By Olivia LloydMerced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — For eight years, a woman assumed the identity of her friend found dismembered in 2007, Georgia authorities said. ...
One of my favorite stories about The Republican is that its founder, Samuel Bowles, poled a rented printing press on a flat-bottomed barge up the Connecticut River to reach Springfield, his wife and infant daughter aboard.Yes, we’re that old as a publication – 200 years...
I’m no regular. The young waitress behind the counter, though, marks my entrance to Petros Breakfast & Lunch in Chicopee with a broad smile on her lips and a brightness in her eyes.She delivers my black coffee in one of those thick-walled, white diner mugs...
Ann M. Murphy still counts the days.Twenty-three years.It’s now been a generation, enough time for her brother’s two children to have grown from little girls in kindergarten and nursery school into accomplished women, one an attorney and the other in her second year of medical...
By James MayseMessenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.DAVIESS COUNTY, Ky. — Deputies from the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office all recently completed a special certification process that Sheriff Brad Youngman said will help deputies better detect cases of people driving under the influence of drugs. ...
When Nashoba Valley Medical Center and Carney Hospital in Dorchester closed their doors for the final time last week, scores of workers suddenly found themselves without a job.And with the hospital’s owners, Dallas-based Steward Health Care, in the middle of a messy federal bankruptcy case,...
WESTFIELD — A former Westfield State University professor’s paintings are on display in the Westfield Athenaeum’s “The Art of Ron Michaud: The Road to Dana” exhibit. He will speak about his art at a reception at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 in the library’s Jasper...
In the city of Boston, there are approximately 43,711 trees on publicly owned land. An estimated 60% of Boston’s trees are on private property, bringing the total to well over 100,000 trees within city limits.While that may seem like a lot of trees for an...
Since the beginning of 2022, the city of Boston has planted more than 5,000 trees on public property.Some of those trees are part of planned public works projects, but many are the result of simple requests from residents who can get a tree planted for...
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Thanks to a recent grant, the West Springfield Boys and Girls Club made significant upgrades to its gymnasium: refinishing the floor, adding two pickleball courts, installing updated scoreboards and safety padding.“The new gymnasium helps introduce kids and families to new sports and...