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Boston at high risk for West Nile virus, health officials say
Boston is one of eight Massachusetts communities where the risk of getting West Nile virus is now considered high, health officials said Friday. The other seven communities at high risk for the virus, which can cause severe illness, are in Plymouth County, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health: Abington, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester and Whitman.
Editorial: On Dartmouth’s Unique Term
Before I sat down to write this editorial, I looked back at what previous summer editors had to say about their sophomore summers. Disregarding the tired and now-ancient references to the pandemic, I gathered that, in the aggregate, the ’24s and ’25s approached their summer terms with optimism and enjoyed a formative experience. Sunset hikes and days on the dock aplenty, I can surmise that their summers were all—or, at least most—of what they were supposed to be. After all, the still-impressionable underclassmen are told time and time again how special the summer is.
Christine Ricci receives life in prison for killing Boston firefighter husband
Prosecutors said Ricci was unable to move past her rage and jealousy over an extramarital affair her husband had several years prior. A Marshfield woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for stabbing her Boston firefighter husband to death in 2021 following a verbal altercation at the couple’s home.
State files appeal in ConVal School District case
A week after appealing Judge David Ruoff’s order ruling the statewide education property tax unconstitutional, the state has appealed his order in the suit brought by the ConVal School District finding that the state is shirking its duty to fund an adequate education as required by Part II, Article 83 of the Constitution and ordered by the NH Supreme Court in 1993 and reaffirmed in 1997.
Thrift store, central to Salvation Army's budget, needs new home
LACONIA — For 13 years, shoppers have been able to find bargains on necessities, or maybe treasures they didn’t realize they needed, at the Salvation Army thrift store on New Salem Street. The store also generates the lion’s share of the revenue that funds the religious organization’s community service projects.
5 arrested, 4 guns recovered after shooting in Brockton leads to police chase into Easton
BROCKTON — Five people were arrested and four guns were recovered following a shooting that led to a police chase from Brockton to Easton on Thursday, police said. Brockton police responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Fitzpatrick Circle about 4:16 p.m. Thursday. "Police pursued an SUV that fled the...
Fishermen plan flotilla, beach demonstrations in wake of Vineyard Wind blade collapse
As questions surrounding last month's failure of a blade on a Vineyard Wind turbine continue, the local fishing community is orchestrating a two-pronged peaceful protest on Aug. 25. Led by the New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association and coordinated via VHF channel 72, a parade of vessels out of Cape Cod, New Bedford, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket are expected to meet at noon near Vineyard Wind turbine AW-38. ...
Vermont’s longest-running fair celebrates 227 years
WINHALL, Vt. (WCAX) - What it might lack in size compared to other fairs around the state, the Bondville Fair in Southern Vermont makes up for in longevity. “It’s something that we all look forward to for the entire year. It marks the end of summer but it’s really the highlight of our summer,” said Mary Beth Adelson of the Bondville Fair.
This $40 Million Waterfront Estate Is the Most Expensive Listing in Massachusetts
Between 1790 and 1830, the historic seaside town of Duxbury, Mass., just 35 miles southeast of Boston, established itself as one of the largest and most famous shipbuilding centers of the New World. Throughout the maritime town, 19th-century homes built for ship captains still stand today overlooking Cape Cod Bay. One of those grand old homes presides over 25 park-like acres and, with its $40 million price tag, is currently the Bay State’s most expensive home on the market.Jeremy Renner's Longtime L.A. Home Hits the Market for $13 Million Known as Goose Point Compound, the sprawling estate features several standalone structures across...
25 Investigates: Full cost of Karen Read prosecution withheld by DA’s office
The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office sent 25 Investigates receipts and invoices showing it spent $43,985.05 prosecuting Karen Read but that figure does not include salaries, overtime, nor “records of expenditures that disclose confidential investigative strategies and techniques.”
Roger Cook, longtime "This Old House" landscaper, dies at 70
BURLINGTON - Roger Cook, the longtime landscape contractor on the PBS home improvement series "This Old House," has died. He was 70 years old.Cook died Wednesday "after a long battle with illness," the show said.The landscaping and gardening expert was involved with "This Old House" for more than 40 years, starting in 1982 when the show was produced by WGBH-TV in Boston. He first joined the program full-time in 1988 as a landscape contractor for a renovation of a bed and breakfast in Lexington. "Soft-spoken but no-nonsense approach""Roger was our much-loved colleague, treasured by the entire 'This Old House community' for...
Abandoned dog left tied up outside town hall; Oxford police seek person in picture
OXFORD, Mass. — Police in central Massachusetts are asking for the public's help in identifying a person who abandoned a dog outside a municipal building on Friday. Oxford police said the dog, which appears in photos to be a German shepherd, was found Friday morning chained outside Oxford Town Hall on Main Street.
Live from the Word Barn: Phillip-Michael Scales
This set features Scales in the Word Barn Meadow on a warm August night in 2024. For many radio listeners throughout New Hampshire, Rick Ganley is the first voice they hear each weekday morning, bringing them up to speed on news developments overnight and starting their day off with the latest information.
NH argues education funding is constitutional after judge rules it's too low
After months of preparation, lawyers have submitted their first filings in the lawsuits concerning New Hampshire’s school funding system. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is taking to the Supreme Court to argue that two groundbreaking decisions by a lower court finding the state’s school funding laws are unconstitutional were wrongly decided. In a...
Polls: Kennedy exit could impact New Hampshire
(The Center Square) – Rumor mills are churning that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. may suspend his campaign and endorse former President Donald Trump, potentially creating a close race in New Hampshire. A recent Granite State Poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading Trump 50%-43% and Kennedy at 4%, with a margin of error of just over 2%. The state has four electoral college votes. ...
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