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"Landmark" blood transfusion saves patient before he's rushed to Boston hospital
CANTON - For the first time in Massachusetts, a whole blood transfusion saved the life of a patient before he could be brought to a hospital."Landmark event"Last Saturday, a 35-year-old man was seriously hurt in a car crash in Braintree. He was in shock, bleeding internally and his blood pressure was low. It took about 45 minutes to remove him from the wreckage.Paramedics reached out to the Canton Fire Department, which has a new field transfusion program. It was the first time a team in the state gave a whole blood transfusion to a patient in "a prehospital setting," according...
CPD seeks stolen car that fled from traffic stop
SEEN THIS CAR? The Cranston Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating the vehicle in the photo, which was reported stolen on June 21 around midnight in Raynham, Massachusetts, according to Cranston Police. Around 4:16 p.m. June 22, an alert was received by the Flock license plate reader system indicating the vehicle was reported stolen and traveling in Cranston, according to a post on Cranston Police Department’s social media accounts. “A Cranston Officer located the vehicle containing two occupants on Elmwood Avenue and attempted to pull it over,” according to police. “The operator refused to stop and the vehicle crossed into Warwick and struck the Officer’s cruiser at the intersection of Manson and Warwick Avenue. The suspects managed to avoid capture. Fortunately, the cruiser only sustained minor damage and the Officer was not injured. The vehicle was last seen traveling on Norwood Avenue.” If you’ve seen this vehicle, contact the Cranston Police Department at 942-2211.
Sam Waterston Says This Is Killing Buzzards Bay
A nationally recognized voice is advocating for clean water off of Southeastern Massachusetts. Sam Waterston, best known for playing Jack McCoy on 19 seasons of NBC's Law & Order, narrates a new video released by Buzzards Bay Coalition. His famously friendly tone is tempered by urgency as he targets the bay's No. 1 enemy.
'No suspects at this time': Victim injured in weekend Brockton shooting
BROCKTON — A 36-year-old man was injured in a shooting that occurred in a Brockton parking lot over the weekend, police said. The victim was at a parking lot across the street from 45 Petronelli Way, which is located near the new Marvelous Marvin Hagler statue, when he was shot at about 3 a.m. Saturday morning, Brockton police spokesperson Darren Duarte said.
Mass. State Lottery winner: Final $1 million scratch ticket prize claimed Monday
The final $1 million prize for the scratch ticket game “Double your Money” was claimed in Massachusetts Monday. The ticket was purchased at Rx3 Energy in Salem. There was a 1 in 3,024,000 odds in winning the grand prize and it was the final grand prize ticket. However, there are still six unclaimed $2,000 prize winning tickets left.
Brockton home on Byron Avenue sells for $675K; West Bridgewater home sells for $899K
BROCKTON − A new home on Byron Avenue sold for $675,000. This "outstanding" New England Colonial boasts four bedrooms and three full baths and is located on a "quiet residential side street," according to the real estate listing. This property was sold by Richard Costa, Century 21 North East and Eagle Diversified LLC. A home on Metacomet Road that sold for $899,000 is located in "West Bridgewater’s newest luxury community," according to the real estate listing....
Rewind: What's up with Mass.'s liquor laws?
Team Common is currently working on our transition to a weekly show. We’ll be back this summer with new episodes. In the meantime, here’s one from our archives. New Englanders are known for having a buttoned up rule or two, including around alcohol (we're looking at you, happy hour ban). And it's not uncommon to hear some of our region’ s founding colonizers, the Puritans, getting blame for that. But how involved were the Puritans in shaping our current rules around liquor, really?
Abington sophomore wins nationwide essay contest via entry about music teacher Kevin Longwill
Lukas Tokarczyk, a rising sophomore at Abington Senior High School, has been selected as an essay contest winner in the June issue of School Band and Orchestra Magazine. According to the article, Tokarczyk will receive $1,000 courtesy of the magazine and the NAMM Foundation. Each winning student was asked about...
’60 Minutes’ Icon Lesley Stahl Has Deep Roots in Massachusetts
Lesley Stahl has been a respected television journalist for over 50 years, most of that time with the CBS television network. Did you know it all began for Stahl right here in Massachusetts?. Lesley Rene Stahl was born on December 16, 1941, in Lynn, Massachusetts and was raised in Swampscott....
Non-profit helps Latine small businesses owners thrive in Massachusetts
RANDOLPH - A woman who immigrated from Guatemala is now living the American dream with her successful day care in Randolph, Massachusetts."My business was one of the 'businesses of the year' last year as a home-based family day care, and I feel so proud of that," Dora Aguilar told WBZ-TV.But it wasn't always so rosy. Aguilar had her first child four years after moving to Massachusetts in 1994 and immediately struggled to find day care. Amid that difficulty, the former teacher had her "a-ha" moment."If I know exactly how to work with kids, how to do this, why am I...
Levitate Music and Arts Festival 2024: Here is who’s playing and when
The original members of an iconic punk rock band will reunite during a popular music and arts festival on the South Shore this weekend. The 11th annual Levitate Music and Arts Festival is scheduled to kick off at the Marshfield Fairgrounds in Marshfield on Friday, July 5 with some major names in punk and indie music headlining the three-day event.
Bridgewater's Perkins Foundry to be forged into 150 apartments plus retail and commercial
BRIDGEWATER — The iconic Perkins Foundry is slated to become a three-building complex with 150 apartments and 20,475 square feet of retail and commercial space. The town's planning board approved the project earlier this year. The developers still have to get several permits before the factory winds down operations and crews can start demolition, said Stephen E. Meltzer, vice president of project development for Edgewood Development.
Vegetarian Indian restaurant opens in former Pavilion Restaurant & Bar space in Framingham
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]. A brand new Indian restaurant has come to MetroWest, opening where a dining spot featuring global fare had been, and before that, another Indian restaurant. According to a source, Woodlands is now open in Framingham, taking over the former Pavilion Restaurant &...
BU Goes to the Center of the Earth
The redevelopment of 882 through 888 Commonwealth Avenue includes a geothermal heating and cooling system, the first to exist at Boston University. Rendering provided by ZVI Construction Co. Twelve years ago, the Brookline Historical Society declared the former Fellsway Motor Mart, with its intricate stone arches and large-windowed storefront, the...
Olympic Trials Qualifier Sarah Bernard to Swim for MIT Beginning in 2024-25
Commonwealth Swimming's Sarah Bernard will join the Engineers with times that would have scored in the A finals of the 100/200 breast and 400 IM at NCAAs. Current photo via Sarah Bernard. Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news....
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