpringfield - The thrift shop at St. Gregory Armenian Church, 135 Goodwin St., in the Indian Orchard section, is open Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, go online to saintgregoryarmenianchurch.org.Church eventsSunderland – First Congregational Church of Sunderland, 91 S. Main...
