Sheila Phelon, president of the Westfield Fair Association, has been going to fairs like this weekend’s Westfield Fair for most of her life.“When I was a little girl I used to follow my dad to fairs where he would participate in horse and oxen draws....
If you are like most Massachusetts voters, the chances are you don’t give much thought to the Governor’s Council.But if you must, think of this colonial-era throwback as the Bay State’s political equivalent to Schrödinger’s Cat. In other words, you know it’s there, and it’s...
BOSTON — The 2024 season is about to enter its final quarter. Beginning Thursday, the Red Sox will have 43 games remaining to make their playoff push.If they play many more the way they did Wednesday, their calendar will be wide open in the first...
There are plenty of layers to unpack from the news the Patriots have moved on from Matthew Judon, trading him to the Atlanta Falcons.From the return of a third-round pick for Judon, to the cost of eliminating the best pass rusher from the defense, to...
The Connecticut Sun will play the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday, Aug. 20 at the TD Garden in Boston. Check out the full schedule of events as the city gets ready to host its first WNBA game:Youth Sports Festival presented by Meet BostonLocation: New Balance...
DEAR ABBY: I am involved with a man, “Gerald,” who is an only child and has a difficult relationship with his mother. We bought his mother’s home two years ago because she couldn’t afford it on her own. She had separated from her husband, who...
Thrift shopSpringfield - The thrift shop at St. Gregory Armenian Church, 135 Goodwin St., in the Indian Orchard section, is open Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, go online to saintgregoryarmenianchurch.org.Church eventsSunderland – First Congregational Church of Sunderland, 91 S. Main...
WESTFIELD — When Holly Faria put clothes on her rescue dog Jaxx, he didn’t protest it. Glasses, hats, tuxedos, sports jerseys, Halloween costumes, Hawaiian skirts, he would wear it all. He loved the attention it would get him.“He was just a total clown,” said Faria....
By Stephen Owsinski I recently wrote about a cop I know who was fired for something he didn’t do, due to out-of-context reporting and by disregarding the officer’s intent, which brought two controversial issues to mind. The realities of police empathy and gallows humor. While some people...
Dear Eric: My wife and I have a beautiful home on a lake. We keep our home very neat and tidy. Our adult son, wife and their young children live in another state and when we visit them, their home is a complete mess, dirty...
