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10 Ineligible Items For Mass. Tax Free Weekend Aug. 10 & 11
Tax free weekend is Massachusetts is a great way to save money. Tax free weekend is coming up soon and will be held on Aug. 10 and 11. Lots of people wait to purchase those bigger items so they can save the most they can on state tax. August 10...
Wind blade maker ties detachment to “insufficient bonding”
A manufacturing misstep is believed to have led to the failure of a wind turbine blade at the Vineyard Wind 1 project, and the materials washing ashore miles away are nontoxic but still present an injury risk to people.
Big Lots Closing 89 Stores In 27 States Including Massachusetts
Some sad news for those of you who love shopping at chain stores. Popular retail chain Big Lots will be a lot less big moving forward. The company announced it will be closing almost 90 locations in several states with at least one closing in Massachusetts. Anyone who follows the...
Abuse survivor keeps pushing Mass. bill that would make GPS tampering a felony
For defendants awaiting trial in Massachusetts it is, along with bail, a ticket to freedom. GPS monitoring devices allow for the remote enforcement of court orders, such as curfews and restraining orders.
These Massachusetts legislators are boycotting Netanyahu’s speech to Congress
The Israeli prime minister is slated to address a Congress deeply divided over his leadership on Wednesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting Washington this week amid deepening tensions between the two ally nation’s leadership teams, and during a period of political flux in the United States. At...
Bellingham Hosts Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday
By MyFM’s Claire Beverly – Bellingham’s annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is this Saturday July 27 from 9am-1pm at the Bellingham Middle School. There is no charge for Bellingham residents so take this opportunity to clean out your basement, shed and garage of unwanted cleaning and automotive supplies, oil-based paints, bug killers and hobby supplies. They are not taking ammo or explosives, fire extinguishers, drugs or medical waste. See the Town website for a bigger list of acceptables and unacceptables.
Former Boston Police Sergeant from Franklin Sentenced to Probation for Overtime Fraud
By MyFM’s Claire Beverly – A former Boston Police Sergeant from Franklin has been sentenced to probation and home detention for committing overtime fraud. The US Attorney’s Office says George Finch was sentenced to 6 months home detention and 3 years’ probation and ordered to pay $11,000 in restitution after pleading guilty in 2021 to conspiracy and embezzlement from an agency receiving federal funds. Prosecutors say in 2015 and 2016 Finch submitted false overtime slips for shifts he didn’t work at the evidence warehouse.
August brings a free admission day to 31 cultural institutions throughout Greater Boston
Celina Colby is an arts and travel reporter with a fondness for Russian novels.... VIEW BIO. Every day for the entire month of August, a different Massachusetts museum or cultural institution will offer free admission as part of Highland Street Foundation’s August Adventures program. The Museum of African American...
The Boston Globe Being Upset We're Not About to Host the Olympics is the Stupidest Take in the History of Takes
As hard as it is to believe, this was once an actual thing. A video put together nine years ago by some of Boston's "community and business leaders" to secure the city as the site of the Olympics that are about to start in Paris. The case they were making...
2 Men Guilty Of Raping Woman At Hotel Party In Everett
A Middlesex County jury convicted two men for the rape of a woman at a party at a Everett hotel in 2020, authorities said on Thursday, July 25. William Gomez-Rojas, 31, of Chelsea was found guilty of one count of rape and one count of aggravated rape, and Jose Morales Jr., 36, of Malden, was f…
AEM/CTC Provides Services for Bob’s Discount Furniture Expansion
Westborough, MA – AEM/CTC, a division of AEM Building Solutions, is supporting the nationwide expansion of Bob’s Discount Furniture by actively engaging in both new construction and retrofit projects. The company’s services are currently implemented in 138 stores across the country. Bob’s Discount Furniture has chosen AEM/CTC...
Westborough Seeks Public Input for New Multi-Generational Community Center
By MyFM’s Claire Beverly – Westborough town officials want to know what you think should be offered at the town’s new multi-generational community center. This year the town bought the 64,000 square foot former Boston Sports Club on Union Street to house the Town’s Recreation Department and Senior Center and run rec programs for all ages. They have put out a survey to get your opinions and are also hosting some community meetings, including two on Tuesday, July 30. There is one at 2 pm at the Westborough Senior Center, focused on senior input and one at 6 pm at Memorial Hall focused on general input.
Assumption University Named to Money Magazine’s 2024 Best Colleges in America List
Money Magazine has named Assumption University to its 2024 list of Best Colleges in America. The magazine has also awarded Assumption a four out of five star rating in their criteria, which analyzed and compared over 700 four-year colleges on their quality of education, affordability, and outcomes for graduates in order to compile this year’s list.
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