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Celtics already readying for next title with 2024 NBA Draft prep

The Celtics are just hours away from their championship celebration after beating the Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The partying continued deep into the night as the C’s finally got back to the mountaintop by winning their 18th championship.But the NBA schedule...

By Larry Smith

Watch USA vs. South Africa ICC T20 World Cup free live stream

The Knockout Stage of the 2024 ICC T20 World CUp starts on Wednesday, June 19 with the United States taking on South Africa at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua.The match is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. EST and will be broadcast...

By Larry Smith

5 Black-owned businesses to support in Springfield on Juneteenth

It has become a tradition on Juneteenth to highlight Black-owned businesses.Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans were informed of their liberation, is a celebration of freedom.In Springfield, where African Americans make up 20% of the population, according...

By Larry Smith

Black-owned businesses to support in Worcester for Juneteenth

Juneteenth is a holiday to commemorate the historic day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans were told they were liberated.Many people honor this holiday by supporting Black-owned businesses.In Worcester, nearly 13% of the population is African American, and there are many Black-owned businesses....

By Larry Smith

Air quality alert in effect for 6 Massachusetts counties until Wednesday night

An air quality alert was issued in effect until 11:15 p.m. for Southern Worcester as well as Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire, Hampden, Norfolk and Suffolk counties."The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Alert for Ground Level Ozone, from 11 a.m. this morning...

By Larry Smith

Dear Abby: Grandfather is appalled at granddaughters wearing bikinis at swim parties

Dear Abby: I have two granddaughters and four grandsons. My granddaughters, ages 19 and 20, wear thong bikinis at family swim events in front of their dad, grandpa, uncles and cousins. I believe this is incredibly inappropriate. I’m embarrassed and I don’t want to attend...

By Larry Smith

Garden Notes: June 19, 2024

Upcoming programs at Berkshire Botanical GardenSTOCKBRIDGE – Berkshire Botanical Garden presents the following upcoming programs: Friday, June 28, 8 to 9:30 p.m., “Evening Firefly Watch.” Join Dale Abrams, regional education manager for Mass Audubon in western Massachusetts, to learn about the lives and habitat needs...

By Larry Smith

Westfield third graders re-enact Boston Tea Party after field trip is canceled

WESTFIELD — Jennifer Thielen’s third grade class at Franklin Avenue Elementary School dressed as colonists and British soldiers in an impromptu play about the Boston Tea Party on June 13, performing it four times for parents and the other students in the school.Thielen said the...

By Larry Smith

Ask Amy: My niece and sister are moving in and I’m against their ‘open door’ policy

Dear Amy: I’m 64 and a widow, living in my own home.My sister is finally getting divorced after 30 years in a terrible marriage. She has a 21-year-old daughter.She is going to be moving in with me while she figures out her next steps in...

By Larry Smith