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Detached house sells in Upton for $1.5 million
A 3,876-square-foot house built in 2018 has changed hands. The spacious, recently built property located at 25 West River Street in Upton was sold on June 25, 2024, for $1,463,700, or $378 per square foot. This two-story home offers a roomy layout with four bedrooms and five bathrooms. The home's outer structure has a gable roof frame, composed of asphalt. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system. In addition, the home includes an underground/basement garage. The lot of the property covers a substantial area of 4.9-acre.
Expert: One case is too many as measles reported in Worcester County
A local infectious disease specialist said the single case of measles reported in Worcester County on Thursday is an alarming development. The case reported by the state Department of Public Health is the first confirmed case of measles in Massachusetts in more than four years. An adult in Worcester County who had traveled...
Mosquitos in Blackstone test positive for West Nile Virus
Officials are asking some residents of Worcester County to take precautions after some mosquitos tested positive for West Nile Virus. The Central Mass Mosquito Project will spray parts of the town of Blackstone after some mosquitos in the southeast of town tested positive for the virus. West Nile is typically transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. There were six human cases in the Bay State in 2023. While the virus can infect people of all ages, people over the age of 50 are at higher risk for severe disease. Most people infected show no symptoms but when present fever and flu-like illness are common.
Global tech outage has impacted operations at Mass General Brigham, Milford Regional
Hospitals throughout Massachusetts, including in Milford Regional Medical Center and Mass General Brigham, have experienced disruptions to patient services, including some surgeries, following a major technology outage. CrowdStrike, a U.S. firm that advertises being used by more than half of Fortune 500 companies, said one of its recent content updates...
VOTE: What is the MetroWest/Milford Daily News 2023-24 Girls High School Team of the Year?
School starts next month. Hard to believe with all the heat and humidity that has overtaken the region. But there is no better time than now to look back at the fall, winter and spring seasons that brought athletes raising championship trophies and banners across the MetroWest and Milford areas. ...
A Central Showcase: Northeast 7v7 football regional comes to Central Mass.
FITCHBURG — Milton football coach Steve Dembowski has run the Northeast 7v7 football tournament, located mostly in Eastern Massachusetts, for the past 20 years. This year, however, Dembowski brought the tournament west of Route 495 to St. Bernard’s in Fitchburg, and with the help of Bernardians coach Tom Bingham, the creation of the Central Regional has allowed more Central Mass. teams to take part in the midsummer, one-hand-touch passing tournament and prepare for the upcoming season. ...
First look: Drake Maye and Ja'Lynn Polk arrive at Patriots training camp
New England Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye and wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk are officially in the building for the team’s 2024 training camp. Rookies were required to report on Friday, while veterans won’t have to report until next Tuesday. The first day of training begins for the Patriots on Wednesday, July 24.
Multi-state deli meat-linked listeria outbreak kills New Jersey resident
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning Americans about a listeria outbreak that has sickened more than two dozen people across 12 states, believe to be linked to deli meat.As of Friday, 28 people have fallen ill -- all of whom have been hospitalized -- and two people have died, one from Illinois and one from New Jersey, according to the federal health agency.New York is the state with the most cases at seven, followed by Maryland with six. States that have also reported cases include Illinois, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia...
Kamala Harris to appear at Cape fundraiser as talks continue about Biden's future
BOSTON - The Republican National Convention is over and voters are now looking to Chicago, where Democrats are preparing to nominate their presidential candidate. But who will it be?Galvin: Unite behind Biden or risk chaos"Chaos is not a formula for victory, it is not," said Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin, who is among several Massachusetts delegates prepared to nominate President Joe Biden on the convention floor. But the rest of the party isn't as certain, questioning Biden's ability to lead. "At this point you're talking about changing the candidate field at a very late point."Democrats nationwide, including here in...
DCR awards nearly $90,000 in funding to rural and volunteer fire departments
RUTLAND, Mass. — Nearly 40 communities will receive federal funding to help with volunteer fire assistance. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation announced the nearly $90,000 in funding at the Rutland Fire Department Friday. The grant money was given to municipalities with nonprofit rural, call or volunteer fire...
Student activist Sophie Shen wins leadership award from Bank of America
Sophie Shen, a rising senior at Arlington High School, is among five students in Massachusetts selected as a Bank of America Student Leader, the company said. The award earns Shen a paid summer internship with a local nonprofit (the Waltham Boys and Girls Club) and an all-expenses-paid weeklong trip to Washington, D.C., for a national leadership summit.
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