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Provincetown Carnival 2024 today: What to do on the last day, from brunch to Madonna-Rama
Today is the last day of Provincetown Carnival 2024. Close out strong with brunch and the Madonna-Rama dance party. The Renaissance X Revolution-themed week ran from Aug. 17-24. Thursday's parade was a highlight, where Marie Antoinette costumes were on full display and about 100,000 people were expected to attend. ...
Orleans Block Party Celebrates Community
The Orleans Police Department's annual block party has become an August ritual - and a key part of an ongoing community building effort. “We really develop strategies on how we can connect with our community members because as a police organization we will never be successful if we don't have the trust and support of our community....”
Wellfleet Food Pantry Searches for New Home
An increase in demand and the growth that comes with that means the Wellfleet Food Pantry needs a larger home. “We have seen a big growth in our number of shoppers ... from 2020 we had 160 families; in 2023 we had 203 families ... 21 percent were over 65 and 17 percent were children....”
Dennis Festival Days Begin Sunday With Antique Car Parade
The Dennis Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its annual celebration known as Dennis Festival Days. The week's-worth of fun gets rolling at 11:00 Sunday morning with the 66th Antique Car Parade. The fun continues on Monday at Johnny Kelley Park with all sorts of events, like a pie-eating...
36 hours in Provincetown, Massachusetts
A beachfront in Provincetown, Mass., Aug. 12, 2024. Despite a creeping sense of Hamptons-style gentrification, the town on the tip of Cape Cod, one of America’s oldest art colonies, remains a self-styled bohemian idyll. (Jesse Burke/The New York Times) NEW YORK, NY.- Located at the tip of Cape Cod,...
JJ’s That’s Awesome: A Family Experiences Two Roadside Miracles
Brewster, Massachusetts is home to the AWESOME today. A couple weeks ago, Rebecca and her husband Danya were on their way to the hospital for the delivery of their baby. The problem was, the baby wasn’t going to wait. Rebecca’s water broke, Danya pulled over to the side of the road, and his wife who he called an absolute legend delivered their baby girl Summer. Paramedics arrived, they continued on their way to the hospital and that’s when Danya realized that during all the excitement he had lost his wedding ring. Days were spent looking for it in clothes, inside the car, at the hospital, but no luck. Then he and a couple of friends returned to that spot on the side of the road and just as he was about to give up, he looked down and there it was. Two miracles and a great story they will never get tired of telling, Rebecca and Danya…THAT’S AWESOME.
Man with metal detector finds lost wedding ring on Scituate beach
SCITUATE - A man with a metal detector is being called a hero by a woman who lost her wedding ring on Humarock Beach in Scituate.A lost ring and a desperate search"We were shaking our hands off because his hands were dirty with sand, and I noticed my ring was gone, and my heart just sank," said Courtney DeFusco. DeFusco's husband, Stephen, searched for hours while she was at work as a nurse at Mass General. Even their son, Jackson, looked where they spent time at the beach. "We found pennies... Not the ring," Jackson said.Courtney DeFusco worried that the rolling...
Boston opens its first Bike Town, a place for kids to learn bike riding
The City of Boston and Mayor Michelle Wu announced the grand opening of Bike Town at Moakley Park on Thursday. Bike Town is a family-friendly space where kids can practice riding and rolling in a fun and safe environment. These are designed to teach children how to safely navigate streets and increase their overall confidence while riding a bike.
New Bedford-area filmmakers to take over Clasky Commons on Sunday. This is why.
NEW BEDFORD — Clasky Commons will become a film set on Sunday, Aug. 25, as local filmmakers from the New Bedford area bring to life the short film "A Beautiful Day." The film, set to premiere in October at a charity showcase, aims to raise funds to shed light on the topic of Alzheimer's and memory issues. ...
Boston launches calendar of events aimed at revitalizing city's nightlife
BOSTON — Boston's nightlife scene is getting a boost from city hall. Corean Reynolds, the city's director of nightlife economy, also known as its "night czar," has developed a list of grant recipients charged with invigorating the city's nightlife. Watch the story above to learn about challenges to the...
Plymouth closing all public parks and fields from dusk to dawn amid town’s high risk status for EEE
Starting tonight, all public parks and fields in Plymouth will be closed daily from dusk until dawn in response to the town’s high risk status for Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE.
Weber going to Bat for Those Disappointed and Frustrated with Forest Hills Cemetery
Forest Hills Cemetery has drawn criticism from residents over the last several years due to the discontinuation of beloved events, changed policies, removal of trees, lack of communication, and more, but for those yearning for an explanation, there might be one on the horizon. Ben Weber, District 6 City Councilor, who had residents reach out to his office about these issues, told the Jamaica Plain Gazette he had contacted cemetery leadership. Specifically, Weber, who called Forest Hills Cemetery one of Boston’s jewels, noted that the cemetery’s leadership has offered to take him and his office on a tour.
Downtown New Bedford building going from hamburgers to housing. What to know.
NEW BEDFORD — A downtown building that last housed a craft burger restaurant is being converted into apartments. The close to $8 million rehabilitation project to develop 19 apartments at 89 N. Water St. is scheduled to begin construction this fall and be completed next fall. The four-story brick building at the corner of...
Kenny Chesney Fans In Foxborough Start The Party Early With Tailgating
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — Kenny Chesney is calling Gillette Stadium home this weekend. The country superstar performs his first-ever three-night stint in Foxborough on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The concerts not only are Chesney's venue-record 22nd, 23rd, and 24th performances at Gillette, but also serve as the final stop on his Sun Goes Down 2024 Tour.
Barstool hosts tease Bill Simmons over Celtics rumor
The news cycle around Amazon founder Jeff Bezos potentially buying the Boston Celtics lasted less than a week, but that didn’t stop The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Fox’s Jason McIntyre from putting their tinfoil hats on and dreaming up an angle anyway. So when leaks from the Bezos camp confirmed he was not interested in Read more... The post ‘Pardon My Take’ teases Jason McIntyre, Bill Simmons over discredited rumor of Jeff Bezos buying Celtics appeared first on Awful Announcing.
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