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Body donors pull bequests to Harvard following morgue scandal
Dozens of people have withdrawn their plans to donate their bodies to Harvard Medical School in the year since news broke that the school’s morgue manager was allegedly pillaging bodies donated to the school. Last June, Cedric Lodge was arrested for trafficking in stolen human remains allegedly sourced from...
Zach Bryan Shows New England That Songwriters Have A Place On The Big Stage [Photos/Videos]
Country singer-songwriter Zach Bryan returned to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA on Wednesday for his second show at the home of the NFL’s New England Patriots in two months. Now deep into the Quittin’ Time Tour, it has been somewhat shocking to see him fill stadiums given how far the plain-spoken 28-year-old is from the stereotypical mass-appeal stadium act.
Shattered salsa jar causes $20K in damages at Massachusetts pool
NEEDHAM, Mass. - A popular pool in Massachusetts is back open after a jar of salsa led to $20,000 in repairs. The town of Needham's Park and Recreation Department posted on Facebook that the lap pool at Rosemary pool was closed on July 14. The reason was due to a...
Two Dartmouth police officers recognized for actions that saved local man’s life
Two local police officers were recognized for their life-saving actions. According to Dartmouth Police, on Monday morning, Officers Max Szteliga and Dominik Sullivan-Souza were presented with the department’s Life Saving Award for their actions on June 3, 2024. Officers Szteliga and Sullivan-Souza were on patrol when a call came...
Toll free: Troopers help rescue grazing horse at side of Mass. Pike in Charlton
CHARLTON — A horse that wandered to the edge of the Massachusetts Turnpike Monday morning, drawing a double-take from passing motorists, has been returned to its owner. State troopers wrangled the cooperative palomino after authorities received reports of a grazing horse to the side of the westbound lanes. A trucker from Texas joined the rescue, offering the troopers a length of rope and a helping hand.
'You don't want to touch him': Listen as boaters react to great white shark off Scituate
A group of boaters in Scituate, Massachusetts – about 20 miles south of Boston – had a very close encounter with a great white shark recently. Intense footage filmed by Jackson Roberts shows the shark approaching the boat that Roberts was riding on with friends. The shark circles the vessel and pops its...
Kristin Chenoweth Stuns in Tiny Tank Top, Reese Witherspoon Reacts
Broadway and Hollywood star Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked, The West Wing) stars in the new musical, The Queen of Versailles, which is based on the true story of Jackie Siegel, wife of Westgate Resorts owner David Siegel, who built a 90,000 sq. ft. mansion in Florida which they called Versailles as it was modeled after the Palace of Versailles in France. Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus) plays Jackie’s billionaire husband.
Massachusetts Boaters Stunned When Great White Shark Nibbles On Their Boat
A group of fishermen in Scituate, Massachusetts had an extremely closer encounter with a great white shark earlier this month when the massive shark popped up right next to their boat and appeared to nibble on their engine. The white shark appeared to be quite interested in the fishing vessel and while it never appeared […] The post Massachusetts Boaters Stunned When Great White Shark Nibbles On Their Boat appeared first on BroBible.
Massachusetts Mom Saves Umpire’s Life At Little League Baseball Game
A Massachusetts Mom saves an umpire’s life at her son’s little league baseball game in this viral story. Thanks to her quick actions, he’s down but not out!. You rarely hear good stories about parents at baseball games. Usually, viral stories at games like this involve a parent being too intense. Thankfully, this is not one of those stories. Watch the aftermath as a Massachusetts mom saves umpire’s life in a video below!
Mass. weather: Chance of rain, thunderstorms almost daily this week
After a pleasant day with highs in the mid-80s, Massachusetts will experience unsettled weather Monday evening that could be marked by heavy rainfall and localized flooding. But National Weather Service forecasters say the heaviest rainfall is likely to occur offshore, though there is a chance Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard or even Cape Cod are hit hard. The weather service said it could not “rule out” rotating thunderstorms impacting the Cape and Islands overnight.
You May Be Breaking Some of These Massachusetts Laws Without Knowing It
Massachusetts seems to have a law for everything and while it makes sense for some things others are just strange. As we all know the 4th of July recently passed and Massachusetts is the only state that has a law against consumer fireworks including buying, selling, and using. Some folks agree with this law while others think it's complete nonsense. In addition, this law doesn't seem to be enforced in Massachusetts at least not in my area. So, why even have the law if it's not being enforced? Either way, the law is the law.
More than 40 Mass. beaches closed on Sunday, July 21
More than 40 Massachusetts beaches were closed for swimming on Sunday, July 21, due to dangerously high bacteria levels or cyanobacteria blooms, according to the state’s beach closure dashboard. On Cape Cod, Clipper Lane beach and Follins Pond beach in Dennis and Marconi beach in Wellfleet were closed because...
Ashland man dies after motorcycle collides with car at intersection in Holliston
HOLLISTON — An Ashland man died Sunday after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car, authorities said. Holliston police identified the man as Andrew Palumbo, 62. According to a press release from police, Palumbo was riding the motorcycle at about 7:48 p.m. when it collided with a car near the intersection of Prentice and Mill streets.
Close game ends in confusion as Shamrocks face Northeast Bulls
MARLBOROUGH – The Shamrocks’ 18-point first half lead turned into an eight-point fourth quarter deficit. But after a missed field goal, Marlborough’s offense had the ball with more than five minutes left and a chance to tie the game. But after a scuffle and words exchanged, the...
Karen Read's case returns to court for first time after high-profile mistrial
DEDHAM, Mass. — Noisy crowds of demonstrators gathered Monday outside the Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts, where Karen Read returned to court for a hearing that set a schedule for moving from her mistrial earlier this month to a second jury trial early next year. With no...
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