Days before a holiday weekend, snow starts falling but then disaster strikes: Temperatures climb and snow turns to rain.So what does a ski area do when one of the year’s largest crowds is expected to hit the slopes for a long holiday weekend — but...
FOXBOROUGH — When he spoke to the media, Robert Kraft wouldn’t field questions about his plans or his process for hiring a Patriots new coach. He said Thursday was a day to celebrate and appreciate Bill Belichick and all the departing coach contributed to the...
FOXBOROUGH - Robert Kraft didn’t mince words when asked why he was willing to part with Bill Belichick, his six-time Super Bowl winning head coach.Losing seasons three of the last four years led to Belichick’s undoing. That’s what led to the “mutual parting” with the...
Clearly, the owner would have preferred to be elsewhere.Days after a season that ended with his team again missing out on the postseason and ending the year in last place in the division, taking questions from reporters was the last thing he wanted to do.But...
The Celtics suffered their first true blowout of the 2023-24 season on Thursday night in horrific fashion against the Bucks. A rested, motivated Bucks squad was awaiting a Boston squad looking to get back on track after losing five of their last eight games. Meanwhile,...
It’s baby seal season on the Cape and the Islands, and though some year-round residents might get the chance to see one swimming or lounging on the rocks at a distance, any up-close encounters with the public are strictly prohibited and therefore extremely rare.That is,...
Organ donations from deceased donors reached record levels in New England last year and led to more than 1,400 life-saving transplants, according to the regional nonprofit responsible for the recovery of organs and tissues for transplant.New England Donor Services also reported Wednesday that it coordinated...
Jim Montgomery and Bill Belichick only overlapped for a little over a year in Boston’s fraternity of pro sports coaches.But Montgomery reached out to the Patriots’ coach especially last year when he was trying to manage the Bruins’ record-setting team and found the future Hall...
This summer, some will get a chance to witness a phenomenon rarer — and probably louder — than Halley’s comet. For the first time in more than two centuries, two big groups of cicadas in the United States will emerge simultaneously from the ground.Cicadas, often...
We’re running a mailbag on Fridays during the offseason. If you have questions on the Patriots, NFL, or want gripe about past answers, email cmason@masslive.com or tweet @bychrismason. Now let’s get to this week’s questions!Who is taking the throne as next Patriots head coach from...
