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Calvert Scores Hat Trick in Bucs Season Opening Win
WESTON, Mass -- The Buccaneers men's soccer team opened their 2024 campaign on Saturday afternoon on the road against Regis College in non-conference play. Thanks to three goals from Brody Calvert, a goal and an assist by senior captain Quinn Kelly, and six saves, including a pivotal penalty kick denial, by Preston Joia, Maritime earned a 4-3 win over the Pride.
Women's Volleyball Loses in Three Sets in Season Opener
VESTAL, NY- The Merrimack College Women's Volleyball team lost in three straight sets to the Binghamton Bearcats in the first game of the Binghamton Invitational on August 30th. The Basics. Score: Binghamton 3, Merrimack 0. Records: Binghamton (1-0), Merrimack (0-1) How it Happened. The Bearcats jumped out to a two-set...
Spencer Fair returns for Labor Day weekend
SPENCER, Mass. — Nothing says fall is on its way quite like the Spencer Fair, which kicked off festivities Friday. People have been visiting the Labor Day weekend staple for more than 130 years. There's seemingly something for everyone, from the oh-so-popular demolition derby and plenty of food to ox and horse pulls, cattle, rabbit and poultry shows, hall exhibits and outdoor entertainment.
HazMat1: Cambridge becomes first NE FD to put electric fire truck into service
Built by noted upfitters Rosenbauer on an all-electric International eMV medium-duty chassis, HazMat1 incorporates a mobile command post with an onboard electronic research library that’s fully equipped to support the Cambridge Fire Hazardous Materials Task Force at hazardous materials incidents throughout the region. It’s the first such vehicle in service in New England.
'It’s not a renovation, it’s not a reimagination, it’s a new design': Big changes are coming to Pines at International
The International’s new course will still be called the Pines, but almost everything else about it will be different than the original. The new design will be about 1,200 yards shorter than the 8,325-yard layout in Bolton that once laid claim to being the world’s longest golf course. Fifteen of the 18 holes will follow different corridors. There are many waste areas with fescue. ...
McInerney to become Shrewsbury DPW director
SHREWSBURY – Tim McInerney has been tapped to lead Shrewsbury’s Department of Public Works (DPW). During an Aug. 27 Select Board meeting, Town Manager Kevin Mizikar announced that McInerney would become DPW director, a role that has been unoccupied following the departure of Jeff Howland on Feb. 2.
Stop & Shop closes first of 8 Mass. stores slated to close by November
Just a little over month after announcing plans to close 32 “underperforming stores,” including eight in Massachusetts, Stop & Shop has shuttered the grocery chains first Massachusetts location. A sign was hung at the Newton store, located at 165 Needham St., announcing the location’s closure for Thursday, Aug....
Last Bank Robbery Suspect Makes Plea Deal
The fourth and final man accused of robbing the Vineyard Haven Rockland Trust in 2022 has agreed to plead guilty in hopes of leniency for his sentencing. Miquel Jones, a suspect in the November 2022 robbery of the Edgartown Vineyard-Haven Road bank, entered a plea agreement with the U.S. District Court in Boston on Monday.
Fall River’s iconic Mee Sum has a buyer, currently under agreement
A Fall River landmark that was put up for sale earlier this year has a buyer. The iconic Mee Sum, the Chinese American restaurant open for over 74 years serving the Southcoast and beyond with exceptional Chinese cuisine was put up for sale in April and had a most recent asking price of $449,000.
Harvard police warn of paving scam targeting residents
HARVARD — A warning has been issued by the Harvard Police Department regarding suspicious paving companies soliciting in the area. A local resident came forward today to report a paving company demanding cash payment upfront. In addition, there have been accounts of another company going door-to-door offering sealcoating services.
Belmont Schools Hammering Out Contracts as Summer Ends
With a year to go before contracts expire, a date has not yet been set for negotiating contracts for four units of the Belmont Education Association. Those units include the educators; directors, assistant directors, and assistant principals; administrative assistants and clerical aids; and finally, the professional aides, classroom assistants, tutors, campus monitors and building-based substitutes.
This Central Mass. town could be forever home of a festival for pets
Charlene Arsenault of Auburn and her friend Jeannie Hebert of Shrewsbury were facing a real challenge — finding a permanent place to hold a festival for an estimated 2,000 attendees with their canine companions and feline friends. Arsenault and Hebert are the co-founders of the Pet Rock Festival, an...
Men’s Soccer Cruises Past Curry in Season Opener, 4-1
Cambridge, Mass. – First year Shikhar Motupally (Avon, Conn.) scored a pair of goals in his collegiate debut to lead the MIT men's soccer team to a 4-1 victory over Curry College on Friday afternoon at Roberts Field. Motupally scored his first collegiate goal in the first half before...
School committee shows no signs of feeling pressured to make a decision on elementary schools
IPSWICH — The strategic planning committee (SPC) has been developing a cost projection and investment model for key infrastructure improvements that include a new water treatment plant, public safety building, and the biggest expenditure of them all: new elementary schools. But the SPC’s efforts are being hamstrung by the...
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