In the days after a shooter killed 10 people at a Texas high school, National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch joined a chorus of conservatives in spotlighting a subject to blame that didn't involve guns. Watch video

In the days after a shooter killed 10 people at a Texas high school, National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch joined a chorus of conservatives in spotlighting a subject to blame that didn't involve guns.

"The media has got to stop creating more of these monsters by oversaturation," Loesch said on the NRA's television station, echoing remarks she made after the Parkland shooting. "I'm not saying don't responsibly report on things as they happen. Look, I understand it. But constantly showing the image of the murderer, constantly saying their name, is completely unnecessary."

And on Thursday, Collins Idehen Jr., a host on NRA TV who goes by the pseudonym Colion Noir, took the organization's media attacks even further.

Noir spent the first half of a four-minute NRA video, part of a series that appeared to be sponsored by the gunmaker Kimber, lambasting the media for coverage that he said inspired other shooters through reporting about mass shooters' backgrounds and motivations, and included their names in coverage.

"These kids aren't being inspired by an innate hunk of plastic and metal laying on a table, they're inspired by the infamous glory of past shooters who they relate to," he said. "And no entity on the planet does a better job, whether directly or indirectly, of glorying these killers, and thereby providing the inspiration for the next one, than our mainstream media."

Noir proposed a solution that would surely violate the First Amendment.

"It's time to put an end to this glorification of carnage in pursuit of ratings, because it's killing our kids," he said. "It's time for Congress to step up and pass legislation putting common-sense limitations on our mainstream media's ability to report on these school shootings."

He added: "Pass a law preventing the media from reporting killer's name or showing his face."

Noir clarified at the end of the video that his proposal was not something he believed in, but that he was using provocatively to make a point about those who argue in favor of gun control.

"You know that feeling of anxiety that shot through your body when I said the government should pass laws to limit the media's ability to exercise their First Amendment rights? That's the same feeling gun owners get when they hear people say the same thing about the Second Amendment," he said. "However I vehemently disagree with the government infringing on the media's First Amendment's rights, the same way I don't think the government should infringe on anyone's Second Amendment rights."

The video is part of a broader effort on behalf of the NRA to demonize the press, an effort which, though it dates back years - The Washington Post's Callum Borchers traced the roots of the current campaign to 2007, when the NRA began to complain about media coverage of mass shooters after the Virginia Tech shooting - has ratcheted up as late, including a new ad campaign. In March, Noir turned heads when he taunted the teen activists who began advocating for gun control after the Parkland, Florida, shooting, saying that "No one would know your names," if their classmates were still alive.

If the video was part of a plan to rile up some of the NRA's detractors, it succeeded wildly. Plenty of people shared it on social media, reacting to the quote shared with the video and not the second half, where Noir claims he doesn't actually believe in the proposal.

But equating the First and Second Amendments, which have different legal histories and significance, has been a talking point for some gun proponents - emerging as the focus of pro-gun memes and even as potential legislation. A Republican state representative from Indiana drafted a nearly satirical bill in 2017 which would have required licenses for journalists akin to those that pertain to handgun owners, though he never ended up introducing it.

"If the media thinks we should license one constitutional right, then the same standards should be applied to them," he told The Post at the time.

But guns are obviously not the same as speech are therefore are not viewed the same under the law.

"Speaking usually doesn't kill the hearer," NYU law professor and constitutional expert Burt Neuborne told The Post last year. "Firing a gun poses a physical risk."

Republican lawmakers in more than a dozen states introduced legislation to curb protests in the immediate months after Trump's election, in what critics said amounted to an attack on civil liberties. One bill proposed shielding drivers who hit protesters in the street from liability. Another sought to seize the assets of those who took part in protests that turned violent.

(c) 2018, The Washington Post, Written By Eli Rosenberg.

Hampden County District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni, and the extended Gulluni family, hosted their 3rd annual pasta dinner fundraiser on Thursday at the Ludlow Elks Lodge.

