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Police: Woman charged with drunk driving, struck police officer while leaving concert in Barnstable
A Falmouth woman is facing drunk driving charges after she allegedly struck an officer with her car while leaving a concert Thursday night, Barnstable police say.
Barnstable citizen group goes to court on Town Council wind vote. Here is what's next.
Tandem efforts are underway to compel the Barnstable Town Council to rescind its recent executive session vote on a side agreement with Avangrid Renewables and reconsider it in open session with public input. One is a citizens' petition drive promoted by Barnstable Speaks, a grassroots organization concerned about plans to land high-voltage electric cables from Avangrid's New England Wind 1 project, formerly Park City Wind. The plans are to land the cables at Craigville Beach in Centerville...
Best of Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird's passing and assists: Part I
Earlier this year, the fine folks over at NBC Sports Boston put together an excellent 10-part video series on the best highlights from Hall of Fame Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird. The video series helped carry fans through the slowest part of the pandemic-inflected 2021-22 regular season. With that well...
Plane flown from Chatham crashes, injures pilot in Rhode Island. FAA investigating.
An airplane traveling from Chatham Municipal Airport on Aug. 10 crashed after landing at a Rhode Island airport, entrapping and injuring the Virginia pilot. No one else was in the plane. The injured pilot had just bought the plane on Aug. 10 in Chatham, and left the Chatham airport in the plane after the sale, according to Chatham Airport Commission Chair Huntley Harrison. The plane was known generally to be a "high performance" aerobatic plane, Harrison...
Fall River's Flint neighborhood gets brighter with the help of YEAH! Corps artists
FALL RIVER — Things are looking brighter in the Flint. With a little help from some talented teen artists, the struggling neighborhood is getting some much-welcome attention. The YEAH! Corps team has taken to the streets this summer to add a splash of color to Pleasant Street, joining in the city's effort to make...
Decorated New Bedford Firefighter Matthew Forand, father of two, dies while on duty
NEW BEDFORD — Matthew E. Forand, a decorated 45-year-old New Bedford firefighter and father of two, died overnight while on duty at Fire Station 9. Fire Chief Scott Kruger stated Thursday, "It is with great sadness that I must report the line-of-duty death of New Bedford Firefighter Matthew E. Forand." He said, "Preliminary information...
Deals, buyers outlined for five Steward hospitals
BOSTON — "Enough is enough," Gov. Maura Healey declared Friday as she announced that all the bankrupt Steward Health Care hospitals still up for sale have new owners lined up and that the state is going to assist in the transitions with financing and, in one case, the use of its property-taking powers. The governor said deals in principle have been struck to transition four Steward hospitals on five campuses to new owners: Lawrence General Hospital will...
Mass. State Lottery winner: First $1 million prize claimed in crossword game
The first $1 million prize from a new crossword-style scratch ticket game by the Massachusetts State Lottery was claimed on Wednesday. The prize was from “$2,000,000 50X Cashword 2024,” which costs $10 per ticket to play and was released on June 25. This was the first $1 million...
WMass Golf Hall of Fame announces Class of 2024 inductees
The Western Massachusetts Golf Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2024 inductees in a press release sent out on Tuesday. This year’s class includes PGA of America professional and noted golf retailer David DiRico, golf course superintendent Andy Gay, amateur golfer Fan Gaudette and rules official Cary Jubinville.
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