SPRINGFIELD — Antoine Diaz remembers growing up in the 1990s in Forest Park as a time marked by riding bikes around the neighborhood and calling up a friend’s landline and asking their parents if they were home to play.The ‘90s also brought the introduction of...
On one of the longest nights of the year — and shortest days — people gathered in an Amherst hall to sing holiday songs and continue a tradition started thousands of years ago by people who worshiped not deities, but the world around them.Long before...
It’s no coincidence that the car radio starts playing sleigh bells, once turning onto Sumner Avenue in Springfield.The three-hour curated playlist for Bright Nights at Forest Park is set to put drivers at ease before they enter the LED-lit gates.Keith O’Connor of Holyoke is the...
SPRINGFIELD — In a month where Dr. Seuss’ character the Grinch usually takes center stage, the Lorax has seemed to push him out of the way in one holiday exhibition.At the “Gingerbread: In the Land of Sugar & Seuss” exhibit at the Springfield Science Museum,...
By Dana RieckSt. Louis Post-DispatchST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The police department here is on track to become just the second in the U.S. to provide its officers with subsidized child care, part of an effort to attract and retain officers — especially women.The St....
By David MatthewsNew York Daily NewsSAN DIEGO — Customs and Border Protection agents seized $10 million worth of cocaine and meth hidden in vats of jalapeño paste at an inspection site in San Diego.The bust happened at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility on Dec. 13...
By Christian MartinezLos Angeles TimesORANGE COUNTY, Calif. —The case began with the investigation of three home burglaries, one in Yorba Linda and two in Santa Ana in September of 2022.More than a year later, the investigation has expanded to crimes in Anaheim, Fullerton, Laguna Beach...
Longmeadow Unified Basketball began its inaugural season of play this past fall, bringing the Lancer community closer than ever before.“(This season) exceeded all of my high expectations,” said Megan McCoy. “Your heart grew two sizes every time you watched, it was fabulous. One of our...
In something of an unusual twist, this year’s Birmingham Bowl will feature two schools — Duke and Troy — with interim coaches.The Troy Trojans, who come into the game with a 10-game winning streak, will be led by Greg Gasparato after head coach Jon Sumrall...
A Boston-born composer, James Pierpont, wrote one of the most well-known Christmas songs. But did he do it while he was in Massachusetts?Two states, Massachusetts and Georgia, are in what’s known as the “Jingle Bell Wars.”There is a plaque in Medford near 19 High St....
