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Cheat Sheet on possible QB target if Patriots trade out from No. 3

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Automatic ball machine, interactive walls offered at new pickleball club in Mass.

Boston’s new pickle ball facility is providing a more premier experience by helping players from all backgrounds experience first-of-its kind technology, impressive space and dedicated service.Boston Pickle Club opened its 20,000-square-foot space in Hyde Park at the end of February and has been gaining traction...

By Larry Smith

Worcester employee payroll 2023: How much did police, fire employees make?

Worcester police officers earned among the highest salaries paid to city employees last year, while firefighters barely broke into the top 100 earners in the city, according to data made available to MassLive.Of the city’s top 50 earners, 44 work or previously worked for the...

By Larry Smith

Grant supports creative types “For the Love of Springfield”

The Springfield Creative City Collective unveiled the "For the Love of Springfield Grant Program" Cohort Two on Monday at the Art for the Soul Gallery at 1500 Main St. in Springfield. Shaunia Flowers accepted a $10,000 grant for the Senior Mobile Farmers Market.Steve Smith /...

By Larry Smith

Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail first sprouted in Pioneer Valley 20 years ago

The Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail sprouted up in the Pioneer Valley in 2005 and has grown to include 29 potters with guest artists from 10 states.The 20th annual studio tour will take place April 27 and 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with stops...

By Larry Smith

Daniels: 7-round Patriots mock draft 4.0

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By Larry Smith

Colorado Lawmakers Don’t Trust the Science

By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The recent solar eclipse, with a few exceptions, was regarded as a natural phenomenon happily explained by astronomers. We were assured that the sun was not being consumed by a cosmic dragon and that the moon’s shadow was not the...

By Larry Smith

Garden Notes: April 24, 2024

Upcoming programs at Berkshire Botanical GardenSTOCKBRIDGE - Berkshire Botanical Garden presents the following upcoming programs. Thursday, May 2, “Spring Wildflowers.” In this two-part class, botanist Ted Elliman will focus on the wildflowers that grace Berkshire County’s spring woods. The evening program on Thursday, May 2,...

By Larry Smith

Freeze watch for Bristol and Plymouth counties for Wednesday and Thursday

On Tuesday at 11:23 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a freeze watch valid from Wednesday 11 p.m. until Thursday 6 a.m. for Bristol and Plymouth counties.The weather service comments, "Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees possible.""Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other...

By Larry Smith

Southwick to begin accepting applications for cannabis retailers, due June 7

SOUTHWICK — Nearly a year after Town Meeting voted to allow recreational marijuana retailers in town, the Select Board this week quietly agreed to begin accepting applications.“I would like to make a motion to move this forward and go … to start accepting applications,” said...

By Larry Smith