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American Rescue Plan grants pump nearly $3 million into Worcester cultural organizations
WORCESTER — Worcester cultural organizations are set to receive nearly $3 million from American Rescue Plan Act grant awards from the Cultural Organization Grant Program, according to information provided by the City Manager's office. The organizations include mainstays such as the EcoTarium, the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, Mechanics Hall, Worcester art Museum and the Mass Symphony Orchestra/Tuckerman Hall, all of which were awarded $125,000. ...
City of Boston to Honor New Edition on September 6th + 7th
BOSTON – Tuesday, August 20, 2024 – Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced a series of events celebrating Boston R&B group New Edition. The City of Boston will honor the legendary group—founded in Roxbury in 1978—and their profound impact on both the community and music industry on Sept. 6 and 7.
Greater Boston was apparently inundated with swarms of flying ants on Monday
Reports from across the city flooded social media of the bizarre sightings. Residents of Boston were caught in a mating frenzy of flying ants on Monday night. On social media, people posted accounts of cars covered in bugs, getting caught in their hair, going up their noses, and getting caught in their dogs’ fur.
Stoughton's Olympic hero Frederick ‘Flips' Richard stops by NBC's Boston Media Center
Fredrick "Flips" Richard made his Olympic debut this summer, and came home to the Boston area from Paris with a new keepsake: the bronze medal that the U.S. men's gymnastics team won. Richard popped into the NBCUniversal Boston Media Center, home to the Boston stations of NBC and Telemundo, and...
Nationwide operation leads to arrest of repeat offender under ICE's public safety mandate
MCALLEN, Texas— Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended a 27-year-old Guatemalan national charged with illegal reentry after removal and assault and battery on a family member. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested Darvin Joel Mendez-Lopez on July 23 in Lynn. This arrest was part of a national ERO operation....
Outdoor activities in this Mass. town could be banned due to EEE risk
As more mosquitoes test positive for Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, one Massachusetts community is considering taking drastic action to keep residents safe. Officials in Oxford have a controversial solution that limits risk but could ruin a lot of plans. Four towns — Douglas, Oxford, Sutton and Webster — are...
BSC Industries Acquires Warren Pike
CANTON, Mass. — Benford Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity investment firm, and its portfolio company BSC Industries LLC on Tuesday announced its new partnership with J.G. Industries Inc., along with its operating subsidiaries Warren Pike, Cohen Machinery Co. and W.M. Steele Co. Established in 1972 and headquartered in...
Make-A-Wish helps 10-year-old boy meet baseball Hall of Famer David Ortiz
A Milford boy with a genetic condition got sports merchandise during a private shopping spree before meeting Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Chris, 10, has a progressive genetic condition that has left him with 17 surgeries and daily pain, Make-A-Wish said. “His parents describe...
MA Residents: Expect A Cooler Than Usual 2024 Fall Season
What will fall weather look like in New England? Statistics show there will be a crisp and unsettled atmosphere as I can safely say I'll take this type of weather forecast at any time, being this past summer made our Commonwealth feel like a facsimile of days in Florida. To paraphrase: "NO THANK YOU!"
Farmer’s Almanac Predicts “Wet and White Winter” For Massachusetts
It's hard to believe the summer season is already coming to and end. Massachusetts residents are preparing for back to school and the upcoming fall season. While many argue autumn in the best time of the year in New England, some folks start the winter dread the second September hits.
Massachusetts ranks 2nd in nation for life expectancy. But massive gaps remain, experts say.
Life expectancy in Massachusetts is still higher than nearly every other state, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds. Residents live to be nearly 80 years old in Massachusetts, second only to Hawaii. That consistently high ranking is one local experts pin to the...
Mass. doctor on why another Mass. school district is banning cellphones
BOSTON — A Massachusetts school district, Methuen, has decided to ban cell phone use in classrooms and at school events, following a growing trend across the state. Dr. Scott Hadland, chief of adolescent medicine at Mass General for Children, discussed the implications of this move. Phones, according to Hadland,...
Nashoba Valley Medical Center provides 'essential services,' state finds
Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center, which are set to close in less than two weeks, each provide an "essential service necessary for preserving access and health status," in their areas, public health regulators concluded this week. The Department of Public Health found after an abbreviated review that the Steward Health Care-owned...
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