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Roger Cook, longtime "This Old House" landscaper, dies at 70
BURLINGTON - Roger Cook, the longtime landscape contractor on the PBS home improvement series "This Old House," has died. He was 70 years old.Cook died Wednesday "after a long battle with illness," the show said.The landscaping and gardening expert was involved with "This Old House" for more than 40 years, starting in 1982 when the show was produced by WGBH-TV in Boston. He first joined the program full-time in 1988 as a landscape contractor for a renovation of a bed and breakfast in Lexington. "Soft-spoken but no-nonsense approach""Roger was our much-loved colleague, treasured by the entire 'This Old House community' for...
2025 TE Stevie Amar commits to Boston College
Onxard (Calif.) Oaks Christian three-star tight end Stevie Amar has committed to Boston College, he announced on Saturday morning. He chose the Eagles while also holding Power Four offers from California, Arizona State, BYU, Baylor, Arizona, SMU, Texas Tech and Louisville. Amar is the No. 831 overall prospect and No. 49 TE in the 2025 […] The post 2025 TE Stevie Amar commits to Boston College appeared first on On3.
Select Board, Finance Committee and residents weigh-in on Wildwood building project
WILMINGTON — The Select Board invited Wildwood building project designer Dore + Whittier to present and receive feedback from other town committees and residents at their meeting on Monday, Aug. 19. Chair Greg Bendel clarified that there was no vote being made that night by this board, but it was their intention to allow the public to comment relative to the preferred building option.
School Committee receives MSBA project update
WILMINGTON — The School Committee met on Monday night at 5 p.m. over Zoom to receive a presentation on the MSBA project from designer Dore + Whittier. Rani Philips of Dore + Whittier reminded the community that the project is currently in the feasibility study phase. In order to create potential options, they held a series of educational visioning meetings where they developed priorities for a new space and created a summary of proposed spaces to meet building and educational needs.
Most state primary races uncontested
WILMINGTON — The state primary happens on Tuesday, Sept. 3, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The deadline to register to vote in time for this election, or change parties, is this Saturday, Aug. 24, at 5 p.m. Libertarian, Democrat, and Republican ballots will be available during the state...
Gorgeous Saturday in New England, with sunshine, warm temperatures
A beautiful start to the weekend with lots of sunshine and warm temperatures. Sunshine will be the theme this afternoon along with some fair-weather clouds, a thin layer of smoke from the western and Canadian wildfires in the mid to upper levels of the atmosphere may dim out the sun a shade. Highs reach the low 80s, localized sea breezes nudge down temps a couple degrees at the coast.
Boston opens its first Bike Town, a place for kids to learn bike riding
The City of Boston and Mayor Michelle Wu announced the grand opening of Bike Town at Moakley Park on Thursday. Bike Town is a family-friendly space where kids can practice riding and rolling in a fun and safe environment. These are designed to teach children how to safely navigate streets and increase their overall confidence while riding a bike.
For New BU President, Journalism Was Part of the Family
Medical doctor, researcher and provost discusses her grounding in storytelling, communications, and journalism. Boston University’s 11th president, Melissa L. Gilliam, was introduced to the BU community on October 4. Although she doesn’t take office until July 1, 2024, Gilliam already has a strong personal connection to the missions of many of BU’s 17 schools and colleges, especially COM: she studied English literature at Yale and philosophy and politics at Oxford University; she has a masters in public health from University of Illinois Chicago and a degree from Harvard Medical School. Her father, Sam Gilliam, was a renowned abstract painter. And her mother, Dorothy Butler Gilliam, was a pioneering journalist. “We grew up with a very strong humanitarian focus and a focus on the impact that one could have in the world,” Gilliam says of herself and her two sisters.
Boston man inspired by brother who died from gun violence brings hope to youth
BOSTON - Jamaal Wornum of One Love Sports Academy is giving out hope to youngsters. That's why he's BZ's MVP.Inspired by his brotherWornum's program has become a path to the future for young people. he is the found of One Love Sports Academy in Boston, and organizations that uses sports as an avenue to connect to kids and grow them athletically and academically"Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan, unfortunately, the young people deal with a lot of trauma, so without these outlets that my program and other programs offer, they would just be dealing with their trauma and not knowing how to," Wornum...
‘A Big Win’: Harvard Expands Kosher Options in Undergraduate Dining Halls
Harvard Hillel will now serve hot lunches and dinners after the University expanded its kosher food options ahead of the 2024-25 academic year. By Sami E. Turner. Harvard University Dining Services will expand its kosher food options after a decades-long effort to introduce hot kosher lunches in undergraduate dining halls covered by the College’s undergraduate meal plan.
Bob Cousy shares how he became the first 'flashy' player in the NBA: “I was just a show-off by nature, blessed with a lot of God-given skills"
Bob Cousy once revealed what made him the first flashy player in the NBA despite that not being a playing style liked by coaches around the league.
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