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North Kingstown man, 90, makes music stands to donate to Kingston Chamber Music Festival
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI (WJAR) — For the last 25 years, a now 90-year-old North Kingstown man has been creating beautiful music stands out of wood, and donating them to the Kingston Chamber Music Festival for artists to perform with, and to sell. For 36 years, the two-week festival has...
Taunton Man Faces Fentanyl Charges Following Route 24 Traffic Stop
MIDDLEBORO (WBSM) — A traffic stop in Middleboro led to the arrest of a Taunton man for alleged drug activity. A state trooper patrolling Route 24 southbound in Raynham the morning of July 10 saw the driver of a black Nissan using his cell phone while driving, which led to a traffic stop.
Local organizations help food pantry fight hunger
MIDDLEBORO — During the peak of summer, the Sacred Heart Food Pantry reminds the community that “hunger never takes a summer vacation.”. The Food Pantry, which serves an average of 345 households per month, relies on donations from local businesses to help carry out its mission. A few...
Rockland football hopes to keep recent playoff success going: 2024 Bulldogs schedule
Under the leadership of head coach Nick Liquori, Rockland High School football hopes to make yet another run in the state playoffs, and get back to the Super Bowl. The program has experienced a great deal of playoff success recently, highlighted by a state championship win in 2021 against longtime rival Abington. The program beat Abington again the next year in a 28-0 thumping to reach the Division 6 Final Four. ...
Fall River Eats: Food Truck Friday at Sen. Thomas Norton City Pier; hot dog winner crowned
Not sure where to grab a bite to eat? With lots of options around the Fall River area, it can be difficult to choose. If you’re having a hard time, we’re here to help you narrow it down. We've compiled a list of meal deals, special events, and...
Mosquito Collected In Barnstable Tests Positive For Eastern Equine Encephalitis
BARNSTABLE – The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced on Thursday that a mosquito sample collected on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in the north-west quadrant of the Town of Barnstable tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis, a rare but serious illness spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. This disease has caused 43 infections […] The post Mosquito Collected In Barnstable Tests Positive For Eastern Equine Encephalitis appeared first on CapeCod.com.
Parents express safety concerns as mold cleanup continues at New England Sports Village
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WJAR) — Thursday morning, skaters were on the ice at New England Sports Village, despite concerns about black mold growing on the walls above the rinks. Attleboro health officials ordered a temporary closure of two rinks until the mold can be removed. However, without getting the all...
New Bedford Research & Robotics to elevate City’s innovation efforts
“NEW BEDFORD – Many have held the City’s ceremonial gold scissors at ribbon-cutting events over the years to celebrate the opening of businesses, parks, and schools. But for the first time in the City’s long and storied history, a robot did the honor of cutting the ribbon Thursday morning to celebrate the opening of New Bedford Research & Robotics on Purchase Street.
Brewster police officer faces felony charges for Snapchat videos of young girls
BREWSTER - A veteran Brewster police officer is on administrative leave, after facing disturbing felony charges involving inappropriate videos of naked young girls. Since 2007, Brewster Police Officer Matthew Marshall swore an oath to protect and serve the most vulnerable. But on Thursday he left court with no comment, charged with sharing inappropriate videos of children on Snapchat and secretly recording video of an elderly naked man in crisis during a call for service from his Snapchat account. Before a judge, prosecutors say Marshall had and sent inappropriate Snapchat videos of young girls, one of them as young as...
Unemployment in Fall River Rises in June
The unemployment rate in the City of Fall River in June rose to 5.6%, up from 5.4% in May. The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reports that the labor force in Fall River in June totaled 42,018 employees. 2,373 people were recorded as unemployed. The 5.6% unemployment rate for June compares to the 5.0% unemployment rate for June 2023.
Family mourns man shot and killed by moped driver in Boston, no arrests made
BOSTON - The family of a Boston man is looking for answers after he was gunned down near the Forest Hills MBTA stop by a shooter police say was on a moped. "I lost a friend, I lost a brother, a really good guy," said Francis Gonzalez of his 35-year-old friend Andy Baez Manan also known as Jusepy. On Thursday, family and friends gathered at a funeral home in Dorchester wearing a T-shirt that memorializes him and the number he wore on his softball team. They say they're still trying to understand what happened the night of...
Residents Speak in Opposition to Multifamily Housing
Rehoboth residents voiced their concerns on the state’s MBTA law at Wednesday’s Planning Board meeting. The MBTA Communities Act requires 177 cities and towns in Eastern Massachusetts — designated as rapid transit, commuter rail, adjacent, and adjacent small town communities — to rezone near T stops to allow for multi-family housing as of right. “As of right” means multi-family housing would be allowed to go up in the rezoned areas without special permits or other discretionary processes.
Thousands of nurses vote to authorize strike at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
The nurses are citing unsafe working conditions, long patient wait times, under-resourced departments, and unfair wages. After months of negotiations, just over 2,500 nurses in the Massachusetts Nurses Association voted overwhelmingly to authorize a one-day strike at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. According to a press release from the Massachusetts...
Boston police officer struck, injured by truck in Boston's North End
BOSTON — A Boston police officer working a detail was seriously injured Thursday when he was struck by a vehicle in the city's North End neighborhood, according to Boston police. It happened at 12:41 p.m. near the intersection of North Washington and Thacher streets. The officer was in uniform...
NABC Donates Recycled Ride to Boston-Area Mom
The National Auto Body Council (NABC), along with GEICO and CARSTAR Waldon’s A-1 Auto Body, recently donated a refurbished vehicle to a single mother from Canton, Mass., through the NABC’s Recycled Rides program. The fully refurbished 2018 Mazda CX-5 went to Yadhira Tapia, who has managed to overcome...
Student, staff programs in limbo as Brockton cuts Equity, Diversity and Inclusion office
BROCKTON — For the past three years on Election Day, while Brockton Public Schools students stayed home, staff and faculty participated in the Achieving Change Together conference, an internal professional development training for staff across the district that focuses on issues relating to diversity. According to Darnell Williams from...
Review: Three days left to see 'Little Shop of Horrors' showing in Falmouth or Cotuit
FALMOUTH — Your eyes don’t deceive you — there’s another exceptional performance of “Little Shop of Horrors” opening on the Cape this week. In Falmouth, the nationally renowned College Light Opera Company (CLOC) is taking on the horror comedy as one of nine productions this summer season. The result is a hilarious, sonically stunning, thought-provoking show featuring the best young performers from across the country. Name of show: “Little Shop of Horrors” by Howard Ashman; music and...
House on Washington Street in Brighton Center could be torn down for four-story residential building
A Newton developer has filed plans with the Boston Planning Department to raze a single-family house at 434 Washington St. in Brighton Center and replace it with a four-story building with 18 residential units and ground-floor commercial space. Plans by Wesley Leung's Peninsula Capital Group also call for 11 parking...
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