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Empire Ford of New Bedford’s 6th Annual ‘Mustangs and More’ Car Show wows thousands
“Empire Ford was proud to sponsor our 6th Annual Mustangs and More Car Show on Saturday, June 29th, along with Mustangs of Massachusetts. This year’s show took place at a new location – Bristol Community College, 777 Elsbree St., Fall River, which proved to be a fantastic venue for the event.
17 new condominiums, new apartments, 19,000 sq. ft. manufacturing/warehouse facility eyed for Fall River
Several proposals for an increase in housing and manufacturing are up for approval in Fall River. NORTHERN STAR, LLC seeks a Variance next month at the Fall River Zoning Board of Appeals meeting to construct a 19,000 sq. ft. manufacturing/warehouse facility at 161 Robb Way (across from Whirlpool on Sykes Road) waiving lot coverage, front, side, and rear yard setback requirements in an IP (Industrial Park) Zoning District. Additionally, the petitioner is requesting a Special Permit to waive parking requirements for manufacturing.
Bellingham Police looking for missing 68-year-old
BELLINGHAM, Mass. (WLNE) — The Bellingham Police Department is asking the public for assistance locating a missing 68-year-old man. Arthur Connor was reported missing around 2 p.m. Saturday after leaving his residence on Country Way. Police said he was last seen possibly hitchhiking on Lake Street in the direction...
A secret wedding, erosion, and more: Some of our most-read Cape Cod stories of the week
The dog days of summer are here on Cape Cod and it has been a busy season on the Cape. The Barnstable County Fair is underway, an Eastham woman hit it big on a scratch ticket, fallout continues from the broken Vineyard Wind blade, and more. Also, don't forget to check out Cape Cod Times sports coverage of the Cape Cod Baseball League, including voting in our polls for best Cape league pitcher, infielder, and outfielder of the week in our polls. Plus, be sure...
This New England State Gets The Most Lightning In The Region
Summertime and the living is easy. The weather can be rough, especially if you don't like heat and humidity – and then there are the summer thunderstorms. All of it beats winter cold and snow, as far as I am concerned. New Bedford has the record for the hottest...
Reporter Discusses ‘Odds’ of Celtics Reunion With 1st-Round Center
The Boston Celtics have brought back players who’d played for them before. One they could certainly use is former starting center Robert Williams III. However, MassLive’s Brian Robb wrote that a reunion between the two sides wasn’t likely. At least not in the near future. Robb wrote...
New Hampshire and Massachusetts Toll Booths Scan for This
If you drive a lot like I do, you see things. These things are not necessarily good or filled with common sense. The Massachusetts Turnpike debuted the overhead electronic tolls in 2016, says Masslive.com. The I-95 Hampton tolls have been an ORT (Open Road Toll) since 2010, according to NH.gov.
Update: Huge Massachusetts Company Laying Off Over 600 Employees Announces More Cuts
Pharmaceutical Company Laying Off 641 Employees Just Announced More Cuts. A little over a year ago, Takeda, one of the biggest companies in Massachusetts, was financially "in great shape," according to Forbes. What a difference a year can make. Takeda announced that they would lay off over 600 employees, according to Boston.com.
Single-family house sells for $1.3 million in Medfield
The spacious property located at 47B Pound Street in Medfield was sold on June 7, 2024. The $1,317,000 purchase price works out to $643 per square foot. The house, built in 1965, has an interior space of 2,048 square feet. This house has three bedrooms and three bathrooms. The home's external structure has a gable roof design, covered with asphalt roofing. The lot of the property covers a substantial area of 0.8-acre.
Autism is just 'a part of me,' but an obstacle to finding a cancer diagnosis
This is Disability Pride Month, marking the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. 21-year-old Jonathan Gardner is a person who has autism. He lives in East Bridgewater, and he's a cancer survivor. In 2021, he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, but he said getting a...
Two Fall River schools have friendly “war” that raises hundreds for charity
A little friendly competition between students at two Fall River schools resulted in hundreds of dollars being donated. According to Fall River Public Schools, this week the students in the schools’ summer programs t Spencer Borden and Greene Elementary were involved in a Penny Wars competition. The ‘war’ was...
Man stabbed outside Liberty Hotel in Boston
A person was stabbed outside a hotel in Boston late Saturday afternoon. Boston police say officers responded around 4 p.m. to the Liberty Hotel, on Charles Street, for a reported stabbing and found a man with stab wounds. The victim was taken to a local hospital. There was no immediate...
Tap-to-pay comes to the T — and with it, an attempted solution to fare evasion
Starting Aug. 1, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA, will accept contactless payment onboard buses, Green Line trolleys, Mattapan Line trolleys and at all gated subway stations. The new fare collection system was announced earlier this year as a part of the MBTA’s larger Fare Transformation project, which is set to be completed in 2025.
Boston developer ready to move ahead with Olin Chemical superfund site purchase
A Boston real-estate developer interested in redeveloping Wilmington’s heavily polluted Olin Chemical plant site off of Eames Street recently asked federal officials to sign off on the company’s plans to redevelop a portion of the designated “superfund” site. Last week, during a Select Board meeting in...
Red Sox overcome Judge's 470-foot homer to beat Yankees
BOSTON — Masataka Yoshida hit a tiebreaking two-run single off Clay Holmes in a three-run eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox overcame Aaron Judge's 470-foot home run to beat the reeling New York Yankees 9-7 Friday night.Judge hit his major league-leading 36th homer, a three-run drive in the seventh on a Zack Kelly cutter that landed in a small section of stands above a back wall and below a videoboard."I try not to watch 'em," Judge said. "I had to check the replay to see where it went."The homer, the fifth-longest of Judge's big league career, put New York...
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