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Woman who did not euthanize her terminally sick dog did not commit a crime, Mass. top court finds
A dog owner was facing an animal cruelty charge when she didn't euthanize her terminally ill dog against the veterinarian's orders. The court said it's not a crime. A woman who ignored her veterinarian’s advice to euthanize her dog but instead took him home to die did not commit a crime, the Supreme Judicial Court decided Monday in a case brought by state prosecutors and supported by multiple animal rights groups.
MA Shoppers: Beware When You Swipe While Shopping!
Attention Bay State residents: When you are out doing your grocery shopping, pay heed to your surroundings especially when using a credit or debit card when checking out. Big Y supermarket discovered skimmers south of the border in two of its Connecticut stores last month. The grocery chain reports an unknown individual has attached a skimming device to one single terminal in each of its Naugatuck and Plainville locations. back on June 29th. At the present time, there are no reports of a similar incident in Massachusetts.
The future of Steward Health Care's hospitals remains uncertain after bidding deadline
Monday evening was the deadline for bids on the seven Massachusetts hospitals being sold by bankrupt Steward Health Care, and it could be a while before the public learns any details about who the bidders are. Steward hasn’t yet confirmed the receipt of any bids, and the company isn’t required...
Campus-wide Fire Hydrant Flushing Underway
Facilities and Campus Services is currently performing an annual flushing of campus fire hydrants. The hydrant flushing, which began July 8 and will continue for approximately five weeks, will be performed weekdays from 4-7 a.m. and 3-9 p.m., and on Saturdays from 4-7 a.m. Hydrants on the perimeter of the campus will be flushed during the morning, and those at the center of campus will be flushed during the late afternoon/early evening.
Trump could see support grow after assassination attempt, even in Mass.
CAMBRIDGE - The image of Donald Trump with his fist in the air after an attempted assassination has already become iconic, even in some parts of traditionally blue Massachusetts. "I thought he was tough when he stood up and he gave the little fist-pump afterwards," Tom Fialkosky said Monday. "Thank God he survived," another voter in Billerica added.Billerica is one of the few communities in greater Boston with a history of residents supporting Donald Trump. "I just kind of feel bad that happened to him," said Elizabeth Hill. "I was just glad he got up and he was OK."Political effect of assassination...
Hundreds Still Without Power in North County, Stamford
STAMFORD, Vt. — Nearly 18 hours after severe thunderstorms pummeled the region, hundreds of customers are without power. The latest update estimates is that power will be back on at 2 p.m. in North Berkshire. Green Mountain Power's outage map could not provide an estimate on power restoration. Many...
Staff remain without pay at South Hadley nursing home
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Now to an update on a story, issues at a South Hadley nursing home leaving employees not being paid for weeks. Nurses at the Pioneer Valley Rehabilitation Center in South Hadley they said they were told by administrative staff on Saturday that their direct deposits finally hit their accounts however many are still missing money they were owed from June.
Willie Ross School for the Deaf the hires Alyssa Kristek as Director of Operations and Chief Financial Officer
Willie Ross School for the Deaf has announced a new Director of Operations and Chief Financial Officer, Alyssa Kristek. Kristek most recently served as the Director of Administration and Finance at Hillel House at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with extensive experience throughout her career in finance and business management.
Mass. healthcare workers demand answers after not being paid for over a month
NEWTON - Healthcare workers at Blupoint Healthcare say they have not been paid in more than a month. Now, they are demanding to know why their paychecks are bouncing at the bank."There are just a lot of excuses"One employee said that she has gone four weeks without a paycheck and needed to transfer money from her savings account to pay her bills.Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation is one of four long-term care facilities owned by Blupoint Healthcare in Newton. Employees at three of their facilities, Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol, Mill Town Health and Rehabilitation in Amesbury, and...
Wormtown Music Festival Unveils 2024 Lineup: Max Creek, Dopapod, Mihali & More
Wormtown Music Festival announced its 2024 lineup including Max Creek, Dopapod, Mihali and more. The three-day event returns to Camp KeeWanee in Greenfield, Massachusetts September 13 – 15. Also among the Wormtown 2024 performers are Dirtwire, Ghost-Note, Prince/Bowie, The Nth Power, Yes Darling, Bella’s Bartok, Consider the Source, Escaper,...
UMass researchers find that social media polls skewed 2016, 2020 elections
AMHERST — Informal political polls conducted on X and its predecessor Twitter during the 2016 and 2020 U.S. presidential elections were skewed by questionable or troll farm votes, researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have found. The research concluded that X/Twitter’s poll system deliberately reports biased public vote...
Student loan repayment changes may affect your debt
(Mass Appeal) – With the recent federal court rulings, student loan borrower’s have been left with several major changes to the federal student loan forgiveness and repayment programs. We have financial counselor Todd from Cambridge Credit in Agawam to help guide you through these important changes.
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