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Department of Education Ends Harvard Antisemitism Investigation
The Department of Education ended its investigation into allegations of antisemitic harassment at Harvard. By Cam E. Kettles. The Department of Education ended its investigation into allegations of antisemitic harassment at Harvard, after a lawsuit filed in federal court in January contained the same allegations, according to an Education Department spokesperson.
Westford awarded $75,000 cybersecurity grant
WESTFORD — The Town of Westford has been awarded a $75,000 grant for cybersecurity improvements. The grant, awarded from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, will be used to enhance security measures for both town and school systems. “Cybersecurity continues to be a major focus for the...
Select Board continues discussion on proposed firearms business bylaw
WESTFORD — The Select Board recently discussed updates on a proposed bylaw to regulate firearms businesses, which is slated to be presented to voters later this year. This proposal would define and regulate firearm businesses separately from other businesses. It would limit new firearm businesses to the commercial highway and industrial highway zoning districts, as well as require a special permit from the Planning Board.
St. Mary of Carmen Society starts 89th Annual Italian-American Festival [Photos]
The St. Mary of Carmen Society is holding its 89th Annual Italian-American Festival in Pellegrini Park this week—through Sunday—and the carnival has attracted scores of families eager to get out and soak in the summer night air while it lasts. More than 10,000 people attend the event each...
A well-traveled path to victory for Westfield Little League’s 12-Year-Olds
HOLDEN – It took 25 hours, 260 miles, and nine innings to complete an epic Little League 12-Year-Olds sectional opener between Westfield and Holden that unfolded over two nights in Holden, but it proved to be well worth the wait. Drew Bean smacked a well-struck ball over the third...
6, including teens, charged with 2023 murder of 2 men in Lynn
Two men were killed after a shooting at a late-night gathering in September of last year. Six people were charged with murder Thursday in connection with a drive-by shooting that killed two men and injured five others in Lynn last year, officials said. The alleged shooters include two teenagers. Essex...
Bolton floods for the fourth time in a year, repairs expected to cost millions of dollars
While many Vermont towns have dealt with at least one major flood in the past year, not many can say they’ve experienced as many as Bolton. The town’s administrator says last week they went through their fourth notable flood in the last 366 days, and some roads they just finished rebuilding are now gone again.
Brentwood police seek help finding missing juvenile
BRENTWOOD — The Brentwood Police Department is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing juvenile with ties to the local area as well as Rochester, southern Maine, and Seacoast areas of New Hampshire. Angelina, whose last name has not been released, is reported missing, and authorities...
Feds raid Cambridge apartment; charge man as pill maker for local drug gangs, seize more than 10 pounds of fake Adderall pills
A former Everett man now living in Cambridge was arrested yesterday on charges of possession of more than 500 grams of meth with intent to distribute and defrauding a federal Covid relief program. Schuyler Oppenheimer, 34, was arrested during a raid at his apartment on Parker Street in Cambridge, at...
Video: Sunny and pleasant Friday; mostly dry weekend ahead
Much drier, more comfortable air has finally arrived...and it looks to continue into the weekend!. A much more pleasant night ahead with fair skies and with lows dipping into the 50s for the first time since July 3rd in some spots. Warm, but with low humidity and lots of sunshine...
Man, 26, forcefully breaks into NH home, police say
A 26-year-old man forcefully broke into a home in Hudson, New Hampshire, this week, according to police. The incident happened just after midnight Thursday on Towhee Drive, Hudson police said, where officers found several doors to the home physically breeched. Those inside the home at the time of the break-in...
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