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North Shore property sales, July 15 – July 21, 2024
If you would like your name removed for privacy reasons, email news@thelocalnews.news. Previous North Shore property sales can be found here. 7/16/2024Hudson, Marshall RGhiura, Diana M7 Beechwood Cir Lot 18$1,000,000. 7/15/2024Quinn, John SMorrill, Dominick310 Ipswich Rd Lot 1$780,000. 7/18/2024John Ferrigno Revocable TrustPollard, Theodore531 Main St$625,000. Essex property sales. No sales...
Tewksbury Woman Scores $120K Keno Jackpot In State Lottery
A Tewksbury woman landed a major payday after correctly guessing all nine numbers in the Massachusetts State Lottery's Keno game. Hillary Fetters won $120,000 after matching the numbers in the June 25 drawing. She would have only collected $40,000, but the 3X multiplier drawn after the game pu…
With no comment, Rockport Select Board declines to reappoint conscom chair
During a routine annual reappointment of committee, board and commission members on July 9 the Rockport Select Board voted 4-1 against reappointing Laura Kozachek to the Conservation Commission. Kozachek was serving as its chair. The only discussion prior to the vote was Selectwoman Laura Evans stating strong support for Kozachek.
Photos: Kids (old and young) out to touch trucks
BOXFORD — It was a tri-town affair as three towns pitched in to hold a giant Touch-a-Truck event Saturday. Held on a hot morning in the Masconomet High School parking lot, kids of all ages clambered in and out of emergency vehicles, DPW trucks and landscaping equipment. Everything from...
Grumpy Old Men back on ICAM
Grumpy Old Men are at it again. A new episode, this time featuring French cuisine, will air on Ipswich Community Access Media (ICAM). ICAM channels are Comcast 9 and Verizon 33. The show will air on Sundays at 1 p.m., Wednesdays at 7 p.m., and Fridays at 4:30 p.m. ICAM...
Mass. residents among those sick in deadly multi-state listeria outbreak
Two Massachusetts residents are among those who have become sick as part of a deadly multi-state outbreak of listeria that has been linked to eating deli meats, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). So far, 28 people in 12 different state have become sick due to the bacteria...
Not the elusive Roslindale bull, but couple still sees something startling up in their hillside backyard this morning
Pass reports from the area of Beech Street and Alpheus Road on Roslindale's Grew Hill that this morning he and his wife looked out into their backyard this morning and spotted a foraging deer - not something that particular area is known for (down the hill at the George Wright Golf Course or Sherrin Woods, sure):
Mass. Man Finds Rare, Very Dangerous Tick On Him
Sickness from a tick bite is a regular concern for folks in Massachusetts during active season. When one thinks of a tick bite they usually think of lyme disease, however there is a population of a new to Massachusetts ticks they don't carry the bacteria that causes lyme but something else.
Celtics legend Dave Cowens showing off his shooting touch at 67
It had been decades since Hall of Fame Boston Celtics big man and Florida State legend Dave Cowens picked up a basketball as a player. But the then-67-year-old Celtics icon put on a shooting clinic in 2016 at his alma mater in Tallahassee, Florida. The two-time Boston champion sank shot after shot without breaking a sweat in this clip embedded below, only missing the first underhanded free throw he attempted, and making up for it with another made shot backward over his head. No word on whether the former NBA Most Valuable Player of 1973 is planning a comeback with that...
Police: Bristol County man is dead after jet ski incident at Massachusetts pond
A local man is dead after an incident involving a jet ski. According to police, on Saturday, at 4:23 p.m., the Rutland Police Department and the Rutland Fire Department were dispatched to Turkey Hill Pond for a report of a jet ski that had turned over in the water, and the operator had disappeared under the water. Witnesses reported that the individual appeared to be in distress before going under.
NH community colleges freeze tuition again in 2024-25: Here's what it costs
CONCORD — The Community College System of New Hampshire, which includes Great Bay Community College, is freezing tuition for the upcoming academic year at last year’s rate, which has been unchanged since 2018. This makes the 2024-25 academic year the seventh consecutive year with flat in-state tuition of $215 per credit.
Man dies in Rutland jet ski accident
A 46-year-old Attleboro man died Saturday after his jet ski overturned in Turkey Hill Pond in Rutland, the Police Department said in a press release. Rutland police and firefighters went to the pond shortly before 4:30 p.m. after receiving a report that a man who had been operating a jet ski had disappeared under the water after appearing to be in distress.
Toxic ‘trash juice’ a problem at four NH landfills, including in Rochester
Litter in and around the landfill. Waste outside of the permitted area. Releases of liquid pollution. Failure to file mandatory reports. These are some of the issues found at four of the state’s active landfills, documented by letters of deficiency sent by the Department of Environmental Services from January to June. Many of the problems centered around the management of leachate, the “trash juice” created when rainfall mixes with waste that can be highly toxic.
New Hampshire Visitor with Measles was in Concord and Alton
The state Department of Health and Human Services says measles has been detected in a person who visited New Hampshire. The infected individual visited the Texas Roadhouse in Concord July 6th, and the Baked and Brewed Cafe in Alton and Common Man in Merrimack July 7th. The person got measles...
FEATURE: Navs' Will Jones Enters All-Star Break Among NECBL's Best
Before each start, North Shore Navigators pitcher Will Jones does his best to follow the same routine. It starts by sleeping in as late as possible and then eating a meal high in protein and carbohydrates, according to Jones. From there, Jones said he likes to take some time to...
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