Ahead of the autumn equinox, expect to see the Harvest Moon look exceptionally bright and big in the night sky. This year’s Harvest Moon is expected to emerge on Sept. 17, peaking at around 10:34 p.m., according to the Farmer’s Almanac. Part of its fame...
FOXBOROUGH – There’s a large decal on the wall inside the Patriots’ main team meeting room.It reads:“BIGGER than me.”The first word is in red font with uppercase letters while the next two words, in blue, sit below it in lowercase font. It was in this...
SPRINGFIELD — Educators here want to expand school choice to high school grades for the first time, since a decline in enrollment is leaving open seats in some classrooms.But School Committee members are hesitant, saying they do not want city teens to be pushed out...
BRIGHTON — Mark Kastelic is used to being one of, if not the tallest player in the locker room. At 6-foot-4, it’s hard to miss him. But when it comes to the Boston Bruins, the forward is just someone who blends in among the team...
When something happens once, it’s easy to dismiss it as an aberration. When it happens twice, it can be chalked up to coincidence.But when something happens three years in a row, it ceases becoming an anomaly. It’s an honest-to-goodness, no-questions-asked, undeniable trend....
On Friday at 3:26 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a high surf advisory valid for Saturday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. for Essex and Plymouth counties.The weather service adds, "Large breaking waves of 5 to 7 feet expected in the surf zone.""Dangerous swimming...
DEAR ABBY: I’ve been seeing “Pete” for eight months. He has been divorced for the last 15 years. He has two grown children and five grandchildren with his ex-wife, “Linda,” who is still a significant person in Pete’s life. They text throughout the day and...
Dear Eric: While shopping at Costco, I witnessed a woman in her 40s, who appeared to be struggling with a large, heavy box on a high shelf. As she attempted to remove it, the box slipped and fell in front of me.I hesitated to help,...
WESTFIELD — The Fort Meadow Parent Teacher Organization hosted an ice cream social for new and returning students and their older and younger siblings on Tuesday, the day before classes began.The afternoon event in the playground of the school at 35 White St., Westfield, capped...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D There was an old theory called Spontaneous Generation in which life springs from inanimate substances. For example, when grain is left on the barn floor, rats mysteriously show up. The ancients concluded, therefore, that rats arise from old grain. It...
