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Orchestre Classique de Montréal’s Artistic Director & Principal Conductor to Step Down
The Orchestre Classique de Montréal has announced that Jacques Lacombe is stepping down from his position as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor. “The Board of Directors of the Orchestre Classique de Montréal thanks him for his contribution over the past season, and wishes him every success in his future endeavours,” said Joel Carrier, Chairman of the OCM Board of Directors, in an official press release.
Massachusetts woman dentenced for hoax bomb threat against Boston Children’s Hospital
“BOSTON – A Westfield woman was sentenced on July 18, 2024 in federal court in Boston for calling in a hoax bomb threat against Boston Children’s Hospital. Catherine Leavy, 37, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to three years’ probation. In September 2024, Leavy pleaded guilty to one count of making a false bomb threat and one count of intentionally conveying false or misleading information that a bomb was on the way to Boston Children’s Hospital.
Massachusetts man accused of obtaining over 200 kilos of filler powders that makes millions of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine
BOSTON – A Cambridge man was arrested last week in connection with an ongoing investigation of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Over the course of the past four years, the defendant is alleged to have been responsible for the manufacturing of over 200 kilograms of counterfeit pills. According...
$22.5M Sale Closed on Affordable Housing Complex in Roxbury
Boston – Cruz Companies announced the closing of its $22.5 million sale of Taurus at Fountain Hill, an apartment complex in Roxbury, to Jonathan Rose Companies and partner Schochet Companies, ensuring the long-term preservation of this 73-unit property as affordable housing. Cruz Companies, a 100% Black-owned real estate enterprise,...
Warren Haynes Band Books Us Tour – New Album Coming Soon
Fresh off their run performing on Slash’s S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival, the Warren Haynes Band, led by Gov’t Mule front man Warren Haynes, has announced their Million Voices Whisper Tour in the US. The new 16-date run launches September 19th in Fort Lauderdale, making stops in Jacksonville, St. Petersburg, Richmond, Washington, DC, Nashville, Syracuse, Philadelphia, and more, before wrapping October 12th in Boston. They have also revealed their new studio album, Million Voices Whisper, will be released this fall. Keep reading below for live listings and more.
3 former Bruins players we're glad are gone, 2 we wish never left
It was another offseason of change for the Boston Bruins, as it always is. Gone are some players who were a key part of the organization over the six-plus years, while GM Don Sweeney filled a pair of his team needs in free agency with center Elias Lindholm and defenseman Nikita Zadorov.
Bay State health care could look different after flurry of legislative action
12:00 | Pioneer Public Interest Law Center hosts a briefing on how artificial intelligence is changing the legal services landscape | Pioneer Institute, 185 Devonshire St., Suite 1101, Boston. 1:30 | Conference committee tasked with reconciling House and Senate versions of clean energy legislation holds its first meeting | Room...
Whole Foods settles ex-worker's lawsuit over Black Lives Matter masks
BOSTON (Reuters) - Whole Foods has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit accusing it of illegally firing a worker who refused to remove her Black Lives Matter facemask and complained about racism at the Amazon.com-owned upscale grocery chain.
SLIS Alumni Appointed President-Elect of Society of American Archivists
This month, Derek Mosley ’11MS was elected Vice President/President-Elect of the Society of American Archivists (SAA). His term as vice president will begin this August; his term as SAA’s 80th president will begin next year. Mosley has been featured in Simmons News before, most recently for being named...
The Red Sox really need some help out of the bullpen
BOSTON -- If the first half of the season was an indication that the Red Sox are a team worth investing in, the first four games out of the All-Star break are proof that this team needs help at the trade deadline. An already taxed Boston bullpen continued to struggle Monday night in Colorado, sending the team to its fourth straight loss out of the break.The Red Sox need some help out of the pen, and they need it fast. Craig Breslow shouldn't wait until next week's trade deadline to acquire a reinforcement or two for his pitching staff. By then,...
Man convicted of killing South Boston woman in 1988 to be sentenced
A man convicted of killing a South Boston woman over 30 years ago will be sentenced on Tuesday. Carl Richard Vega strangled Judy Chamberlain in a building on D Street in 1988, according to prosecutors, who said she was found dead in the basement, with evidence suggesting she was sexually assaulted.
Bruins’ Opening Night Forward Projections
The Boston Bruins have an open question as to who will round out their bottom-six forward group come the start of this season. Their top two lines of Pavel Zacha, Elias Lindholm, David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle, and Morgan Geekie are just about set. Trent Frederic, Matt Poitras, and Justin Brazeau all figure to be mainstays in the Bruins’ bottom six. This leaves three spots for players to dress on opening night. The Bruins should look to Max Jones, Johnny Beecher, and Fabian Lysell to round out their group of forwards. Here is why.
Sincere Foundation Awards $125K to 10 Massachusetts Nonprofits
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 23, 2024-- Sincere Foundation ( www.sincere.com ) today announced that it has awarded $125,000 in grants to 10 nonprofit organizations that address basic needs in Massachusetts. This most recent round of funding completes the Foundation’s first full year of operation and brings its total donations to $385,000. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240723685304/en/ Sincere Foundation Grant Recipients
IHP Alum’s Road to the Olympics Began Modestly
Standing in the parking lot of a boathouse in Princeton, NJ, where the men and women’s national rowing teams were conducting pre-Olympic workouts, Deirdre McLoughlin couldn’t help but pinch herself. Life’s path had taken the New Jersey native to undergraduate and graduate school in Boston, a professional career in California, and now the 2009 MGH Institute graduate was just a few weeks away from working the Olympic Games in Paris, her third as a physical therapist for the U.S. Men’s and Women’s rowing teams.
New Center for Advanced Heart Failure Wraps at Boston Hospital
BOSTON—HGA has announced the completion of the new Center for Advanced Heart Failure & Cardiomyopathy Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston. HGA reimagined the patient and provider experience, to create the new outpatient clinic through a full-gut renovation of approximately 11,000 square feet on BIDMC’s West Campus.
Great Lakes Brewing Co. expands to Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Great Lakes Brewing Co. (GLBC) is shipping up to Boston. Why it matters: Cleveland's oldest craft brewery is once again expanding its distribution footprint and will soon be available for purchase in bars and grocery stores in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. GLBC expanded to New York City last year. Driving...
DA identifies Roxbury man shot by police, accused of hitting Boston officer with car
A Roxbury man is facing a litany of criminal charges in connection with a violent scene outside the Forest Hills MBTA station in Jamaica Plain last week, where he was shot by a police officer who prosecutors say had been hit by a car the man was driving only moments earlier.
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