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Boston research shows the growing cost of climate change in Massachusetts
BOSTON — A recent report is raising more concerns about the impact of climate change in Massachusetts -- specifically what it will cost taxpayers. "Climate change could be costly for Massachusetts cities and towns," said Bo Zhao, a senior economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston who authored that report.
Police officer hit by car while responding to call for person with gun outside Boston church
Two suspects were arrested and three firearms were seized after police say an officer was struck by a fleeing vehicle while responding to a call for a person with a gun in the parking lot of a church in Boston.
Feds halt Vineyard Wind operations after weekend turbine ‘incident’
Operations at Vineyard Wind, the first offshore installation to provide clean power to Massachusetts and the region, are suspended after an incident over the weekend spread wind blade debris across Nantucket beaches. Three days after a turbine being tested south of the islands experienced some kind of still-unspecified “incident,” federal...
Dorchester Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest and Seizure of Illegal Firearm and Drugs
Early Monday morning on June 24, 2024, a routine traffic observation turned into a significant arrest in Dorchester. According to a report by the Massachusetts State Police News, Trooper Tim Moriarty of the SP-South Boston Barracks stopped a vehicle after noticing it lacked an inspection sticker and that its owner had an outstanding arrest warrant. The operation took place near Neponset Circle on Gallivan Boulevard at around 4:30 AM.
Former Senator Scott Brown frustrated by state of politics, recalls "petty" sabotage
BOSTON - In the wake of Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, there have been bipartisan calls for political unity and restraint, but is that really possible?"I'd be lying if I said I'm not frustrated with the state of politics," said Scott Brown, former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and former Ambassador to New Zealand. Brown, who spoke to WBZ from Milwaukee where his band, Scott Brown and the Diplomats is performing at a Republican National Convention related event, has been out of elective politics since losing his 2014 bid to return to the Senate. His close ties to...
Boston tax shift plan faces more turbulence
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu directly pitched lawmakers Tuesday on her plan to allow the city to avoid a potentially dramatic tax hike for residents by temporarily placing more of the burden on commercial property owners. Legislators on the Joint Committee on Revenue pushed Wu on the idea, with questions about...
CytoReason Secures $80M from OurCrowd, NVIDIA, Pfizer, and Thermo Fisher Scientific to Scale Its AI Disease Models and Establish US Hub in Cambridge, Massachusetts
TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 17, 2024-- CytoReason, a leader in developing computational disease models for predictive insights, announced today it secured an aggregated $80 million from OurCrowd, NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA), Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), and Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240717912688/en/ CytoReason is a tech company transforming biopharma’s decision-making from trial and error to data-driven, using computational disease models for predictive asset insights. Therapeutic area leaders, research teams, and scientists of all levels rely on CytoReason’s technology to increase the speed and accuracy of R&D decisions (Photo: Business Wire)
Incoming Simmons Undergrad Selected for Journalism Initiative
Incoming Simmons student Tristan Ortiz ’28 was accepted into the Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Class of 2024, a project sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater New Haven, Connecticut. Ortiz will spend the summer writing articles for the Council’s website.
Ilana Gerjuoy, MPH, Contributing Writer
Ilana Gerjuoy, MPH (she/they) lives and works in Western Massachusetts and Southern Vermont. After over 15 years working as a counselor for survivors of trauma and abuse, and providing education on related issues, Ilana shifted to a career in public health in 2016. Ilana currently works for a community coalition that focuses on youth health and well-being.
Fire breaks out in multi-family home in Roxbury
A fire broke out in a multi-family home in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood Wednesday morning. The fire happened on St. Alphonsus Street. Video shows the top floor of the home heavily damaged. It's unclear what caused the fire or if any injuries were reported.
Your License Plate Might Be Illegal In Massachusetts
When you go to register a vehicle, we all know we are assigned license plates with a specific license plate number that cannot be used more than once. But recently, there's been an ongoing issue across the Baystate regarding license plates that's causing headaches for drivers. What is the ongoing...
Update: Severe thunderstorm watch for 5 Massachusetts counties until 1 a.m. Wednesday
An updated severe thunderstorm watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 9:51 p.m. in effect until Wednesday at 1 a.m. for Bristol, Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk counties. Preparing for approaching lightning: Expert safety advice. Each year, lightning strikes the United States approximately 25 million times,...
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