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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.
Oilers Eyeing Former Bruins Defenseman To Bolster Blueline
The Edmonton Oilers are actively exploring options to reinforce their blue line following the departure of Philip Broberg via offer sheet and Cody Ceci via trade. One name that has recently surfaced as a potential free-agent target is former Boston Bruins defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk. ...
36 hours in Provincetown, Massachusetts
A beachfront in Provincetown, Mass., Aug. 12, 2024. Despite a creeping sense of Hamptons-style gentrification, the town on the tip of Cape Cod, one of America’s oldest art colonies, remains a self-styled bohemian idyll. (Jesse Burke/The New York Times) NEW YORK, NY.- Located at the tip of Cape Cod,...
Boy reels in colossal 118-pound white marlin on Nantucket, possibly breaking junior world record
A 12-year-old boy from Weston, Massachusetts, reeled in a massive white marlin off the coast of Nantucket on Aug. 16. Stone Fornes caught the 118.2-pound fish, potentially breaking a junior world record, while fishing with angler Elliot Sudal. The current record for a white marlin is 102 pounds, which was...
1 NBA team is slowly becoming infested with former Celtics
The Boston Celtics have clearly been doing something right. Obviously, everyone will look at their 2024 NBA Championship banner, set to be raised on October 22, as the primary evidence for that fact, but the truth bleeds much deeper. Boston has made the playoffs in 10 years straight, including six conference finals births. Almost every other team in the NBA would love to lay claim to that resume.
Town continues its preparation on MBTA zoning case
The Select Board and the Planning Board met in its second executive session with the attorneys defending the town in the lawsuit to discuss strategy on Aug. 14. Select Board member Ben Zoll voted against going into the most recent executive session with the Planning Board. “The motion was to...
Kevin Garnett shares why Jrue Holiday-Derrick White combo makes the Celtics almost unbeatable: "They set the precedent in the East"
Kevin Garnett warns the Eastern Conference that they could not beat the Cs without someone to counter Jrue Holiday and Derrick White.
Orleans Block Party Celebrates Community
The Orleans Police Department's annual block party has become an August ritual - and a key part of an ongoing community building effort. “We really develop strategies on how we can connect with our community members because as a police organization we will never be successful if we don't have the trust and support of our community....”
Boston launches calendar of events aimed at revitalizing city's nightlife
BOSTON — Boston's nightlife scene is getting a boost from city hall. Corean Reynolds, the city's director of nightlife economy, also known as its "night czar," has developed a list of grant recipients charged with invigorating the city's nightlife. Watch the story above to learn about challenges to the...
Take your dog to this Boston Starbucks for free gift cards, pet portraits
You can get a portrait of your dearest dog and free coffee at a Massachusetts Starbucks this weekend. Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s pet lifestyle brand Kismet is celebrating National Dog Day a few days early. While the fun holiday is on Monday, Aug. 26, the celebratory event at a Boston Starbucks is this weekend.
North End espresso bar expanding across Boston Harbor
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]. An espresso bar in the North End of Boston is expanding to a second location, and this one will be just across the water. According to a Facebook post from the business, Caffe dello Sport on Hanover Street is planning to open...
East Boston Latin Music and Dance Festival Returns With Day-Long Celebration September 21, 2024
The annual East Boston Latin Music & Dance Festival brings a day filled with Sonidos De La Gente (Sounds of the People) to East Boston Memorial Park Saturday, September 21, 2024. Now in its third year, the festival will feature a variety of local artists and dance groups spread across two stages from 1:00 - 7:30 PM. The FREE family-friendly event is organized by Sen. Lydia Edwards’ office in conjunction with ZUMIX, Veronica Robles Cultural Center, East Boston Main Streets, and the City of Boston.
Annual walk-a-thon fetches funds for future Mattapoisett dog park
MATTAPOISETT — Dogs and their humans ambled through Mattapoisett for a fundraiser Saturday Aug. 24, as part of an effort to create a recreational space for dogs in Mattapoisett that’s spanned years. The dog walk-a-thon, held annually, raised money for a future dog park in Mattapoisett. The endeavor...
Zuiderdam Arrives in Boston for Homeporting Season
After offering Holland America Line’s 35-night “Voyage of the Vikings,” the Zuiderdam is returning to Boston today to kick off a late summer program in Canada and New England. Sailing between its homeport in Massachusetts and Quebec City in Canada, the vessel is set to offer a...
Jordan Montgomery: Scott Boras ‘butchered' contract talks with Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox reportedly were the favorites to sign left-hander Jordan Montgomery last offseason before he joined the Arizona Diamondbacks. Considering Boston's dire need for starting pitching, many were perplexed that the front office was unable to close a deal with the 2023 World Series champion. According to Montgomery,...
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.
Weber going to Bat for Those Disappointed and Frustrated with Forest Hills Cemetery
Forest Hills Cemetery has drawn criticism from residents over the last several years due to the discontinuation of beloved events, changed policies, removal of trees, lack of communication, and more, but for those yearning for an explanation, there might be one on the horizon. Ben Weber, District 6 City Councilor, who had residents reach out to his office about these issues, told the Jamaica Plain Gazette he had contacted cemetery leadership. Specifically, Weber, who called Forest Hills Cemetery one of Boston’s jewels, noted that the cemetery’s leadership has offered to take him and his office on a tour.
Two-vehicle crash Aug. 24 in Milford kills Hopkinton motorcycle operator, 43
MILFORD — A Hopkinton man has died after a crash involving a motorcycle on Saturday afternoon on Cedar Street near an on-ramp to Interstate 495, according to police. Police on Monday identified the man as Rafael De Almeida Sousa, 43. The Milford Police and Fire departments responded to Cedar Street (Route 85) at 4:33...
A Pair of Watertown Homes Were Sold This Week
A single family home and a townhouse were sold this week in Watertown. 41 Wilson Ave., 3 bedroom 2 bathroom 1,122 sq. ft. Townhouse, Sold: $782,000. 142 Russell Ave., 3 bedroom 3 bathroom 2,716 sq. ft. Single Family, Sold: $1,560,300.
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