LUDLOW - Hampden County District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni and the extended Gulluni family, hosted their 4th annual pasta dinner campaign fundraiser on Thursday at the Ludlow Elks Lodge.

In addition to a menu of homemade pasta, meatballs and sausage, attendees were treated to live entertainment by Kyle Langlois, a popular local performer and student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, as he performed a variety of music.

"This family friendly event  has become a sizable coming together of friends and family from all over to enjoy an evening of camaraderie and homemade Italian cooking," Gulluni said. "I'm grateful to all who have come out to enjoy such a wonderful evening."

In 2014, Gulluni defeated four Democrats vying for the seat vacated by now-U.S. District Judge Mark Mastroianni. His bid for a second term looks decidedly less stressful than his first with no apparent competition.

Car enthusiasts flocked to the Chicopee Moose Family Center on Thursday night

CHICOPEE -- The popular pastime of cruise nights brought hundreds of car enthusiasts to the Moose Family Center on Thursday night.

Rows and rows of gleaming vehicles filled the lot, as their owners chatted with visitors or proudly polished their rides. Vintage cars, trucks and motorcycles were featured, as were shiny-new sportscars and muscle cars.

A long-time participant of the show, Tony Damato, of Belchertown, brought his beautifully restored 1957 Chevrolet station wagon to the event. He said he has owned the car since 1963.

"I've had this car for over 50 years," Damato said. "My wife wanted me to sell it, but I'm glad I didn't."

"It rides very well," he added. "My kids all have new cars, but I'd rather have this one."

The car show, which raises money for charitable activities of the organization, is now in its 11^th season.

There was hardly a vacant seat to be found in the center's pavillion, where car enthusiasts could enjoy burgers, hot dogs and beer. Entertainment in the form of oldies music was provided by DJ Gary Back in Time.

The cruise nights are held weekly on Thursdays from 5 p.m. until dusk at 224 Fuller Road. Trophies are awarded in three categories every week. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/mooselodgecarshow/

The city spends an average of $800,000 - $900,000 on snow removal in a normal winter.

CHICOPEE - Months after the last snowflake has fallen and the largest pile of snow has melted the City Council has approved $598,888 to pay its annual bill for salting and plowing roads.

The snow removal budget is the only one that the city can deficit spend and pay for it later. Most fiscal years, including this one, the city sets aside $100,000 for snow removal understanding that money will be spent after the first storm or two.

That means this year the city spent a total of $698,888 on plowing and salting, which is a little lower than the $800,000 to $900,000 used during an average winter. The City Council voted 13-0 to withdraw the money from the free cash account, which is money unspent from the previous fiscal year.

Last year the city spent $890,361 on snow removal. The year before was exceptionally warm and dry so it only spent $466,000 to treat roads. But fiscal year 2015 made up for it, bringing more snow than usual, and $1.2 million was spent to plow and treat roads.

The bill includes $175,805 to hire private plowers, $157,293 for overtime and $365,789 for salt.

"I want to remind the public we pre-treat our roads," Mayor Richard J. Kos said. "They stay safer longer and it makes it easier to push the snow off."

For several years the Department of Public Works has treated the roads in the hours before snow is expected to fall with a liquid salt solution. The pre-treatment helps snow melt faster.

Kos said he has received fewer calls from people complaining about the road conditions during snowstorms and hears compliments that Chicopee roads are better than those in surrounding communities.

But Councilor Gary Labrie said he has been receiving more calls since the city stopped using sand in most cases and just uses salt on roads. Most people question why hills haven't been treated because they don't see the sand.

Department of Public Works Superintendent Jeffrey Neece said the sand is colored because of a chemical used in the salt. Labrie joked and asked if Neece could arrange that the salt be sand colored.

Lawmakers added $75.5 million in spending through amendments over three days of debate.

