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Massachusetts abandons airport migrant shelter solution: ‘Not an appropriate place’
Illegal immigrants will no longer be allowed to encamp in Boston’s Logan International Airport as Massachusetts begins housing migrants in a taxpayer-funded emergency facility. Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) broke the news on Friday, saying that effective July 9, migrants will be banned from sheltering in the state’s largest airport. Instead, the sanctuary state will transfer […]
Video shows team freeing young whale from rope entanglement
GLOUCESTER - A team of rescuers freed a young humpback whale from a potentially deadly entanglement off the coast of Massachusetts on Thursday.Whale watch vessels spotted the 5-month-old calf with rope wrapped around its body near Provincetown on Tuesday, the Center for Coastal Studies said. The whale's mother named Scylla had visible injuries, suggesting she had also been entangled but managed to shed the rope.Rescuers cut rope off whale calfThe center's Marine Animal Entanglement Response team found the mother feeding with her calf close by. Video taken during the rescue shows how the team freed the young whale."Approaching mother/calf pairs...
With Chestnut out, Mass. competitive eater seeks gold at Nathan's hot dog contest
A Massachusetts competitive eater is gearing up to compete in the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest next week in Coney Island, and thinks he has a shot at winning it all. Geoffrey Esper of Oxford has claimed second place at the Fourth of July tradition several years in a row, but this year could be different.
Feds: Former driving instructor gave licenses to those who didn’t pass test
A federal judge has sentenced a former driving instructor from Massachusetts who gave out licenses to those who didn’t pass — or even take — their driving tests, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts said Friday. Ngan Dinh, 48, of Boston, was sentenced to probation with...
Biden debate performance was "tough to watch," Gov. Healey says
BOSTON - Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said President Biden was "tough to watch" in Thursday night's debate, while also slamming former President Donald Trump's rhetoric.Biden struggled and stumbled early in the debate with a hoarse voice and appeared to lose his train of thought when answering a question about taxes."Joe Biden had a bad debate performance," Healey told reporters on Friday. "It was tough to watch.""The stakes couldn't be higher"The Massachusetts Democrat then pivoted to calling out lies and misstatements from Trump."I also saw Donald Trump stand up there and lie. I saw him brag about overturning Roe once again...
State Senate amendment to aid homeowners with pyrrhotite in foundations
BOSTON ― A Senate amendment to the Affordable Housing Act passed legislators late Thursday would establish a special fund to help homeowners who find their foundations are crumbling to dust due to a naturally occurring contaminant in the cement used to build their homes. The culprit: pyrrhotite, a sulfur compound that degrades over...
Adopters, foster homes needed for dogs in Mass. during summer ‘spike’
A number of surrenders, upcoming holidays and transports from the south have left a humane society in Massachusetts asking for help. Dakin Humane Society in Springfield is hoping to find homes for at least 10 dogs, calling it “dog days summer challenge.” The ideal situation would be a forever home, the humane society said. However, foster homes are also being considered.
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