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Investigation Results in Four Men Arrested for Organized Retail Theft
Four men were arrested for Organized Retail Theft following an investigation by with Hingham and Weymouth Police on Friday in a Hingham shopping center parking lot. On July 19, 2024 Hingham Detectives were contacted by Weymouth Police Detectives who had observed suspicious activity by the four men inside an SUV at a shopping center in Weymouth and followed the SUV into the Derby Street Shops in Hingham. Detectives continued to observe the suspicious activity of the men as they walked in and out of the Apple Store.
Brody Byrne, Age 7, is competing in the Ultimate Mullet Competition to benefit Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors
Business in the front, party in the back. 7-year-old Brody Byrne from South Boston is competing in the Ultimate Mullet Competition to benefit Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors, which is taking place this summer. “I started growing my mullet in Covid. Last summer, I had a bad barber...
Faulkner Hospital nurses also approve 1-day strike
Nurses are demanding equal pay and help to address unsafe staffing and patient safety issues. Nurses at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain overwhelmingly voted Thursday to authorize a potential one-day strike. According to the Massachusetts Nurses Association, the nurses are demanding equal pay with Brigham and...
Boston Resident Will Run Relay Race To Advocate For Kidney Donations
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Boston resident and living kidney donor Teagan Walter is running a relay race to prove a point. WBZ NewsRadio recently spoke to Walter, who is planning to run the Wild West Relay race within a pack of a dozen fellow kidney donors and recipients. “I...
East Boston Police Build Bridges with Local Youth Through Day of Engagement and Education
It's not all sirens and serious faces at East Boston's District A-7 police station. Recently, officers exchanged their regular duties for a day of community engagement, hosting youngsters from Little Adventures and La Vaca Lola daycare centers. The kids, donned in faux police uniforms complete with body-worn cameras and radios, had a firsthand experience of police work in their community.
Piatelli Top Tier: These guys were the defensive standouts
FRANKLIN, Mass. – Earlier this week, the Piatelli Lacrosse Club announced that it will be partnering with Top Tier Lacrosse. One of their first collaborations took place earlier this month, when both entities put on the Piatelli Lacrosse Central Showcase at Dean College. That event featured two dozen college...
Car Crashes Into Oak Bluffs Home
A person was taken into police custody early Friday morning after a car ran into a home on Samoset avenue in Oak Bluffs. Firefighters responded to the corner of Kennebec avenue and Samoset avenue at 12:44 a.m. for a report of a Dodge Charger hitting a house, Oak Bluffs deputy fire Chief Stephen Foster said. There was no one in the home at the time.
Stores already preparing for Massachusetts sales tax holiday
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - The much-anticipated tax-free weekend in Massachusetts is fast approaching as stores and customers prepare for the sales. Many in the Bay State have their calendars marked as August 10 and August 11 is the state’s annual sales tax-free weekend, which means no sales tax on items up to $2500 dollars.
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...
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.
Mosquitoes with West Nile virus found in Boston communities, officials say
West Nile virus was detected in nine mosquito test samples in Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, Roxbury and West Roxbury, the Boston Public Health Commission announced Friday. These samples were the first in Boston to test positive this summer, according to a statement released by the commission. No human cases of West...
How Boston's bid for 2024 Summer Olympics flamed out in 2015
BOSTON — What if the opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympic Games was a boat parade down the Charles River in Boston instead of the River Seine in Paris? For a few months in 2015, it looked possible, but the bid to bring the Olympic flame to Massachusetts burned out in spectacular fashion.
Enter to Win Tickets to See New Kids on the Block in Mansfield
New Kids on the Block are coming to Mansfield with some of their friends and we have your shot to win tickets. NKOTB will be performing on Saturday, August 10 at the Xfinity Center with special guests Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff. Tickets are still available from LiveNation.com, but you can enter to win a pair below.
Boston biotech firm lays off 25% of its staff, cuts CEOs salary
Cue Biopharma Inc. has laid off employees as it focuses resources on its autoimmune programs. The Boston biotech said Thursday afternoon that it had reduced its staff by about 25%, impacting research, development and general and administrative roles. These cuts and the company’s other “operational efficiencies” are expected to extend its runway into mid-2025.
Boston College Football 2024: Freshman on Defense Preview
Quality over quantity. That’s the mantra of this recruiting class. With all the turmoil of BC’s late stage coaching transition and the college football transfer portal writ large, we have ourselves a class primarily composed of kids that the current coach didn’t initially recruit. All of them, however, have stuck by and bought into what Bill O’Brien had to say to them. There is an opportunity here. It’s a big jump from high school to college, so as always there may not be much playing time this year (although there have been a number of exceptions for the Eagles these past few seasons), but glass half full the incoming freshmen may have more attention given and room to grow.
Boston Man Arrested After Police Find Loaded Gun During Roslindale Traffic Stop
Early Friday morning in Roslindale, a Boston neighborhood, a routine traffic stop escalated into something more serious when police arrested a man after discovering a firearm and ammunition in his vehicle. According to Boston Police Department, officers attached to District B-3 (Mattapan) were patrolling Shandon Road around 1:15 AM when they noticed an SUV idling. After a check revealed the SUV's expired registration, the officers pulled over the vehicle at 485 American Legion Highway.
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