WESTFIELD — Juniors and sophomores in Westfield Technical Academy’s Graphic Arts & Communication and Culinary Arts collaborated for the fourth annual “Chef Showdown.”Steven Forni’s Graphics Arts & Communication students did all the scheduling and planning and chose the secret ingredients for the three day competition,...
WESTFIELD — In a second public hearing on April 15, Robert Levesque of R. Levesque Associates, representing Benjamin Savotchka for Irina & Family, satisfactorily addressed the concerns of neighbors to a proposed motor vehicle sales facility at 198 Lockhouse Rd., which the Planning Board then...
By Ariane LangeThe Sacramento BeeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Police Department plans to spend $33,660 of a road safety grant to issue targeted citations to cyclists and pedestrians, public records show.In a grant application submitted to the California Office of Traffic Safety, the department described...
Since at least November, more than 150 animals have been sent out of Worcester as the city’s only animal shelter refuses new intakes due to reaching capacity, creating a growing crisis for the city’s Animal Control.Typically, the Worcester Police Department’s Animal Control unit works closely...
A lawsuit claiming fraud by a Boston city employee against her 89-year-old great-uncle, who suffers from dementia, is one of a growing trend of cases that could rip homes away from their owners, authorities say. Marie Theodat, an employee of the Boston Water and Sewer...
When Brighton resident Rachel Doucette sets foot on the Boston Marathon route Monday, she’ll be running for two.Her 26.2 miles will honor her fiancé, Ted Hart, who is a permanently and totally disabled Coast Guard veteran. The race will also be a milestone representing how...
Patriots’ Day — a statewide holiday in Massachusetts — falls on April 21 this year, but while many businesses and services will run as usual, others at a state level will be closed or affected.Patriots’ Day is observed on the third Monday in April, and...
EDITOR’S NOTE: MassLive’s Mark Daniels released his Ultimate Patriots Draft Guide for 2025 on Thursday, April 17. This story is an excerpt focused on the Edge Rushers in this year’s class.When it comes to a pass rusher, Mike Vrabel had an anchor in his Titans’...
Dear Annie: My daughter-in-law and I have never had a good relationship, but we tolerate each other because of my son.I have tried to be a good mother-in-law. I never visit unannounced. When my DIL had surgery for breast cancer, I took her to her...
Dear Abby: I have a 16-month-old who has recently learned to walk. My mom was watching him one day a week while I worked part-time, but she ultimately decided it was too much stress on her back and said she could no longer lift him....