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‘Killer’ mom Lindsay Clancy still in hospital 18 months after ‘strangling 3 kids to death’ as DNA evidence delays trial
THE mother accused of strangling her three children to death with exercise bands has waived her latest court appearance DNA tests put the trial date on hold. Lindsay Clancy from Boston, Massachusetts has been charged with three counts of murder and strangulation as well as battery with a dangerous weapon.
Massachusetts man sentenced after drugs, guns, ammo, seized while on pre-trial release
BOSTON – A convicted felon has been sentenced in connection with firearm and drug offenses that occurred in 2019 and his subsequent possession of firearms and narcotics while on pre-trial release for the previously charged offenses. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 31-year-old Christian Soares, a/k/a “Eazy,” of...
Warm Saturday to kick off weekend in New England
Another stellar weekend in the works. Temps will be warm during the day and comfortable at night. Sea breezes may knock down the temps a bit more on Sunday, and the introduction of heavier cloud cover means that today will be the warmest of the two weekend days. A weak...
Weekend’s ninth annual Cambridge Jazz Festival has honor to Roberta Flack among performances
Weekend’s ninth annual Cambridge Jazz Festival has honor to Roberta Flack among performances. Vocalist and recording artist Gabrielle Goodman will honor her mentor, Roberta Flack, during a headlining performance this weekend at The Cambridge Jazz Foundation’s ninth annual Cambridge Jazz Festival – and said she is still drawing inspiration from Flack’s career to make small changes to her set.
Construction underway for Brookline’s most expensive new penthouse condo
Construction is underway for Brookline’s most expensive new penthouse condo. Alaïa Condos will feature five condos including “The Penthouse,” which will be located on the top floor of the complex. Listed for $7.5 million, The Penthouse is a 4,100-square-foot duplex, complete with six bedrooms, six full...
Vegan New England Patriot Deatrich Wise Jr. becomes owner of Cambridge diner
The vegan diet tends to raise eyebrows in the NFL, where meat-eating is the more typical route toward getting muscular. When New England Patriot Deatrich Wise, Jr. went against the traditional food regimen of a defensive end, his teammates questioned his ability to maintain a strong figure. Following his rookie year, Wise said that if he lost any muscle mass, he would return to eating eggs. Over five years later, not an egg has yet to be cooked.
Boston developer ready to move ahead with Olin Chemical superfund site purchase
A Boston real-estate developer interested in redeveloping Wilmington’s heavily polluted Olin Chemical plant site off of Eames Street recently asked federal officials to sign off on the company’s plans to redevelop a portion of the designated “superfund” site. Last week, during a Select Board meeting in...
Honoring 1090 WILD-AM, a station that brought R&B, New Edition to Bostonians and the world
If you grew up in the era of high tops, popped collars, Nerds and Reese’s Pieces, New Edition’s “Candy Girl” will probably bring you back. The group was relatively unknown in February of 1983, when Ricky Bell and producer Maurice Starr walked into the studios of WILD 1090, a small AM radio station which put R&B on Boston’s airwaves from 1973 to 2011.
In Red Sox comeback, Alex Cora’s decision to pinch hit for veteran pays off
BOSTON — Right-handed hitting slugger Tyler O’Neill is second on the Red Sox in homers (20), slugging percentage (.536) and OPS (.890). But manager Alex Cora decided to pinch hit for him behind 7-6 in the eighth inning Friday. It paid off and the Red Sox won 9-7 over the Yankees here at Fenway Park.
With an assist from Marcus Jones, Covered By Music is on a mission to nurture future Boston music stars
This local nonprofit operates a music camp taught by award-winning professionals. Even at music camp, Patriots cornerback Marcus Jones couldn’t resist breaking down a huddle at the end of a long day. Football fans know Jones as an All-Pro punt returner and the first NFL player since 1947 to...
Boston Bruins Boost Defense with New Acquisition Andrew Peeke
Boston Bruins acquire Andrew Peeke from the Columbus Blue Jackets, solidifying his spot in the team's bottom pairing for 2024-25 after struggling for ice time with the Blue Jackets. Peeke recorded 44 hits in just 15 regular-season games for the Bruins. Peeke averaged over 21 minutes per game in the...
Reporter Discusses ‘Odds’ of Celtics Reunion With 1st-Round Center
The Boston Celtics have brought back players who’d played for them before. One they could certainly use is former starting center Robert Williams III. However, MassLive’s Brian Robb wrote that a reunion between the two sides wasn’t likely. At least not in the near future. Robb wrote...
New school vote draws closer
As July stretches into August, town officials are closing in on a decision regarding whether to ask residents if they will support the construction of Milton Public School’s seventh school building this fall. The School Building Committee (SBC) and a group of parents have set their sights on having...
Red Sox overcome Judge's 470-foot homer to beat Yankees
BOSTON — Masataka Yoshida hit a tiebreaking two-run single off Clay Holmes in a three-run eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox overcame Aaron Judge's 470-foot home run to beat the reeling New York Yankees 9-7 Friday night.Judge hit his major league-leading 36th homer, a three-run drive in the seventh on a Zack Kelly cutter that landed in a small section of stands above a back wall and below a videoboard."I try not to watch 'em," Judge said. "I had to check the replay to see where it went."The homer, the fifth-longest of Judge's big league career, put New York...
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