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Legal Sea Foods is leaving its harborfront plant. But the cod will remain.
The Boston Globe The new owner of Legal Sea Foods has reached a deal with Stavis Seafoods to turn over a last remnant of the Seaport’s working waterfront. A metal codfish sculpture sits above the roof of the former Legal Sea Foods plant, which has been sold to Stavis Seafoods. PAT GREENHOUSE / GLOBE STAFF […]
Judge won’t delay Trump’s defamation claims trial
National News Judge Lewis A. Kaplan called the ex-president’s appeal frivolous. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks as he visits the Iowa State Fair, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) AP By LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press August 18, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — A New York federal judge […]
Police: Several hurt in multi-vehicle crash near Sagamore Bridge
Residual traffic is expected on Route 3 southbound Friday evening. The post Police: Several hurt in multi-vehicle crash near Sagamore Bridge appeared first on Boston.com. Originally posted 2023-08-18 22:40:17.
Tornadoes confirmed in 3 Mass. towns and a R.I. interstate Friday
Weather The National Weather Service confirmed tornadoes touched down in North Attleboro, Mansfield, and Weymouth, as well as Smithfield, Rhode Island. Homeowner Jon Freitag of 48 Lisa Drive in North Attleboro, Mass. surveys the damage in his backyard after high winds toppled a large oak tree, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, destroying his kids’ play structure […]
Worcester diocese policy prohibits Catholic school students from expressing ‘same-sex attraction,’ using different pronouns
Schools Under the policy, Catholic school students in Worcester could be dismissed if their expression of gender or sexuality “should cause confusion or disruption at the school.” Catholic Bishop Robert J. McManus of the Diocese of Worcester. Rick Cinclair/Worcester Telegram & Gazette via AP, File Catholic school students in Worcester will soon be required to […]
International student, 15, has gone missing from UMass Boston
Local News Sainabou Ceesay was last seen Thursday near the JFK/UMass T station. Sainabou Ceesay. – Handout A 15-year-old international student has been missing from UMass Boston’s campus since Thursday, according to the university. Sainabou Ceesay was staying in a UMass residence hall as part of a program for young student-athletes organized by the global […]
Child shot in Springfield incident dies; 2 GoFundMe campaigns launched
Local News Aubrianna Lynn, 10, “found joy in anything and everything,” her family said. Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni, in blue tie, talks with investigators at the scene of a shooting with multiple victims at a home in Springfield, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Authorities say a Massachusetts man fatally shot his downstairs neighbor, shot and […]
New England Aquarium aerial survey team spots Salt, the iconic humpback whale
Local News Salt’s speckled dorsal fin makes her one of the most identifiable whales in New England waters. Salt and three other whales were spotted bubble feeding south of Martha’s Vineyard on Monday. New England Aquarium She’s been called the “Grande Dame of Stellwagen Bank” and the “Grand Old Lady of the North Atlantic.” She […]
Map: Track power outages as severe storms hit Mass.
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A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing 7 babies
World News Lucy Letby, 33, was charged with murder in the deaths of five baby boys and two girls, and the attempted murder of five boys and five girls. Lucy Letby. Cheshire Constabulary via AP By SYLVIA HUI and BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press updated on August 18, 2023 | 9:55 AM LONDON (AP) — A […]