MassLive recently asked readers to identify people they consider Black leaders in Massachusetts, working to make a difference in politics, education, business, the arts or another area of interest.Profiles of these leaders will be published leading up to the Juneteenth holiday on June 19. These...
Editor’s note: This story is part of an occasional series, “Faces of the Housing Crisis.” Are you experiencing housing issues or have a housing-related problem you want us to investigate? Email suggestions to nsampath@repub.com and gjochem@repub.com.SPRINGFIELD — It’s 9 a.m. on a Thursday. Every row...
The path to success for Firebrand Cannabis, a marijuana dispensary that opened last month across from Boston’s South Station, is based on two key assumptions.The first concerns its location: Tens of thousands of travelers pass through New England’s largest commuter hub daily. Firebrand’s owners are...
* Although they were teammates for a while during their playing days in Boston, Alex Cora and Craig Breslow didn’t have much history together when Breslow was hired as the Red Sox’ chief baseball officer last October. Breslow inherited Cora as ownership mandated his retention...
DALLAS — The Celtics had no answers for the Mavericks throughout Game 4, getting hit in the mouth and never recovering. After the C’s lost Friday, it snapped a 10-game win streak as it was also Boston’s first road loss and first closeout game loss...
Drake Maye was one of the in-house spectators for Tom Brady’s Patriots Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Wednesday night.The Patriots rookie quarterback was seated near the stage with other current teammates. While Maye had a chance to meet and chat with Brady in Los Angeles...
In addition to noting all the things the Celtics need to fix, when he studies video of Friday’s Game 4 dud against Dallas, Jayson Tatum should focus on Luka Doncic.Doncic spent the 45 hours between the end of Game 3 and Friday’s tip-off getting —...
Dear Abby: My stepdaughter has an 11-year-old daughter I’ll call “Kristina.” Kristina is very well-behaved, but she’s being taught at home that love is measured in dollars. She is constantly hinting about gifts and candy she wants. It has gotten so bad that when I...
An excessive heat watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 2:25 a.m. valid from Tuesday noon until Friday 7 p.m. for Franklin, Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire, Hampden and Norfolk counties.The weather service states, "Dangerously hot conditions with afternoon heat index values up...
Dear Amy: My wife of over 30-plus years “makes time” for her male friend, “X,” without telling me.She will then blame being late getting home, for instance, on work.I know for a fact that she is lying, as other friends will tell me they have...
