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Sumner Tunnel weekend closures are back
Local News The traffic will be diverted from 11 a.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Mondays on specific dates. The Sumner Tunnel is back after months of closures, but there’s still more work to be done on the road ahead. According to the city of Boston’s website, the tunnel will be shut down during several weekends […]
Rare lobster caught in Marblehead
Local News A local couple was surprised by a rare find in their trap — something completely out of the blue. Anne Rodgers and her husband, Marblehead Veterans Agent David Rodgers, found a rare blue lobster Thursday morning while moving lobster traps in preparation for Hurricane Lee, according to a local newspaper. “It was really […]
Supply, insurance issues make popular weight-loss drugs hard to get
Health Getting the high-demand, injectable drugs requires persistence and a fair amount of luck, according to experts. Mike Bouboulis stands for a portrait in Arlington, Mass., on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Bouboulis has taken Saxenda, Mounjaro or Ozempic, a Novo diabetes drug with the same active ingredient as Wegovy, since around 2019. In the past […]
Armed man accused of impersonating officer detained at Kennedy campaign event in LA
Politics A campaign statement said Kennedy’s security team surrounded the man, who later was taken into custody by the LAPD. Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month with supporters at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. An armed man who allegedly was impersonating a federal officer […]
Man rescued from choppy waters off Crane Beach in Ipswich
Local News Officials are warning people to stay out of the ocean as Hurricane Lee brings rough conditions along the coast. Ipswich fire officials rescued a man who was treading water off the coast of Crane Beach Friday night amid choppy seas due to Hurricane Lee. Operators received a 911 call around 6 p.m. from a […]
Beer flows and crowds descend on Munich for the official start of Oktoberfest
Politics With the traditional cry of “O’zapft is” — “It’s tapped” — Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap in the first keg at noon on Saturday, officially opening the 18-day festivities. People run to enter the 188th ‘Oktoberfest’ beer festival in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) AP By Associated Press September […]
Beer flows, crowds descend on Munich for start of Oktoberfest
Festivals & Expos With the traditional cry of “O’zapft is” — “It’s tapped” — Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap in the first keg at noon on Saturday, officially opening the 18-day festivities. People run to enter the 188th ‘Oktoberfest’ beer festival in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) AP By Associated […]
Canton man convicted of sex trafficking after sharing nude photos of teen in sex ads
Crime Prosecutors said Keion Rowell began prostituting the 15-year-old runaway shortly after meeting her in January 2021. A Canton man was convicted Thursday on charges of sex trafficking a 15-year-old runaway by posting online sex ads, prostituting her, and pocketing the money, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Keion Rowell, 24, was arrested and charged in April […]
Why the FDA took so long to tackle a disputed cold remedy
Health Pharmacists affiliated with the University of Florida have spent decades nudging the agency to pull a decongestant from over-the-counter medicines. By Christina Jewett, New York Times Service September 15, 2023 Dr. Leslie Hendeles began prodding the Food and Drug Administration to reject a decongestant in cold medicines when he had a mop of curly […]
State police restrain passenger who was ‘ physically hostile’ on flight to Logan Airport
Massachusetts state troopers responded to a report of an unruly passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago. The post State police restrain passenger who was ‘ physically hostile’ on flight to Logan Airport appeared first on Boston.com. Originally posted 2023-09-16 01:11:32.