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16-year-old boy arrested in England over the ‘deliberate’ felling of a famous tree at Hadrian’s Wall
World News A beloved icon of the landscape, it was made famous when it appeared in Kevin Costner’s 1991 film “Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves.” Owen Humphreys / PA via AP By Associated Press updated on September 29, 2023 | 8:09 AM LONDON (AP) — A 16-year-old boy was arrested Thursday in northern England in […]
Woman pleads guilty to calling in hoax bomb threat at Boston Children’s Hospital
Local News A sign hangs on the Boston Children’s Hospital, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, in Boston. AP Photo/Charles Krupa By Associated Press September 28, 2023 | 5:05 PM BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to calling in a fake bomb threat to Boston Children’s Hospital as it faced a barrage of […]
Quincy man indicted for manslaughter for allegedly beating Woburn man to death
Crime Sanusi Sadiq, 29, allegedly killed 46-year-old Barry Whelan, who was found unconscious in Boston’s Downtown Crossing neighborhood in March. A Suffolk County grand jury has indicted a Quincy man for allegedly beating a Woburn man, who was found unconscious in downtown Boston on St. Patrick’s Day and later died. Sanusi Sadiq, 29, was indicted […]
‘Don’t let her leave’: Video captures racist harassment of Asian woman by teens on the Red Line
Local News MBTA Transit Police said several juvenile males harassed and threatened to rob passengers on a Red Line train before smashing a train window and fleeing. Authorities are continuing to investigate after a group of teenagers allegedly smashed a window on a Red Line train, threatened to rob passengers, and taunted a woman of […]
He starred in ‘The Good Place’ and ‘Parks and Recreation.’ Now you can sail with him on his windjammer in Maine.
The Boston Globe Marc Evan Jackson, actor and part-owner of the Grace Bailey, sailed the Maine windjammer. SEAN SHEPPARD By Shannon Larson, The Boston Globe updated on September 28, 2023 | 4:03 PM The past few months have been unusual for most people in Hollywood — Marc Evan Jackson included. Instead of spending his time […]
Watch: A government shutdown is looming. Did the second debate matter?
The government is expected to shut down. What does that mean for the candidates vying for the GOP nomination? Boston Globe political reporter James Pindell weighs in. The post Watch: A government shutdown is looming. Did the second debate matter? appeared first on Boston.com. Originally posted 2023-09-28 19:47:38.
Minuteman Tech superintendent resigns after bitter breakup with school community
Local News Kathleen Dawson, who was hired to lead Minuteman Tech in Lexington last year, resigned after parents, students, and faculty criticized her decision-making. Students wrote in chalk during a student walk-out at Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical High School. The students were showing support for Principal George Clement. LexMedia Almost five months after being placed […]
Sharon police officers slapped with fines after one sneaked the other into pricey suite at Gillette
Local News Before a Patriots game last year, one Sharon police officer helped another sneak into Gillette Stadium’s Putnam Club. Gillette Stadium. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer Two Sharon police officers were fined this month after one officer helped the other sneak into Gillette Stadium’s exclusive Putnam Club without tickets, according to the State Ethics Commission. Officer […]
National parks, and those who count on them, brace for possible shutdown
National News Business owners and workers say that recurrent shutdowns have become a new kind of disaster alongside the floods, wildfires and hurricanes that come with living at the doorstep of a natural wonder. Visitors crowd a walkway at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park in Maine in 2021. Stacey Cramp/The New York Times By […]
In Boston court, man pleads guilty to arranging hundreds of sham marriages for non-citizens
Crime Prosecutors said Marcialito “Mars” Biol Benitez arranged marriages and submitted fraudulent green card applications for at least 600 clients. A California man pleaded guilty in Boston federal court Wednesday to arranging hundreds of sham marriages as part of a scheme to circumvent immigration laws. Marcialito “Mars” Biol Benitez, 49, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to […]