‘Did you see it?’: Pat McAfee explained how a small detail might have led to Patriots’ field goal block
Patriots McAfee, a former punter (and holder), also discussed his own history with Bill Belichick’s detailed scouting. Brenden Schooler celebrates his field goal block for the Patriots against the Dolphins with teammates Jahlani Tavai and Matthew Slater. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images Brenden Schooler’s third quarter field goal block for the Patriots in Sunday’s Week […]
As ‘childcare cliff’ looms, thousands of Mass. children could lose access
Politics Pandemic-era federal funding to support childcare is set to expire at the end of September, putting providers at risk of closing and driving prices up. Children play and learn at the Nurtury center in Roxbury in February 2023. Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe Thousands of Massachusetts families could lose access to child care at the end […]
Family of girl who says she was filmed in airplane bathroom is speaking out
Local News “These events have left our daughter — and entire family — shocked and profoundly disturbed,” the family said in a statement through their attorney. A North Carolina family says a flight attendant secretly filmed their daughter in the bathroom on a Boston-bound flight earlier this month. Handout, via Paul Llewellyn A North Carolina […]
Garrett Whitlock’s lost year mirrors that of his Red Sox, and is just as troubling
Red Sox Garrett Whitlock missed most of May and most of July with a pair of elbow injuries. Jim Davis/Globe Staff COMMENTARY The Red Sox quietly churned on this weekend, walked off twice in Toronto in a sweep that continued their weeks-long trend of making them easy to ignore. After four straight losses, 10 losses […]
Rafael Devers makes history in Sunday’s loss to Blue Jays
Red Sox At just 26 years old, the Red Sox third baseman now has career numbers comparable to all-time greats. With his ninth-inning homer, Boston’s Rafael Devers achieved two feats that few Red Sox players have ever done before. Andrew Lahodynskyj/The Canadian Press via AP Corey Kluber will not pitch again for Red Sox this […]
‘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 […]
Maine has the best apple orchard in America
New England Travel The farm grows environmentally conscious fruit. Libby & Son U-Picks in Limerick, Maine. Libby & Son U-Picks A multigenerational family-owned farm in Maine that grows environmentally conscious fruit was just named the best apple orchard in the nation by USA Today. What experts are saying about the 2023 fall foliage season in […]
Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel tipped his hat to Patriots’ creative field goal block
Morning Sports Update McDaniel said he “hadn’t seen that before” of Brenden Schooler’s unorthodox special teams play. Brenden Schooler blocks the Dolphins’ field goal during the Week 2 matchup against the Patriots. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Dolphins’ coach Mike McDaniel’s reaction to the Patriots’ field goal block: Though the game ended in defeat for the […]
Reminder: Closures, bypasses in effect on Green and Orange lines
Local News The Union Square branch will be closed for 25 days, as will a portion of the Green Line between Government Center and North Station. Vincent Alban for The Boston Globe A partial Green Line shutdown kicked off on Monday with a 25-day closure of the Union Square branch between Cambridge and Somerville. Green […]
DA: Man hit victim with brass knuckles for buying woman a drink at Seaport bar
Crime The victim “bled heavily” and had surgery after he was attacked with brass knuckles outside of a Seaport bar, the Suffolk County DA’s office said. A Charlestown man who allegedly attacked another man with brass knuckles outside of a bar in Seaport in May was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon […]