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Bankrupt Steward Health to close two Massachusetts hospitals
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bankrupt hospital owner Steward Health Care will close two locations in Massachusetts after failing to find a buyer for them, the company said Friday. Steward filed for bankruptcy in May, putting all of its 31 hospitals up for sale in an effort to address its $9 billion debt.
Learn how to protect insects with a Plymouth County entomologist
MARION — The biologist E. O. Wilson said insects are “the little things that run the world.”. “It’s true: protecting insect life protects all life,” material from the Marion Natural History Museum said. “Insects fulfill vital roles for keeping our planet functioning, such as pollinating our flowers, serving as food sources for birds, decomposing wastes, and cycling nutrients.”
Duxbury Road Work | July 27
This update focuses on Duxbury where Winterset, the Lyndonville contractor hired by the Vermont Agency of Transportation to repair the Vermont Route 100 bridge near Ward Hill Road, completed enough of the project to open the road to traffic by the end of the day on Friday. Workers will still be on site early next week for shoulder work and debris removal with just one travel lane open at times. Motorists are asked to use caution when passing through the work zone here and other sections along Rt. 100 in Duxbury.
DRAGONFLY WALK SAT AUG 3
Join the Wareham Land Trust and County Entomologist Blake Dinius at the Douglas S Westgate Conservation Area to go on a guided walk to learn about dragonflies! This program is FREE for WLT members, $5 for non-members (payment via cash or check at the event) and registration is required. To register, go to https://warehamlandtrust.org/events-calendar/.
Soule Homestead looking for volunteers
MIDDLEBORO — Soule Homestead is looking for volunteers to help with its annual Farm to Table Dinner, to be held on Saturday, Aug. 17. The Center is looking for volunteers to help out for a few hours between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. To sign up, scan the QR code in the image provided, choose Aug.17 and complete the registration.
Tuesday, July 30: Women in Fishing
NEEDHAM, Mass. — Tonight, we meet women who are making their mark in the commercial fishing industry. Off the New Hampshire Seacoast, we join “That Salty Blonde” (her social media handle), who describes her challenge breaking into the industry. Erika Tarantal heads to Maine, where she meets women helping to build the booming kelp industry. We also meet women who are supporting the industryonshore, and pay a visit to New Bedford’s Fishing Heritage Center.
New Bedford businesses on high alert after back-to-back burglaries
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — G&S Pizza, a family-owned business has been sitting on Acushnet Avenue in New Bedford for over 40 years. Staff said it’s typically pretty quiet, until someone broke in earlier this week. Early Monday morning, the security system set off an alarm, turned on the...
Wednesday, July 31: More Hidden History
PLYMPTON, Mass. — In Central Mass., we meet a family of Model-T Ford aficionados, and in Boston’s North End we catch up with the stars of a YouTube series exploring neighborhood history. Those stories and more, plus, Ted Reinstein reflects on the decision by Major League Baseball to merge historic records, ensuring the history of Negro League players will be “hidden” no more.
Longtime Adams Village restauranteur mourned after sudden death
Kenny Blasi, the co-owner and proprietor of the popular Adams Village eatery Blasi's Kitchen and Bar, died on Wednesday, July 24 after suffering a heart attack. The Dorchester native leaves behind his wife Maria and their four children, along with many other relatives and friends. He will be waked next Monday, July 29, 4-8 p.m. at John J. O’Connor & Son Funeral Home in Adams Village. His funeral is set for Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Gate of Heaven Church in South Boston.
Contaminated soil, decades-old gas tank removed from former 7-11 site
The building has been vacant since the 7-Eleven store closed in 2021. It previously housed a franchise of the Tedeschi Food Shops chain; A Street Liquors occupied the second unit before relocating across the street. In June 2022, surveyors discovered a gasoline storage tank near the Nantasket Avenue border of...
Assistant principal who quietly resigned from Hull High hired in similar position in Mansfield
Julie Burke, now known as Julie Burke Israel, was mentioned among other hires by Mansfield Superintendent Teresa Murphy in a district newsletter on June 20. When questioned about Burke’s absence from Hull High in May, former Superintendent Judith Kuehn asked that the public “respect her privacy” and would give no further details about the administrator’s prolonged absence. Burke Israel did not attend Hull High’s graduation, and her resignation was not discussed at the school committee’s June 24 meeting. The Times’ request to committee Chair David Twombly about why the district did not announce Burke Israel’s departure has gone unanswered.
West Nile found in Abington; residents urged to stay skeeter safe
Three mosquitoes from Abington’s southeast corner tested positive for West Nile Virus this week, according to town health officials. These mosquitos were collected on July 23, and were tested by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. West Nile Virus is most commonly transmitted to humans by the bite of...
Red Sox overcome Judge's 470-foot homer to beat Yankees
BOSTON — Masataka Yoshida hit a tiebreaking two-run single off Clay Holmes in a three-run eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox overcame Aaron Judge's 470-foot home run to beat the reeling New York Yankees 9-7 Friday night.Judge hit his major league-leading 36th homer, a three-run drive in the seventh on a Zack Kelly cutter that landed in a small section of stands above a back wall and below a videoboard."I try not to watch 'em," Judge said. "I had to check the replay to see where it went."The homer, the fifth-longest of Judge's big league career, put New York...
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