Power outage at Boston women’s shelter forces temporary closure
Local News The city said the 160 women relying on the shelter will be temporarily moved to transitional shelters and other programs for Thursday night. A power outage at a women’s shelter in Boston is forcing more than a hundred people to be temporarily moved into different programs Thursday night. The power outage at the […]
State launches new dashboards to track viral respiratory illnesses
COVID Officials said the platforms will focus on COVID-19, the flu, and RSV. Marco Bello / Bloomberg Massachusetts is launching new weekly dashboards that will track viral respiratory illness trends across the state, focusing in particular on COVID-19, the flu, and the respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV. Updated COVID shots are coming. They’re part […]
Judge finds fatal police shooting in Cambridge of UMass Boston student was justified
Local News Sayed Faisal, a 20-year-old Cambridge resident, was fatally shot by a Cambridge police officer in January. David Fichter, of Cambridge, holds a portrait of his late student, Sayed Faisal, during a rally Against Police Brutality held by The Bangladesh Association of New England in January. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe The January fatal shooting […]
Report: Patriots CB Jack Jones expected to miss ‘at least’ 2 more weeks
Patriots Even with New England’s midweek trade for J.C. Jackson, the team’s depth at corner is in rough shape. Jack Jones is still on the mend from a hamstring injury. Jeffrey Phelps / AP Photo With rookie Christian Gonzalez reportedly set to miss the rest of the 2023 season due to a torn labrum, the Patriots […]
Rob Gronkowski believes Mac Jones might be on a short leash as Patriots quarterback
Patriots “He’s going to get benched a third time, and that will be strike three and he will officially be out.” Mac Jones and the Patriots are looking to right the ship after a blowout loss to Dallas on Sunday. Matthew J Lee / The Boston Globe A frustrating season for Mac Jones and the […]
Report: MLB exec believes Red Sox ‘are a real threat’ to sign Shohei Ohtani
Red Sox “Shohei Ohtani and the Red Sox are starting to be linked more and more.” Shohei Ohtani is set to land a massive contract in free agency this winter. Winslow Townson / Getty Images) If the Red Sox want to try and lessen the sting of the team’s third last-place finish in the previous […]
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 […]
Police identify 2 suspects in Holyoke shooting that claimed the life of a baby delivered after mother shot on bus
Crime Police are looking for a third suspect but do not believe the public is at risk, Chief Mark Pratt said Thursday. Alejandro Ramos is arraigned at Holyoke District Court on Thursday. Luis Fieldman / The Republican via AP BOSTON (AP) — Two men will face murder charges after a pregnant woman hit by gunfire […]
Police arrest alleged carjackers in Dracut after car chase
Crime Police pursued the man down Route 110 after spotting him driving in Lawrence Thursday morning. Nathan Saben, 35, and Jessica Tirone, 40, allegedly stole cars at gunpoint in New Hampshire earlier this week. Salem Police Department A man and woman who allegedly attempted several armed carjackings in New Hampshire earlier this week were arrested […]
Can one Reddit user go down the Charles River in a pumpkin boat? It’s not as unusual as you might think.
Local News It’s apparently one Reddit user’s dream to journey down the Charles River in a pumpkin boat. Pumpkin regattas, like the Damariscotta, Maine, event pictured here, are competitions where people race each other in pumpkin boats. Courtesy of Lisa Conway Macnair with the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta It’s not uncommon for unusual local sightings […]