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The future of Steward Health Care's hospitals remains uncertain after bidding deadline
Monday evening was the deadline for bids on the seven Massachusetts hospitals being sold by bankrupt Steward Health Care, and it could be a while before the public learns any details about who the bidders are. Steward hasn’t yet confirmed the receipt of any bids, and the company isn’t required...
Rowley discusses options for MBTA zoning, Rowley Farms 40B
ROWLEY — The zoning review committee (ZRC) has made it clear that it wants to comply with the MBTA Communities zoning law, despite voters defeating a proposed plan at the last town meeting. The MBTA zoning law, also called 3A, requires communities with or near an MBTA stop to...
Merrimack College’s Jail Education Project Reaches New Milestones
What began seven years ago as an initiative to eliminate barriers to education and serve the community, Merrimack College’s Jail Education Project (JEP) has evolved into a credential-bearing program that has served more than 350 students and in July will award its first associate degree to an incarcerated student.
Severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 1 a.m. Wednesday
NORTH SHORE — The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 1 a.m., July 17. The service forecast showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11 p.m. “Some of the storms could be severe,” it cautioned. After the storms, Wednesday is expected to be hot...
Salem’s Public Artist in Residence Seeks Stories for Art Project
The City of Salem is excited to host multi-disciplinary artist Julia Csekö between May and December 2024 as the Public Artist in Residence (PAiR) at the Artist Row Residency Studio, located at 24 New Derby St, Salem MA. About the Project. The participatory public art installation Transcending Borders –...
Boston Red Sox Select BYU Cougar Pitcher Ben Hansen
PROVO, Utah – The wait is over for BYU freshman pitcher Ben Hansen after the Boston Red Sox selected Hansen in the 20th and final round of the 2024 MLB draft. The Red Sox picked Hansen with the 597th overall pick in the 2024 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Hansen...
Karen Read’s lawyers are doubling down on their push to dismiss 2 charges
Judge Beverly Cannone declared a mistrial “with no warning to, or solicitation of objections from, the parties,” Read's lawyers allege in a new filing. ’s lawyers say they had “no opportunity” to weigh in before Judge Beverly Cannone declared a mistrial in the Mansfield woman’s murder case earlier this month, doubling down on their push to toss two of the three charges against Read.
2 men sentenced in 2021 armed standoff on Massachusetts highway
WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — Two men have been sentenced for their role in an armed standoff on a busy Massachusetts highway in 2021 that lasted more than eight hours and caused traffic delays during a busy Fourth of July weekend. Jamhal Tavon Sanders Latimer was sentenced Tuesday in Middlesex...
Watertown Square Plan Approved by Council & Planning Board; Zoning & Design to Occur This Fall
After three meetings, and nearly 10 hours of discussion and public comment, the City Council and Planning Board approved the Watertown Square Area Plan on Tuesday night. The plan was amended by the Council, but retained the major goals of the version first discussed by the boards at the first meeting on June 13: a by-right housing unit capacity of 3,133; and the Four Corners reconfiguration of the Watertown Square roadways, which removes Charles River Road from the intersection. The details of the zoning and design to make the plan a reality will take place this fall, including some public meetings.
AI-powered hiring process perceived as more fair when blind to race or gender
Job applicants can be suspicious of the hiring process if a company uses artificial intelligence to pre-screen candidates and facilitate hiring decisions, a Northeastern University expert says, but their perception improves when they learn that an algorithm is "blind" to such characteristics as gender, race or age. A group of...
BARSTOOL BASKETBALL DOCUMENTARY SERIES | SEASON 2 EP. 2
After a glorious game one victory, the squad was back in the office and naturally everybody was arguing with each other. Even after a great win, the team couldn't agree on one thing: should Tommy Smokes have taken the potential game winning shot? This brings up an interesting conversation considering the circumstances. Is it too much of a "bit" to see if Tommy would have made the game winner? Or would it be good for content either way? Despite the awesome win the week prior, we were still all at each others throats.
CANCELED:Last Summer Concert on the Green Tonight, July 17: Compaq Big Band
Update: due to impending weather, this concert has been canceled. Barring any surprise mother nature-y things (well, it is maybe not looking good), the 19-piece ensemble called the Compaq Big Band will play tonight on the Weston Town Green from 7-8:30 pm. They will play many classic hits from the Big Band era to close out the 2024 Weston Summer Concert Series, sponsored by Cambridge Trust.
Boston tax shift plan faces more turbulence
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu directly pitched lawmakers Tuesday on her plan to allow the city to avoid a potentially dramatic tax hike for residents by temporarily placing more of the burden on commercial property owners. Legislators on the Joint Committee on Revenue pushed Wu on the idea, with questions about...
Incoming Simmons Undergrad Selected for Journalism Initiative
Incoming Simmons student Tristan Ortiz ’28 was accepted into the Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Class of 2024, a project sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater New Haven, Connecticut. Ortiz will spend the summer writing articles for the Council’s website.
This Show Is Tonight: Totally Tubular Festival revives an ’80s party
The ’80s were a very long time ago, and yet, pop culture’s greatest decade remains timeless. The music lives on forever as well, as those who made their mark are still out on the road showing off songs that are often older than the crowds that came to hear them. The latest MTV-flavored retro dance party package tour to make the rounds in 2024 is the Totally Tubular Festival, which crashes a new wave down on Lansdowne Street at MGM Music Hall at Fenway tonight (July 17).
Pure Lithium Wins Start Up Coup de Coeur Award at World Materials Forum for Battery Ready Lithium Metal Electrode
BOSTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / July 16, 2024 / Pure Lithium Corporation, a disruptive Boston-based lithium metal battery technology company, is pleased to announce it has won the 2024 WMF Start Up Coup de Coeur Award at the World Materials Forum in Paris. Pure Lithium was chosen from a field...
Boston Plastic Surgeons: New England's Cosmetic Surgery Excellence
Analyzing patient feedback from 162 practices, the Boston, MA Plastic Surgeons Research Report highlighted practices with the highest ratings from over 2,000 Google reviews. BOSTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / July 13, 2024 / Boston has some of the most skilled plastic surgeons in the New England and Eastern states. Doctor Marketing, MD™ has analyzed data from over 162 medical practices and 2,165 online Google Reviews. According to their research report, the top clinics account for 1,107 Google Reviews and 51.13% percent of all plastic surgery reviews online for Boston plastic surgeons. With an average of over 110.7 patient reviews per practice, these surgeons display surgical excellence that sets them apart from the rest. In the Boston metropolitan area, Boston residents (Bostonian) have shared their positive medical spa (medspa) and cosmetic surgery procedure experiences, from the thousands of reviews analyzed.
AES Leads Industry with Increased Number of UL 61010-1 Certified Test Chambers
ACTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / July 10, 2024 / Associated Environmental Systems is pleased to announce an expansion in our offerings of more environmental test chamber models meeting the UL 61010-1 certification. As of April 30th, AES gained UL status for our SC temperature-only chamber series, SCH temperature with humidity test chamber series, and FD and HD series 10 and 13 cu ft models.
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