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ArtWorks Westfield concert series continues tonight with country rock quartet
WESTFIELD — ArtWorks Westfield’s Friday Night Summer Concert series will continue past its scheduled end date with two rain date performances: Whitaker Hill tonight, and Whiskey Traveler on Friday, Aug. 30, both starting at 7 p.m. Bill Curran Jr., drummer and founding member of Whitaker Hill, is looking...
MBTA reduced fare program launches in September. Here's how to know if you're eligible
Here's how you can pay less and ride more on public transportation in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced that they will be expanding access to cheaper fare prices to some eligible riders starting Sept. 4, 2024. ...
Massachusetts sees 1st human case of Eastern equine encephalitis since 2020. Here's what to know
A human case of Eastern equine encephalitis was identified in Massachusetts for the first time since 2020. Now the state's public health department is ringing the alarm in multiple communities to protect against the potentially deadly virus. Last week, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said a man in his...
Introducing Assistant Professor of Experimental Film and Media Michelle Trujillo
“I’ve taught a variety of filmmaking classes at various levels,” Trujillo says, “but I usually enjoy teaching analog filmmaking the most. Teaching 16mm filmmaking brings me back to the wonder I felt when I was first learning it.”. Trujillo completed her undergraduate studies at Florida Atlantic University,...
Mass. pharmacist pleads no contest in Michigan deaths from meningitis outbreak
A Massachusetts pharmacist pleaded no contest Thursday to involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 11 people in Michigan, all victims of tainted steroids that caused a national meningitis outbreak in 2012. Glenn Chin, 56, will get a 7 1/2-year prison sentence in October. He will benefit by receiving credit for...
First Recorded Tornado Outbreak Walloped New England in 1787
Massachusetts experienced the first tornado – or whirlwind, as they called it – ever recorded in what we now refer to as the continental United States. Of course, there were likely many other tornados before then, but the European settlers armed with their quill pens and parchments hadn't arrived to write about them.
Steven Chapman and Amanda West Continue Trend of 2024 First-Time Winners at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—For any driver, a first victory is a special occurrence and the Friday, August 16 Lincoln Tech 80 program at Stafford Speedway welcomed two new winners, Steven Chapman and the #14 Chapman Apartment Homes team in the SK Modified® division, and Amanda West and the #15 McKinney Construction team in the SK Light division. New winners have been a theme at Stafford in 2024 with Chapman and West becoming the 8th and 9th different first-time winners during the 2024 season. Chapman’s win was his third overall career win at Stafford but first in the SK Modified® division, while West’s victory was a first in any division at Stafford.
Solar Farm: Project in Palmer has cows grazing under a solar canopy
PALMER — People ruminate on clean energy solutions. And at Burgundy Brook Farm in Palmer, a herd of Angus beef cattle ruminate under one possible solution. As part of its “agrivoltaic” portfolio, solar developer BlueWave hosted tours Thursday at its new, 2 megawatt solar power installation at Burgundy Brook Farm on Palmer Street. At added expense, the solar panels were built taller and sturdier allowing farmer Tom Roberts Jr. not only to graze cattle under the solar panels but also run haying equipment in the field, depending on crop rotations and his needs.
Family searching for missing Massachusetts man in South Carolina
HILTON HEAD, S.C. (WLNE) — A family from Massachusetts is asking the public’s help in locating a man who went missing. 60-year-old Stanley Kotowski of Methuen disappeared last week at Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island, according to a report from ABC6’s affiliate station, WCVB. In...
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