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Florida man sentenced for identity theft, defrauding the SBA
A Florida man was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Boston for conspiring to use a stolen identities to obtain Small Business Administration disaster loans and then launder the money, the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s office said in a statement. Hector Garcia, 52, of Ocala, Florida, was sentenced to time...
Nantucket Select Board Wants Renegotiation Of Current Wind Agreement
The Nantucket Select Board is planning to renegotiate its good neighbor agreement with Vineyard Wind. The Select Board decided to act days after a huge turbine blade failed and broke apart, sending fiberglass and foam onto Nantucket beaches. The panel finds that the emergency has revealed that Vineyard Wind's communication...
Public input opportunity for state Age and Dementia Action Plan
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — In preparation for updates to the Massachusetts Age and Dementia Action Plan, LifePath, the Franklin Regional Council of Governments, and the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative will be co-hosting a listening session to collect local feedback for the state on how to be more age and dementia-friendly. The listening seasoning will take place on Monday, July 29th from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the John Olver Transit Center in Greenfield.
Man cashes in after a dream of diamonds with a stop at a South Shore 7-Eleven. What he won
Marilyn Monroe famously told the world that diamonds are a girl's best friend. A Plymouth man recently became awfully friendly with them as well. After dreaming the night before about...
1 Jar of Salsa Cost a New England Town $20,000 in Damages and Repairs
If you are like me, you read that headline and said, "Uh, WHAT?" How can one jar of salsa cost a town over $20,000?. I'll tell you how: glass. Nearly every public pool has a few rules: no outside food, and NO glass in the form of a water bottle, beer bottle, or in this case, a salsa jar.
Brody Byrne, Age 7, is competing in the Ultimate Mullet Competition to benefit Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors
Business in the front, party in the back. 7-year-old Brody Byrne from South Boston is competing in the Ultimate Mullet Competition to benefit Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors, which is taking place this summer. “I started growing my mullet in Covid. Last summer, I had a bad barber...
Clougherty Pool in Charlestown reopens after $30 million renovation
BOSTON (WHDH) - The Clougherty Pool in Charlestown reopened recently after two years of renovations. The pool was built in the 1940s and suddenly shut down in 2022 due to disrepair. Charlestown residents rallied and petitioned the city to fix it – and their work paid off. The city...
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How WILD AM 1090 became the authoritative voice of Boston's Black community
BOSTON – At 90 Warren St. in Roxbury, a non-descript brick building stands largely unnoticed. It blends in with the bustling environment with anonymity. Yet in the 80s and 90s, it was home to WILD AM 1090, a major force in the Boston radio universe."We win 'Best of Boston' from Boston magazine. Our little daytime morning show was all that and then some," recalled "Coach" Willie Maye. How WILD AM 1090 rose to prominenceFor decades, WILD AM 1090 was the authoritative voice of the Black community in Boston. It was the first station to play New Edition, and was the...
Sunny and warm weekend ahead: Pleasant air and clear skies expected
The drier air came rushing in Thursday night after the downpours moved out. We're in the pleasant air through the weekend with plenty of sun and warm temperatures and we'll do our best to match last weekend's gorgeousness. One big difference in this weekend's forecast is the sea breeze that...
Three Massachusetts Colleges Outrageous Tuitions Named Most Expensive in U.S.
Massachusetts is famous for many things, but the concentration of colleges in the Commonwealth and the rest of New England is unmatched. So it makes sense that some of the nation's best schools are right in Massachusetts. The cost of higher education is rising, despite student debt continuing to plague...
Drug raids yield more than 400 grams of cocaine
The Plymouth police drug unit, with the help of Kingston and state police, raided homes this week in Boston, Plymouth, and Kingston, seizing more than 400 grams of cocaine and $16,000 in cash. Three people were arrested and charged with cocaine- related offenses, according to court records. Two of them...
Unreliability is a drag on value of the green line finally coming to Somerville, leaders tell MBTA
Unreliability is a drag on value of the green line finally coming to Somerville, leaders tell MBTA. Just two years after the opening of the MBTA light rail green line extension into Somerville and Medford, a piece of infrastructure decades in the making, local leaders and advocates are still frustrated by frequent delays, a lack of publicly available data and overall unreliability of the service.
Attleboro police seek help after finding 20 abandoned kittens
Attleboro police are asking the public for help after finding 20 abandoned kittens. Police said they received a report from a woman on Tuesday who found a box of kittens near the Woodlawn Cemetry. Animal control and MSPCA Police were notified. According to police, a dark colored minivan was seen...
North End restaurant owner pleads guilty to 2023 shooting, reports say
A Boston restaurant owner suspected of shooting a gun outside an Italian bakery in the North End in 2023 changed his plea to guilty while in court on Friday, according to media reports. In Suffolk Superior Court, Monica’s Trattoria owner Patrick Mendoza pleaded guilty to charges of assault and battery...
2 teens held without bail in connection with robbing boy at gunpoint
Two 15-year-old boys were arraigned on Friday in connection with robbing a 9-year-old boy at gunpoint over his phone, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office announced. Both teenagers were charged with armed robbery and threat to commit a crime, Hayden’s office said in a statement. They were ordered...
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