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Police investigate after fire set at East Bridgewater Catholic church
Local News Vandals set a fire at the church’s altar and made off with items from the food pantry Friday, officials say. A fire was set Friday at St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church in East Bridgewater. Yellow fire retardant powder stains the cloth covering the altar. Courtesy/East Bridgewater Police Department East Bridgewater police and […]
Campus food pantry addresses food insecurity in Roxbury
Local News Roxbury Community College recently opened the Rox Box to help students and staff in need. A local community college is tackling food insecurity among staff and students with its first-ever on-campus food pantry, dubbed the Rox Box. Roxbury Community College (RCC) recently opened the Rox Box to coincide with Hunger Action Month, which […]
Powerball jackpot is up to $1.4 billion after 33 drawings without a winner
National News The scarcity of Powerball jackpot winners reflects the game’s daunting odds of 1 in 292.2 million. Powerball lottery tickets are displayed Oct. 4, 2023, in Surfside, Fla. An estimated $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot that has been growing since July is about to be on the line. Saturday night’s jackpot is the world’s fifth-largest […]
Ancient footprints upend timeline of humans’ arrival in North America
National News New evidence adds to work showing people made these prints sometime between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago. Footprints found at White Sands National Park in New Mexico. National Park Service By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post October 7, 2023 | 10:17 AM Dozens of awe-inspiring ancient footprints left on the shores of an […]
Here’s what’s behind the new public mural in East Boston
Local News “Generational Spirit” was recently unveiled at the East Boston Social Center at Central Square. Part of the colorful 30-foot-by-40-foot mural painted on the brick wall of the East Boston Social Center at 68 Central Square. A vibrant new mural in East Boston celebrates the community’s unique generational strength and diversity. The mural, called […]
Hamas attacked Israel and Netanyahu says his country is ‘at war.’ Follow live updates
Politics Palestinians walk away from the kibbutz of Kfar Azza, Israel, near the fence with the Gaza strip on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified […]
Rare manatee that visited Rhode Island found dead offshore
Local News The manatee had been seen in coastal areas, such as Quonochontaug Pond, a saltwater pond in the southern part of Rhode Island. Staff from Mystic Aquarium’s Animal Rescue Program conduct a visual exam on a manatee at Point Judith Marina, Narragansett, RI., on Sept. 12, 2023. (Sarah Callan/Mystic Aquarium’s Animal Rescue Program via […]
302-year-old gold rooster weathervane atop Cambridge church will be taken down
Local News “Drone videos revealed there is significant and dangerous erosion of the gilding on one side of the cockerel, especially its large tail feathers.” Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe, File For more than a hundred years, a gilded cockerel has greeted the sun high above the Cambridge Common. But the era of […]
An American tourist is arrested for smashing ancient Roman statues at a museum in Israel
World News The tourist’s lawyer said he was suffering from a mental disorder that psychiatrists have labeled the Jerusalem syndrome. This image released by Israel Police shows two ancient Roman statues toppled at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Israeli police have arrested an American tourist at the museum after he hurled […]
Jamaica Pond is closed due to harmful algae bloom
Local News Boston health officials are urging parkgoers and their dogs to avoid contact with the water. Christiana Botic for The Boston Globe, File Boston’s Jamaica Pond will be closed until an algae bloom that produces toxins that can make people and pets sick disappears. City health officials announced the pond’s closure to water activities […]