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US approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
Health It’s part of a shift to treat fall updates of the COVID-19 vaccine much like getting a yearly flu shot. The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots to most Americans, even if they’ve never had a coronavirus vaccination. AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis By LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press September 11, 2023 | […]
What experts are saying about the 2023 fall foliage season in New England
New England Travel The Boston area has a better outlook this year, according to foliage expert Jim Salge. In this October 1998 file photo, a farmer chops corn in front of a hillside of color in Richmond, Vt. Toby Talbot / AP, File New England’s incredibly wet weather this year will impact the region’s iconic […]
Updated COVID shots are coming. They’re part of a trio of vaccines to block fall viruses
COVID “There will be a lot of virus this winter. That’s why we want to get ahead of it,” CDC chief Dr. Mandy Cohen said. Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, receives a flu vaccine from Nurse Practitioner Whitney Goggans at the Atlanta Press Club, where Cohen spoke about […]
Red Sox collect near season-high 23 hits, still fall to Orioles 13-12
Red Sox Wilyer Abreu logged five hits for the Red Sox, including an RBI single to bring the team within one run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Wilyer Abreu made history for the Red Sox in their loss on Saturday. AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox Watch: Justin Turner launches two-run homer to open scoring […]
One of Vermont’s most photographed foliage spots closing to tourists this fall
New England Travel Road closures in Pomfret, Vermont, are due to “an unprecedented surge in Instagram and TikTok-fueled tourist influencers.” Sleepy Hollow Farm in Pomfret, Vermont. Allison Richards / flickr A Vermont farm has become so popular on social media that it’s now off limits to tourists this fall. 15 New England destinations are among […]
15 New England destinations are among the best in the U.S. for fall foliage, according to Country Living
Travel Two are in Massachusetts. View of Mount Mansfield, the highest peak in Vermont, from Stowe. Stephen Goodhue / VermontVacation.com New England’s foliage is world renowned, so we’re not surprised that more than a dozen regional destinations were named among the top places for leaf peeping nationwide by Country Living. 30 things to do in […]
Coyote who attacked woman in Fall River tests positive for rabies
Local News The coyote was put down by police after attacking the woman and attempting to attack a groundskeeper at Fall River Country Club. A coyote that attacked a woman while she was walking her dog in Fall River has tested positive for rabies, Fall River Police said. Police put down a coyote Monday morning […]
5 million bees fall off truck near Toronto and drivers are asked to close windows
World News A truck carrying bee hives swerved on Guelph Line road, spilling millions of bees. Beekeper Terri Faloney uses her hands to remove bees from a car after a truck carrying bee hives swerved on Guelph Line Road. Carlos Osorio/ The Canadian Press via AP By Associated Press updated on August 30, 2023 | […]
Fall River woman attacked by coyote while walking her dog
Local News A woman was attacked early Monday morning at South Winds Apartments in Fall River after a coyote approached her and her dog. A coyote was put down after attacking a woman who was walking her dog in Fall River on Monday, Fall River Police said. The woman sustained multiple bites and was transported […]
Police: Man died after assault, then fall from Portsmouth parking garage
Crime The assault happened between a nightclub and the parking garage shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday, police said. By Associated Press August 27, 2023 | 7:57 AM PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A man died early Saturday after eyewitnesses say he was assaulted by a group of males and then fell from a parking garage onto […]