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Tempers Flare At Town Hall Building Committee Meeting, Finance Committee Chair’s Remarks Upset Abutters
WILMINGTON, MA — At last week’s Wilmington Town Hall-School Administration Building Committee Meeting, abutters of the project packed Room 9 of Town Hall to publicly express frustration with a myriad of issues. After a brief project update from OPM Dan Pallotta, which consisted of mainly positive news (less...
Town lauds local Barrows School student for award-winning essay submission
WOBURN - A local Barrows Elementary School student’s award-winning essay for a Mass Water Resource Authority (MWRA) contest will remain on display at Boston’s Waterworks Museum through the month of September. Recently posting photos on social media of the May ceremony, the town’s top DPW managers cheered on...
Firefighters battle 2-alarm scrapyard fire in Peabody
PEABODY, MASS. (WHDH) - Firefighters battled a two-alarm scrapyard fire in Peabody Tuesday night. After the fire broke out around 9 p.m., crews were used a deck gun to spray water onto the rampant flames on Corwin Street. Peabody fire crews on scene warned those nearby about the possibility of explosions from the 12 to 20 vehicles piled on one another.
Erland Construction Announces Promotion, New Hires
Burlington, MA – Erland Construction announced it welcomed Kyle Dupell as a project executive in the Advanced Technology/Life Sciences Group and Rick Walega as the firm’s inaugural chief financial officer. Additionally, Brian Gately has been promoted to the role of senior project manager. Representatives of the firm say...
Thunderstorms Leave Downed Trees, Wires and Debris Across North County
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A severe thunderstorm hammered parts of North and Central County on Tuesday night, downing trees and limbs and leaving more than 8,000 customers without power. The Berkshires, Eastern New York and parts of Southern Vermont were under a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. on...
Mass. State Lottery winner: $1 million prize claimed from $50 ticket
Somebody bought a winning $1 million scratch ticket in Massachusetts for $50 and came forward to claim their prize on Tuesday. The $1 million prize was from the lottery’s “Billion Dollar Extravaganza” scratch ticket game. The game was released on Feb. 7, 2023 as the first installment of the Massachusetts State Lottery’s $50 instant tickets. Two $1 million and three $2 million prizes remain to be claimed as of July 16.
More wild weather possible Wednesday after storms slammed southern New England
BOSTON (WHDH) - More wild weather is possible Wednesday after a series of strong storms slammed parts of southern New England Tuesday night, toppling trees and knocking out power to thousands of people across New Hampshire and Massachusetts. While crews cleaned up in particularly hard hit communities including Milford, New...
Press Release: BPD Swears In Three New Officers
Chief Thomas P. Browne is pleased to share that the Burlington Police Department has sworn in three new officers. The three new officers — Timothy Pinkham, Ryan Shea, and Peter Eldredge — were sworn in on Monday, July 15. Officer Timothy Pinkham. Officer Pinkham graduated from the Merrimack...
WMass fair officials on guard against avian flu (Editorial)
Avian flu is not a pandemic. It’s not even an epidemic. But that doesn’t mean it’s nothing to be concerned about. This is especially meaningful with the 2024 fall fair and festival season not far away in Massachusetts. It wasn’t that long ago that COVID-19 took away...
Investigators ID Cause Of Fatal Revere Fire
The fire that killed an 80-year-old man in Revere on Monday, July 15, was likely sparked by a cigarette, investigators said. Firefighters were called to the 104 Patriot Parkway home at about 5:45 a.m. to find heavy smoke pouring out of the house. Crews were told the elderly man had limited mob…
Mass. weather: Severe storms possible Wednesday as ‘dangerous’ heat persists
The “dangerous” heat and humidity that has blanketed Massachusetts this week will continue on Wednesday, with temperatures in the low 90s and humidity making it feel even warmer. But forecasters say relief is on the horizon for the Bay State after a seemingly unrelenting stretch of heat and...
Mayor Patrick Keefe and City of Revere Welcome Artists, Residents and Visitors to the 20th Annual International Sand Sculpting Festival
REVERE, MA – Mayor Patrick M. Keefe Jr. and the City of Revere are proud to welcome the 20th annual International Sand Sculpting Festival to the shores of Revere Beach from Friday, July 19 to Sunday, July 21. This free event, hosted by the Revere Beach Partnership, will feature sand sculpture art from internationally acclaimed artists, as well as live music, food trucks and vendors, a beer garden, and local vendors. The highly anticipated fireworks extravaganza will be held on Saturday, July 20 at 9:00pm.
Lynnfield receives a $15M loan for Glen Drive Water Treatment Plant
The Lynnfield Center Water District received a $15 million zero interest loan from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees for its Glen Drive Water Treatment Plant project. The trust collaborates with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to help “communities build or replace water infrastructure that enhances ground...
AIC Criminal Justice Program Receives Quinn Bill Approval
Springfield - American International College (AIC) announces that its Master of Science in Criminal Justice has been approved under the “Guidelines for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Academic Programs” by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education (BHE). Effective June 2024, this approval qualifies the fully online degree for the Police Career Incentive Pay Program (PCIPP), also known as the Quinn Bill.
Surge in Massachusetts homeless population seen in yearly count
Data from the yearly count of the state’s unhoused conducted in communities across Massachusetts at the end of January is still being processed and analyzed. However, it appears the numbers of individuals and families that are in unstable housing situations has increased in fits and starts over the last 11 years. “The general...
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