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Sports broadcaster Colin Cowherd buys ‘palatial residence’ in Westerly for $8.5 million
The Boston Globe A property in Westerly sold for $8.5 million. Lila Delman Compass By Brittany Bowker, The Boston Globe updated on August 23, 2023 | 4:10 PM Sports broadcaster Colin Cowherd purchased a sprawling home in Watch Hill, the Westerly neighborhood known for its grand real estate. The $8.5 million sale closed on August […]
Private jet crash in Russia kills 10. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on passenger list.
World News It was not clear if Prigozhin was among those on board, though Russia’s civilian aviation regulator, Rosaviatsia, said he was on the manifest. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, looks from a military vehicle leaving an area of the HQ of the Southern Military District in a street in […]
Feds, Mass. AG agree on path forward for ‘right to repair’ law
Local News Earlier this year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told automakers not to comply with the law due to safety concerns. After a wildly expensive ballot initiative, Massachusetts voters approved a new “right to repair” law in 2020. David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe Almost three years after Massachusetts voters approved a […]
Two teens charged in fatal early evening stabbing at Lynn convenience store
Crime “My heart breaks for the family of the victim we lost tonight and for our community at this senseless act of violence.” A teenager is being charged with murder in connection with a convenience store stabbing that claimed the life of another teen in Lynn Tuesday, officials said. The victim was stabbed at the […]
Macy’s is opening a new ‘small-format’ store in Boston, one of 12 in the U.S.
Shopping The new store will cater to recent shopping trends with a smaller footprint and a “curated” selection of fashion and beauty products. Macy’s is opening a new small-format store in Boston next month, which will carry a “curated” line of products similar to the Highland, Indiana location pictured here. Courtesy Macy’s Macy’s is opening […]
Multi-vehicle crash involving bus leaves one dead in Barnstable
Local News Two were also injured in the three-way crash Tuesday afternoon. One person was killed and two others injured Tuesday in a multi-vehicle crash involving a Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority bus, Barnstable officials said. Barnstable police responded to the crash at Old Stage Road near Carleton Lane in Centerville shortly before 5 p.m., […]
Wegmans issuing refunds after accidentally double-charging some shoppers
Local News The grocery chain says affected customers should be refunded in the coming days, if they haven’t already. A system glitch caused Wegmans to accidentally double-charge some customers on Aug. 16. AP Photo/Steven Senne, File Wegmans shoppers who made a purchase on Aug. 16 may want to check their bank accounts. The grocery chain […]
Conservative activist sues 2 major law firms over diversity fellowships
Politics After successfully targeting affirmative action, Edward Blum has his sights set on corporate inclusion efforts. Affirmative action opponent Edward Blum in front of the Supreme Court in Washington in October. Photo for The Washington Post by Shuran Huang By Julian Mark and Taylor Telford, Washington Post August 23, 2023 | 9:05 AM The conservative […]
Prosecutors say witness in Trump’s classified documents case retracted false testimony
Politics The witness retracted “prior false testimony” after switching lawyers last month and provided new information that implicated the former president. An aerial view of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. AP Photo/Steve Helber, File By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press August 23, 2023 | 8:16 AM WASHINGTON (AP) […]
North Andover suffered nearly $30 million in flooding damages from Aug. 8 storm, town manager says
Weather “The impacts of that unprecedented rainfall reverberated throughout our community with residents, businesses and our own buildings…in ways never seen before,” the town manager wrote in a letter to MEMA. U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton passes a flood line as he walks into the basement of Jaime’s Restaurant. He was touring the damage caused by […]