SOUTHWICK — While the Select Board identified and approved several of the road repair projects suggested by the former DPW director in early June, it still needs more information before finalizing the project list for fiscal year 2026.“Believe it or not, but with the discussion...
SOUTHWICK — The School Committee has an opening after announcing that Erika Emmelmann recently resigned.“She served the town well,” said Robert Stevenson, the chair of the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District School Committee.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on...
Westfield City HallWESTFIELD — Following the deadline to turn in signatures for certification, the landscape for the Municipal Election on Nov. 4 has changed. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By...
SPRINGFIELD — A Ludlow physician is one of the defendants in a lawsuit that claims he could’ve prevented an older woman’s death from “blunt force trauma” from her repeated falls at a senior care facility. Janet C. Ladge was an 83-year-old woman who had dementia...
Dear Eric: My mother and her caretaker came to visit for two days. My mother has some form of dementia, even though we all feel that at times she plays it up.My mother never missed an opportunity to hit or slap me as a child...
While top lawmakers rejected the requested $35 raise for bar advocate attorneys across Massachusetts on Wednesday, a district court judge simultaneously approved that same raise for three of those lawyers.In Lowell District Court, Judge John Coffey ordered a rate of $100 an hour to be...
The Massachusetts Organization of African Descendants (MOAD) will hold its third annual Worcester African Festival on Saturday.The festival will be a celebration of many African cultures, featuring vendors serving cuisines and merchandise from different African countries, a fashion show, and live music from disc jockeys,...
Dear Abby: My son is 20 and a senior in college. He’s a baseball player and is about to ask the girl he’s been dating for a year and a half to marry him. My wife and I don’t get along with her at all....
FOXBOROUGH - Ja’Lynn Polk lives in an alternate universe where his rookie season doesn’t exist.It never happened. Or rather, he’s pretending it doesn’t matter.To recap, the season was marred by injury, dropped passes, killer penalties and simply not getting what it took to play in...
Dear Eric: My 30-year-old son is severely physically disabled due to a debilitating muscle disease. He requires 100 percent assistance with all life functions. He does not have any cognitive disabilities, is very intelligent and earned a bachelor’s degree. My husband retired a couple of...
