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Owl turf war in Cambridge sparks ‘swooping’ reports at Fresh Pond
Local News Cambridge Ranger Tim Puopolo said barred owls are the most likely culprit behind recent “owl-swoop” reports at Fresh Pond. A barred owl, one of several owl species that call Fresh Pond home. John Tlumacki/Boston Globe Staff, File An owl turf war is heating up at Fresh Pond Reservation in Cambridge, and unsuspecting humans […]
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 […]
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 […]
World War I-era plane flips onto roof trying to land near Stow museum; pilot unhurt
Local News The vintage single-engine Nieuport 28 was attempting to land shortly after 11 a.m. at the American Heritage Museum in Stow when the front landing gear failed. By Associated Press updated on September 17, 2023 | 5:08 PM STOW, Mass. (AP) — A World War I-era plane crashed and flipped over onto its roof […]
World War II veteran from Rhode Island identified using DNA evidence
Local News U.S. Army Pfc. Roy Searle, 22, of Providence was mortally wounded during enemy engagement in December 1944, and his body was never recovered, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said. By Associated Press September 12, 2023 | 9:14 AM PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An American soldier from Rhode Island who was killed in Germany […]