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Movie review: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' tied too closely to past films
Benjamin Cumberbatch joins Ricardo Montalban, Christopher Plummer and Alice Krige in a fairly limited roster of great 'Star Trek' villains. Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine in a scene from "Star Trek...
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Scranton, Pennyslvania shared close bond with NBC's 'The Office'
The long-running sitcom airs its final episode on Thurdsay night. John Krasinski takes his picture with April Norris, of Schuylkill Haven, Pa., at the end of the "The Office" Wrap Party at PNC Field,...
View ArticleBill Hader to exit 'Saturday Night Live' after 8 seasons
Hader made his mark with a range of impersonations including Al Pacino, Vincent Price, James Carville and Stefon, the hipster "Weekend Update" correspondent. NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Hader is leaving...
View ArticleABC adds 14 new series for next season
The network also said it's going to combine the two nights of "Dancing with the Stars" into one next season, airing a two-hour episode on Monday nights. NEW YORK (AP) — ABC says it is adding 14 new...
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Beer Nut: Homebrewing contest and beer taxes
Despite its reputation for being a bastion of tax-and-spend liberals, our so-called state of "Taxachusetts" does quite well on this list, coming in with the seventh lowest rate: only 11 cents per...
View ArticleSpringfield Museums wins national accreditation from American Alliance of...
Museum officials say the accreditation puts them in a class with Smithsonian, the American Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Fine Art in Boston and the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown....
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Concert news: Ke$ha headed to Mohegan Sun, Death Before Dishonor to play...
Tickets for several summer shows go on sale this week. Ke$haAP Six Flags New England will usher in the concert season on June 2 with its annual WKSS-FM, KISS 95.7, Summer Kick Off Concert. Featured...
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'Da Vinci Code' author Dan Brown talks about 'Inferno'
"The Da Vinci Code“ sold 81 million copies in 51 languages. Dan BrownAP By ZINTA LUNDBORG Bloomberg News Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is back. Dan Brown’s latest thriller, the Dante-inspired...
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Ware cultural council seeks community input
The arts organization holds a public forum on Thursday, May 16, 7 p.m. at Ware Senior Center on Robbins Rd. to elicit community inputwa Jim Russell WARE – Ware Cultural Council is seeking community...
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Mike Burke: Holyoke native Kevin Flynn and wife Rebecca Lavoie create...
There are – as usual in an opus penned by Flynn, a former TV journalist turned true-crime writer – many twists and turns. Holyoke native Kevin Flynn and his wife Rebecca Lavoie have penned another...
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Holyoke Catholic High School Performing Arts Club to stage 'Check Please'
According to director Eva Stockhamer, "Check Please" is a look into the world of blind dating and "the struggles of finding 'the one.'" It will be presented on May 17 and 18 in Rutenber Auditorium at...
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Long Meddowe Days returning to Town Green
Two-day festival celebrates local history. A celebration of Longmeadow’s role in colonial history returns to the Town Green this weekend. The 34th annual “Long Meddowe Days,” taking place Saturday,...
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Wednesday Entertainment Links: Danity Kane to reunite, PBS sets return date...
Daily roundup of entertainment and celebrity news. Danity Kane Danity Kane reuniting 5 years after split. (nydailynews.com) PBS sets return Jan. 5 date for 'Downtown Abbey.' (ew.com) Jennifer Lopez...
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'Dancing with the Stars' week 9 results: 4 finalists picked
The season 16 "DWTS" chamption will be crowned on May 21. ABC Farewell Ingo Rademacher, welcome Final 4. The "General Hospital" actor, who failed to impress judges on Monday, was not saved by...
View ArticlePrince Harry closes U.S. visit with Connecticut polo match
Britain's Prince Harry is wrapping up a weeklong visit to the United States in the affluent New York City suburb of Greenwich, Conn., where he is playing in a polo match at a club with a history of...
View ArticleCape Cod: 4 spots not to miss
With all of the nice weather we had during the spring, people may have gotten an early jump on their visits. Cape Cod is definitely a summertime destination, but with all of the nice weather we had...
View ArticleCBS adding Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar comedy
The network is canceling "CSI: N.Y.," ''Vegas," ''Golden Boy" and "Rules of Engagement." NEW YORK (AP) — CBS is making a few nips and tucks to network television's most successful schedule, including...
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All aboard for the annual Chester on Track railroad festival
The railroad station, built in 1840, now houses a museum devoted to rail history. Ralph Brown, left, and Edwin Carrington raise the U.S. POW and MIA flags in 2012 outside the Chester Historical...
View ArticleO.J. Simpson testifies in bid to win freedom
More than four years after the world last heard from O.J. Simpson in court, one of the nation's most famous prisoners spoke again Wednesday in a bid to win freedom from a sentence that could keep him...
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Scoopful of Ice Cream: Gelato Giuliana review
Giuliana Gelato provides sweet, creamy, wonderful ice cream. Elizabeth Roman, The Republican Recently a reader recommended that I swing by Fresh Acres in Sixteen Acres to try Graeter's Ice Cream, a...
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