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MSP: K9 team helps capture man accused of dragging trooper
Local News The man was charged with resisting arrest, assault, and other offenses, according to officials. A Massachusetts State Police K9 team helped capture a Greenfield man who allegedly dragged a trooper on Interstate 91 north while fleeing a traffic stop on Friday, according to authorities. Michael J. Williams, 45, was charged with assault and […]
Mt. Washington Observatory catches footage of passing meteor
Local News A particularly bright shooting star turned heads across New England overnight Friday as it dashed from south to north. The Mount Washington Observatory released a video Friday showing a stunningly bright meteor shooting across the New England night sky. The meteor, which is a streak of light caused by a meteoroid passing through […]
Workers at Mass. plant join autoworkers’ strike
Business Fifty workers at a Stellantis plant in Mansfield walked off the job Friday as part of the nationwide UAW strike. Fifty auto workers at a Massachusetts parts distribution factory joined the nationwide United Auto Workers (UAW) strike Friday. The workers, who are employed at a Stellantis facility in Mansfield, walked off the job at […]
Bicyclist in critical condition after colliding with car, bus
Local News The cyclist reportedly struck a car door that swung open ahead of her and was flung into the side of a nearby school bus. A woman suffered life-threatening injuries Friday morning when her bicycle collided with a car door and then slammed into a school bus in Dorchester, according to officials. The accident […]
The fall equinox is here. What does that mean?
Weather Here’s what to know about how we split up the year using the Earth’s orbit. The sun sets beyond the downtown skyline of Kansas City, Mo., as the autumnal equinox marks the first day of fall Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. During the equinox, the Earth’s axis and its orbit line up so that both […]
Amazon Prime Video will soon come with ads or $2.99 monthly fee
Streaming Amazon said that it’s not making changes to the price of Prime membership next year. Amazon’s Prime Video streaming app on an iPad is seen in Baltimore on March 19, 2018. Amazon says that it will now start charging $2.99 per month in order for users in the U.S. to watch Prime Video ad […]
Father who drowned trying to save son at Salisbury Beach remembered as hero
Local News Gary Simard, of Methuen, jumped into the water to save his son from a powerful rip current. Gary Simard, the 44-year-old Methuen man who died this week after attempting to rescue his son from a rip current at Salisbury Beach, is being remembered as a heroic family man. Gary Simard. – Kevin B. […]
Student news outlet reports details of alleged BC hazing
Local News Student-athletes were reportedly instructed to binge drink and consume their own vomit. An aerial view of the Boston College campus. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe Boston College students at a swimming and diving event for freshmen were told to drink copious amounts of alcohol and eat their own vomit, according to reporting by The […]
‘The status quo is not acceptable’: MBTA shuts down contractor work amid safety concerns
Local News Last week, the Federal Transit Administration flagged several recent “near misses” where MBTA workers were almost struck by oncoming trains. David L Ryan/Globe Staff, File The MBTA has temporarily put some of its contractor work on hold amid several recent incidents where workers were almost struck by oncoming trains. On Wednesday, the transit […]
79-year-old man who went missing after walking his 2 dogs found dead, N.H. authorities say
Local News Authorities and volunteers searched for the missing man for 24 hours before finding his body. A man who was reported missing after he took his two dogs for a walk in southwestern New Hampshire was found dead Thursday afternoon. Officials told WCVB that the body of Paul Stewart, 79, was found nearly two […]