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Suspects in Boston Caribbean festival shooting appear in court
Crime “This shooting is frightening not only for the thoughtlessness of those involved and the injuries they inflicted, but for the potential fatalities that, mercifully, didn’t occur,” Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden said. Gerald Vick, right, is escorted out of the courtroom in the Dorchester Division of Boston Municipal Court after he was arraigned in connection […]
Fall River woman attacked by coyote while walking her dog
Local News A woman was attacked early Monday morning at South Winds Apartments in Fall River after a coyote approached her and her dog. A coyote was put down after attacking a woman who was walking her dog in Fall River on Monday, Fall River Police said. The woman sustained multiple bites and was transported […]
Cambridge doesn’t allow chickens. This couple is fighting to keep theirs.
The Boston Globe The city could allow fowl as soon as this fall if a long-awaited zoning amendment passes. Susan Filene held a chicken named Loretta as she stood beside her husband, Robert Filene, as they posed for a portrait in front of the chicken coop in their backyard. JESSICA RINALDI/GLOBE STAFF By Maliya Ellis, […]
Wu files Mass. and Cass ordinance, details plans in new blog post
Local News Mayor Michelle Wu also responded to reports that City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was robbed at Mass. and Cass over the weekend. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. Erin Clark/Boston Globe Last Friday, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Police Commissioner Michael Cox announced a major change in terms of the city’s handling of the area […]
Bicyclist dies after being struck by UPS truck in Newton
Local News First responders transported the cyclist, a Newton resident, to an area hospital where he died as a result of his injuries in the crash. A 57-year-old man died from his injuries Monday night after he was struck by a UPS truck while riding a bike in Newton. Newton police responded to the intersection […]
‘It’s a win for Boston’: City drops gender markers from its marriage certificates
Local News Boston’s marriage certificates are going gender-neutral as the city rethinks its approach to gender identities in municipal services. At a press conference Tuesday, Boston Registrar Paul Chong presented Kimberly Rhoten with Rhoten’s marriage certificate, the first in the city to bear no markers of the couple’s gender. Boston City TV/YouTube In handing Kimberly […]
How the ‘urban doom loop’ could pose the next economic threat
National News A commercial real estate apocalypse particularly in midsize cities could spiral into the broader economy. Atlanta faces an economic backslide as a commercial real estate crisis looms across several cities. Alyssa Pointer / Bloomberg News By Rachel Siegel, Washington Post updated on August 29, 2023 | 12:34 PM In Indianapolis, the technology giant […]
Tufts RAs strike on freshman move-in day
Schools Resident assistants say they deserve a stipend on top of free housing from the university. RAs and community members picket outside Tufts University’s Joyce Cummings Center on Aug. 29. Chloe Courtney Bohl / Boston.com Undergraduate resident assistants at Tufts began a 24-hour strike on Tuesday morning as new students arrived on the university’s Medford […]
Not over yet: Late-summer COVID wave brings warning of more to come
COVID Hospitalizations are still low but have been rising in recent weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A wave of COVID-19 outbreaks is raising fears about more infections in the fall and winter. Jeenah Moon / The New York Times By Julie Bosman, New York Times Service updated on August 29, […]
Parents of Maine teen who died on school-sponsored hiking trip in New Hampshire sue in federal court
Local News The lawsuit contends a 17-year-old died from a heat stroke and that the school district and two staff members were negligent. By Associated Press August 29, 2023 | 8:22 AM PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The parents of a 17-year-old Maine boy who died on a school-sponsored hiking and camping trip are suing the […]