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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.
These Mass. restaurants welcome pups onto their patios
BOSTON — With temperatures rising, people from all over New England are flocking to outdoor dining destinations — with their pups!75 on Liberty Wharf, a waterfront restaurant in Boston's Seaport neighborhood, has partnered with polkadog, which makes dog treats, to create a dog-friendly menu that features individually-wrapped treats such as "Clam Chowda" and "Chicken Littles."
YMCA of Metro North’s Fore the Kids tourney raises over $95,000
SALEM — The YMCA of Metro North hosted its 39th Annual Fore the Kids Golf Tournament at Kernwood Country Club in Salem on June 24. North Shore Bank was the lead sponsor of the tournament, which brought together 34 teams to support the YMCA youth programs, including summer camps, Y Academy educational programs, and free memberships for 7th and 8th grade students in the City of Lynn.
Following Haverhill Drowning and Other Near-Fatal Incidents, DA Tucker Offers Safety Reminders
In light of fatal and near-fatal drownings recently in Haverhill and other area communities, Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker rolled out an appeal Monday for residents to take certain swimming precautions. Tucker reminded residents of all ages not to swim alone. Parents of very young children can help...
Report due soon: Many homes were ‘critically over-assessed’
The Board of Assessors is planning to release an outside audit confirming that some Marblehead neighborhoods were “critically over-assessed,” while others were undervalued in last year’s assessment, according to Chair John Kelley. The board meets again this Friday at noon. In January, many homeowners complained that their...
Boy Scout raises more than $100,000 for greenhouse
Marblehead High School senior and Boy Scout Tyler Earp raised more than $100,000 for his Eagle Scout project to revitalize the school’s outdoor classroom area by installing a greenhouse. The updated outdoor space contains a greenhouse, two new raised plant beds, and native and pollinator plant species that will...
Arts Festival: Everything you need to know
The Marblehead Current is your one-stop resource for all things Arts Festival. (And we’re a proud sponsor.) We’ve got the full schedule, along with feature stories on what’s new this year, spotlights on volunteers and a behind-the-scenes look at Concerts @ Crocker Park, St. Michael’s Lobster Lunch and the Literary Festival.
New Boxford trash arrangements as Mello picks up town contract
BOXFORD — The town’s new trash service with G. Mello has begun. Starting July 1, Mello will pick up trash instead of Waste Management (WM). WM drew a lot of complaints from residents who complained of sporadic service. Street listings and a calendar can be found on the...
Jerod Mayo introducing element at Patriots practice that Bill Belichick avoided
Since Robert Kraft named Jerod Mayo the next head coach of the New England Patriots, there have been high expectations regarding the types of changes he will implement, some of which are long needed. Because Bill Belichick had run things the same way for over twenty years, the idea of...
Saugus gets a glimpse at new Boys & Girls Club
Kelan FlynnSAUGUS — The Boys & Girls Club has expanded with its new Teen Center, dubbed “The Club,” at the Square One Mall. The center is in the former space of the Payless ShoeSource outside of the Dick’s Sporting Goods at the mall, and it will service children between the ages of 11 and 18. The […] The post Saugus gets a glimpse at new Boys & Girls Club appeared first on Itemlive.
A Night of Cars, Trucks and Motorcycles
SAUGUS – Enjoy a fantastic afternoon of fun on Sunday, July 14, at the Saugus Middle-High School, 1 Pearce Memorial Dr., from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Mom’s Cancer Fighting Angels’ 10th Annual Car Show. The event will feature a live WROR 105.7 FM Street Team with games & prizes and DJ Jim Reece of Lil’ Jimmy’s Stack of Records, as well as cool cars, trucks and motorcycles – with raffles and trophies for the winners.
Massachusetts gas prices rose from last week: See how much here
State gas prices rose last week and reached an average of $3.46 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, up from last week's price of $3.40 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average fuel price in state has fallen about 4 cents since last month. According...
Beacon Hills may help homeowners whose foundations are crumbling
BOSTON - Homeowners across the state who rallied on Beacon Hill asking for help to pay for their crumbling foundations may soon see some relief.Why are foundations crumbling?Thursday night, state senators approved an amendment to the Affordable Housing Act that will create a fund for Massachusetts residents whose foundations are failing. The problem is a natural mineral called pyrrhotite, which eventually causes concrete foundations to crumble - and insurance doesn't cover the costs. The state now mandates quarries to test their product for pyrrhotite."The next step is finding the best methods for funding this effort," State Sen. Peter Durant, R-Spencer,...
Healey administration awards $45M to extend broadband infrastructure
FLORIDA — In Florida, a rural town in northwestern Massachusetts, high-speed broadband internet is hard to come by. “Depending on where you live in town, you might have better access to internet,” said Joan Lewis, the town’s administrator. “Sometimes that can prove to be dangerous for our emergency departments.”
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