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From $16 million to $4.1 million: What a downtown office building sale signals about Boston’s real estate market
The Boston Globe The pair of office buildings at 33-41 West St. recently sold for $4.1 million just a quarter of what it fetched seven years ago. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff By Catherine Carlock, The Boston Globe updated on October 10, 2023 | 1:26 PM In the middle of West Street, a one-block stretch between […]
Police ask for help identifying individual allegedly spotted taking illicit photos in Back Bay changing rooms
Crime The suspect allegedly entered clothing stores wearing a face mask and secretly photographed people in the changing rooms. Police are asking the public for help identifying this person. Courtesy Boston Police Department Boston police have issued a community alert asking for help identifying an individual who was allegedly spotted photographing people in clothing store […]
A Bostonian stopped to rescue a kitten during the Chicago Marathon. She still ran 3:31.
Local News “As a cat mom to two strays, I had to help this kitten.” Sarah Bohan (right) didn’t hesitate to slow down and rescue a stray kitten during Sunday’s Chicago Marathon. Courtesy PAWS Chicago Sarah Bohan was 21 miles into Sunday’s Chicago Marathon and closing in on a personal record when she spotted a […]
How Hamas breached Israel’s ‘Iron Wall’
World News By Samuel Granados, Ruby Mellen, Lauren Tierney, Artur Galocha, Cate Brown and Aaron Steckelberg, Washington Post updated on October 10, 2023 | 10:19 AM The massive, complex attack on Israel on Saturday by militants from Gaza Strip stunned Israelis, who watched in horror as fighters easily bypassed one of the world’s most advanced […]
Live Updates: Massachusetts reacts to Israel-Hamas War
World News Many in Massachusetts are feeling the impacts of the war. On the Boston Common Monday, Dr. Johanna Klein of Brookline holds a sign showing friends who were killed in Israel. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Fighters with the militant group Hamas rushed out of the Gaza Strip Saturday, sweeping through Israeli territory in a […]
Did New England prisoners really eat lobster in colonial times?
Wickedpedia Legend has it the crustacean was once so plentiful — and held in such low esteem — that it was served as prison food. But is that true? New England’s favorite shellfish. Jonathan Wiggs / The Boston Globe New Englanders love lobster. It’s been a part of the region’s culinary DNA for as many […]
Person rescued from rock in NH river after being stranded for over 24 hours
Local News The person, who has not been identified, told rescue crews they became stranded after they injured their leg. Crews rescued a person who was stranded on a rock in the Pemigewasset River Sunday morning. Campton-Thornton Fire Rescue First responders rescued a person from a rock in a New Hampshire river Sunday after they […]
1 dead, 3 injured after schooner’s mainmast breaks during cruise off Maine coast
Local News The Grace Bailey was returning from a four-day cruise when its mainmast broke about a mile east of Rockland Harbor. The Grace Bailey’s mainmast broke off the coast of Rockland, Maine, on Monday. Kurt Schleicher via AP A historic schooner’s mast broke while sailing off the coast of Maine Monday, killing a woman […]
Mt. Washington sees its first coating of snow and ice of the season
Weather “Temperatures aren’t expected to rise above freezing until the end of the week.” For decades, he’s been heading to the summit of Mount Washington to cook and clean. Here’s why. The fall foliage may be in full swing in most of New England, but on Mount Washington, winter has arrived. The Mount Washington Observatory […]
‘We were on the phone with her’: Brandeis professor says his daughter died shielding her son in Israel
Local News “What you have to understand about this war — it’s being mislabeled. It is a pogrom.” The daughter and son-in-law of a Brandeis professor were among those killed on Saturday in surprise attacks by Hamas militants in Israel. Ilan Troen told CNN he was on the phone with his daughter, Deborah, when she and […]