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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...
Case of measles confirmed in Mass. for first time since 2020, officials say
The DPH says the case of the highly contagious, airborne disease is linked to international travel. State officials announced the first case of measles in Massachusetts since 2020 on Thursday. An adult from Worcester received the diagnosis after traveling abroad, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) said in a...
Excitement is ‘palpable’ among Mass. delegates at Republican National Convention
Tonight marks the last night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. All week, acclaimed photojournalist Barry Goldstein has been speaking with and documenting RNC attendees from Massachusetts for GBH partner New England Public Media as part of a brilliant multimedia feature, “Red in a Blue State.”. Goldstein joined...
Mass. RNC delegates look forward to Donald Trump speech
MILWAUKEE (WHDH) – Massachusetts delegates at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee were excited Thursday as they looked forward to Donald Trump’s much-anticipated speech on the convention’s final day. Trump will take the stage one day after his vice presidential pick, JD Vance, delivered his remarks. Trump...
ValleyBike expected to reopen bike sharing program at the end of the summer
The regional bicycle share program should resume by the end of the summer, several months later than initially planned. The ValleyBike Share program, which operated in eight communities across Western Massachusetts, has been dormant for two years after the company that had been running it went bankrupt, said Carolyn Misch, director of planning and sustainability in Northampton. Misch coordinates the program.
Moors leader receives prison time for Massachusetts standoff in 2021.
Two members of a sovereign citizens group that claimed Rhode Island as its territory face court-ordered prison terms for their roles in an armed standoff with Massachusetts State Police in 2021. The leader of Rise of the Moors, Jamhal Tavon Sanders Latimer, must serve three to five years in prison plus four years of probation under penalties ordered at a sentencing hearing Tuesday. ...
Cleanup efforts continue following Wednesday’s storms
EASTHAMPTON, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Cleanup from Wednesday’s storms is underway all across parts of western Massachusetts. On the heels of another heatwave this summer, the area saw two major thunderstorms this week, which caused downed trees and power outages. “A lot of root balls just lift up out of...
Powerball player in Mass. gets big surprise when she scans ticket
FALL RIVER - A Massachusetts woman got a big surprise when she was checking her lottery tickets.The State Lottery says Ida Reis "had no idea" she was in possession of a $1 million Powerball winner until she scanned the ticket at a Fall River store."What did she do? Laughed Out Loud," the Lottery posted to social media.Winner matched first 5 numbers on Powerball ticketShe bought the ticket at Amaral's Central Market on Globe Street. The store gets a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket.The ticket was bought for the July 10 drawing that featured a $41 million jackpot. The winning...
Massachusetts man’s love of a board game turned into $1 million State Lottery win
A Massachusetts man had fireworks on the Fourth of July but not in the way you may think. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Joel Laffin of Marshfield is the winner of a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$4,000,000 Monopoly Doubler” $10 instant ticket game.
MMA announces new name, location, dates for conference
Big changes are in store for the MMA’s conference in January, as the event moves to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center and expands into a third afternoon. To coincide with these changes, the event — which has been known for 45 years as the MMA Annual Meeting & Trade Show — also has a new name: Connect 351.
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