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Some flights grounded due to tech issue; impacts felt at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A worldwide internet outage is impacting airports around the world, including in New Hampshire. At this time, these are the airlines that are most impacted:. American Airlines. Allegiant. Delta Air Lines. United Airlines are all dealing with these communication issues. According to the Federal Aviation Administration,...
Startup Star: Abridge Law Grows Through Flat Fees for Services
When talking about her own enterprise, Kristin Mendoza likes to quote an adage that says overnight success takes 10 years to develop. Proving that true, Mendoza co-wrote an article in 2010 arguing for a change in the paradigm of law firms billing by the hour. But a decade passed before she launched Abridge Law, a firm that offers its clients a flat fee for services, rather than charging clients for each minute spent on their behalf.
PIttsfield Little Leaguers Advance in Section 1 Tournament
PITTSFIELD , Mass. — Sawyer Layne went 2-for-2 with multiple RBIs to lead Pittsfield past Athol/Orange, 17-1, in the Little League Section 1 Tournament on Thursday. Pittsfield stayed in the winner's bracket of the double-elimination tournament and will host Westfield on Friday evening. Athol came out the gate scoring...
Brentwood police seek help finding missing juvenile
BRENTWOOD — The Brentwood Police Department is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing juvenile with ties to the local area as well as Rochester, southern Maine, and Seacoast areas of New Hampshire. Angelina, whose last name has not been released, is reported missing, and authorities...
6 Massachusetts residents charged in double murder that left 5 others injured
Lynn, Mass. – The Office of Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker has charged six suspects in connection to the drive-by shooting that left Jandriel Heredia, 21, of Revere, and Abraham Diaz, 25, of Lynn dead, and five others injured. The shooting took place at approximately 2:20 a.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at a gathering held at 189 Essex Street in Lynn. The following defendants have been charged with two counts of murder: Justin Alba, 25, of Peabody; and Lynn residents Darwin Batista, 20; Yefferson Vallecillo Cambar, 22; Carlos Ramirez Corniel, 16; Leonardo Espinoza, 15; and Abel Severino Reyes, 21.
Video: Sunny and pleasant Friday; mostly dry weekend ahead
Much drier, more comfortable air has finally arrived...and it looks to continue into the weekend!. A much more pleasant night ahead with fair skies and with lows dipping into the 50s for the first time since July 3rd in some spots. Warm, but with low humidity and lots of sunshine...
Tensions rise at ENC's migrant shelter in Quincy as homeless families are asked to leave
QUINCY ‒ As the migrant crisis stretches the state’s network of emergency shelters to capacity, the temporary shelter and family welcome center at Eastern Nazarene College has been depositing homeless families, some against their will, at the Wollaston MBTA station, according to city officials and police. Quincy Police...
This sprawling waterfront estate can be yours. The cost: $40 million
DUXBURY − An oceanfront residential Goose Point compound owned by a former Citicorp CEO is on the market for $40 million. The Long Point Lane estate sits on 25 acres along Cape Cod Bay and has more than 1,000 feet of water frontage and a private pier. The home,...
Springing for a new hotel: Groundbreaking for 100-room Springhill Suites held Wednesday, July 17
The City of Fitchburg continues to grow at a rapid pace, and now there will be dozens of new hotel rooms on the way to help accommodate the area’s also growing number of visitors. On Wednesday, July 17, Fitchburg Mayor Julia Arata-Fratta, City staff, the Fitchburg Chamber of Commerce,...
This Quabbin track athlete sweeps voting categories, earns Athlete of the Year honor
Last week, The Gardner News put out a vote to let readers have a say in the winner of The Gardner News Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year. The results of the poll, along with votes from the staff, were combined to decide the winner. Seth Twarog of...
Controversial Nashua asphalt plant called off, for now, after company drops lawsuit
A proposal to build an asphalt plant in a residential neighborhood in Nashua has been effectively scrapped. The company proposing the project dropped a lawsuit this week that aimed to reverse an earlier rejection of its plans. The asphalt plant, proposed by the Newport Construction Corporation, has been a concern...
Karen Read jury list impounded indefinitely as juror says, ‘I am frightened'
The judge in the case won't release the names of the people who served on the deadlocked jury, she said in a filing Thursday, citing a juror whom the judge found to have a credible fear for her and her family's safety. Also Thursday, Read's lawyers shared in a court...
Manchester Inmate on Work Release Back in Custody
A 34-year-old inmate on work release is back in custody after being placed on escape status last around 8 o’clock Wednesday night. Angel Caballery failed to return to the Calumet Transitional Housing Unit in Manchester by 7 p.m. The state Department of Corrections said he clocked out for lunch...
Topsfield’s hidden pasta factory
Wearing an apron and a smile, Angelo Cerminara steps outside to give an Italian welcome to his Topsfield home, which is also the site of his business, L’Amore Della Pasta. He shuts the door quickly to keep the kitchen sanitary. Stacked wooden racks hold rows of drying fettuccine colored with vegetable powder: black-flecked yellow, green, orange, with purple soon to come.
Window Issue Will Fail Mass. Inspection
Yearly inspections of your vehicle are a big deal in Massachusetts. Vehicles older than fifteen years do not have to pass an emissions test, but all vehicles that are on the road must pass a safety examination. Massachusetts Yearly Inspection Costs $35.00. Don't try delaying your inspection, either. Massachusetts has...
Man who admitted he fatally bludgeoned Nashua man sentenced to decades in prison
NASHUA, N.H. — The man who bludgeoned a Nashua man to death nearly three years ago will spend at least the next 37 years in prison. Ryan Barden pleaded guilty in May to second-degree murder and was sentenced at a hearing on Thursday. Jared Daly, 35, was killed in...
With time running out, advocates push bill to require rear-facing car seats in Mass.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of Christina Hayman, senior manager of government affairs with the American Automobile Association. BOSTON ― There was urgency at a legislative briefing held at the State House Wednesday by proponents of a bill that would require children to be strapped into rear-facing car seats until they reach age 2. ...
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