Baseball America named Red Sox minor leaguer Nelly Taylor one of its breakout MLB prospect candidates heading into 2025. He was one of three Red Sox prospects highlighted along with pitchers Juan Valera (an 18-year-old up to 100 mph) and Payton Tolle (a 2024 second-round...
The chief of the Canton Police Department has announced her retirement. Chief Helena Rafferty will step down from her position at the end of her contract on June 30, according to the Canton Select Board.Rafferty has served as chief since 2022, after she joined Canton...
Previous rankings: Preseason, week 1, week 2 Newton North (6-2) (No. 1)Weymouth (4-2) (No. 2)Wellesley (5-3) (No. 5)Walpole (4-3) (No. 3)Needham (4-2) (No. 6)Framingham (2-3) (No. 4)Milton (1-4) (No. 7)Natick (2-4) (No. 8)Brookline (2-3) (No. 9)Braintree (0-8) (No. 10)Game of the week: Walpole at Wellesley...
WESTFIELD — Members of the American Legion, Vietnam Veterans of America Liberty Chapter 219 of Westfield, the Westfield River Detachment 141 of the Marine Corps League, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 872 and the 40/8 participated in a Patriot’s Day ceremony on April 21...
Previous rankings: Preseason, week 1, week 2Saint John’s Shrewsbury (8-1) (No. 1)Xaverian (8-2) (No. 3)BC High (5-2) (No. 2)St. John’s Prep (3-3) (No. 5)Catholic Memorial (3-5) (No. 4)Malden Catholic (1-6) (No. 6)Game of the week: Saint John’s Shrewsbury at BC High on Monday April 28...
Previous rankings: Preseason, week 1, week 2Wellesley (6-1) (No. 1)Braintree (5-1) (No. 4)Milton (4-3) (No. 5)Natick (4-2) (No. 2)Weymouth (4-3) (No. 6)Walpole (3-4) (No. 3)Brookline (5-3) (No. 7)Newton North (2-4) (No. 8)Needham (1-5) (No. 9)Framingham (1-8) (No. 10)Game of the week: Brookline at Weymouth on...
WESTFIELD — Over the last five years, the Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport has seen remarkable growth and one of the driving forces behind that growth was Chris Willenborg, who announced in early April he was leaving his position as airport manager to take a similar position...
MassLive announced its Nordic All-Western Mass. first and second team selections on April 23, 2025. All-Western Mass. Girls Nordic SkiingFirst-Team SelectionsVienna Mahar, WahconahLauren Miller, Mount GreylockElla Workman, AmherstJane Elliot, LenoxAddie Mager, AmherstElizabeth Sawicki, AmherstJosephine Bay, Mount GreylockCharlotte Niswonger, Mohawk TrailMia Holmgren, Mount GreylockZoey Candito, AmherstSecond-Team...
MassLive announced its Nordic All-Western Mass. first and second team selections on April 23, 2025.All-Western Mass. Boys Nordic SkiingFirst-Team SelectionsFritz Sanders, WahconahPatrick Holland, Mt. GreylockKnowl Stroud, Mt. GreylockSimon Shin, Mt. GreylockAugustus Niswonger, Mohawk TrailCalvin Miller, AmherstIan Burns, AmherstChaz Mahar, WahconahCaddy Gladu, WahconahOwen Tucker, WahconahSecond-Team SelectionsNathan...
AGAWAM — When Abigail Drumm, a senior at Agawam High School, won the Poetry Out Loud competition recently, she beat 17,400 other students from across Massachusetts who were vying for the title.Drumm, who turned 18 the day after becoming champion at the Old Meeting House...