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3 former Bruins players we're glad are gone, 2 we wish never left
It was another offseason of change for the Boston Bruins, as it always is. Gone are some players who were a key part of the organization over the six-plus years, while GM Don Sweeney filled a pair of his team needs in free agency with center Elias Lindholm and defenseman Nikita Zadorov.
Bill Russell: Black coach of the Boston Celtics during the civil rights era
The first Black coach of any major North American sport in modern history, Boston Celtics legendary big man Bill Russell is on the cusp for his second induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for his work as a player-coach of the Celtics in the latter third of their unrivaled 1960s dynasty.
Bay State health care could look different after flurry of legislative action
12:00 | Pioneer Public Interest Law Center hosts a briefing on how artificial intelligence is changing the legal services landscape | Pioneer Institute, 185 Devonshire St., Suite 1101, Boston. 1:30 | Conference committee tasked with reconciling House and Senate versions of clean energy legislation holds its first meeting | Room...
Whole Foods settles ex-worker's lawsuit over Black Lives Matter masks
BOSTON (Reuters) - Whole Foods has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit accusing it of illegally firing a worker who refused to remove her Black Lives Matter facemask and complained about racism at the Amazon.com-owned upscale grocery chain.
SLIS Alumni Appointed President-Elect of Society of American Archivists
This month, Derek Mosley ’11MS was elected Vice President/President-Elect of the Society of American Archivists (SAA). His term as vice president will begin this August; his term as SAA’s 80th president will begin next year. Mosley has been featured in Simmons News before, most recently for being named...
Man convicted of killing South Boston woman in 1988 to be sentenced
A man convicted of killing a South Boston woman over 30 years ago will be sentenced on Tuesday. Carl Richard Vega strangled Judy Chamberlain in a building on D Street in 1988, according to prosecutors, who said she was found dead in the basement, with evidence suggesting she was sexually assaulted.
IHP Alum’s Road to the Olympics Began Modestly
Standing in the parking lot of a boathouse in Princeton, NJ, where the men and women’s national rowing teams were conducting pre-Olympic workouts, Deirdre McLoughlin couldn’t help but pinch herself. Life’s path had taken the New Jersey native to undergraduate and graduate school in Boston, a professional career in California, and now the 2009 MGH Institute graduate was just a few weeks away from working the Olympic Games in Paris, her third as a physical therapist for the U.S. Men’s and Women’s rowing teams.
New Center for Advanced Heart Failure Wraps at Boston Hospital
BOSTON—HGA has announced the completion of the new Center for Advanced Heart Failure & Cardiomyopathy Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston. HGA reimagined the patient and provider experience, to create the new outpatient clinic through a full-gut renovation of approximately 11,000 square feet on BIDMC’s West Campus.
DA identifies Roxbury man shot by police, accused of hitting Boston officer with car
A Roxbury man is facing a litany of criminal charges in connection with a violent scene outside the Forest Hills MBTA station in Jamaica Plain last week, where he was shot by a police officer who prosecutors say had been hit by a car the man was driving only moments earlier.
Wyc Grousbeck reveals potential price to buy the Boston Celtics
The Grousbeck family has put the Boston Celtics up for sale. The decision comes after Boston secured an 18th championship banner. Wyc Grousbeck will reportedly remain in charge of the franchise until 2028. Nevertheless, fans have begun speculating who could potentially become the next governor of the most storied franchise in NBA history.
Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School awarded over $800,000
Grant to provide training and placement for unemployed and under-employed of Central Massachusetts. Superintendent-Director Kyle Brenner and Career Technical Initiative (CTI) Coordinator Marci Komssi are pleased to share that Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School has been awarded the Career Technical Initiative Implementation Grant by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development for the second time.
Attleboro man's body recovered from Worcester County pond
An Attleboro man died in an incident involving a personal watercraft on a pond in Worcester County. Rutland police said first responders were called to Turkey Hill Pond on Saturday afternoon for a report that a watercraft overturned and the operator failed to surface. "Witnesses reported that the individual appeared...
ADA-accessible fishing dock opens on Jordan Pond
SHREWSBURY – Jordan Pond has an exciting new addition. In late May, a new ADA-accessible fishing dock opened along the shores of Jordan Pond. The dock, which provides a panoramic view of the body of water, is located on the Ridgeland Road side of the pond. The freshly paved, white-stone structure provides a scenic lookout – and an excellent fishing spot – for visitors.
UMass Chan ranked best in Northeast for primary care education
The T.H. Chan School of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School is best in the Northeast and among the top 15 medical schools nationwide for primary care education, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings. Additionally, UMass Chan ranks in the second of four...
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