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MBTA chief safety officer to resign at the end of the month after 3 years in the position
Local News MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng has appointed Rod Brooks, a senior advisor on capital, operations, and safety, to lead the transit authority’s Safety Department while officials search for Ron Ester’s replacement. The MBTA’s chief safety officer, Ron Ester, will resign at the end of the month after three years in the position, MBTA General […]
Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard respond to backlash over Logan Airport Instagram posts
Celebs Bell and Shepard’s $600 makeshift bed at Logan Airport woke up some angry commenters. Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell are responding to backlash about their Boston Logan Airport experience. Actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard are responding to backlash they received about a Logan Airport experience the couple shared on Instagram last month. Kristen […]
Watch: Election Day 2023, key decisions expected around the state
Politics editor Victoria McGrane breaks down the big changes that could be coming. The post Watch: Election Day 2023, key decisions expected around the state appeared first on Boston.com.
Norwell doctor charged with sexually assaulting girls during physical exams
Crime Former patients alleged that Dr. Richard A. Kauff abused them even when their parents were in the room, accusing the pediatrician of shielding his actions from view. A former South Shore Medical Center pediatrician is facing rape and assault charges after he allegedly sexually abused young girls during their annual physical exams. According to […]
Body found in Florida in 1984 identified as Lori Kearsey of Gloucester
Crime Kearsey’s murder has been unsolved for nearly 40 years. Now that she’s been identified, police have reopened the cold case. After nearly 40 years, police have identified the remains of a slain woman that were found in Davie, Florida, in 1984 as belonging to Lori Jane Kearsey of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Kearsey’s body was found […]
Worker dies following electrocution incident in Cambridge
Local News Authorities have not released the identity of the person who died. A worker died Tuesday morning from electrocution injuries sustained at AT&T in Cambridge, according to authorities. Cambridge police responded to the scene at the AT&T facility at 250 Bent St. for a report of an electrocution, police spokesman Robert Goulston noted in […]
AI fake nudes are booming. It’s ruining real teens’ lives.
Technology Artificial intelligence makes it frighteningly easy to transform ordinary pictures into realistic nudes, triggering a surge of fake images of women and teens. By Pranshu Verma, Washington Post updated on November 7, 2023 | 11:38 AM When Gabi Belle learned there was a naked photo of her circulating on the internet, her body turned […]
Local obituary: Carl-Hens Beliard, 18, Salem State student and basketball player
Local Obituaries Carl-Hens Beliard, of Worcester, died Nov. 1, 2023. Carl-Hens Beliard. – via Mercadante Funeral Home Carl-Hens Beliard of Worcester was taken from us on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. He was only 18 years old. Carl-Hens was born on November 11, 2004 in Port au Prince, Haiti. He graduated from North High School, Class […]
Plum Island’s century-old Pink House is legendary. It’s also likely to be demolished.
Local News After years of debate, this could be the end for the beloved structure — but its advocates haven’t given up hope. The Pink House, an iconic century-old single-family home on Plum Island near Newburyport, could be demolished. Courtesy of Sandy Tilton A word that some in the North Shore community of Newburyport and […]
Read: Pro-Palestinian Harvard student group responds to viral video
Local News Harvard’s Palestine Solidarity Committee denied that the viral footage of an on-campus clash last month shows protesters harassing a student due to his identity. Protesters encircle a man and hold up keffiyehs (scarves) before he slips into a nearby building during a pro-Palestinian protest at Harvard Business School on Oct. 18. Pat Greenhouse/Boston […]