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Boston teen grateful to be alive after shooting near Franklin Park
BOSTON - Oriana Dunker is grateful to be alive. She was one of five people Boston police say were shot Sunday night near Franklin Park following the Dominican Festival. "I don't know why they would shoot me and my friend. I don't understand I was not expecting to get hurt," Oriana said. Oriana, 17, was there with her best friend who was also shot. She says they were just about to leave the event. "I just heard five gunshots pop, pop, pop so I just started running and then I just fell down and I knew that someone shot me," Oriana...
Boston at high risk for West Nile virus, health officials say
Boston is one of eight Massachusetts communities where the risk of getting West Nile virus is now considered high, health officials said Friday. The other seven communities at high risk for the virus, which can cause severe illness, are in Plymouth County, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health: Abington, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester and Whitman.
Christine Ricci receives life in prison for killing Boston firefighter husband
Prosecutors said Ricci was unable to move past her rage and jealousy over an extramarital affair her husband had several years prior. A Marshfield woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for stabbing her Boston firefighter husband to death in 2021 following a verbal altercation at the couple’s home.
Boys & Girls Club of Manchester Keystone Club takes 1st place in career preparation
Boys & Girls Club of Manchester’s (BGCM) Keystone Club took first place in the career preparation category at the National Keystone Conference in Atlanta in late July. According to a recent press release, at the club’s annual Meet the Leaders event earlier this year, young members strategized, planned and executed the event from start to finish.
State Reports Progress on Trails in Pittsburg After Torrential Summer Storms
PITTSBURG – Ravaged by summer’s torrential rains, progress is coming to the state’s valued trails in the Great North Woods which are crucial to tourism here. And communities in Grafton and Coos counties whose infrastructure was hit hard by the July storms are invited to begin applying for federal reimbursements.
Officer in stable condition after being struck by car Thursday night at Weirs
WEIRS BEACH — A man accused of intentionally hitting a Laconia police officer with a car Thursday night is charged with attempted capital murder. Officer John Skehan was in stable condition as of Friday afternoon, police say. Justin A. Spirko, 38, waived his right to arraignment Friday morning at...
Editorial: On Dartmouth’s Unique Term
Before I sat down to write this editorial, I looked back at what previous summer editors had to say about their sophomore summers. Disregarding the tired and now-ancient references to the pandemic, I gathered that, in the aggregate, the ’24s and ’25s approached their summer terms with optimism and enjoyed a formative experience. Sunset hikes and days on the dock aplenty, I can surmise that their summers were all—or, at least most—of what they were supposed to be. After all, the still-impressionable underclassmen are told time and time again how special the summer is.
State files appeal in ConVal School District case
A week after appealing Judge David Ruoff’s order ruling the statewide education property tax unconstitutional, the state has appealed his order in the suit brought by the ConVal School District finding that the state is shirking its duty to fund an adequate education as required by Part II, Article 83 of the Constitution and ordered by the NH Supreme Court in 1993 and reaffirmed in 1997.
Thrift store, central to Salvation Army's budget, needs new home
LACONIA — For 13 years, shoppers have been able to find bargains on necessities, or maybe treasures they didn’t realize they needed, at the Salvation Army thrift store on New Salem Street. The store also generates the lion’s share of the revenue that funds the religious organization’s community service projects.
Husband vanishes during family's vacation in popular southern coastal enclave
A Massachusetts man is missing after he vanished from a family vacation in Hilton Head, South Carolina. The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) on Thursday said authorities are still looking for Stanley Kotowski, 60, of Methuen, Massachusetts, who was last seen leaving S. Sea Pines Drive around 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 16.
Early Voting for Statewide Primary
TEWKSBURY, MA — Early voting in the statewide primary begins this weekend at Town Hall. No application is required to vote in-person. The statewide primary election is September 3rd. Positions on the ballot can be found here. They include the U.S Senator, U.S Representative, Governor’s Councilor, State Senator, State...
Vermont’s longest-running fair celebrates 227 years
WINHALL, Vt. (WCAX) - What it might lack in size compared to other fairs around the state, the Bondville Fair in Southern Vermont makes up for in longevity. “It’s something that we all look forward to for the entire year. It marks the end of summer but it’s really the highlight of our summer,” said Mary Beth Adelson of the Bondville Fair.
“Come From Away” to be screened at Chelmsford Public Schools
CHELMSFORD – The McCarthy and Parker Middle School PTOs are sponsoring a free screening of the Broadway musical “Come From Away” for Chelmsford families. The screening will take place on Monday, Sept. 9, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Carl J. Rondina Performing Arts Center at Chelmsford High School.
Plymouth closing all public parks and fields from dusk to dawn amid town’s high risk status for EEE
Starting tonight, all public parks and fields in Plymouth will be closed daily from dusk until dawn in response to the town’s high risk status for Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE.
Lite Waite: Memories of “The Thomas Crown Affair” forever in the windmills of my mind
My best summer job lasted less than a week. But that’s how long director Norman Jewison spent at Crane Beach during the filming of The Thomas Crown Affair in 1967. When they finished there, the production headed to the Myopia polo grounds in Hamilton and then on to Boston.
Merger of tri-town elementary schools shelved
TOPSFIELD — Any plans to merge the elementary schools systems of Boxford, Middleton, and Topsfield have been shelved for the foreseeable future. In June, The Tri-Town School Union Regional Planning Board, composed of some members of the three town’s school committees and headed by Andrew Prazar of Topsfield, submitted a report in June citing lack of support.
Channing Tatum And Daughter Visit Salem For Private Walking Tour
SALEM, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — Beth Crowley has given or arranged tours around Salem for roughly 80,000 people since she founded Witch City Walking Tours ten years ago. "But someone like Channing Tatum, this is our first," Crowley told WBZ NewsRadio Friday. Crowley was contacted weeks ago to give...
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