by | Jan 15, 2024 | Dennis Hackett, Opinion
Twenty-four years as the head coach of the New England Patriots.Six Super Bowl titles.Nine AFC Championship victories.Seventeen AFC East titles.Bill Belichick is no longer the head coach of the New England Patriots.As I write this, just hours after the announcement, I...
by | Jan 15, 2024 | G. Michael Dobbs, Opinion
I pay attention to language, well, because I need to do so. The right word is so important in conveying an idea. All too often some words or phrases are used so much that they tend to lose real meaning. For instance, one grossly over-used word is “love.”...
by | Jan 9, 2024 | G. Michael Dobbs, Opinion
CHICOPEE — Mayor John Vieau offered thanks to his supporters and staff and pledged he would encourage cooperation to achieve goals for Chicopee in his new administration. Vieau took of the oath of office for the third time on Jan. 1 in a ceremony conducted in...
by | Jan 9, 2024 | Opinion
CHICOPEE — The city of Chicopee will soon see several roadway improvements with the assistance of grants. In December 2023, it was announced that Chicopee was granted $647,893 of the $100 million in Fair Share Amendment funding distributed to the...
by | Jan 3, 2024 | G. Michael Dobbs, Opinion
Happy new year, folks. I hope it was a pleasant one for you and your family and I wish you the very best in this year. As we enter 2024, I have a question for you — what did you learn this year? You see, I’ve always viewed life as a vehicle for learning...
by Letter to the Editor | Dec 27, 2023 | Letter to the Editor, Opinion
On Dec. 7, 1941, the United States was attacked by Japan, “… a day,” then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt said in a galvanizing speech, “which will live in infamy.” Just a few hours later, Congress delivered a declaration of war against...
