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Patriots Mailbag: One more until they count
It’s time for the final Patriots Mailbag of the preseason! Here’s what fans are wondering heading into the final exhibition game. Saturday is the final real off day of the summer for the New England Patriots. They held their final training camp practice of the year on Friday, and now travel to play the Washington Commanders in the preseason finale on Sunday.
Gillette Proposes Multi-Phase Project to Revitalize South Boston Campus with Housing, Public Spaces
Procter & Gamble's Gillette is transforming its South Boston manufacturing site into a public-friendly, versatile space. The company has filed a Letter of Intent with Boston's Planning Department to redevelop the 31-acre site, which lies between the South Boston and Fort Point neighborhoods. Gillette's South Boston Campus to Be Redeveloped.
Overdose Awareness Day hits home on Cape Cod
Ten years ago, Governor Deval Patrick declared a public health emergency regarding opioid abuse. The HBO documentary "Heroin: Cape Cod, USA" followed, and chronicled the effects of substance use disorder locally. Since then, an uptick in deadly fentanyl use is challenging prevention efforts, says Dennis Lyons, chair of the Falmouth...
Four-bedroom home in Westborough sells for $1.2 million
A 2,560-square-foot house built in 1981 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 4 Fox Lane in Westborough was sold on July 30, 2024, for $1,200,000, or $469 per square foot. This two-story home offers a capacious living environment with its four bedrooms and four baths. On the exterior, the house is characterized by a gable roof design, featuring roofing made of asphalt. Inside, there is a fireplace. In addition, the house comes with an underground/basement two-car garage, allowing for convenient vehicle storage and additional storage space. The lot of the property is substantial, measuring 0.7-acre.
Shawsheen Tech Announces Limited Openings For Grade 10 Transfer Students
BILLERICA, MA — Shawsheen Valley Technical High School is now accepting applications for a limited number of transfer students entering the 10th grade. As a premier vocational high school, Shawsheen offers students an exceptional educational experience with options to study more than 20 industry-relevant vocational programs. Currently, there are...
UMass epidemiologist discusses eastern equine encephalitis
WORCESTER, Mass. – Massachusetts this week reported the first human case of Triple E in four years in Oxford. Communities are now on high alert and considering measures to protect people from being exposed. While it is rare, eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is a serious disease spread through bites...
Motorcyclist killed in Greenville crash
GREENVILLE, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) – A Hudson, New Hampshire man was killed in a crash in Greenville Saturday afternoon. Greenville police responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Fitchburg Road (Route 31) and Old Wilton Road shortly before 12:30 Saturday afternoon and called in State Police to investigate.
When does the sun start setting before 5 p.m. in Mass.?
The days are about to get shorter and shorter as the fall and winter season approaches. But when will sunsets be before 5 p.m.? Here’s what you need to know. By Oct. 19, the sun will set at 6 p.m. in Massachusetts, according to the Farmer’s Almanac. Over...
Women’s Swimming and Diving Unveils 2024-25 Schedule
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Women's Swimming and Diving unveiled today its schedule for 2024-25, with the Crimson set to compete at Blodgett Pool three times – twice in November and once in January. Harvard opens the campaign on the road, traveling to nearby Providence, Rhode Island, for an...
New Hampshire's still an expensive rental market. A new law aims to prevent extra fees from adding up.
As rent prices continue to climb in New Hampshire, a new law aims to cut down on the extra costs — for background checks, application fees and more — that are making things even more expensive for prospective tenants. The new law requires landlords to provide justification for any fees they charge beyond the price of rent and a security deposit, and it requires landlords to return any excess costs without documentation back to the tenant. ...
Former Boston Bruins Defenseman & Forward Struggling for Work
Last summer, Boston Bruins GM Don Sweeney signed several free agents on team-friendly deals that ended up being a big part of the 2023-24 success the Black and Gold had. A lot of those players inked one-year deals and became free agents this summer. Two of them are still looking for work one month ahead of training camps opening across the league.
Brockton public safety building could go $48 million over budget
BROCKTON — A grudging city council committee agreed in principle to borrow up to $48 million more to finish the public safety building. The new downtown home for Brockton police and fire was originally supposed to cost $98M. That means the total cost, including needed road reconfiguration, could hit $146M. ...
The name above the title: Ruth Gordon stars at 1979 debut of namesake Westborough theater
Some 45 years ago this week, on Aug. 27, 1979, to be exact, Westborough got a taste of Hollywood royalty when Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning actress Ruth Gordon came to the opening of a new movie theater with her name on it. “I love attention,” the spunky, scene-stealing actress...
Music legend John Oates finally giving solo career full attention
Legendary rock duo Hall & Oates may no longer be together because of a legal dispute between its members, but one of the bandmates says this has given him the opportunity to fully devote himself to his solo career for the first time. “I was never really giving it my...
Massachusetts’ Cheapest Car Insurance Companies
Car insurance premiums are up again nationwide and Fox Business says they could surge 22 percent by year's end. Wonderful. The cost of almost everything else is rising, so why not car insurance premiums?. Fox Business says, "A new report published by Insurify, an insurance comparison shopping site, shows the...
Vote for the 2024 Daily News Fans Preseason Football Player of the Year
Another exciting football season is on the horizon in MetroWest and the Milford area. With 25 teams in action, there's no shortage of talented players in the area. We assembled our list of 32 players to watch earlier this week. That list helped generate our candidates for the 2024 Daily News Fans Preseason...
Dorchester man arrested in fatal stabbing
A Dorchester man is under arrest in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred in the Boston neighborhood on Friday night. Boston police officers responded to a reported stabbing at around 10 p.m. near Peabody Square. The man was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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