The Massachusetts Senate late Thursday night passed a $41.49 billion budget for fiscal 2019.

The State House News Service reported that the final budget vote took place at 12:38 a.m.

Lawmakers added $75.5 million in spending through amendments over three days of debate, according to the State House News Service.

"This is a forward-looking budget that reflects our values as a Senate, creates opportunities and invests in our people and our shared future," Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairwoman Karen Spilka, D-Ashland, said in a statement.

The budget passed with unanimous support.

"The budget approved by the Senate tonight increases funding for critical priorities such as special education, regional school transportation, and municipal police training, while resisting broad-based tax increases and creating more transparency and tool for making state government more efficient," said Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, R- Gloucester, in a statement.

The initial Senate budget proposal had a strong focus on education. The final Senate budget includes $4.91 billion for Chapter 70 local education funding as well as more money for other K-12 education line items than earlier versions of the budget. Senators also proposed establishing a new category of aid for rural schools, funded at $1.5 million this year.

The budget includes new investments and programs related to health care and welfare benefits.

A controversial amendment added during the budget process would prevent state resources from being used to enforce federal immigration law.

The budget now goes to a committee of conference, where Senate and House negotiators will work out their differences. The hope is to have a final budget signed by Gov. Charlie Baker before the July 1, 2018 start of the next fiscal year.

In the early months of 2018, there was a decline in opioid deaths as well as prescriptions for the narcotic filled in Massachusetts.

In the early months of 2018, there was a decline in opioid deaths as well as prescriptions for the narcotic filled in Massachusetts. 

The state Department of Public Health released a quarterly report this week estimating there was a 5 percent drop in opioid-related deaths in the first quarter of 2018. This follows a hopeful trend in recent years. 

State health officials estimate 2,016 deaths in the state were connected to fatal overdoses. 2017 figures marked a drop of 133 deaths from the prior year. 

There has also been a six-figure drop in opioid prescriptions so far in 2018. About 265,000 patients have filled prescriptions in the first three months of 2018 - down from about 390,000 filling such prescriptions in early 2015. 

Carmen Vazquez denied having a knife, but moments later police found one in her right hand, the arrest report said.

SPRINGFIELD -- It was just after 2 a.m. May 18 and two women were yelling at each other in the middle of State Street.

One woman kept backing away from the other as traffic slowed and swerved to avoid them, according to the arrest report. The drama continued until an unmarked police cruiser pulled up, and one of the women claimed the other had just stabbed her.

"She cut me. She's got a knife in her hand," the victim said, according to the report.

The alleged assailant, Carmen Vazquez, 49, of Springfield, denied having a knife, but moments later police found one in her right hand, the report said.

The victim said Vazquez called her a "snitch" and began chasing her around with a knife, according to the report, which said the woman suffered lacerations to her left wrist and right arm while trying to defend herself.

The victim "kept telling Ms. Vazquez to put the knife down and talk, but Ms. Vazquez refused and kept following her," the report said.

Vazquez was arrested at the scene and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and breach of the peace while armed.

On Monday, she pleaded not guilty in Springfield District Court to both charges and was released on $1,000 personal surety, with orders to stay away from the victim.

She is due back in court for a pretrial hearing on July 11.

SilverBrick founder Aaron Papowitz is planning to convert the historic mill into 600 apartments with space for businesses. Watch video

CHICOPEE - The City Council is beginning the permitting process to allow a developer to convert the largely-vacant Cabotville Mill into 600 apartments and other uses.

The project has been called a "game changer" that would bring more people downtown, spark development and fill vacant storefronts. But it first must get a wide variety of approvals from the planning department, the fire chief, the city engineer and water and sewer departments.

Aaron Papowitz, founder of SilverBrick LLC., officially purchased the mill complex on May 2 from 200 Tillary LLC. for $7.8 million and announced plans to convert the factory buildings into mostly studio and one-bedroom apartments. The project also calls for some of the complex to be used for light manufacturing, office space and for other business purposes. The renovations are being done under the name 4 Perkins LLC.

