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Bruins take care of another restricted free agent
The Bruins are down to just one order of business when it comes to their restricted free agent class. Already having defensemen Michael Callahan and Alec Regula inked to deals late last week, Tuesday came with the signing of forward Marc McLaughlin to a one-year, two-way deal worth $775,000 at the NHL level, and has now left goaltender Jeremy Swayman as the B’s last remaining restricted free agent.
Taylor Swift look-alike show draws fans, social media buzz to New Hampshire Canobie Lake Park
It's a Cruel Summer at Canobie Lake Park, just over the Massachusetts line in Salem, New Hampshire. Lost “The Great War” with Ticketmaster trying to get tickets to Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour? Are you down bad crying at the gym over missing the highest grossing tour of all time? Look no further than Canobie Lake Park in Salem, New Hampshire to get your Swiftie fix.
Methuen Plans Purchase of Historic Searles Estate; Perry to Seek Council Support
Methuen plans to purchase the historic estate of the late Edward F. Searles from the Sisters of Presentation of Mary and establish an independent commission to guide its future. Methuen Mayor Neil Perry said Tuesday the city last Friday signed an agreement, subject to City Council approval, to buy the...
Trinity Health no longer accepts UnitedHealthcare after failed compromise
CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — As of July 1, Trinity Health of New England no longer accepts UnitedHealthcare insurance. Due to the change, patients covered by UnitedHealthcare Commercial or Medicare Advantage plans may experience changes in their coverage. Trinity Health representatives said they’ve been working to reach a fair agreement with UnitedHealthcare to “appropriately cover the true […]
Medical recovery centers for homeless could expand across Mass.
What started as a pilot program in certain Massachusetts cities to create safe spaces for the homeless while they are recovering from an injury, surgery or chronic illness could soon be expanded across the state. The project, Homeless Medical Respite Service, has already addressed the needs of more than 60 people in five Massachusetts communities: providing protected recovery time and space to residents who would otherwise be discharged into a communal shelter space. And who could then...
More than 30 Massachusetts beaches closed during heat wave
BOSTON - More than 30 beaches across Massachusetts are closed for swimming Wednesday, the third day of a likely heat wave that's bringing excessive temperatures and humidity to the area. The Department of Public Health publishes a daily dashboard of beach closures. Check the list below, which was last updated on Wednesday morning.Massachusetts beach closuresDamon Pond Beach, Ashby (Bacterial Exceedance)Ashland Reservoir - Main Beach, Ashland (Bacterial Exceedance) Hopkinton Reservoir - Main Beach, Ashland (Bacterial Exceedance)Hopkinton Reservoir - Upper Beach, Ashland (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)Ayer Town Beach, Ayer (Bacterial Exceedance) Keyes Beach, Barnstable (Bacterial Exceedance)Malibu, Boston (Bacterial Exceedance)Tenean, Boston (Bacterial Exceedance)South...
Advocate says migrant, unhoused families were planning to sleep at MBTA station
QUINCY - The state has made it clear that its emergency shelter program is at capacity. That has not stopped dozens of migrants heading to Massachusetts through any number of federal programs. Last week, the state announced it would stop allowing so-called "newcomers" to sleep at Logan Airport. Families had been sleeping there when they first arrived in Boston through the airport's Terminal E. In doing so, the state said families would be sent straight to emergency shelters like the one in Norfolk at the old Bay State Correctional Center.On Tuesday, WBZ-TV found dozens of people being dropped off...
Former Senator Scott Brown frustrated by state of politics, recalls "petty" sabotage
BOSTON - In the wake of Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, there have been bipartisan calls for political unity and restraint, but is that really possible?"I'd be lying if I said I'm not frustrated with the state of politics," said Scott Brown, former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and former Ambassador to New Zealand. Brown, who spoke to WBZ from Milwaukee where his band, Scott Brown and the Diplomats is performing at a Republican National Convention related event, has been out of elective politics since losing his 2014 bid to return to the Senate. His close ties to...
Noah Kahan livestreaming sold-out Fenway Park shows
BOSTON — Singer Noah Kahan, a Vermont native, takes the stage Thursday and Friday at Boston's Fenway Park, both shows sold out to fans who resonate with the singer's message of breaking the stigma surrounding mental health. "It's more important than ever how we're destigmatizing mental health and things...
‘City Splash’ Returns to the Charles
Photo Courtesy Artemisia Luk The Charles River Conservancy’s annual swim, ‘City Splash,’ returned on Saturday, July 13, to Fiedler Dock on the Charles River Esplanade. Pictured participants include top row, standing, left to right: Sen. Sal DiDomenico; Lonsdale Koester (CRC Board Chair); Simeen Ali Mohsen (CRC Board); Mary McCarthy (Department of Conservation and Recreation); Sen. Will Brownsberger; Matthew O’Malley (Vicinity); Cllr. Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler; and Rep. Jay Livingstone; bottom row, left to right: Nayeli Rodriguez (CRC Board); Laura Jasinski (CRC Executive Director); Cllr. Patricia Nolan; and Jen Mergel (Esplanade Association Executive Director).
‘Boston Rat Action Plan’ to crack down on infestation with rodentologist findings
Boston plans to unleash a blitzkrieg on its rat infestation through a new preventative course of action released by Mayor Michelle Wu’s Office on Wednesday, based on recent research from a renowned area urban rodentologist. Announced as part two of the final report in the “Boston Rat Action Plan,”...
Collaborative effort supports an MIT resilient to the impacts of extreme heat
Warmer weather can be a welcome change for many across the MIT community. But as climate impacts intensify, warm days are often becoming hot days with increased severity and frequency. Already this summer, heat waves in June and July brought daily highs of over 90 degrees Fahrenheit. According to the Resilient Cambridge report published in 2021, from the 1970s to 2000, data from the Boston Logan International Airport weather station reported an average of 10 days of 90-plus temperatures each year. Now, simulations are predicting that, in the current time frame of 2015-44, the number of days above 90 F could be triple the 1970-2000 average.
Story promoted to interim Parker Middle School principal
READING - Schools’ Superintendent Dr. Thomas Milsachewski recently selected second-year Parker Middle School administrator Dr. Jill Story to step into the leadership vacuum created by the late May resignation of former Parker Middle School Principal Rochelle Rubino. During the latest School Committee gathering in the RMHS Library late last...
Eastern Bank and Cambridge Trust join forces
Banner Business Sponsored by The Boston Foundation. On July 15, Eastern Bankshares, Inc., the stock holding company for Eastern Bank, announced its merger with Cambridge Bancorp, the parent company of Cambridge Trust. Founded in 1818, Boston-based Eastern Bank is Greater Boston’s leading local bank and the largest bank-owned independent investment...
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