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Massachusetts Ranks #1 State in the US for Best School System
It's pretty crazy to think that public education spending in the U.S. is now over $18,614 per student annually, according to National Center for Education Statistics. But how does all that cash stack up when it comes to actual school performance?. WalletHub just released its 2024 report on the states...
Outsidah: If you don’t worry, how will you know how lucky you are?
Danger lurks everywhere. You have to be on your guard every single moment. The most innocuous situation can suddenly turn to tragedy. I lived in modern suburban houses for decades, then came to Ipswich and moved into a 200-year-old house with beautiful crown molding, charming fireplaces, original wide-pine floorboards — and a deadly feature I had never had to deal with before: thresholds.
Honoring 1090 WILD-AM, a station that brought R&B, New Edition to Bostonians and the world
If you grew up in the era of high tops, popped collars, Nerds and Reese’s Pieces, New Edition’s “Candy Girl” will probably bring you back. The group was relatively unknown in February of 1983, when Ricky Bell and producer Maurice Starr walked into the studios of WILD 1090, a small AM radio station which put R&B on Boston’s airwaves from 1973 to 2011.
Unreliability is a drag on value of the green line finally coming to Somerville, leaders tell MBTA
Unreliability is a drag on value of the green line finally coming to Somerville, leaders tell MBTA. Just two years after the opening of the MBTA light rail green line extension into Somerville and Medford, a piece of infrastructure decades in the making, local leaders and advocates are still frustrated by frequent delays, a lack of publicly available data and overall unreliability of the service.
Drug raids yield more than 400 grams of cocaine
The Plymouth police drug unit, with the help of Kingston and state police, raided homes this week in Boston, Plymouth, and Kingston, seizing more than 400 grams of cocaine and $16,000 in cash. Three people were arrested and charged with cocaine- related offenses, according to court records. Two of them...
Pentucket Bank Charitable Foundation Gives $12,500 to Lawrence DyeWorks Redevelopment
The Pentucket Bank Charitable Foundation recently donated $12,500 to Lawrence Community Works. The money will contribute to Lawrence Community Works’ Capital Campaign for the transformation of the DyeWorks mill building into the hub of a new neighborhood in the historic North Canal Mill District of Lawrence. The redevelopment of DyeWorks will include a new, expanded home for LCW’s successful Movement City Youth Program; full-service, culturally competent, Latinx-owned grocery store that would eliminate a food desert; and new outpost of the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center providing an urgent care facility, preventive health services and a low-cost pharmacy for city residents.
Groveland Police Dept. Promotes L’Italien to Sergeant
Groveland Police Officer Chris L’Italien was promoted to the rank of sergeant at the start of the month. L’Italien joined the department in 2015 as a reserve officer and dispatcher, following his graduation from the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Training Alliance Reserve/Intermittent Police Academy. He joined the department as a full-time officer in 2017 after graduating from the Northern Essex Community College Police Academy.
Nationwide Listeria Recall Involves Veggies From Walmart & Aldi
Another serious, potentially deadly, recall alert from our friends at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pass along to Massachusetts residents involving vegetables possibly contaminated with Listeria. These vegetables have been sold nationally at various retailers including Walmart, Kroger, Aldi, Shop N Save, and Save-A-Lot, just to name...
Reading's win streak is snapped in New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, NH - Reading's win streak was snapped on Thursday night with the host New Hampshire finally earning a win in the series. The Fisher Cats walked it off with an RBI single for the 5-4 win. The Fightin Phils would score 3-runs in the second inning on a Leandro...
Jah’Nyah Spencer explores her many creative sides
Matteo ValenteJah’Nyah Spencer is a local visual artist and a junior at Lesley University, where she studies illustration. She has lived in the city ever since she was in the sixth grade. Born in Los Angeles, Spencer and her family found themselves relocating to New York, then Lynn, then Boston, and then to Lynn once again. […] The post Jah’Nyah Spencer explores her many creative sides appeared first on Itemlive.
Manchester mom asks for help finding son's stolen shark backpack
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A Manchester mother is asking for help finding a stolen shark backpack that holds sentimental value to her son Leo. Katelyn Duart noticed on Wednesday morning that her car had been broken into and discovered a shoe and her 5-year-old son Leo’s shark backpack was missing.
Video: Pleasant with sunshine Friday; storm chances return next week
Humidity drops, temperatures rise and sunshine returns with a pleasant stretch lasting through the weekend. A few lingering clouds and a very spotty shower far north tonight, otherwise turning mainly clear with lows in the 50s to lower 60s. Sunny skies Friday along with lower humidity. Highs will be mostly...
Early-morning house fire in Belmont causes significant damage
BELMONT, N.H. — Early on Thursday morning, crews responded to a house fire in Belmont. They arrived around 12:30 a.m. on Concord Street to find smoke pouring from the first floor of the home. By this time, flames had also spread to the second floor. All the residents made...
Former Listen director gets 21 months in prison for embezzlement
Kyle Fisher stole at least $239,000 from Listen by siphoning off funds from the organization’s bank accounts to which he had access. He spent the money on a $4,000-per-week gambling habit at a Massachusetts casino, prosecutors said. Read the story on VTDigger here: Former Listen director gets 21 months in prison for embezzlement.
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