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Man sentenced in 2022 Springfield salon shooting
7+ hour, 56+ min ago (398+ words) UPDATE 6/29/26: Terrell Barnes pleaded guilty on June 25, 2026, to first-degree robbery and first-degree assault in a 2022 salon shooting that injured a woman in Springfield. Barnes was sentenced to ten years in prison for the assault and robbery charges. An armed criminal…...
'Top Chef' finalist and Quincy chef cooks up ways to keep his roots and community close
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (758+ words) Chef Laurence Louie held a flattened piece of dough in his palm, scooped a pile of roasted pork on top and pinched the sides of the dough to seal it into a ball. Pinch, pleat. Pinch, pleat. The making of…...
Giant White Shark Feeds On Dead Whale Off Rhode Island
14+ min ago (115+ words) The Atlantic Shark Institute outlines an acoustic receiver array and baited-remote underwater video surveys that it uses to keep tabs on sharks in southern New England. Scientists say the mix of telemetry data and BRUV footage is key to figuring…...
T. F. Green Workers Strike Over Pay at Rhode Island Airport
14+ min ago (391+ words) Seventy'three concession workers at T. F. Green staged a one'day strike, demanding higher wages and a new contract from Grove Bay Hospitality....
Boston Extreme Heat Watch July 13 Highs Into The 90s
41+ min ago (316+ words) Boston started Monday, June 29, in a sticky haze, with temperatures sitting around 66 F at Logan Airport and humidity in the upper 80s. A mostly sunny day is on tap, with a high near 77 F and light northeast winds. Enjoy the relatively…...
Worcester community garden project taking root and receives AARP grant
14+ hour, 39+ min ago (723+ words) WORCESTER " Notwithstanding the natural beauty of the lake, parts of the Indian Lake neighborhood in north Worcester had become rather uninviting over the years. West Boylston Drive was known for an ugly, weed-ridden wall separating it from West Boylston Street....
Springfield's Midtown Fourth of July parade returning for 35th year
14+ hour, 57+ min ago (79+ words) The Midtown Neighborhood Association will host its 35th annual Old-Fashioned 4th of July parade and celebration from 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. on July 4, according to a community announcement. The theme for. .. Springfield's Midtown Fourth of July parade returning for 35th year The Midtown Neighborhood Association will…...
As Cambridge Tree Canopy Grows, Residents Warn Housing Development Could Reverse Gains | News | The Harvard Crimson
15+ hour, 22+ min ago (550+ words) Cambridge officials are weighing stronger tree-protection rules after a five-year update to the city's Urban Forest Master Plan warned that new housing development could erode recent gains in the city's tree canopy. City staff unveiled the update at a Monday…...
New Bedford man faces Fall River kidnapping, weapon charges
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (250+ words) NEW BEDFORD " New Bedford Police assisted Fall River Police in locating and arresting a suspect wanted in that city who had allegedly made violent threats, cut off his ankle monitor, and was believed to be in New Bedford in the…...
Man Charged in Lowell House Assault Faces New Charges From Peabody Terrace Incident | News | The Harvard Crimson
1+ week, 4+ day ago (472+ words) The man charged in connection with a reported assault at Lowell House and a breaking and entering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is facing two new charges from an earlier alleged assault outside Harvard-owned Peabody Terrace apartments. Arthur O. Krogman,…...