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Neema Avashia criticizes JD Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ narrative of Appalachian culture
Neema Avashia’s Indian American family was among the minority in West Virginia, a place she describes as having demographics that put you in two camps: white or not white. Though she said some people didn’t understand her family or community, she describes growing up in Appalachia was largely an experience of “care and love.”
Carney Closure Means Loss Of Health Care “Cornerstone”
DPH Commissioner: “The Pain In That Room Was Truly Palpable”. STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, AUG. 14, 2024…..With Carney Hospital on the brink of shuttering, Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Robbie Goldstein described a Dorchester community forum on Steward Health Care’s planned closure as “sad” but offered no path forward for saving the facility.
Summer Scholars: WPI’s 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Programs Inspire a New Wave of Students Ready to Take on the Challenges of Tomorrow
The energy in WPI's Innovation Studio was sizzling August 1st during the 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Showcase that drew together a wide array of presenters with 70 projects on display. This annual event is more than just an exhibition—it's a vibrant celebration of WPI’s impact on an ever-growing community of aspiring scientists and engineers.
Five things to do this weekend
Aug. 17 and 18, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, American Heritage Museum, 568 Main St., Hudson. A fantastic weekend where you can see some of the American Heritage museum’s tanks, including the M26 Pershing, M4 Sherman, M24 Chaffee and M36 Jackson, and other privately owned military vehicles operating on our tank driving grounds behind the museum. Information: https://www.americanheritagemuseum.org/
Highway Horror in New Hampshire! Logging Truck Teeters Over Wall After Shocking Crash!
MANCHESTER, NH – A stretch of highway in New Hampshire was expected to be closed for “several hours” Friday after a logging truck flipped over a guardrail, leaving part of the trailer dangling over a road below. Interstate 293 Southbound was closed in the area of Exit...
Air quality alert in place across Massachusetts on Friday
An air quality alert is in place for two of Massachusetts’ largest cities on Friday as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to drift through the Bay State. The alert, which includes the cities of Charlemont, Greenfield, Orange, Barre, Fitchburg, Chesterfield, Blandford, Amherst, Northampton, Springfield, Milford, and Worcester, is in place until midnight on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
Man faces domestic violence charge after shooting woman in Lewiston, police say
LEWISTON, Maine (WMTW) - A Massachusetts man is facing multiple charges, including domestic violence, in connection with a Lewiston shooting that left a woman seriously injured, according to police in the Maine city. The Lewiston Police Department said the shooting happened at about 2 a.m. Friday at 100 Blake St.,...
Occidental College Launches 4-3 Pathway to Doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy
Through a new partnership, aspiring physical therapists can complete their bachelor’s degree at Occidental and earn priority consideration for a three-year graduate program at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (MCPHS). The 4-3 Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) pathway offers an opportunity for qualified Occidental students to...
Federal funds flow to Fitchburg Municipal, New Bedford Regional airports
Two Massachusetts municipal airports, in Fitchburg and New Bedford, will be able to invest in infrastructural improvements with the award of more than $2 million in federal funds through the Federal Aviation Administration. The work at Fitchburg Municipal Airport includes lighting, hangars and taxiways and taxi lanes for aircraft. It will allow the...
The classic lemonade stand becomes a teaching tool: What Gardner-area kids are learning
This summer, 9-year-old Reaghan Micklus found her passion for entrepreneurship by opening a lemonade stand at her Ashburnham home. After dad John Micklus was looking for a bank that offered kid-friendly savings accounts to start his daughter Reaghan's financial literacy journey, they found out about the Lemonade Learning Club at Fidelity Bank in Gardner. ...
AGC MA Concludes 2024 Building Advancement Externship
Wellesley, MA — For the fourth consecutive year, The Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts (AGC MA) hosted a weeklong Building Advancement Externship (BAE) for high school educators and administrators. “The AGC MA externship program is designed to ensure that academic leaders who support and advise students on future career...
Oakmont students will take another step towards career readiness: How the new program works
In an effort to teach as many students at Oakmont Regional High School career readiness as possible, the school has created a network of mentors available this academic year to students. Vice Principal Brian Cote has partnered with MassHire to establish this network of local individuals with careers in various industries, from communications and marketing at major corporations like Amazon and Walmart to local business owners like Smith Country Cheese in Winchendon. ...
Mass. residents left cleaning up severe storm damage
The storm cleanup continues Friday morning in Middlesex County, where gusty winds and rain knocked powerlines and brought down trees. The Department of Public Works made rounds across Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to get rid of tree limbs that snapped after Thursday afternoon's storm. "We heard a very loud crack, and about...
Woosox Slip to the Ironpigs 4-1
Threatening to rain out, the dark clouds cleared just enough so that a possibly canceled game became only a rain delay. Commanding the rubber for the Woosox is RHP Justin Hagenman entering with a 2-5 record. Woosox bats have been quiet lately and although not lighting up the scoreboard were...
The system is failing young adults with autism after they turn 22, Mass. families say
On a recent afternoon in Lexington, Aloke Roy and his parents watched as a dancer, adorned with gold jewelry, performed bharatanatyam, a classical South Indian dance. Aloke, 23, likes to attend these shows any chance he can, where he is captivated by the bright colors and storytelling through dance. Aloke...
Aren’t we special (in a bad way): Drought lingers in northeastern corner
NORTH SHORE — Recent rain has eradicated drought in most of Massachusetts — except for one little corner of the state. The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor report says abnormally dry conditions persist in from the Newburyport area northwards. Meanwhile, the state’s Drought Management Taskforce said the Parker River...
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