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A Taste of Ethnic Boston returns
A Taste of Ethnic Boston returns to Big Night Live, 110 Causeway Street Boston, MA 02114 on July 30, 6:00 – 9:00 PM. Attendees from across the state as well as visitors will gather with anticipation and excitement for a number of exquisite culturally diverse culinary dishes. More than 800 enthusiasts and tastemakers will be attending, ready to guide you on a culinary adventure at Get Konnected’s 10th Annual A Taste of Ethnic Boston Food Festival.
A message of Gratitude from the McGrath Family
Back in 2018, 2-year-old Colin McGrath was killed at the intersection of L and 6th. Out of this tragedy came Colin’s Joy Project – a special non-profit doing great things for the neighborhood and beyond. You can make a donation to Colin’s Joy Project Giving Week Amazon Wish List here!
The Boston Globe Being Upset We're Not About to Host the Olympics is the Stupidest Take in the History of Takes
As hard as it is to believe, this was once an actual thing. A video put together nine years ago by some of Boston's "community and business leaders" to secure the city as the site of the Olympics that are about to start in Paris. The case they were making...
'Essential service.' Framingham Logan Express garage to add 1,000 parking spaces
FRAMINGHAM — The Logan Express station near Shoppers World is getting a major upgrade. The Framingham Logan Express station is undergoing a renovation that will see its garage expanded by three levels and about 1,000 parking spaces. Shuttle frequency to and from Boston Logan International Airport will increase from every 30 minutes to 20-minute intervals. ...
Cape Verde's Olympic athletes will take the field in outfits designed in Quincy
Friday evening, millions of spectators will witness the lighting of the Olympic torch. And as athletes from each country fill the arena, a Massachusetts clothing brand will make its debut as the clothing designer for the Cape Verde team. ISLNDZ is a clothing brand based in Quincy, founded in 2018...
Man arrested after allegedly raping minor in Brookline hotel
A 45-year-old man was arrested this week after he allegedly drove to Brookline from Pennsylvania and raped a minor whom he had met on a social media app. Edward Garry is facing charges of enticing a child under 16 and aggravated rape of a child, according to records from Brookline District Court.
Man killed in fall at Leominster State Forest was ‘epitome of a Renaissance man’
A 69-year-old Lunenberg man who died while climbing in the Leominster State Forest earlier this month was remembered in his obituary as the “epitome of a Renaissance man” who loved music and the outdoors. Robert “Bob” Conroy died on the afternoon of July 11 when he fell while...
Baseball receives ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
The Holy Cross baseball team has received the American Baseball Coaches Association's Team Academic Excellence Award, the organization has announced. This is the seventh consecutive year that the Crusaders have received the award. In order to be eligible for the award, programs must be coached by ABCA members and have posted a grade point average of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for the entire 2023-24 academic year. Holy Cross recorded a 3.31 cumulative GPA across both the fall and spring semesters. Holy Cross was the only Patriot League team recognized out of more than 470 collegiate programs that...
Movie comedy-drama 'The Compatriots' includes key scene shot at MB Lounge in Worcester
When filming the new comedy-drama "The Compatriots" in Massachusetts last summer, writer and director and Wayland resident Spencer Cohen said shooting a sequence at the MB Lounge, Worcester's oldest gay bar, was the most enjoyable part of the whole process. "That was a great experience. That was a lot more...
Massachusetts aims to ‘adapt with the times’ with updates to solar incentive program
Massachusetts officials, advocates, and businesses are hoping proposed changes to the state’s solar incentive program will help reinvigorate a flagging market and give more disadvantaged residents access to the benefits of renewable energy. “The program has been pretty set in stone since it first launched,” said Katie Moffitt, project...
Three turtles found entangled off Cape Cod in five days
This six-foot-long, 400-pound turtle was found entangled in Cape Cod Bay. Three sea turtles have been found entangled off of Cape Cod in the span of just five days. Most recently, rescue teams from the New England Aquarium, the Center for Coastal Studies and the Barnstable harbormaster’s office came together to disentangle a six-foot-long, 400-pound leatherback.
GoFundMe started for Attleboro man who died in Rutland jet ski accident
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WLNE) — Family and friends of a man who died after jet skiing in a Rutland Pond have started a GoFundMe for funeral expenses. 46-year-old Thanasi Mitros died on Sunday after he disappeared under the water after his jet ski had turned over. In a GoFundMe posted...
Westborough Seeks Public Input for New Multi-Generational Community Center
By MyFM’s Claire Beverly – Westborough town officials want to know what you think should be offered at the town’s new multi-generational community center. This year the town bought the 64,000 square foot former Boston Sports Club on Union Street to house the Town’s Recreation Department and Senior Center and run rec programs for all ages. They have put out a survey to get your opinions and are also hosting some community meetings, including two on Tuesday, July 30. There is one at 2 pm at the Westborough Senior Center, focused on senior input and one at 6 pm at Memorial Hall focused on general input.
Police looking for 7 suspects after woman robbed in Roxbury
The woman suffered non-life threatening injuries when her purse with credit cards and cash was stolen, according to Boston police. Police are investigating after seven people allegedly approached a woman with a knife and stole her purse in Roxbury earlier this week. Boston police released images of the seven people,...
Local hockey player drafted by Boston Bruins
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – Bellows Falls native Elliot Groenewold, a local student athlete and son of David and Suzanne Groenewold of Springfield, was recently drafted by the Boston Bruins in the fourth round of the 2024 National Hockey League (NHL) draft. Groenewold is a left-handed-shooting defenseman. “Elliot has always...
Professor Emeritus Ralph Gakenheimer, mobility planner and champion of international development, dies at 89
Ralph Gakenheimer, MIT professor emeritus of urban planning, passed away on June 17 in Concord, Massachusetts. He was 89 years old. A faculty member in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP), Gakenheimer focused his research on the dynamic relationship between how we classify and use land with the mobility choices individuals make in cities. He was particularly interested in the intentions and choices behind the selection of a particular mode of mobility and how those choices intersect with sustainability and accessibility in developing nations.
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