by Kristin Palpini | Apr 21, 2015 | Leisure, News, Wellness
Western Mass is home to more than a dozen bike paths making up more than 80 miles of riding trails from Connecticut to Vermont. Next time you’re in the mood for a long ride in the woods, check out one of these paths:
by Chuck Shepherd | Apr 14, 2015 | News, News of the Weird
On Feb. 9 a single traffic stop in Alderson, West Virginia, resulted in the arrest of six people from the same family, trafficking in stolen power tools (including one man who traded a leaf blower, hedge trimmer, and weed trimmer for Percocet pills). However, a month...
by Chuck Shepherd | Apr 1, 2015 | News, News of the Weird
Researchers are now preparing a study seeking to confirm that dog slobber, by itself (and not just the psychological advantages of playing with and petting a dog), might provide human health benefits such as relief from asthma, allergies and inflammation. Specialists...
by Amanda Drane | Mar 18, 2015 | Articles, Featured, News
Deshanay Gonzalez, 21, of Holyoke, stands near Ingleside Mall’s Aeropostale, rocking her nine-month-old daughter, Rose, in her stroller. “There’s plenty of opportunity here,” she says. “It’s our time. It’s time for women to take over.” Rose senses her mother’s gusto...
by Chuck Shepherd | Mar 18, 2015 | News, News of the Weird
“This will be upsetting,” cautioned Justice Robert Graesser, addressing jurors in February in the Edmonton, Alberta murder trial of Brad Barton. At issue was the cause of the victim’s having bled to death from her genitals, and the judge, ruling that jurors would...
