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Acushnet’s Troop 11 holds Eagle Court
Harrison Letourneau is Acushnet Troop 11’s newest Eagle Scout. His Eagle Court of Honor was held this Saturday, 8/10/24, at the Council on Aging/Senior Center in Acushnet, making him the ninth Eagle in a troop that is only seven years old. Harrison has been a Scout since the first...
Legal Notice_Fairhaven Select Board Pole Hearings
This is to inform you that the Fairhaven Select Board will hold two public hearings at its meeting on September 9, 2024, in the Town Hall located at 40 Center Street, Fairhaven. The hearings are as follows:. • At 6:30p.m. New Eversource Petition Package for 2 JO Poles and 4 FO...
Legal Notice_Fairhaven Schools free meals
Fairhaven Public Schools Offers Meals at No Cost for All Students. Fairhaven Public Schools participate in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. As part of this program, Fairhaven Public Schools offers healthy meals every school day. The Commonwealth is supplementing National School Lunch Program funds to ensure all students have access to healthy school meals in Massachusetts, regardless of household income. We ask that families complete a Meal Benefit Application as this provides data for school funding and community resources. The results from each Meal Benefit Application is used to ensure sustainability for this program.
Daniel Dorgan is officially Police Chief
Daniel M. Dorgan officially became Fairhaven’s Police Chief at a Change of Command ceremony held in the town hall auditorium on Saturday, 8/10/24, the official last day of Michael Myers’s tenure as police chief. Approximately 100 people plus about 15 officers in uniform, and retired police officers attended...
*** WATCH *** TRANSFORMER EXPLOSION KNOCKS OUT POWER IN PARTS OF HYANNIS
HYANNIS/BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] – As you will see in the following HN Video, at around 7:30 p.m. this evening, police and firefighters responded to Phinney’s Lane in front of the Cape Cod Beer Company for a transformer explosion. There reportedly had been two pole fires in the area, and by the time HN arrived on scene, one of the fires had self-extinguished, and one of the fires was still burning. The explosion also ignited several small grass fires which were quickly dealt with. Barnstable Police completely shut down Phinney’s Lane traffic in the area of Attucks Lane until Eversource could arrive on scene just prior to 8:00 p.m. The explosion reportedly knocked out power in parts of Hyannis and Barnstable Village. Area traffic lights also went dark for a period of time. The following HN Video highlights the scene and response…
State to expand offshore wind terminal in New Bedford
NEW BEDFORD — To cement Massachusetts’ position in the offshore wind industry, the state is expanding its first (and the country’s first) marshaling terminal to handle bigger and heavier turbine components as several staging sites come online along the East Coast. “This expansion is needed to maintain...
Taunton man dies in Boston construction accident
A Taunton man was killed in a construction accident in Boston on Friday. Police said Barry Medeiros, 43, fell off scaffolding at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre. Medeiros' girlfriend Heather Lima told NBC 10 he was extremely close with his loved ones. "His kindness, how he carried himself, he was...
An arts college is not a pit stop
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... What do we owe to the places where we live and work?. Are they just pit stops that we stay in for a while on our way to a bigger newspaper, hospital or university?. Or are they places that we come to love and...
Police investigating if alcohol was a factor after car vs tree in Barnstable
BARNSTABLE – A car struck a tree in Barnstable around 1:30 AM Wednesday. The collision happened on Mary Dunn Road near Althea Drive. The driver was transported to Cape Cod Hospital. Barnstable Police are reportedly investigating if alcohol was a factor in the crash. The post Police investigating if alcohol was a factor after car vs tree in Barnstable appeared first on CapeCod.com.
New Bedford Mayor Pushes for Easier Accessory Dwelling Unit Construction
NEW BEDFORD (WBSM) — New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell is proposing zoning changes that will make it easier to build accessory dwelling units in the city. These ADUs are also known as “in-law apartments” or “backyard cottages.”. Earlier this month, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into...
Baby whale in Boston Harbor causing ferry delays, MBTA says
The juvenile humpback whale is making a splash in the ferry schedule, causing minor delays through August 15. There’s a whale-sized problem affecting the MBTA this week. Ferry service may be slightly delayed due to a baby humpback whale in the Boston Harbor, the MBTA said. The delay should only last through Aug. 15, according to the transit agency.
VP candidate Tim Walz hosting Boston fundraiser, amid other New England campaigning
Tickets start at $25,000 and suggested donations are $100,000. Vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is making an appearance in Boston on Wednesday at a fundraiser in Back Bay’s Newbury Boston hotel. Tickets start at $25,000 and suggested donations are $100,000. The fundraiser falls on the second...
Prominent Mass. doctor accused of killing wife in court over new filings
A once-prominent Massachusetts doctor accused of killing his wife in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic was in court for a hearing Wednesday, where new filings that mention the closely watched Karen Read investigation were briefly discussed. Dr. Ingolf Tuerk has been indicted on a murder charge over the...
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'Overall failure.' Answers sought after ferry cancellations, delays in Woods Hole
HYANNIS — Unconscionable was the word Peter Jeffrey, Falmouth representative and secretary of the Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority Board, used to describe cancellations and delays that plagued the Authority’s Woods Hole schedules Saturday and Sunday. The absence of a licensed deck officer on Saturday set delays and ultimately...
The ‘Town Neck Torso’ case: a gruesome mystery on Cape Cod
On the evening of June 4, 2014, someone walking along Town Neck Beach in Sandwich noticed something strange in the grassy dunes. Police were called to investigate the suspicious object, which was wrapped in trash bags and a tarp. When they removed the layers of plastic, they made a grisly discovery: the mutilated body of a Black man. His head, arms, and legs were missing. His torso was duct-taped to a blue two-wheeled folding dolly.
Red Sox star called out for profane shirt
Boston Red Sox All-Star Jarren Duran wore a profane t-shirt while addressing the media after using a homophobic slur, prompting Dan Shaughnessy to question the decision. During the sixth inning of the Red Sox Sunday afternoon game against the Houston Astros in Boston, NESN mics picked up Duran responding to a heckler with, “Shut up, Read more... The post Dan Shaughnessy calls out Jarren Duran for wearing profane t-shirt after using homophobic slur appeared first on Awful Announcing.
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