The project was originally proposed in July 2016 but Papowitz withdrew permit applications after negotiations for the sale of the property collapsed. Earlier this month he resubmitted plans for the project, which is to be done in two phases.

"This will be a huge step for downtown revitalization," said Councilor Shane D. Brooks, whose ward includes Chicopee Center. "It will reward businesses who have stuck it out and will attract new ones."

But there is a lot of work to do before the project is permitted and can begin since the buildings are old and have not been fully occupied in many years, Councilor James K. Tillotson said.

The City Council has sent the permit applications to its Overlay District Review Committee and its Zoning Committee for more study. Because Cabotville is in a special Mill Conversion and Commercial Center Overlay District, which allows a mix of residential, business and industrial uses, it needs a permit from the City Council rather than the Planning and Zoning boards.

"These buildings need a ton of work. They were built for factories not for residents," Tillotson said. "I just want to make sure everything is done and done properly."

Councilor Robert Zygarowski reminded the board that the Ames Privilege mill across the street from Cabotville was renovated many years ago to a development that includes businesses and apartments and has been very successful.

One problem that blocked 200 Tillary LLC. owner Joshua Guttman, from converting the mill into high-end condominiums 10 years ago has been fixed when the city, using a $2.6 million MassWorks grant, upgraded the water, sewer and other utilities in the west end of Chicopee Center. The mill had been served by one water main that ran through the canal which was in danger of freezing if the canal, which is not part of the Cabotville property, was drained in the winter. The project added a new water main to the property.

City Councilor Joel McAuliffe thanked Mayor Richard J. Kos and the administration of Gov. Charlie Baker and Karyn Polito for awarding the MassWorks grant, which is the only way the infrastructure would be improved.

"It will do a tremendous amount of good for Chicopee and the region as a whole," McAuliffe said.

SilverBrick LLC is also in the process of renovating the former YMCA building on Chestnut Street, in Springfield, into 114 market rate apartments in an $11 million project.

SilverBrick already owns 280 apartments at SilverBrick Lofts in downtown Springfield, formerly the Morgan Square Apartments.

A law enforcement official says Harvey Weinstein will face criminal sex act and rape charges in a New York court.

A law enforcement official says Harvey Weinstein will face criminal sex act and rape charges in a New York court.

The official says the film producer will be charged with committing a criminal sex act in a 2004 encounter with an aspiring actress who told a magazine he forced her to perform oral sex.

The official says the rape charge relates to a woman who has not spoken publicly or been identified.

The official wasn't authorized to discuss the case and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

Weinstein's lawyers have said allegations that he forced himself on women were false.

Weinstein surrendered to police early Friday and is expected set to appear in court later in the day.

The home invasion was reported shortly after noon on Thursday. Police arrested the suspect later that afternoon following a motor vehicle stop in Springfield.

EAST LONGMEADOW -- Police arrested a 22-year-old Springfield man Thursday afternoon following a home invasion on Vadnais Street.

The armed home invasion was reported shortly after noon, Sgt. Steven Manning said. No injuries were reported.

Police arrested the suspect following a motor vehicle stop at State and Main streets in Springfield. Manning said he will release the suspect's name following his arraignment Friday morning in Palmer District Court.

Investigators, including detectives from East Longmeadow, Springfield and Massachusetts State Police, believe the home was deliberately targeted.

"We don't believe, through the investigation, that it was a random thing," Manning said.

A small amount of cash and some electronics were taken during the home invasion, he said.

This is a developing story. Additional information will be posted as soon as it is available.

Weinstein turned himself into police early Friday. He will be charged with rape and other charges.

Harvey Weinstein has arrived at a New York City courthouse in handcuffs to face rape, criminal sex act, and other charges.

