Two Massachusetts town officials used their positions to get more than 30 discounted cemetery plots, according to the State Ethics Commission. Steven Mscisz and Robert Benjamin both signed Disposition Agreements, admitting the violations and waiving their rights to a hearing. They paid $14,000 and $6,000...
A 69-year-old Plymouth man who was the subject of an intense days-long search last week before being found dead was remembered in his obituary as a “kind man” who enjoyed life’s simple pleasures.Rodney Riviello went missing on June 17 after he walked away from Beth...
An unsecured door caused a crash in Havard on Monday afternoon when it broke free of the vehicle it was attached to and hit a telephone pole, causing a dumpster to hit a car in the opposite lane, injuring six people, one seriously, according to...
Having spent a few months with Cleveland last season, former Patriot’s safety Duron Harmon had some exposure to Alex Van Pelt, the former Browns offensive coordinator who now holds the same title in New England.Even though he played on the opposite side of the ball,...
Keep an eye on the kid they call “The Password.”His brother, catcher Johanfran Garcia, is the more high-profile prospect in the family. At 19, Johanfran is already ranked the Red Sox’ No. 13 prospect by Baseball America.But 21-year-old Jhostynxon “The Password” Garcia is tearing up...
We’re a few weeks into the MGM Springfield concert series, and entering the long, hot days of summer, but the next band up on the Free Music Fridays’ roster promises to keep things fresh.Malado, a R&B/hip-hop/funk group born out of Springfield in 2008, will perform...
Duron Harmon is having a ball coaching his 8-year-old son’s football team.“I don’t know who’s more pumped up,” the former Patriot said, “him or me.”Harmon, who was a guest on the “Eye on Foxborough” podcast, finished last season with the Cleveland Browns, but the free...
For Melissa Verdier, president of the Educational Association of Worcester, this year’s budget deficit is the worst she has seen in her over 20 years in the Worcester public schools.“I’ve never seen this kind of crisis in our budget, or not one that affected so...
A different kind of mosquito, a jumping spider and new diseases could be coming to Massachusetts due to climate change, an expert warns.Globally, temperatures have been rising, a product of global greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. It’s expected to result in continued warming and...
HOLYOKE – A long-standing arts education program will pause operations for a year, until summer 2025, hoping to put itself back on sound financial footing.The Enchanted Circle announced Tuesday that it will spend the next school year repairing its finances, in part to ensure that...
