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Tenants must leave after Revere apartment building is condemned
Following a tense meeting, the Revere Department of Public Health deemed the 13-story Water’s Edge high-rise unlivable. Over 40 families are being forced out of their homes at the Water’s Edge apartment building in Revere after the city condemned it at a Board of Health hearing Thursday evening.
Watch: JD Vance gets booed by firefighters during convention speech in Boston
JD Vance was booed several times as he delivered a speech at the International Association of Fire Fighters on Thursday (29 August). The Ohi senator was in Boston to speak to the large labor union representing professional firefighters and emergency workers. As Donald Trump’s running mate took to the podium...
Woman in Plymouth County tests positive for EEE; West Nile discovered among Winthrop mosquitoes
A woman in Plymouth County has tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis — the second confirmed human case in the state this year, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced Thursday. The woman is in her 30s and was exposed in Plymouth County, becoming infected with EEE before crews...
What's inside that big building at the Chestnut Hill Reservoir?
CHESTNUT HILL - In the upscale village of Chestnut Hill, the home of the Boston Marathon's Heartbreak Hill, there's a building near Boston College that catches your eye."It really was the pride of Boston"It's the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum, next to the Chestnut Hill Reservoir."When this opened to great fanfare in 1888, it really was the pride of Boston," Eric Peterson, the museum's executive director, told WBZ-TV.The 13-year-old museum houses three massive steam engines that were critical to the growth of Boston during the Gilded Age of the late 1800s and early 1900s."They needed water pumped up," said Peterson. " So...
Massachusetts Is Home to the Nation’s Oldest Lighthouse
If you are a lighthouse enthusiast who isn't in New England, Massachusetts is home to the nation's first, oldest continually used, and last-staffed lighthouse. The historic Boston Light, built in 1716, became a National Historic Landmark in 1964. Boston Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
State finds shelter for immigrant children sleeping at Wollaston ‒ at least for now
QUINCY ‒ The state has cleared a makeshift encampment outside the Wollaston MBTA station, where between dozens of Haitian immigrants, including infants and young children, had been sleeping since Monday night, according to immigration advocates at the T station. Bay State Community Services workers arrived at Wollaston Station mid-afternoon and directed families into ride-hailing vehicles, according to Sam Kohler, a volunteer with the Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network. ...
Boston warns of rats, safety ahead of Labor Day weekend move-in
BOSTON - Boston city leaders gathered Thursday to share tips ahead of move-in weekend. The city has already granted more than 3,000 parking permits for moving trucks. About 150,000 college students reside in the city as well, and with move-in weekend falling right on Labor Day, there are some tips to keep in mind to ensure a smooth transition: 1. Don't drive your moving truck on Storrow Drive. 2. Call 3-1-1 to dispose of your mattress. 3. Make sure you have enclosed barrels for trash without any holes to keep rats and rodents away. 4. Don't park in spaces where there is a...
Big Bad Officials Shut Down Kid’s Ice Cream Stand In Massachusetts
12-year-old Danny Doherty from Norwood, Massachusetts learned that hard lesson that no good deed goes unpunished. He was bored this summer and decided to open a little ice cream stand (a card table with homemade ice cream) to raise money for his brother’s hockey team. But the Boston Globe reports, that after just a few days, he was shut down.
‘Storrowings' are a Boston spectacle — and this year could see the most in a decade
It's "Storrowing" Season in Boston, and we're covering it from all angles. Read more here:. One Boston brewery's too-tall tale of getting 'Storrowed'. So far in 2024, there have been 14 bridge strikes along Storrow Drive and Soldiers Field Road in Boston. The record, 17, was set in 2022. The...
South Shore community on high alert after detection of West Nile Virus in mosquitoes
QUINCY ‒ The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed detection of mosquitoes in Quincy carrying West Nile Virus, prompting the city to raise the risk level to high, according to a press release issued Wednesday by Commissioner of Public Health Marli Caslli. From samples collected between June 25 and Aug. 28, nine pools tested positive for the virus, according to the press release. Statewide, 269 mosquito pools have tested positive this year. Of the four reported...
'Never again': Stoughton woman whose cousin was wrongfully imprisoned wants seat at table
STOUGHTON — One local woman is running for a seat on the Governor's Council after a court ruled her cousin was wrongfully imprisoned for 27 years — fueling her campaigning and fight for justice and equality for all. Tamisha Civil is not like your ordinary candidate. If elected, she would be the first Black woman in the state's history to sit on the Governor's Council, she said. ...
2 Steward Massachusetts hospitals to close
Dallas-based Steward Health Care is set to close two of its Massachusetts hospitals, Boston-based Carney Hospital and Ayer-based Nashoba Valley Medical Center, at 7 a.m. Aug. 31. The for-profit health system, which sought Chapter 11 protection May 6, received approval from U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Christopher Lopez on July 31...
Boston hotel workers poised to strike if deal isn’t reached by Sunday
“They’re willing to go on strike to get what they deserve,” Aramayo explained Saturday. “I think the easiest way to explain this is if you ask any hotel worker whether the economy is working for them, they’ll say, ‘Absolutely not.’”
Top Spot Secured: Massachusetts Named No. 1 State in America to Live in for 2024
Are we talking activity-wise or financial-wise, because as a frequent Boston visitor, I can confidently say that both are extremely expensive there. While I love Boston, calling it the number one state in America to live in might be a wild thing to say. Financials and opinion aside, WalletHub compared all 50 states across five categories to determine the best one to live in, and Boston took the #1 spot.
At Carney Hospital, final hours saw tears and visits from officials
Governor's office says it's in talks to re-open Nashoba Valley as 'urgent care' with UMass; no such plans on table for Carney. Hours before it is scheduled to close and lock its doors to the public, Carney Hospital was a bevy of activity this afternoon with patients, employees and other people coming and going alongside public health officials from both state and city government.
Former flight attendant pushes beverage cart hundreds of miles to honor 9/11 crew members
A man from Massachusetts is on the move as he honors Sept. 11 victims, and he's working his way through our state. "I always say it. I'm just a guy pushing a cart," said Paul Veneto of Milton, Mass. Veneto is pushing an airline beverage cart from Boston all the...
Park Ave. school, cannabis pacts reviewed
WHITMAN – Seeking guidance with legal issues governing property uses and how they may be standing in the way of Whitman’s financial growth were the primary focus of the Select Board on Tuesday, Aug. 20. More study was necessary after a lengthy discussion of possible alternate uses for...
Halifax dog cited as nuisance
A public hearing was held during the Aug. 13 Halifax Board of Selectmen’s meeting to determine whether a dog is a nuisance or dangerous dog. The hearing stemmed from a complaint regarding a dog owned by Tabor McSherry. Halifax’s Animal Control Officer (ACO) testified first. He said that the...
Malden residents celebrate a Platinum Anniversary!
Mayor Gary Christenson paid a visit to Edwin and Carol Wood to congratulate them on their 70th Wedding Anniversary! Lifelong Malden residents, Edwin and Carol are high school sweethearts who are graduates of Malden High School’s Class of 1951. Following their wedding at Sacred Hearts Church on August 29, 1954, they raised their family in Malden. They are extremely proud of their six children and eight grandchildren, and truly enjoy spending time with them and dear friends. Mayor Christenson surprised them with a citation on behalf of the City of Malden in recognition of their milestone anniversary.
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