The movie mogul turned himself in at a police precinct earlier Friday. He left with a strained smile on his face to be driven to court.

Police say he was arrested on rape, criminal sex act, sex abuse and sexual misconduct charges for encounters with two women.

Weinstein has consistently denied any allegations of nonconsensual sex.

The Noblesville Fire Department tweeted Friday morning that it was on an "active shooter" scene at Noblesville West Middle School and that a suspect was in custody.

Police arrested a person in what they described as an "active shooter" scene at Noblesville West Middle School in Indiana.

The Noblesville Fire Department tweeted at 9:39 a.m. that firefighters and police were responding to a "scene of an active shooter" at the suburban middle school.  

Two victims have been taken to the hospital, the Associated Press reports. 

The fire department wrote that one person was arrested. 

President Donald Trump offered Friday that the United States could still work toward a "long and enduring" peace with North Korea, despite canceling an early June summit with Kim Jong Un the day before.

President Donald Trump offered Friday that the United States could still work toward a "long and enduring" peace with North Korea, despite canceling an early June summit with Kim Jong Un the day before. 

Trump, who called off the meeting in a somewhat fiery Thursday letter, said he was happy to have received a "warm and productive statement" North Korea signaling that the country is willing to talk with the U.S. at any point. 

"Very good news to receive the warm and productive statement from North Korea. We will soon see where it will lead, hopefully to long and enduring prosperity and peace," he tweeted. "Only time (and talent) will tell!"

Very good news to receive the warm and productive statement from North Korea. We will soon see where it will lead, hopefully to long and enduring prosperity and peace. Only time (and talent) will tell!

-- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2018

The president told reporters as he headed to Marine One Friday that he and Kim could still sit down on June 12, as originally planned.

"We'll see what happens. It could even be the 12th," he said, according to White House pool reports. "We're talking to them now. They very much want to do it. We'd like to do it. We're going to see what happens."

Trump's remarks struck a softer tone than those the president used the day before in describing his decision to forego the summit, which was set to take place in Singapore. 

The president, in his letter, said he felt the sit down would be "inappropriate at this time" given Kim's recent "anger and open hostility." 

He added that the United States' nuclear capabilities "are so massive and powerful that I pray to God they will never have to be used" -- rhetoric which drew criticism from at least one member of Massachusetts' congressional delegation. 

US Sen. Ed Markey condemns President Donald Trump's 'threatening rhetoric' toward North Korea

Trump later told reporters that while he hoped the U.S. and North Korea can "live together" in peace, "our military, which is by far the most powerful anywhere in the world and has been greatly enhanced ... they are ready if necessary."

"Hopefully everything will work out well with North Korea. A lot of things can happen. Including the fact that perhaps ... it's possible that the existing summit could take place, or a summit at some later date ... We have to get it right.  Nobody should be anxious," he added, according to White House pool reports.

North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan, in response to Trump's comments, said "there is a willingness to sit down at any time, in any way, to solve the problem," North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency reported. 

President Donald Trump cancels North Korea summit, says US nuclear capabilities 'so massive and powerful'

In a statement issued by his lawyer, David Hoose on Friday, he said: "This morning, Judge Thomas Estes of the District Court Department tendered his resignation to Chief Judge Paul Dawley.

Embattled Judge Thomas Estes, who admitted to having sex in his chamber with a drug court clinician, will officially resign as of June 15, the day he was to be suspended without pay.

The action came Friday, one day after the Supreme Judicial Court indefinitely decided to suspend him without pay for his judicial misconduct.

"This morning, Judge Thomas Estes of the District Court Department tendered his resignation to Chief Judge Paul Dawley. On behalf of myself and the many members of the bench and bar who have  supported him throughout this process, I want to say how disappointed I am that the proceedings against him have concluded in this manner," said David Hoose, Estes' lawyer, in a statement. "Judge Estes wishes to thank all those judges and lawyers who have supported him and to apologize to his family, friends and colleagues who he has let down."

