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Massachusetts Businesses Can Deny Access to Their Restrooms
"We do not have public restrooms, sorry." We've probably all heard that before when entering a small retail store, gas station or somewhere else you happened to be when you had to go. Sometimes the policy is posted on the front door to save the employee from having to state...
Navigating Mass. media sector’s choppy waters
JOURNALISTS HAVE BEEN compared to priests and ditch-diggers, but a better parallel can be found on the high seas. Like sailors and the call of the running tide, reporters and editors have the rush of chasing a scoop. But over the last two decades, the tide has been going out....
30 beaches closed across Massachusetts on Wednesday
On a hot and humid Wednesday in Massachusetts when temperatures were expected to exceed 90 degrees, 30 beaches across the state were closed, mainly due to an excess of bacteria in the water, according to the state’s public water quality dashboard. Of the 30 closures listed on the dashboard...
‘Rip currents can be killers’: What to know before going to the beach Wednesday
Dangerous rip currents are expected on Cape Cod and Rhode Island beaches Wednesday. “Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water,” the National Weather Service wrote in a statement warning about the high risk of rip currents Wednesday. The warning was issued for...
BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on Refill GB—a mission-based shop with a welcoming vibe (and zero plastic!)
“This is an amazing store! I could spend all day exploring the carefully chosen items that cover all household and personal care needs that are sustainable, beautiful, fun. The atmosphere is calming, the refill process easy, and it smells so good in there!”. — Katherine Hinds, Google review. Rosseter Street...
Berkshire County man accused of leaving scene of crash that killed man, 72, on mobility scooter
Berkshire County man accused of leaving scene of fatal crash. A Berkshire County man who police said struck and killed a man on a mobility scooter last month has been charged with leaving the scene of the crash. Dyvine Smythe, 24, of Adams, is accused of striking 72-year-old David L....
Market 32 Millionaire: Berkshire County Lottery Player Wins Nearly $5M
Image walking in to your local Price Chopper/Market 32 to grocery shop, decide to buy a lottery ticket, and walk out with nearly five million dollars. Western Massachusetts has one lucky winner as that is exactly what happened. While the winnings only top off at $3,250,000 after taxes, that's still...
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