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Water quality closes 2 CT state park beaches
(WFSB) - State environmental officials closed the beaches at two Connecticut state parks on Thursday because of water quality concerns. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced that the beaches at Black Rock State Park in Watertown and Wharton Brook State Park in Wallingford were off limits. DEEP said...
$1M Mega Millions ticket sold in Connecticut
DERBY, Conn. (WTNH) — One lucky lottery player hit it big Tuesday night. Someone bought a Mega Millions ticket at the Mobil station on Pershing Drive in Derby. Now, the store is going to have to put up a new “winning ticket” sign with the amount of $1 million. “I wish it was me. I […]
Three Massachusetts Colleges Outrageous Tuitions Named Most Expensive in U.S.
Massachusetts is famous for many things, but the concentration of colleges in the Commonwealth and the rest of New England is unmatched. So it makes sense that some of the nation's best schools are right in Massachusetts. The cost of higher education is rising, despite student debt continuing to plague...
Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail makes its sweet debut
The Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail is officially up and running. The tasty trail includes more than 100 destinations — covering every county of the state — that use Massachusetts dairy products in their treats. “We are the ice cream capital,” Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said during the trail’s...
Motorcyclist killed in Voluntown crash
VOLUNTOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — A 55-year-old motorcycle driver from Jewett City was killed Thursday afternoon after hitting a guardrail, according to state police. The crash happened at about 5:20 p.m. Thursday on the Shetucket Turnpike near the intersection of Campbell Mill Road in Voluntown. Donald R. Sunny, 55, was driving a 2023 Kawasaki KLR605 west […]
On (soon) with the show: Millbury's Elm Draught House cinema hits pause for renovations
MILLBURY ― The Elm Draught House Cinema has closed its doors. But rest assured, the beloved small-town movie house is not the latest casualty of COVID, streaming or the recent Hollywood strikes. The cinema, also referred to by locals as “The Elm,” is temporarily fading to black so it can become roomier, shinier...
Colliers negotiates 20,000 s/f office lease to Bohler Engineering
Westborough, MA Colliers has negotiated a lease for Bohler Engineering offices. Bohler Engineering, a land development consulting and site design service provider, will now occupy 20,000 s/f of space for its regional headquarters. A Colliers team led by executive vice president Steve Woelfel and senior vice president Kevin Brawley represented the tenant in the deal. Bob McGuire and Alison Powers of JLL represented the landlord, Carruth Capital.
2 Mass. gymnasts competing in their first Olympics
Two gymnasts from Massachusetts are competing in their first Olympics in Paris, poised to help the U.S. men's team do something it hasn't done since 2008. Stoughton native Fred Richard and Worcester native Stephen Nedoroscik have both been dreaming of becoming Olympians since they were little. When he was a...
Boys Lacrosse Team Honored At State House For State Title
The Nantucket boys lacrosse team was honored Thursday afternoon at the Massachusetts State House for their Div. 4 state championship victory over the Sandwich Blue Knights 7-6 on June 15 at Barnstable High School. The players and coaches were invited to tour the state house while speaking with Massachusetts Governor...
Special Olympics Rhode Island teams up with Topgolf for Unified Sports Alliance
CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Special Olympics Rhode Island joined forces with Topgolf in Cranston. The two organizations announced a partnership launching Unified Sports Alliance. It marked the first local community collaboration for Topgolf. The initiative launched with a 12-week Special Olympics Unified Golf Program. Organizers said to see the...
Rhode Island man pleads nolo contendere to fatally shooting 25-year-old girlfriend while she folded laundry
Attorney General Peter Neronha announced Thursday that a Glocester man has plead in Providence Superior Court to manslaughter following the shooting death of 25-year-old Taylor Peterson in June 2021. On Thursday, at a hearing before Superior Court Justice Richard Raspallo, 30-year-old Ryan Gallagher entered a plea of nolo contendere to...
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