The statement did not say when his resignation would take effect, but a copy of his letter of resignation, sent to the trial court on Friday, said it was effective June 15.

Estes' suspension without pay was to take effect on June 15. The state Trial Court previously reported that Estes was continuing to collect an annual salary of $172,194, which he will presumably continue to collect until that date. 

"Effective on June 15, 2018, at 5:00pm, I tender my resignation as a Justice of the District Court," Estes wrote in his resignation letter. "I am grateful to have had the opportunity to serve as a district court judge and submit this resignation with great sadness. I appreciate the guidance and support you have offered me."

Estes had an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a woman he supervised that included sexual encounters in his office at the Belchertown courthouse, the state Commission of Judicial Conduct said in March.

That woman, Tammy Cagle, has also accused him in a federal civil rights lawsuit of pressuring her into performing sex acts. No trial date has been set.

In July 2017, Cagle filed a sexual harassment complaint against Estes with the state Commission Against Discrimination.

Both complaints also name as a defendant Cagle's former employer, Behavioral Health Network.

Estes, who owns a home in Northampton, was sworn in as a judge at Northmapton District Court in 2014. He oversaw Eastern Hampshire District Court as its first justice from Feb. 26, 2016, until July of last year, when he was reassigned to administrative duty.

The Republican was the first to report, in August, that Estes was barred from hearing cases in Belchertown and had been assigned to administrative duties in Holyoke. At the time, judicial officials said they could not comment about why that action happened.

This is a developing story which will be updated.

Chief of Noblesville Police Kevin Jowett said a "male student" at Noblesville West Middle School was arrested. The situation has been contained, he said. A secondary threat was made to the high school and law enforcement are guarding that building.

Police say a student at Noblesville West Middle School is responsible for shooting a teacher and classmate Friday morning. 

Chief of Noblesville Police Kevin Jowett said a "male student" was arrested. The situation has been contained, he said. A secondary threat was made to the high school and law enforcement are guarding that building. 

https://t.co/2geUvokhqV

-- Noblesville Fire (@NoblesvilleFD) May 25, 2018

Jowett said police heard reports of an active shooter around 9 a.m. Friday. 

The school's 1300 students were bussed from the middle school to nearby Noblesville High School to be reunited with their parents, WHTR-TV reported.

Video from that news station showed scores of parents swarming the high school, trying to reach their children.

Officials plan to host another press conference at 2 p.m. 

The Indiana State Teachers Association released a statement saying "enough is enough."

"This national crisis has landed in our backyard. We all have a responsibility to keep our kids safe from violence, and it's unconscionable that they live in fear that one day their school may be next," ISTA President Teresa Meredith wrote.

Judge Thomas Estes resigned from the bench Friday, a day after the Supreme Judicial Court recommended his indefinite suspension because of an affair Estes had with a drug court clinician who worked his court.

Judge Thomas Estes resigned from the bench Friday, a day after the Supreme Judicial Court recommended his indefinite suspension because of an affair Estes had with a drug court clinician who worked his court.

Here is the full statement from Estes' Attorney David Hoose:

"This morning, Judge Thomas Estes of the District Court Department tendered his resignation to Chief Judge Paul Dawley.  

On behalf of myself and the many members of the bench and bar who have supported him throughout this process, I want to say how disappointed I am that the proceedings against him have concluded in this manner.   Judge Estes wishes to thank all those judges and lawyers who have supported him and to apologize to his family, friends and colleagues who he has let down.  

Judge Estes was not only a good judge, he was an outstanding judge.  As I said in my argument before the SJC, any Judge in the Commonwealth would trade his or her judicial evaluation with him.  Judge Estes never denied the mistakes that he made in getting involved in a relationship with Tammy Cagle.  Unfortunately, the entire proceedings against him were tainted by her frivolous complaint that she was sexually harassed.  He will continue to defend against that allegation in the federal court.  

