What meteorologists are saying about Saturday’s rain
“Boston will miss the heaviest rain and be left more in a showery zone,” according to Dave Epstein. The post What meteorologists are saying about Saturday’s rain appeared first on Boston.com.
Billy Eppler resigns as Mets GM, and is under investigation by MLB, according to AP source
Sports News “I wanted David to have a clean slate and that meant me stepping down,” Eppler said in a statement released by the team. David Stearns, newly named New York Mets President of Baseball Operations, right, sits alongside Mets owner Steve Cohen during Mr. Stearns’ introductory news conference at Citi Field in New York […]
Suspect charged in fatal stabbing of activist, a Mass. native, in Brooklyn
Crime Brian Dowling, 18, of Brooklyn was arrested and charged in the killing of Ryan Carson, 32. By Hurubie Meko and Liam Stack, New York Times Service October 6, 2023 | 9:14 AM NEW YORK — A man was arrested and charged with murder Thursday in connection with the fatal stabbing this week of an […]
Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting women’s oppression
Politics “This prize is first and foremost a recognition of the very important work of a whole movement in Iran with its undisputed leader, Narges Mohammadi.” Prominent Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, center, sits next to Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, left, while attending a meeting on women’s rights in Tehran, Iran, […]
Whales and dolphins in American waters are losing food and habitat to climate change, US study says
Environment The NOAA study is significant because it’s the first to look broadly at U.S. marine mammals and attempt to predict their resiliency to climate change. A humpback whale breaches on Stellwagen Bank about 25 miles east of Boston, on Aug. 22, 2005. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press October 6, 2023 […]
Bruins takeaways: Matthew Poitras stamps NHL roster spot as preseason wraps
Bruins Matthew Poitras closed out the preseason with five points in five games. Matthew Poitras seems like a lock for a roster spot with the Bruins. Frank Franklin II / AP The Bruins closed out their preseason slate on Thursday night with a 3-1 win over the Rangers in New York. It was a sluggish […]
Patriots’ J.C. Jackson reportedly resolves legal case as arrest warrant lifted
Patriots J.C. Jackson appeared in Attleboro District Court on Thursday morning. J.C. Jackson was back at Patriots practice on Thursday afternoon. Matthew J Lee / The Boston Globe Patriots cornerback J.C. Jackson has been awarded a clean slate in his second stint in Foxborough. Not only is the veteran starting fresh with the Patriots after […]
These are the 7 richest people in Massachusetts, according to Forbes
Business There are seven Bay Staters on the Forbes 400 list this year, and three are part of the Johnson family, whose members founded and run Fidelity Investments. Forbes magazine released its annual list of the 400 richest people in the United States this week, and this year seven of them live in Massachusetts. All […]
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 […]