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EEE risk level now high in two Mass. towns, state health department says
The Massachusetts Department of Health raised the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) risk level to high in Middleborough and Carver on Friday after mosquito samples collected in the area tested positive for the virus. The positive samples were collected in Abington, Middleborough, Wareham and Whitman, the state health department said in...
10U team reaches Conway finals: Tewksbury topped by Hudson, N.H. in title game
TEWKSBURY — After storming to a perfect 3-0 record in Conway Tournament pool play, the top-seeded Tewksbury 10U team came up just short in the title game against Hudson, NH on Saturday in a 7-2 defeat. The Redmen managed to formulate an 8-4 win over Hudson in the opening...
Powerball winner: $1 million ticket sold at Newton convenience store
A lucky Massachusetts State Lottery player bought a winning $1 million Powerball ticket at a Newton convenience store on Saturday. The winning ticket was purchased at the Quick Stop on Watertown Street for $2. Also on Saturday, another lucky Massachusetts player bought a winning Powerball ticket worth $150,000 at a...
Good Samaritan finds missing Rochester teen in Connecticut and drives him home
ROCHESTER − Matt Mowry said on Sunday morning that his son, Cacidy Mowry, is home, safe and sleeping in his own bed. On Sunday, Mowry said his son was found on a street in Connecticut by a good Samaritan who at one time had been a runaway. ...
The Gallery at Jimmy’s in Portsmouth to make its debut
PORTSMOUTH — The Gallery at Jimmy's will hold its grand opening Aug. 15 with its first Gallery Nights event. The Gallery is in the former Museum of New Art space within Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club on Congress Street in Portsmouth. Every Thursday night 7-11 p.m., Aug. 15 through Sept. 12, the gallery will host Gallery Nights, transforming into a contemporary cocktail lounge, according to the club's leadership. ...
Men’s Soccer Signs Cabot McLaren
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire men's soccer program has announced the signing of freshman forward Cabot McLaren (Sugar Hill, N.H.). "Cabot comes to us from Seacoast United and Kimball Union Academy," said head coach Rich Weinrebe. "He is a forward who loves to be in and around the box, has a knack for scoring goals and has the energy to attack space. We love his tools and we love his growth potential. We're happy he wanted to stay with us in New Hampshire and we're excited to see his growth during his time in Durham."
New Bedford migrant family mourns death of niece trying to cross border
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On Sunday, June 2, what seemed like a quiet spring weekend for José and Rutilda Cabrera turned into a nightmare. Near midnight, a devastating message changed their lives forever. Someone, possibly a “coyote,” or a person smuggling immigrants, had sent them photographs of their niece María del Carmen Guzman’s lifeless body along with satellite coordinates of her location.
More than 40 Mass. beaches closed on Sunday, Aug. 4
More than 40 Massachusetts beaches were closed for swimming on Sunday, Aug. 4, due to dangerously high bacteria levels or cyanobacteria blooms, according to the state’s beach closure dashboard. On Cape Cod, Upper Mill Pond beach in Brewster and Sand Pond beach in Harwich were closed due to cyanobacteria...
Potentially Deadly Fever Continues to Spread in Massachusetts
Each summer Massachusetts residents have to protect themselves from a number of tick and mosquito-borne illnesses. Lyme disease is a big one but there are other illnesses you can catch if bitten by a tick or mosquito and this year one that is becoming more common is Dengue Fever. What...
From Precalculus to ‘Gatsby,’ New Hampshire Offers Schools an AI Tutor Option
Centuries of English classes have connected to Lady Macbeth by scouring the monologues of Shakespeare’s Scottish play. “Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty,” she cries in Act I, railing against the limits of her gender and position. […]
New Hampshire woman finds historic baseball card collection in old barn house
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A Manchester woman was shocked after finding something unexpected inside her old barn house. Friends and contractors restoring Toni Pappas’ home discovered 52 baseball cards from the late 1930s and early 1940s. One of those cards is a Ted Williams rookie card. “Right away, I...
Man stabbed to death in JP Sunday morning, police say
Anyone with information should contact the Boston Police Department Homicide Unit at 617-343-4470. A man was stabbed to death in Jamaica Plain early Sunday morning, the Boston Police Department said. Around 4:42 a.m. on Sunday, Boston police responded to reports of a man stabbed at 10 Armory Terrace. When they...
Officials say people are hacking through fences to access Walden Pond beachfront
Limited beach space is sending persistent parkgoers into the off-limits section of Walden Pond’s shoreline. Dead-set on enjoying the idyllic views and refreshing waters of Walden Pond, beachgoers are reportedly damaging the shoreline. Park officials say visitors are pushing their way onto the historic kettle pond’s shores, going so...
"It's kind of interesting to everybody": More historic grave markers found in Worcester
WORCESTER — More historic grave markers with inscriptions that identify some of the city’s most prominent residents from the 1700s have been unearthed at Hope Cemetery, and they’re on display for the public to see. ...
Dozens of flights diverted to Logan Airport, leaving passengers stranded
Dozens of flights were diverted to Boston's Logan Airport on Saturday night, leaving many passengers having to find their own ways to their final destinations. As many as 25 international flights and some additional flights from New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., had to land in Boston after thunderstorms swept through parts of the Northeast, according to the Massachusetts Port Authority.
Manchester woman finds historic baseball card collection in her old barn house
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A Manchester woman was shocked after finding something unexpected inside her old barn house. Friends and contractors restoring Toni Pappas’ home discovered 52 baseball cards from the late 1930s and early 1940s. One of those cards is a Ted Williams rookie card. “Right away, I...
Mass. Sen. Markey talks protecting kids online, Steward mess, veepstakes, more| John L. Micek
Good Sunday morning, all. Last week, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., saw one of his signature legislative priorities — a measure updating data privacy rules that also aims to protect kids while they’re online — get over the goal line in the upper chamber. The bill, which...