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When does the sun start setting before 5 p.m. in Mass.?
The days are about to get shorter and shorter as the fall and winter season approaches. But when will sunsets be before 5 p.m.? Here’s what you need to know. By Oct. 19, the sun will set at 6 p.m. in Massachusetts, according to the Farmer’s Almanac. Over...
A touch more humid with a widely scattered Sunday shower
What a day yesterday! Comfortable humidity, low 80s, lots of sun. I was boating on the Sound and there was almost no chop either! Great news for the bluefish tournament. Today looks pretty good as well, but not as nice with a little wildfire smoke in the am, some PM clouds and more humidity. There […]
Baystate Medical Center hosts annual back-to-school drive for Western Mass students
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Baystate Medical Center hosted their annual back-to-school drive in Springfield Friday to support children in Western Mass ahead of their first day. More 3000 students across eight schools in Springfield will receive several classroom supplies including pencils, notebooks, markers and calculators. The items, which were requested...
Massachusetts’ Cheapest Car Insurance Companies
Car insurance premiums are up again nationwide and Fox Business says they could surge 22 percent by year's end. Wonderful. The cost of almost everything else is rising, so why not car insurance premiums?. Fox Business says, "A new report published by Insurify, an insurance comparison shopping site, shows the...
ArtWorks Westfield concert series continues tonight with country rock quartet
WESTFIELD — ArtWorks Westfield’s Friday Night Summer Concert series will continue past its scheduled end date with two rain date performances: Whitaker Hill tonight, and Whiskey Traveler on Friday, Aug. 30, both starting at 7 p.m. Bill Curran Jr., drummer and founding member of Whitaker Hill, is looking...
Auditions For Adam Sandler’s New ‘Happy Gilmore’ Movie
The thing people really like about Adam Sandler is that he seems like he's one of us. While Sandler didn't grow up on the SouthCoast, or even Massachusetts for that matter, the Manchester, New Hampshire, native is a New Englander through and through. He made his connection to Massachusetts clear...
DraftKings loses motion to dismiss lawsuit over $1K signup bonus promo
Online sportsbook giant DraftKings lost its motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed in Middlesex Superior Court last December over its $1,000 signup bonus promotion, which the suit called “unfair and deceptive.”. The class action suit was filed on Dec. 8, 2023, by the Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) at...
Plymouth closing all public parks and fields from dusk to dawn amid town’s high risk status for EEE
Starting tonight, all public parks and fields in Plymouth will be closed daily from dusk until dawn in response to the town’s high risk status for Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE.
Dalton Advisory Panels Nixes Fire Station Add
DALTON, Mass. — The Public Safety Facility Advisory Committee eliminated the possibility of including a fire station in a public safety building. Committee members highlighted several reasons, including the Fire District's separation from the town, its disinterest in purchasing a station, and its "house [being in] disorder." The Board...
Hartford Take Down Louisville 2-1 Behind Dieng’s Brace
Hartford Athletic took down the first place team in the USL Championship tonight, coming from behind to secure a 2-1 victory over Louisville City FC in front of a sold out home crowd at Trinity Health Stadium. After a quiet opening, the pace of tonight’s match picked up in the...
The Real McCoy Rum Showcased in West Hartford
Brescome Barton hosted a Caribbean Rum Dinner at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in West Hartford featuring The Real McCoy Rum on July 12. Teams from Brescome Barton and The Real McCoy Rum were on-site to educate guests on The Real McCoy Rum line during the five-course dinner prepared by Chef Headley Wilson paired with infused tastes of The Real McCoy Rum and cocktails by Stephanie Cohen, Brand Ambassador, The Real McCoy Rum. The award-winning suite of The Real McCoy Rum, distributed in Connecticut by Brescome Barton, is small-batch and artisan-crafted 100% unadulterated Barbados rum. Its 3, 5 and 12 Year aged premium rums are named after Bill McCoy, the pioneer rumrunner of the Prohibition era. Stonington resident Bailey Pryor, a six-time Emmy award-winning documentary producer, was inspired to start The Real McCoy Rum while producing a film about McCoy for PBS.
Westfield State Selected to Claim 2024 MASCAC Volleyball Title
Westfield, Mass.— 2023 MASCAC Volleyball Regular Season Champions Westfield State are the preseason favorites to win the 2024 crown as voted on by the eight coaches around the league. The Owls received four first place vote to land in the top spot. In 2023, they were 7-0 to take...
Massive Massachusetts Meat Recall Due To Dangerous Metal
It's just one of those things that I'm terrified of. For some, it's sharks. For others, it's spiders that scare them. To each his own, I say. For whatever reason, I've always been scared of biting into something and finding some foreign object that shouldn't be there. It could be...
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