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Update on 2024 state ballot measure certifications: nine new measures and 27 pending signature verification
For 2024, 134 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 39 states, two fewer measures than the average (136) for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022. The average number of statewide ballot measures certified for an even-numbered year during this period was 157.
Bringing the Bay State to Paris: These 16 Olympic athletes hail from Massachusetts
Friday marks the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics. With the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower and the Seine River, athletes from across the world are gearing up to compete on the biggest stage of all. ...
Three turtles found entangled — and set free — off Cape Cod in five days
This six-foot-long, 400-pound turtle was found entangled in Cape Cod Bay. Three sea turtles have been found entangled off of Cape Cod in the span of just five days. Most recently, rescue teams from the New England Aquarium, the Center for Coastal Studies and the Barnstable harbormaster’s office came together to disentangle a six-foot-long, 400-pound leatherback.
We’re No. 1: New ranking says Mass. schools are the best
The report compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 32 metrics. Massachusetts has the best schools in the country, according to a new report from WalletHub. The report, comparing the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 32 metrics, accounted for performance, funding, safety, class size, and instructor credentials.
Qdoba named best fast-casual chain by USA Today: Here's how many are in Mass.
Fast casual diners have spoken, and they love being able to grab a quick burrito bowl or tray of tacos from Qdoba. For the sixth year in a row, the chain was named the best fast-casual restaurant in the country by USA Today. “We couldn’t have done it without you,”...
Mass. home sale prices soar while sales plummet in June
BOSTON — The median sale prices of both single-family homes and condos hit new all-time highs in Massachusetts last month, real estate market analysts said as a group of six Beacon Hill lawmakers attempts to produce a compromise housing production-inducing bill by the end of July. There were 4,441 single-family home sales in Massachusetts in June, according to The Warren Group, an 8.9% decrease compared to June 2023. At the same time, the median sale price increased...
Big Lots closing Massachusetts store amid nationwide closures, bankruptcy speculation
Big Lots, a home goods discount retailer, announced plans to close 35 to 40 stores across the country by the end of the year — including at least one in Massachusetts, federal filings show. The Massachusetts location facing closure is Dennis Port’s 400 Main St. store on Cape Cod,...
North Shore Sports Desk with Dom Nicastro : Little League – NS Navs’ Will Jones – Danvers Nats’ LL Mgr & More
Super Sub Shop Performance of the Week: North Shore Little League all-star teams battled til the end. Feature: Hamilton-Wenham’s Will Jones, Northeastern University and North Shore Navigators baseball player. Feature: Danvers Nationals Little League Manager Stan Gesualdi. Feature: Recapping a great North Shore Little League summer run. SEGMENT 5....
North Shore Music Theatre to Bring TOOTSIE To The Stage in August
This August, Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre will bring the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical TOOTSIE to the stage beginning Tuesday, August 13, and playing thru Sunday, August 25, 2024. “Tootsie is easily one of the funniest shows I have seen in a long time. But aside from the...
$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Wakefield
The winner picked up the major win by playing the "Lifetime Millions" game, a $50 scratch-off. The Summer of Fun 2024 Trust of Chelmsford collected the check on Wednesday, July 24. They selected to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity. The winner bought...
Killam School Building Comm. advances four options for project
READING - The Killam School Building Committee earlier this week agreed to advance for further scrutiny four renovation and new construction options that could be pursued by the community as it explores ways to modernize the district’s oldest elementary school. In an equally signifiant vote, the nine voting members...
Change is brewing: Alfalfa Farm Winery gets new ownership
The Essex County Brewing Company recently signed a purchase-and-sale agreement to take over Topsfield’s Alfalfa Farm Winery, the metal-signed landmark off Route 95. In a Facebook post last week, the Ipswich-based beer company announced that it “can’t wait to welcome you to our new home.” The company plans for the winery to keep producing wine but to add craft beer and more events, according to a statement from Paul Donhauser, CEO of Essex County Brewing.
Tales from the scanner: Missing food, brush fire
At around 4:25 p.m. on Thursday, a group of teens (including five boys and one girl) stole food from CVS. The caller said they were now standing in front of the old Santander building eating. An employee told police they could not do anything about it and needed police to intervene. Police caught up with the kids a short while later.
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