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These local beaches remain closed heading into the Fourth of July holiday
Dozens of swimming spots are closed due to bacteria concerns. If you’re planning a beach day as part of your July Fourth celebrations, plan ahead. Dozens of Massachusetts beaches are closed to swimmers over bacteria concerns heading into the holiday weekend. As of Tuesday evening, more than 30 state...
Casting calls in Mass.: Here’s where to audition for a role on the big screen
Want to be on the big screen? Well, now is your chance to try. For Bay Staters looking to be a part of the film-making process and step into glitz and glamour, thousands of casting calls are posted to the website Backstage every day, some of which are located in Massachusetts or close by in New England.
Patriots get massive haul in 2025 NFL mock draft trade-down scenario
Most 2025 NFL mock drafts have the New England Patriots selecting highly, and the latest mock draft from ESPN’s Matt Miller is no different. However, this one does have some fireworks in the form of an early blockbuster trade. In this scenario, Miller has the Patriots initially slotted with...
Jerod Mayo introducing element at Patriots practice that Bill Belichick avoided
Since Robert Kraft named Jerod Mayo the next head coach of the New England Patriots, there have been high expectations regarding the types of changes he will implement, some of which are long needed. Because Bill Belichick had run things the same way for over twenty years, the idea of...
Cricket comes to Salisbury for fundraiser
LAKEVILLE, Conn. — The Salisbury Cricket Club played a charity match at Community Field in Lakeville Saturday, June 29. The match was a fundraiser for the Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Service. Club founder David Shillingford said most of the players are expatriates of the British Commonwealth, with two Americans included.
Global 'chess boom' ripples through western Massachusetts
Normally, Alex Cespedes' classroom is filled with fourth and fifth graders learning science and social studies. But on Thursdays, after classes let out, students at McMahon Elementary School in Holyoke, Massachusetts, pour into the room for a different reason: to do battle. “That’s actually a very good move,” Rodman Parvin,...
Walmart Stores In Mass. Make Major Shopping Change
It's nice to walk into a retailer of any sort and not need a cart. Half the time they seem to be malfunctioning on some level. Whether it's a wheel that is super noisy or a ball bearing frozen up, carts at Walmart can be annoying. Walmart in MA has...
Massachusetts’ largest biotech company files for second round of layoffs, over 800 affected
Takeda Pharmaceutical Inc., Massachusetts’ largest biotech company, announced a second round of layoffs late last month bringing the total number of employees affected to 861 in 2024, according to a state database. The company, which specializes in medications to treat rare diseases and cancer, employed 6,290 employees in the...
This musician cut his teeth playing tuba at Pembroke High. Where he's playing this weekend
There are more than a few performers playing this weekend’s Levitate Music and Arts Festival who can consider it a homecoming, from regional favorites to Boston-area perennials to even Duxbury’s Elovaters, who have been Levitate regulars and a big part of the event’s growth over the years.
With help from police, Massachusetts girl turns lemonade stand into tickets for Zach Bryan
Who says hard work doesn’t pay off? With a little bit of help. According to Kingston Police, Zach Bryan has a young fan on Grove Street who was working to save money for tickets to his concert later in July at Gillette Stadium. Officers stopped by to quench their...
Summer fun for everyone at Middleboro’s Camp Yomechas
MIDDLEBORO – Summer camp has kicked off for the season at the Middleboro YMCA’s Camp Yomechas. The day camp, which includes a lakeside beach, a ropes course and outdoor pool, sees over 350 campers rotate through each day. Just like its variety of activities, Camp Yomechas offers an assortment of specialty programs.
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