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Meet the athletes representing Massachusetts on Team USA at the 2024 Paralympic Games
There are six Massachusetts athletes competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games on Team USA. These athletes are just six out of the 225 Team USA Paralympians in Paris. Team USA has athletes from 39 different states representing their country in the prestigious international event. Only two of the six athletes from Massachusetts...
10-Foot Great White Shark Spotted Off Mass. Coast
OCEARCH, the nonprofit that tracks several turtles' and sharks' migrations with GPS, reported that Miss May, a 10-foot, 846-pound great white, was last pinged off the Massachusetts coast south of Provincetown on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Miss May was first reported off the Florida coast in 2019. She made her way...
Field Hockey Opens 2024 Season as No. 1 Facing Maine & UMass
The Northwestern Field Hockey team kicks off its 2024 season this weekend at Lakeside Field, facing Maine on August 30 and UMass on September 1. Ranked No. 1 in the NFHCA Preseason Poll, the Wildcats are determined to reclaim the national title after finishing as runners-up in 2023. New additions, including Olympic athlete Ashley Sessa, join seasoned players like Maddie Zimmer to strengthen the lineup. Both games will be streamed on B1G+, with free admission for fans.
Fight over $70,000 engagement ring heads to Mass. high court
BOSTON - A battle over who gets to keep a pricey engagement ring after breaking up has made it all the way to the highest court in Massachusetts.The Supreme Judicial Court will soon hear arguments from lawyers representing Bruce Johnson and Caroline Settino. Johnson bought the engagement ring in question from Tiffany's in Boston for more than $70,000 in 2017 and proposed to Settino at a golf club in Harwich.The pair planned to marry the next year, but the relationship soon fell apart. Johnson claims that Settino was verbally abusive, treated him like a child and didn't accompany him to...
Culture to Do: Aug. 28
Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. Watch along with NEPM News! The first debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 9 p.m. Take it all in with us at White Lion Brewing in Amherst. Come early for a bite and brew as UMass Amherst polling expert Tatishe Nteta and Jill Kaufman and Adam Frenier from NEPM News get us up to speed on the latest national polls ahead of the main event.
UMass Amherst says incoming class is its most diverse ever
AMHEREST - UMass Amherst said Wednesday that its incoming freshman class is "the most diverse in the university's history." The announcement comes one week after another college in Massachusetts said the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 ruling to reject affirmative action resulted in fewer new students from historically under-represented racial and ethnic groups. After getting more than 50,000 applications, UMass Amherst said it is welcoming 5,300 students to campus this week. "The Class of 2028 ranks as the most diverse in the university's history, with nearly 39% of its 5,350 members composed of ALANA (African, Latino/Hispanic, Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Native American) students...
Aug. 26, 2024: Extra-curriculars
Monte and Kaliis chat with The Parlor Room's executive director and programming coordinator, Chris Freeman and Leo Harrison. Today we learn the things we've always wanted to, but weren't sure of the channels to do it with. This includes a thing we talk about a lot, music! The Parlor Room...
Huntington gravel pit plans raise concerns over dust, noise
HUNTINGTON — A third public hearing on Aug. 13 in Stanton Hall for a special permit for a proposed 4.9-acre gravel pit at 61 Goss Hill Rd., and properties off Goss Hill Road and Worthington Road, on land owned by William B. Hull Forestlands, ended with a continuance and a tentative scheduled date for another hearing on Nov. 12.
Invasive spotted lanternfly infestation reported in Seekonk
SEEKONK, Mass. (WPRI) — The spotted lanternfly has once again been detected in Massachusetts, this time in Seekonk. The invasive insects are notorious for swarming during the late summer and fall. The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) confirmed the infestation after several Seekonk residents reported seeing the bugs. This marks the third year since […]
Off-Duty Cop Who Urinated on a Woman During a Kenny Chesney Concert Gets Off Scott Free After Paying a Pittance to the Courts
Kenny Chesney wrapped up his Sun Goes Down Tour last weekend with three nights at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Chesney brought plenty of good vibes and great songs. At the same time, the booze was flowing. In short, most of the stadium crowd was having a great time. Unfortunately, one off-duty cop in the audience couldn’t hold his liquor—or his bladder—and ruined a fellow concertgoer’s night during the Saturday (August 24) show.
Low humidity Friday keeps weather pleasant; rain expected for part of Labor Day weekend
It will feel a lot like fall as we move through this Friday! Low humidity values will keep our weather comfortable through the afternoon with highs in the low 70s. We'll see mostly sunny skies. Low temperatures will be in the upper 50s and lower 60s Friday night. We're tracking...
Is mosquito spraying safe? What to know about the EEE protection measure in some MA towns
Massachusetts is spraying pesticides in some areas of the state this week for mosquitoes with EEE, prompting some to worry about the safety of the pesticides being sprayed. Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, is a mosquito-borne illness passed to humans through a bite from an infected mosquito. ...
Farmer’s Almanac Calling for Lots of Snow and Rain for Maine, New Hampshire, & Massachusetts This Winter
Last winter was definitely abnormal. With the exception of a few really nasty storms (one in mid-December and one in mid-January), the winter was fairly mild. With the exception of a handful of rain and snowstorms, last winter was calm. Even the temperatures remained mild. According to records kept by...
Truck carrying rock load rolls on Route 2 Thursday
ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Thursday afternoon the trailer of a truck carrying a load of rock rolled over on Route 2 in Orange after a tire blew out. Drivers experienced delays and a rocky ride in the area of the Route 2 eastbound on ramp to exit 71, former exit 16. No injuries were reported.
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