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Great white shark exploding on bass a lesson for Cape Cod anglers
A Massachusetts shark researcher on Saturday shared footage showing a great white shark launching an explosive attack on a striped bass at the end of a fishing line. “Doug Nelson took this footage 5 yrs ago today while fishing with Columbia Sportfishing out of Rock Harbor,” John Chisholm described via X. “We’ve had a few reports of sharks taking bass this year. This video shows just how fast it happens.” Doug Nelson took this footage 5 yrs ago today while fishing with Columbia Sportfishing out of Rock Harbor. We’ve had a few reports of sharks taking bass this year. This video shows...
Guards With Guns At Mass. RMV
I popped over to the Massachusetts RMV (Registry of Motor Vehicles) last week to put a car on the road only to realize that they've got two armed guards at the entrance, not the entrance to the building, but the actual service center. Noticing just just one guard before, I...
Brockton Public Schools' new interim superintendent 'excited' to join school district
BROCKTON — The Brockton School Committee penned a contract with new Interim Superintendent Priya Tahiliani last week, solidifying her as the school district’s temporary leader for the upcoming year. Tahiliani started her new role on July 17, just one day after the new contract was signed. She will serve as interim superintendent of Brockton Public Schools for one year until her contract ends on June 30, 2025. ...
Boston police, school safety officers square off in dodgeball competition
BOSTON — Boston police officers and Boston Public School safety officers participate in a dodgeball game to strengthen their relationship and promote mental health. In a friendly dodgeball competition held in Hyde Park, police officers and school safety officers traded their uniforms for athletic gear. "Today? Oh, I'm running...
SBA introduces Green Lending Initiative with Senator Markey's support
BOSTON – On Monday, July 22, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, traveled to Boston alongside U.S. Senator Ed Markey, member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, to highlight the impact of Inflation Reduction Act investments in community energy projects and to introduce a new SBA initiative to attract additional private capital to support small business investments in the clean energy transition.
SJC overturns murder conviction for getaway driver in 2014 Charlestown shooting
BOSTON — The highest court in Massachusetts overturned a murder conviction on Tuesday in the shooting death of a 17-year-old in Charlestown. The unanimous decision overturned the conviction of the getaway driver in the deadly shooting, Julio Baez. Baez was driving his mother's Acura when authorities said his two...
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.
Mass. leaders remember philanthropist Jack Connors
Connors, who rose to prominence in the advertising business, was a leading philanthropist in Boston for decades. Jack Connors, a titanic Boston figure who made a fortune in advertising before becoming one of the city’s notable philanthropists and powerbrokers, died Tuesday at the age of 82. Connors died at his Brookline home after battling cancer, The Boston Globe reported.
Red Sox lose to Rockies, still winless since All-Star break
By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press DENVER - Ezequiel Tovar singled home the winning run with the bases loaded and two outs in the 12th inning Monday night to give the Colorado Rockies a 9-8 victory over Boston, handing the Red Sox their fourth straight defeat since the All-Star break. "A little Michael Jordan flu game for Tovey tonight," said teammate Sam Hilliard, whose two-run homer with one out in the 10th tied it at 7. "Stud. He wasn't in the lineup last night because he was sick. He was good enough to play tonight. To get the game-winning knock right...
Steward Health Care report: No staff or supply shortages at Saint Anne's Hospital
FALL RIVER — A court-appointed watchdog evaluating Steward Health Care hospitals for safety and patient care found no “areas of concern” during a recent visit to Saint Anne’s Hospital other than minor kitchen equipment issues. When Steward Health Care declared bankruptcy and put up its hospitals for sale, the judge chose Suzanne Koenig...
Boston Symphony Orchestra Principal Bass Edwin Barker Retires After Almost Half a Century
Barker became the orchestra's youngest-ever principal when he was appointed in 1977. Edwin Barker, principal bass of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), has announced his retirement — having been a member of the orchestra's bass section since 1977. Barker was first introduced to the double bass through a mandatory...
No cover too tough: How Garrett Epple’s defensive brilliance paves way for Cannons’ success
Garrett Epple has been around the block in professional lacrosse. In his eighth pro season, the reigning Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year embarked on a new chapter in his career. For the first time since the PLL’s inception, Epple donned colors other than the California Redwoods’ green and yellow.
Jayson Tatum hangs 53 points on the Timberwolves in historic outing
Boston Celtics All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum had himself a game and then some against the Minnesota Timberwolves at TD Garden back when Tatum was still finding his footing in the league. After a slow start and a forced extra period, Tatum and the Celtics finally dispatched the Timberwolves 145-136 to finish Boston’s seven-game homestand. The former Duke standout produced a historic night in the process.
Massachusetts woman sentenced 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...
Fire on a Ship at the Boston Autoport in Charlestown
BFD responded to a call for a fire in the engine room of The Symphony, a ship from Dublin docked at the Boston Autoport, around 8:30 p.m. on Monday. Evidently, some electrical equipment was on fire. The fire was quickly put out and no injuries were reported. The 427-foot-long ship...
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