CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Local police departments are preparing for the holidays and asking for your help in donating toys that will go to local children. Departments across western Massachusetts will be hosting events in the next few weeks. They are looking to receive new, unwrapped toys, books, craft supplies […]
Ginger Floerchinger-Franks typically invites 10 people to her home in Boise, Idaho, for Thanksgiving dinner and cooks the entire meal herself, including her specialty, pumpkin soup. But the pandemic has forced her to devise a new plan: a socially distant potluck. Three households will each prepare a dish, and Ms. […]
After being released from the Scotland squad to make way for Duncan Taylor, who started on the bench against France after being drafted in, centre Nick Grigg is a surprise inclusion in the Glasgow Warriors team to play Munster at Scotstoun tomorrow for the first time since October 2018. The 28-year-old […]
“People look at a lot of different ways to book. The regulators don’t understand that more than half of hotelier’s business comes to them directly, and they have ways, through very easy-to-use technology, to distribute their rooms to many different retailers like ourselves, or maybe Expedia, or maybe Tui, or […]
It was so cold even the moon didn’t want to come all the way out. Just a narrow crescent shone down on the parking lot in an out-of-the-way corner of downtown Toms River where a white passenger van waited to take the least fortunate members of the Just Believe Inc. […]
Rockstar Games announced Friday that Grand Theft Auto Online will receive its biggest update ever on December 15. The upcoming Cayo Perico Heist will let players infiltrate and rob a private island off the coast of Los Santos that’s home to an infamous drug dealer. On its face, this massive […]
“Make it crash or something,” Bart tells Milhouse of his remote-control plane in the classic Simpsons episode “Bart After Dark.” Milhouse responds, “perfectly level flying is the supreme challenge of the scale model pilot.” While that answer doesn’t sit well with Bart, Milhouse is absolutely correct. It is hard to […]
Ashtyn Davis still doesn’t have a car in New Jersey. So every day, the Jets safety rides a bike to practice. The 2020 third-round pick has been staying at a hotel near the Jets’ training facility in Florham Park all season, so he has happily made the quick 10-minute rides […]
Harrison Police Chief David Strumolo is set to the join the $200,000 club of Hudson County law enforcement. The $22,000 raise that the town council is expected to approve next month would pushing the third-year chief’s annual salary to $202,000, putting him more on par with his peers in nearby […]
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – It’s time now to take a look at what to do on this Sunday. How about starting your day with some free chocolate? That’s right, Alderman’s Chocolate Treats is opening their doors for the first time this weekend. They are celebrating by inviting folks to […]
Over the decades since Frank Zappa’s death in 1993, his family has been approached by an array of filmmakers who wanted to make a definitive documentary about the legendary music maverick and his genre-blurring legacy. More than a few were obsessive Zappa fans who hoped to gain access to his […]
By Shoa Moosavi “Mars.” “Jimi Hendrix’s ‘The Sky is Crying.’ ” “The apocalypse.” These are a few of the comments made by Oakland Athletics’ players and staff about the eerie skies that resulted from the wildfires that devastated the team’s home state of California in September. During one stretch of […]
In his job as a pianist and music director, Scott Williams used to routinely play in front of hundreds of people. But that changed abruptly in mid-March, when live-event venues statewide – as well as all other non-essential businesses — were closed by Gov. Tom Wolf in an effort to […]
Dan Simms, 57, has always been something of a master salesman. Selling everything from surgical equipment to business forms over a 30-year career, he commonly earned free trips and other sales incentives for being a top producer. He eventually started his own business, but it folded during the Great Recession. […]
Some gyms and fitness centers in Tri-Cities announced this week they are now “wellness centers” and will stay open despite Washington state COVID-19 restrictions. But at least one state official questioned if that’s allowed. “Businesses cannot just immediately make up their own designations in response to actions by the state,” […]
Have you tried Among Us yet? InnerSloth Believe it or not, the iPad is now 10 years old, and now has a games library comparable to any gaming console. If you’re interested in exploring gaming options on your iPad, we’ve got a list of some of the best games to get […]
Karen McCullough never wanted a dog. “It would have tied me down, and I had a great, very busy life,” she says. Her career as a keynote speaker at conferences has taken her across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. “My job is to get everybody engaged, excited and ready to […]
When life hands you lemons, the old saying goes, make lemonade. That’s what many Mainers are trying to do with a Thanksgiving holiday where family traditions are being turned on their head by COVID-19. From setting out on road trips to setting the table with Indian food instead of Indian […]
CLOSE Richland SWCD salutes local farmers Randy and Eileen Eisenhauer, owners of Eisenhauer Family Farm, have been honored as Richland SWCD Cooperator of the Year. (Photo: Submitted) MANSFIELD – Randy and Eileen Eisenhauer of the Eisenhauer Family Farm were recognized as Cooperator of the Year at the Richland Soil and Water Conservation […]
As I was a teenager, I had the opportunity to stay on a friend’s private island in Georgian Bay, Ontario in Canada for a vacation. It had a number of smaller islands out in front of it and I remember that my friend and I were begging his parents to […]
GALENA, Ill. — After switching on the music, Emily Painter checked her computer to make sure all the dancers attending the class virtually could hear the song and see her as she started to move. Every song had different moves and a new tempo, but each was designed to ensure […]
The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are finally out, and while there aren’t many big new exclusives, there are still plenty of great games to play on Microsoft’s newest platform. To help you sort through the launch lineup, IGN’s staff has curated a list of the ten best […]