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At least 500 people killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City hospital, Health Ministry says
World News Photos from al-Ahli Hospital showed fire engulfing the hospital halls, shattered glass, and body parts scattered across the area. Palestinian paramedics cry outside Al-Shifa Hospital, a different hospital, in Gaza City on Monday. DAWOOD NEMER/AFP via Getty Images KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Gaza Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike Tuesday […]
3 takeaways as the Revolution fall 3-2 to Orlando City
New England Revolution New England has now conceded multiple goals in four of the five games of interim head coach Clint Peay’s tenure. Henry Kessler playing for the Revolution against Orlando City. Via MLS/New England Revolution The Revolution fell 3-2 to Orlando City on Saturday night at Exploria Stadium, a second consecutive loss for interim […]
Report: Black Bostonians have the highest rates of infant mortality in the city
Health A new report from the Boston Public Health Commission found that the rate of Black infant deaths is more than double the citywide average. A doctor uses a hand-held Doppler probe on a pregnant woman to measure the heartbeat of the fetus, Dec. 17, 2021, in Jackson, Mississippi. Rogelio V. Solis / AP, File […]
Landmarks Commission recommends protections for City Hall
Local News Boston City Hall, the brutalist behemoth that continues to divide residents, could soon gain an official designation that would preserve its character. Boston City Hall could soon be officially designated as a landmark by the city government. Ted Shaffrey/AP More than 50 years after being completed, the divisive Boston City Hall could soon […]
City of Boston looking for partners to research city’s ties to slavery
Local News The city’s Task Force on Reparations is putting together a comprehensive report on the history and legacy of slavery in Boston from 1620 to the present. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announces the newly-appointed members of the Task Force on Reparations at the Museum of African American History in February 2023. Matthew J. Lee/Globe […]
Joe’s Pizza, an iconic New York City spot, opens in Harvard Square
Food News The restaurant serves guests until 3 a.m. A classic cheese pie from Joe’s Pizza. Handout Pizza fans have reason to celebrate — a famous New York City shop known for its street slices has debuted in Cambridge. Joe’s Pizza opened on Brattle Street in Harvard Square on September 15, serving up classic flavors […]
‘It really stems from who he is as a person’: WooSox’ Ryan Fitzgerald embraced the Worcester community — and the city repaid him
Red Sox ‘”He makes everybody who comes in contact with him better.” Ryan Fitzgerald has touched the lives of many fans while playing for Worcester. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff The clubhouse located underneath Polar Park’s home dugout is a large, vibrant room adorned with several wooden lockers, most of which look like near-replicas of one another. […]
Melrose woman receives probation for assault on Muslim city councilor’s husband
Crime Joan Ditomaso, 68, was also ordered to stay away from Melrose City Councilor Maya Jamaleddine’s family and take an online course about the treatment of Muslims in the U.S. At Malden District Court, Melrose City Councilor Maya Jamaleddine, left, speaks with the media after Joan Ditomaso was sentenced for assaulting Jamaleddine’s husband last year. […]
City Council may require annual report on illegal gun trafficking
Local News Councilors are considering an ordinance that would require Boston Police to study the flow of illegal guns into Boston and release an annual public report. A plastic gun put on display by Massachusetts law enforcement officials during a press conference on gun trafficking in 2022. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe In the wake of […]
‘This is what we are facing’: Worcester city councilor says her home was vandalized
Politics Etel Haxhiaj said someone threw a baseball at her home, and that her political lawn signs were vandalized. Political lawn signs in the yard of Worcester District 5 City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj were allegedly vandalized Friday evening. Etel Haxhiaj A progressive Worcester city councilor says her home was vandalized Friday evening when a baseball […]