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Supermarket sweep: Which New Bedford area grocery store is cheapest? We have the receipts
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump agree on very little as they battle to become president, and that’s also the case when it comes to what to blame for high grocery store prices. Harris has said she will take on price-gouging on the first day of her presidency, while Trump...
New Bedford Regional Airport is receiving $1.2 million for improvements
“BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration and Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Aeronautics Division have announced today more than $2.3 million in federal funding for municipal airports by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the fourth round of funding through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP).
Paris 2024 Olympic athlete to run Falmouth Road Race this weekend
An Olympian from the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will run the Falmouth Road Race this weekend. Ben Flanagan, 21, and a Bourne resident, competed for Canada in the men's 5,000 meters on Aug. 7. According to his Olympic profile, he was born in Kitchener, Ontario. ...
Beloved Bishop Stang High School Teacher Wins $4 Million on Scratch Ticket
Rob Ostrye, a name that resonates with countless alumni of Bishop Stang High School, recently made headlines by winning $4 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$4,000,000 Monopoly Doubler” instant ticket game. But to those who know him, this windfall couldn’t have happened to a more deserving individual.
Nine innings with the Red Sox, starting with the reality of the playoff pursuit
The Red Sox, as feisty as they are, most likely aren’t making the playoffs. Playing nine innings while starting to wonder if Triston Casas is as comfortable in Worcester as Manny Ramirez was once upon a time during a prolonged rehab assignment in Pawtucket …. 1. It’s OK to...
Boston Celtics fans share stories of how they felt upon learning Kevin Garnett was being dealt to Boston
When the trade that brought future Hall of Fame big man Kevin Garnett to the Boston Celtics in the summer of 2007 was complete, the energy in the city of Boston and beyond surrounding the Celtics was palpable. The storied franchise had endured an extended period of time as a mediocre to bad ball club between their last era of contention under legendary small forward Larry Bird. It did have a few solid seasons in the early aughts, with Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker making some postseason noise, though. But it was nothing like how Garnett immediately shifted the culture and...
Lawyer for Dover doctor accused of killing his wife raise credibility concerns about investigator linked to Karen Read trial
DOVER, MASS. (WHDH) - Lawyers for a former doctor from Dover who has been charged with his wife’s murder say they want to review communications sent by an embattled investigator linked to the Karen Read Murder Trial. Lawyers representing 60-year-old Ingolf Tuerk say former State Police investigator Michael Proctor,...
Quick-Thinking Driver and Massachusetts State Trooper Save Desperate Hawk
There's so much bad news, so when something heartwarming happens, it's nice to share it with the public. That's what the Massachusetts State Police did on their Instagram this week. A truck driver had called about an injured hawk on the side of the highway near Northampton, Massachusetts. The man...
Hurricane Ernesto is Gaining Strength: How Will It Affect Maine, New Hampshire, & Massachusetts?
Until recently, New England rarely had to worry about tropical storms and hurricanes. Over the last few years, we have seen that change, though. In September 2023, we had to deal with a pair of back-to-back storms. While those storms had lost much of their strength by the time they reached New England, they did hit us within days of each other. And after dealing with Debby last weekend, we are getting ready to deal with Ernesto this weekend.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is harming air quality in Mass., officials say
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is negatively impacting air quality in Massachusetts, though the state Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has not yet issued an air quality alert, the department said Tuesday. While ozone levels across the state are still in a safe range, the wildfire smoke has introduced more fine...
'An extraordinary day for firefighters': Healey signs ban on PFAS in turnout gear
BOSTON ― It was a different kind of phone call that Fall River fire Lt. Jason Burns made on the morning of Aug. 1, after the passage of a bill by Massachusetts lawmakers to ban the use of chemicals linked to cancer in firefighting protective gear. His six years of advocacy had finally...
Champion of Latino leaders in Mass., Cesar Ruiz, must regroup after sanction (Editorial)
Cesar Ruiz, a prominent Western Massachusetts businessman, just got an expensive lesson in campaign finance law. His wish to support Hispanic and Latino candidates for office must no longer violate state rules on how money flows to candidates. Cash he planned to give to candidates, $190,000 worth, will instead benefit charities.
What is the Massachusetts Governor’s Council? Who’s on it? What does it do? | John L. Micek
If you are like most Massachusetts voters, the chances are you don’t give much thought to the Governor’s Council. But if you must, think of this colonial-era throwback as the Bay State’s political equivalent to Schrödinger’s Cat. In other words, you know it’s there, and...
What's keeping drivers from buying EVs? Mostly price.
More drivers are buying them, but electric cars still make up a small share of the market in Rhode Island. A new survey from AAA Northeast of drivers in the Ocean State and its neighbors raises questions about how fast the electric vehicle market share will grow, even as state and federal lawmakers...
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