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National Aviation Day soars high at Lawrence Municipal Airport
NORTH ANDOVER — The skies over Lawrence Municipal Airport were perfect for flying Saturday as the National Aviation Day celebration came home Saturday. About 1,000 people took the opportunity to check out planes big and small, event organizer Rich Little said. “We were happy with the turnout,” said Little,...
North Andover couple passionate about their colorful kites
NORTH ANDOVER — Patricia Dumont and Brian Lankshear have shared plenty of adventures during their 42 years of marriage, but not many compare to their passion for building and flying kites. Although Dumont and Lankshear are past retirement age, they show no signs of slowing down. Dumont, a former...
Medford, Mass: Cut-Off Queen Caught On Dashcam Almost Getting Rear-Ended On Mystic Ave, Close Call With Box Truck On Northern Expressway
In quick succession, a reckless driver in Medford is caught on dashcam cutting off two vehicles, one an enormous box truck. Oregonian and the girlfriend of Redditor /u/HazySpace420 shared head-shaking dashcam footage from earlier this August (Aug 7, 2024) from Medford to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing a reckless driver in a Hyundai Santa Fe cutting OP’s GF off, and a box truck, too, one after the other.
Massachusetts delegates and voters are feeling new energy after DNC
BOSTON - The Democratic National Convention in Chicago is in full swing, and Massachusetts delegates and voters are feeling energized by the party's fresh-faced ticket.DNC brings energetic tone to convention"The energy was just palpable," said Massachusetts Democratic Party Chairman Steve Kerrigan, citing a renewed energy and joy on the convention floor as the state's delegates committed to support Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz in November. "I always say Massachusetts has two great exports: cranberries and political activism. The vice president is talking a lot about the future relative to our economy... to freedom... to protect reproductive rights, rights...
P&G’s Gillette unveils redevelopment plans for iconic South Boston campus
The Procter & Gamble Company sent a proposal to Boston officials on Tuesday for a redevelopment of its iconic Gillette South Boston campus into housing, a waterfront park and new commercial space. “We anticipate the planning and development of this largely inaccessible site will create meaningful and positive improvements to...
Farmer’s Almanac Calling for Lots of Snow and Rain for Maine, New Hampshire, & Massachusetts This Winter
Last winter was definitely abnormal. With the exception of a few really nasty storms (one in mid-December and one in mid-January), the winter was fairly mild. With the exception of a handful of rain and snowstorms, last winter was calm. Even the temperatures remained mild. According to records kept by...
Local communities to benefit from $5.16 billion housing act
Governor Maura Healey signed the Affordable Homes Act — the largest housing investment in Massachusetts history — into law on August 6. The act authorizes $5.16 billion in spending to boost housing production and tackle rising costs, aiming to address the state’s ongoing housing crisis. Local communities,...
North Shore food access farm announces expansion into Wenham
"There's room for everybody who cares about this to jump in and make a difference," said Three Sisters Executive Director Liz Green. When most people think of a food pantry or a food drive, their minds jump to canned goods, grains, and other things that don’t really go bad.
WEEI Boston Overhauls Daytime Slots In Competitive Bid
Audacy Boston’s WEEI is ending two shows as it overhauls its lineup in hopes of boosting ratings. Gresh and Fauria and Jones and Mego are being canceled in favor of new midday and afternoon programming as the station aims to compete with market leader WBZ. Andy Hart is joining...
10 Years Ago, One of the Biggest Stories in New England Was About Market Basket and Loyalty
There are very few times that I go into Market Basket and don't think about the incredible display of loyalty that the employees showed 10 years ago this summer. In the summer of 2014, Market Basket's Board of Directors decided to fire Artie T. Demoulas. The next day, many employees started to strike due to loyalty with Artie T. and demanded that he be reinstated as CEO. Every media outlet gave the same story, stating that it was a family fight between two of the store's big bosses: cousins Artie T. Demoulas and Arthur S. Demoulas, grandsons of Arthur Demoulas, a Greek immigrant who founded the chain years ago.
Activists spread awareness about who can vote from behind bars
“I don't really see a way of doing my time without this type of activism and organizing and resistance.”. In November 2008, Corey “Al-Ameen” Patterson was awaiting trial in a Nashua Street Jail cell in Boston watching the first Black man get elected to the nation’s highest office.
BPS To Increase Teacher Training To Support More Newcomer Students
Burlington Public Schools could do a better job of explicitly focusing on literacy, providing access to grade-level content for English Language Learners, and creating opportunities for English Language Learners to learn from native-speaker peers. That’s according to a new report from SupportEd, provided for free to the district through the U.S. Department of Education.
Real-estate office could make way for apartment building on East Broadway
The owner of the Playwright bar on East Broadway in South Boston has filed plans to replace a neighboring building with a four-story 12-unit apartment building. Joey Arcari's plans for 736-742 East Broadway, filed today with the Boston Planning Department, call for two of the units to be rented as affordable.
Historic "Pink House" of Newbury Sees No Bids in Auction, Demolition Looms Amid Environmental Concerns
The fate of the "Pink House," a unique and long-standing landmark in Newbury, has been sealed following an unsuccessful auction that drew no bids. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which purchased the property in 2011 for $375,000, opened the auction with a starting bid of $3,000, but no buyers were willing to take on the significant challenges associated with the structure.
Porter Square Books in Cambridge moving to new, larger location
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]. A popular independent bookstore in Cambridge is moving to a larger location nearby, and it will continue to be home to a cafe, though one with a different name and under different ownership. According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's...
New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Engagement Lab Case Study
One of the College’s Engagement Lab initiatives, Transforming Narratives of Gun Violence (TNGV), is a case study in August’s publication of The New England Journal of Medicine. The College is one of three community partners in the inititative, which began in 2021, seeking to eliminate firearm assaults and...
Defense attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber seek recusal of judge overseeing case
BOSTON (AP) — Attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are seeking to remove the judge overseeing the protracted legal battle over Tsarnaev’s death sentence. Tsarnaev’s lawyers said during a hearing in federal court in Boston on Wednesday that U.S. District Court Judge George O’Toole should be recused from the case, pointing to what they said were comments O’Toole made about the case on podcasts and at public events during the appeals process.
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