Both Judge Estes and I felt that the penalty for his admitted transgressions should be less severe.  Ultimately, the SJC thought otherwise.  Both of us have too much respect for the Court and the process to comment further.  Accordingly, neither Judge Estes nor I will have anything further to say on this matter."

This is a developing story. Stick with MassLive.com for additional coverage.

Cintron is awaiting trial in Hampden Superior Court on charges of assault and battery and unarmed robbery after a dispute with three teeangers outside the Eastfield Mall. Watch video

SPRINGFIELD -- A suspended Springfield police officer arrested last week on child rape charges has been ruled too dangerous to be released on bail.

Judge Michele Ouimet-Rooke ordered defendant Daniel J. Cintron held without right to bail after a detention hearing Wednesday in Springfield District Court.

The hearing came five days after Cintron, 28, of Monson, pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of rape of a child, indecent assault and battery on a child and witness intimidation. At a prosecutor's request, Judge John Payne ordered the three-year police veteran held without right to bail until the detention hearing.

Cintron is awaiting trial in Hampden Superior Court on unrelated charges of  assault and battery and unarmed robbery filed after a dispute in August outside the Eastfield Mall.

He was suspended without pay following his arrest in that case, and released without bail after denying the charges in Springfield District Court.

On May 17, Cintron was arrested at his home in Monson after a warrant was issued on the new charges. The mother of the victims went to Springfield police after learning of the alleged assaults, according to court documents.

The girls are under 10 years old and the accusations date to 2015, court records show. "(One victim) who is 9 years old disclosed that when she was 6 Daniel Cintron began to touch her in an inappropriate manner," a police report dated May 17 states.

At the request of defense lawyer Joe A. Smith III, Cintron was ordered held at the Hampshire County House of Correction.

He is due back in court on June 22 for a pretrial hearing in the new case.

A Springfield roadway construction traffic advisory includes new paving on East Columbus Avenue.

SPRINGFIELD -- The city's Department of Public Works's roadway construction advisory for the coming week included a paving project scheduled Saturday on East Columbus Avenue.

The road is slated to be paved Saturday from Union Street to State Street along the MGM Springfield construction site.

Other projects are as follows:

• Newland Street, from Riverside Road to Plainfield Street: Utility and sidewalk work
• Woodlawn Street, from Belmont Avenue to Carroll Street: Utility and sidewalk work

MGM mitigation

• Central Street, from Main Street to Maple Street: Milling tentative.
• Main Street, from Gridiron Street to State Street: Utility and sidewalk work.
• Main Street, from Union Street to Central Street: Utility and sidewalk work.
• Union Street, from Main Street to Maple Street: Paving tentative.

MGM/Northern Construction

• Main Street, from State Street to Union Street: Utility work.
• State Street, from Main Street to Dwight Street: Utility work.
• Union Street, from Main Street to Hall of Fame Avenue: Utility work.

Read obituaries from The Republican newspaper in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Click below to read the obituaries published Friday in The Republican:

Obituaries from The Republican, May 25, 2018

Here are the winning numbers in Friday's Mega Millions lottery drawing.

The Mega Millions drawing Friday offered another hefty payout for someone fortunate to win the lottery jackpot.

Mega Millions

Here are the winning numbers in the drawing:

11-14-51-64-68; Mega Ball: 25; Megaplier: 4X

The estimated jackpot for the drawing is $73 million. The cash option is about $42 million. If no one wins, the Mega Millions jackpot will get even bigger for Tuesday's drawing.

According to the game's official website, the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.

Players pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers -- five different numbers from 1 to 70 and one number from 1 to 25 -- or select Easy Pick. A player wins the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing.

Jackpot winners choose whether to receive 30 annual payments, each five percent higher than the last, or a lump-sum payment.

Mega Millions drawings are Tuesdays and Fridays and are offered in 44 states, Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets cost $2 each.