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Update: Huge Massachusetts Company Laying Off Over 600 Employees Announces More Cuts
Pharmaceutical Company Laying Off 641 Employees Just Announced More Cuts. A little over a year ago, Takeda, one of the biggest companies in Massachusetts, was financially "in great shape," according to Forbes. What a difference a year can make. Takeda announced that they would lay off over 600 employees, according to Boston.com.
More than 50 beaches closed across Massachusetts on Friday
Friday is expected to be a dry, seasonable day, but any Massachusetts beachgoers will be disappointed to know that their local beach might be closed. As of 9:30 a.m., 51 beaches across Massachusetts were listed as closed, according to the state’s publicly available water quality dashboard. From Regatta Point...
15th annual Run to Home Base at Fenway Park sets fundraising record
BOSTON — Organizers broke a fundraising record with the 15th annual Run to Home Base, which was held Saturday at Boston's historic Fenway Park. Participants completed a 9K run or 5K walk and all of them got to cross the finish line at home base inside the ballpark. More...
Stop & Shop Temporarily Closes Delis After Boar's Head Recall Of Meats
The supermarket chain said on Friday, July 26 that it has "removed all impacted products from sale both in stores and online." The recall was issued due to possible Listeria contamination of Boar's head meat products. Stop & Shop said that, "In an abundance of caution, because this product is...
You May Be Breaking Some of These Massachusetts Laws Without Knowing It
Massachusetts seems to have a law for everything and while it makes sense for some things others are just strange. As we all know the 4th of July recently passed and Massachusetts is the only state that has a law against consumer fireworks including buying, selling, and using. Some folks agree with this law while others think it's complete nonsense. In addition, this law doesn't seem to be enforced in Massachusetts at least not in my area. So, why even have the law if it's not being enforced? Either way, the law is the law.
Coordinated campaign aims to crack down on speeders in Mass., N.H., and Maine
National highway administrators remind drivers to slow down and reach their destination safely. A regional task force organized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is working with local law enforcement to stop speeding in its tracks. Officials from the NHTSA, law enforcement representatives, and highway safety officials from...
Pennsylvania Man Charged with Rape of Minor After Snapchat Meeting, Faces Extradition to Massachusetts
A Pennsylvania man, identified as Edward Garry, has been charged with the rape of a minor after allegedly meeting the victim through Snapchat and then driving to a hotel in Brookline to carry out the assault, according to authorities. As per Boston25News, Garry faces an aggravated statutory rape charge with a greater than 10-year age difference which implicates the seriousness of the accusation laid before him, the purported meeting and subsequent event occurred after an online discourse that promises safety yet delivers danger.
The Attack of the Exhibits, Starring a Spooky Piano
BOSTON, May 20 — In January the choreographer Mark Morris gave us a world premiere to Bach’s “Italian” Concerto in his own Brooklyn dance center. On May 2 the full production he staged and choreographed of the three-act Gluck “Orfeo ed Euridice” opened at the Metropolitan Opera. Now this irrepressible artist has knocked off another world premiere, for the new Institute of Contemporary Art, memorably located on the waterfront here.
Dodgers trade pitcher James Paxton to the Red Sox for 17-year-old minor leaguer Moises Bolivar
BOSTON (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers traded pitcher James Paxton to the Boston Red Sox for minor league infielder Moises Bolivar on Friday. Bolivar, a 17-year-old from Venezuela, hit .270 with three home runs and 19 RBIs with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox. He agreed to a minor league contract with Boston in January for a $25,000 signing bonus.
Fanatics Denies Reports of Revenue Decline, Rubin Sell-Off
On Monday, a panel of judges in Boston made it clear they are likely to side with DraftKings in an ongoing legal battle between the gambling company and Fanatics. It would turn out to be just the beginning of a brutal week for Fanatics and its billionaire founder and CEO Michael Rubin.
Boston Beer Shipments Down 6.4% in 2nd Qtr.
Boston Beer Company announced second quarter, 2024 financial results which showed a decline in shipments of 6.4% and depletions down by 4%. Net revenue of $579.1 million decreased 4.0%. The results, reported in the second quarter financial results put year-to-date ear to date depletions down by 2% and shipments down...
Surveillance video shows police officer struck, injured by truck door in Boston's North End
BOSTON — Surveillance video obtained by WCVB's 5 Investigates shows how a Boston police officer was hurt after being struck by a truck. The video shows the tailgate door on the back of the truck swinging open and hitting the Boston Police officer. The surveillance video shows the truck...
Want to be a big-time movie star? Here’s where to audition in Boston
You don’t have to live in sunny California to become a movie star. Plenty of casting calls are posted on Backstage, a website that links production companies with actors daily. And many of these casting calls are in Massachusetts or New England. The Bay State has served as a...
Bruins Roster Refresher: State Of The Team After A Busy Offseason
The dog days of summer have arrived. The Boston Bruins began the offseason with a flurry of moves, but since, like the rest of the NHL, have fallen dormant in the last few weeks. While training camp doesn’t start until the middle of September, this is as opportune as any...
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