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Needham Native, Second Astronaut Will Get Return Ride On SpaceX Capsule Amid Starliner Trouble
Pilot Suni Williams, from the town of Needham in Norfolk County, and commander Butch Wilmore will abandon Boeing’s troubled Starliner and instead hitch a ride on a SpaceX Dragon capsule in February 2025, NASA confirmed Saturday, Aug. 24. The stunning decision capped off 11 weeks of uncertainty after NASA...
Habitat for Humanity and Cape builders association plan "Blitz Build" in Dennis in September
Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod and the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Cape Cod will team up to construct over five days a new affordable home. From Sept. 23-27, a team of professionals is expected to complete a Blitz Build for a three-bedroom Cape home on Jack Delaney Lane in...
New Bedford-area filmmakers to take over Clasky Commons on Sunday. This is why.
NEW BEDFORD — Clasky Commons will become a film set on Sunday, Aug. 25, as local filmmakers from the New Bedford area bring to life the short film "A Beautiful Day." The film, set to premiere in October at a charity showcase, aims to raise funds to shed light on the topic of Alzheimer's and memory issues. ...
Somerset Berkley to hold vigil to raise funds for bench, scholarship, in honor of Zachary Deane; blood drive also being held
Somerset Berkley Regional High School is holding a candlelight ceremony in honor of classmate Zachary Deane. Deane was diagnosed earlier this year with a rare and aggressive form of cancer called Rhabdomyosarcoma. The cancer started with a mass on his prostate and had spread to his bones, lungs, and spine, leading to the stage four diagnosis.
Wilmington Public Schools Offer Meals At No Cost For All Students
Below is a press release from Wilmington Public Schools’ Food Services Department:. WILMINGTON, MA — Wilmington Public Schools participates in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. As part of this program, all WPS schools offers healthy meals every school day. The Commonwealth is supplementing National School Lunch Program funds to ensure all students have access to healthy school meals in Massachusetts, regardless of household income. We ask that families complete a Meal Benefit Application as this provides data for school funding and community resources. The results from each Meal Benefit Application is used to ensure sustainability for this program.
Recover Fall River to hold Stand Against Stigma event across the city, also hold Overdose Awareness Day event
Recover Fall River will be hosting a memorial on August 31st, on the north side of Fall River City Hall to close Overdose Awareness month. International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on 31 August each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. It also acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends remembering those who have died or had a permanent injury as a result of drug overdose.
Eagles bounce back, improve to 8-1: ECFL squad tops Randolph, could wrap up top seed this weekend
LOWELL — It didn’t take long for the Mill City Eagles to come back from their first loss of the season. The Eagles, an East Coast Football League team that plays its home games in Lowell, rebounded with a 28-12 victory against the Randolph Oilers on Saturday at Cawley Stadium.
'Eager to learn, nice, polite, prompt': Matt Strzepa make fine impression as Green Hill's new assistant golf pro
Apparently, if you want to work in the pro shop at Green Hill Municipal Golf Course, your chances are better if your name is Matt. Matt Strzepa, a St. John’s High graduate and Shrewsbury resident, is in his first year as assistant golf pro at Green Hill Municipal Golf Course. He replaced Matt...
Boy reels in colossal 118-pound white marlin on Nantucket, possibly breaking junior world record
A 12-year-old boy from Weston, Massachusetts, reeled in a massive white marlin off the coast of Nantucket on Aug. 16. Stone Fornes caught the 118.2-pound fish, potentially breaking a junior world record, while fishing with angler Elliot Sudal. The current record for a white marlin is 102 pounds, which was...
Man with metal detector finds lost wedding ring on Scituate beach
SCITUATE - A man with a metal detector is being called a hero by a woman who lost her wedding ring on Humarock Beach in Scituate.A lost ring and a desperate search"We were shaking our hands off because his hands were dirty with sand, and I noticed my ring was gone, and my heart just sank," said Courtney DeFusco. DeFusco's husband, Stephen, searched for hours while she was at work as a nurse at Mass General. Even their son, Jackson, looked where they spent time at the beach. "We found pennies... Not the ring," Jackson said.Courtney DeFusco worried that the rolling...
No working smoke alarms found after fatal Taunton fire, officials say
Investigators found no working smoke alarms in the Taunton home where a woman was killed in a fire Thursday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services. Investigators believe the fire was caused accidentally. After searching the home, they found two out-of-date smoke alarms, neither of which had batteries, the department said.
Fishermen plan flotilla, beach demonstrations in wake of Vineyard Wind blade collapse
As questions surrounding last month's failure of a blade on a Vineyard Wind turbine continue, the local fishing community is orchestrating a two-pronged peaceful protest on Aug. 25. Led by the New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association and coordinated via VHF channel 72, a parade of vessels out of Cape Cod, New Bedford, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket are expected to meet at noon near Vineyard Wind turbine AW-38. ...
Orleans Block Party Celebrates Community
The Orleans Police Department's annual block party has become an August ritual - and a key part of an ongoing community building effort. “We really develop strategies on how we can connect with our community members because as a police organization we will never be successful if we don't have the trust and support of our community....”
Watertown Police Buy Family New Refrigerator After Officer Discovers They Were Facing Desperate Situation
A Watertown Police officer bought a family a new refrigerator after learning that a family was in a difficult situation and could not afford to replace their broken one. Officer Frank Forde learned that the family’s refrigerator stopped working, and that the father has a serious medical condition and he could not work, Watertown Police Chief Justin Hanrahan in a post on the WPD Facebook account.
Town continues its preparation on MBTA zoning case
The Select Board and the Planning Board met in its second executive session with the attorneys defending the town in the lawsuit to discuss strategy on Aug. 14. Select Board member Ben Zoll voted against going into the most recent executive session with the Planning Board. “The motion was to...
Plans for new entrance for high, middle school campus unveiled
As part of the project to replace or rehabilitate the town’s high school, a new way to enter and leave the campus is being reviewed. One of the plans discussed at the School Building Committee meeting on Aug. 14 was to close down one of the three softball fields at the middle and high school campus and use the space for the new entrance. The field to be closed down is not currently in use.
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