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By JIMMY GOLEN

BOSTON (AP) — Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and himself to the doorstep of the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 83.Major League...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

WENDELL — The treasure hunter who found the Project Skydrop treasure has been revealed.Dan Leonard, a meteorologist from Boston, has come forward as the previously anonymous treasure hunter who found the 24-karat gold statue in the Wendell State...

As an organization that represents employers across Massachusetts, we are deeply concerned about ballot Question 2, which would remove the requirement that students pass the 10th grade MCAS assessment in order to earn their diplomas. Lowering our...

By AMALIA WOMPA

BOSTON — Two Greenfield residents will take to the Boston Marathon route on Sunday, Oct. 6, as part of a fundraiser for a cause that hits close to home for them and millions of other Americans.For 35 years, the Jimmy Fund Walk has raised money to...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Steven Grayhm spent over a decade writing and directing the locally shot film, “Sheepdog,” which screened publicly for the first time last weekend at the 40th annual Boston Film Festival. The film follows the story of U.S. Army Combat Veteran Calvin...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Over the last 13 years of creating his movie “Sheepdog” through building relationships with veterans and their families, director and actor Steven Grayhm sought to tell the stories of U.S. veterans once they return to civilian life.The...

National Nonprofit Day was celebrated just a few weeks ago on Aug. 17. Many people chose to acknowledge the day by volunteering at their favorite nonprofit or donating to an organization in their area. If you are looking for a unique way to contribute...

By MICHAEL CASEY

DEDHAM — A judge declared a mistrial Monday after jurors deadlocked in the case of Karen Read, a woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend by striking him with her SUV and leaving him in a snowstorm, a case that drew outsize...

The service and sacrifice of all our veterans should be fully recognized, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status. The Veterans’ Bonus Division of the Office of the State Treasurer is proud to support all our state’s...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — To look at them and hear their origins, it doesn’t appear that ironworkers Ed Jordan and Jimmy Costello have much that would bond them.Jordan was raised by a loving family in the tough, Black neighborhood of Roxbury in Boston. Costello grew...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

BOSTON — Western Massachusetts school committee members and educational leaders took to the State House Monday morning to advocate for policy changes and increased funding for the region’s school districts. At the Massachusetts Association of School...

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

 In 1946, running legend Johnny Kelley, upon finishing second to Stylianos Kyriakides in the Boston Marathon, remarked “How can you beat a guy like that? He wasn’t running for himself. He was doing it for his country.”Stylianos Kyriakides was from...

National Financial Literacy month is recognized in April, but personal financial literacy (PFL) education should have a place in Massachusetts schools throughout the year. When thinking about building a more equitable future for our children,...

By BOB KATZEN

Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of March 25 to March 29. There were no roll calls in the House last week.Debt collection practices (S 2713) The Senate, 39-0, approved and sent to the House a bill that...

Investing in our veterans is the mission of the state treasurer’s Veterans’ Bonus Division. During Invest in Veterans Week, we recognize aspiring and established veteran business owners and look to assist all service members in achieving economic...

By DOMENIC POLI

BOSTON — Four Franklin County women returned from the state capital on Thursday, disheartened after attempting to deliver petitions and letters to consulates calling for peace in Gaza amid the ongoing war.Sherrill Hogen, of Charlemont, Priscilla...

By STELLA TANNENBAUM

BOSTON — Massachusetts would become the second state in the nation to ban discrimination based on body size under a proposal aired at a recent hearing of the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee.During a seven-hour hearing in which over 230 people...

By DOMENIC POLI

BOSTON — With hopes of providing important context for proposed legislation, a Ware author and historian was the featured speaker at the State Library Author Talks Series on Wednesday to discuss her book about three of the people who were forced to...

By DOMENIC POLI and CHRIS LARABEE

Towns across Franklin County are starting to adopt flag policies after being approached by an anti-abortion group wanting to fly its banner on public grounds.The Pro Life Legal Defense Fund Inc. emailed towns and cities across the state late last...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

BOSTON — Experts from Amherst College and Greenfield Community College advocated for Jurassic armored mud balls to become the state’s “official sedimentary structure” during a legislative hearing on Tuesday, with the deadline for written testimony...

By DAN WINSLOW

The good news is that Massachusetts state law prioritizes the development of solar energy facilities by zoning protections that limit undue interference by local governments. The better news is that Massachusetts has more than enough potential solar...