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Select Board members call for ceasefire following months of heated rhetoric
READING – Maybe, just maybe, the Reading Select Board turned a corner Tuesday night and did as so many suggested. They moved on. Signs that the board might be putting a contentious five months behind them appeared before the meeting even started. The July 9 meeting ended during the opening minutes of a discussion to reorganize the board. It was hardly a secret the agenda item, put there by Carlo Bacci, was there to remove Karen Herrick as the board’s vice-chair.
Fireworks delight thousands at Glendale Park as Everett celebrates Independence Day
EVERETT – On Sunday, July 14, the City of Everett hosted its annual Independence Day Celebration at Glendale Park. The event, which was rescheduled from the original date of June 30 due to the forecasted weather conditions not meeting the safety parameters of the fireworks company, still brought thousands together to celebrate.
Tufts University’s Patti Klos receives Minah award, NACUFS’ highest honor
At a special reception during the NACUFS (National Association of College & University Food Services) National Conference this week, NACUFS Immediate Past President Kerry Paterson presented the Theodore W. Minah Distinguished Service award to Patti Klos, senior director of dining services at Tufts University. The annual conference took place this year in Louisville, Kentucky.
Here’s where you can get National Ice Cream Day deals
To celebrate National Ice Cream Day, which falls on Sunday, July 21, many ice cream businesses and chains in the Bay State are offering discounts and free sweets to customers. See where you can partake in enjoying the holiday. Friendly’s. The Massachusetts-based family eatery is celebrating itself and National...
Community media organizations switch leaders, with Somerville naming Effel to permanent role
Community media organizations switch leaders, with Somerville naming Effel to permanent role. The Somerville Media Center has a new executive director, while Cambridge Community Television has an interim leader and will look for someone permanent for the role. Beginning Sept. 3, the public access media organization for Somerville will be...
Medford Sweeps 1-Run Games From Klamath Falls
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Eli Havey hit a 2-run seventh-inning homer in Game 1 and a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning in Game 2, providing the winning runs in the Medford Mustangs doubleheader sweep of the Klamath Falls Falcons at Kiger Stadium. The Mustangs (29-12-3, 11-5 Area...
MassDEP rejects controversial proposal to dump nuclear wastewater into Cape Cod Bay
Holtec, Inc won't be allowed to dump 1.1 million gallons of wastewater into the Cape. Authorities rejected a company’s controversial request to dump up to 1.1 million gallons of wastewater from a decommissioned nuclear power plant into Cape Cod Bay. Holtec Decommissioning International LLC is in charge of safely...
Massachusetts Senate approved bill intended to strengthen health care system
The Massachusetts Senate approved a bill Thursday aimed in part at addressing some of the issues raised after Steward Health Care said it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing in May that it filed for bankruptcy protection.
‘Lucky for Life’ winner: $25k a year for life prize won in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts lottery player won a $25,000 a year for life prize during Wednesday night’s “Lucky for Life” drawing. The winning “Lucky for Life” numbers for the multi-state drawing were 7, 18, 20, 39, 46 and Lucky Ball: 10. The ticket that won $25,000 a year for life matched the first five numbers, but not the Lucky Ball.
MBTA Announces Service Changes to Accommodate Track Work
BOSTON – The MBTA announced service changes on several lines so it can continue its work in maintaining track infrastructure across its system. MBTA reports its Green Line B branch service will be suspended from August 2nd to 11th between Boston College and Babcock Street. During this time, an alternative bus shuttle service will be available for passengers.
Perfect weekend ahead: Boston to enjoy warm and dry weather, with low humidity
Our lawns and plants are starting to get crunchy if you haven't been watering. I know it seems as if we have had a ton of rain, but in reality, Boston hasn't seen enough. As this is the hottest stretch of summer, peak evaporation occurs typically. And so now that we have a slight rain deficit for this month (.73 inches below normal), we just need to keep up with watering the gardens and plants.
MBTA to close part of Red Line for 24 days this September — with plans for future 50 mph trains
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Blade collapse, N.Y. launch and N.J. research show uneven progress of offshore wind projects
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Three events Wednesday highlighted the uneven progress of the offshore wind industry in the Northeast, including the start of a major project in New York, research aimed at preventing environmental damage in New Jersey, and a temporary shutdown of a wind farm in Massachusetts after a broken turbine blade washed ashore on a famous beach.
MBTA tracking, signage impacted by Microsoft outage, but service still running
The global outage has not had an impact on the delivery of train and bus services, a T spokesperson confirmed. A widespread technology outage wreaked havoc on air travel, banking, and health care systems Friday, but in a rare bit of good news for Boston commuters, the MBTA emerged largely unscathed.
Worst Road in Weston: Update on Nominations
Maybe it will surprise no one that the call-out for nominations for the worst road in Weston has garnered a lot of interest. The Owl and her hybrid Volvo with extremely good suspension (for now) will be hitting said streets for some in-person research by the end of the month. All nominations are due by August 31 or when the alignment of the Swedish-Chinese vehicle gives up the ghost.
Mass. health care workers paid after I-Team investigation say checks bounced
NORTHBRIDGE - No one at Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation in Northbridge wanted to talk about the employees that have not been paid in more than a month. Health care workers at all four of Blupoint Healthcare's long term care facilities tell the I-Team their paychecks started bouncing a month ago. Last week Blackstone Valley employees held up signs on the street demanding to be paid. The company promised to fix the problem. In text messages to employees, it blamed the issue on a bank error. After the I-Team went to Blupoint Healthcare's Newton offices, workers got their paychecks....
Woburn teens address food insecurity with focus on diverse cultures
WOBURN - Noah Sheldon's "lightbulb moment" came at a food bank. Looking at the shelves in the summer of 2023, he couldn't help but notice that many of the items were less than appealing. Cans were dented. Boxes of Hamburger Helper and mac 'n' cheese filled the shelves. But foods central to the diets of people from different cultures (rice, beans, spices, etc.) were in short supply. "Woburn is diverse. I'm Brazilian. These are not things that would be used in my house," Noah said. "I started thinking-what could be done about this?" He came...
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