Today's poll: Are you disappointed that Donald Trump isn't running for president?
View full size05.16.2011 | CHICOPEE - Mompoloki O. Nkhumane, 2, plays in a puddle in front of his home on Chicopee St.The Forecast
The cold, hard rain in Holyoke early this morning was the kind that made you want to go back home and read all day.
My favorite books you can read in one long sitting: The Great Gatsby; Ethan Frome; Heart of Darkness. What are yours? Post suggestions to the comments.
If you do find yourself curled up with a good book, crack a window and keep a blanket handy: the high's only going to be 52 today, according to the National Weather Service. Tomorrow's high is expected to reach toward the upper 50s.
ABC 40 / FOX 6 meteorologist Dan Brown explains the current weather pattern:
Every so often a storm will get cut off from the main jet stream causing it to stall. This is one of those times. An area of low pressure over us now will sit and spin across the northeast keeping us unsettled through the week.
Today's Poll
Donald Trump announced yesterday that he won't be running for president after all.
"I will not be running for president as much as I'd like to," Trump told an audience at a Manhattan hotel, where NBC was hosting an event to announce its fall lineup.
Instead of diving headfirst into politics, Trump will be back to host another season of "The Celebrity Apprentice."
What do you think -- are you disappointed that Trump isn't running? Vote in our poll, and check back tomorrow for the results.
Monday's results: Yesterday, we asked, "Would Massachusetts benefit from greater political diversity in its state legislature?" 14 people voted. 71.43% said, "yes," and 28.57% said "no."
Monday's Top 5
The top 5 headlines on MassLive.com on May 16 were:- 2011 South Hadley High School prom [photo gallery]
- 2011 Easthampton High School prom [photo gallery]
- 2011 Chicopee High School Prom [photo gallery]
- 2011 Somers High School prom [photo gallery]
- 34-year-old woman, cut with box cutter during robbery in East Longmeadow, reflects on experience, impact on her family
Quote of the Day
"Now the work begins.''
— Newly elected Belchertown select board member Brenda Q. Aldrich, after defeating James A. Barry. Barry was recalled from the final hours of his current term and then was defeated by Aldrich in a scheduled election for his seat. Read John Appleton's story here.