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7 MA state senators call on Biden to withdraw from presidential race
President Joe Biden coasted through this year's primaries with members of his party united around him. But with the nominating convention scheduled for one month from Friday in Chicago, support for Biden is fragmenting and he's hearing from more and more elected Democrats that they want him to exit this year's presidential contest. "Selecting a new Democratic presidential nominee will inject badly needed excitement and grassroots energy into the party and its voters, especially young people," seven...
Stop & Shop Announces Massachusetts Closing of 8 Locations
Stop & Shop has announced it will close 32 "underperforming" stores, according to supermarketnews.com, on or before November 2, 2024, including eight Massachusetts locations. The closings reflect a move to restructure the company. The closing list does not include the locations in Amesbury, Andover, and North Andover, Massachusetts. Here's a...
Here’s where you can get National Ice Cream Day deals
To celebrate National Ice Cream Day, which falls on Sunday, July 21, many ice cream businesses and chains in the Bay State are offering discounts and free sweets to customers. See where you can partake in enjoying the holiday. Friendly’s. The Massachusetts-based family eatery is celebrating itself and National...
Nearly 50 beaches across Massachusetts closed on Thursday
As temperatures finally began to cool off in Massachusetts on Thursday, close to 50 beaches across the state were closed, primarily due to bacteria in the water, according to the state’s publicly available water quality dashboard. In all, 46 beaches across Massachusetts were closed as of the 9:30 a.m....
American Clean Power applauds Maine, Massachusetts offshore wind proposal
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has confirmed its support for a joint proposal by the states of Maine and Massachusetts that would increase offshore wind development. The two states have submitted a proposal to ... Read More » The post American Clean Power applauds Maine, Massachusetts offshore wind proposal appeared first on Daily Energy Insider.
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. ...
A celebration of healthcare and hope: Gov. Healey attends Fairview Hospital gala
New Marlborough — Gov. Maura Healey (D) was the special guest at Fairview Hospital’s annual gala on Wednesday, July 17. In its 26th year, this year’s gala was held at Gedney Farm in New Marlborough. According to its official history, the hospital was started in 1912 when...
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...
Massachusetts kids learn to swim in honor of late MIT police officer
LOWELL, Mass. — Members of the Massachusetts State Police Dive Team are spending two weeks in Lowell teaching kids to swim. "We have maybe 6-to-7 troopers here today and we're just trying to work in small groups and work at their level," State Trooper John Nugent said. "Today my...
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