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The all-time Massachusetts kills leader highlights 11 high school sports takeaways from Thursday
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (1535+ words) Massachusetts has a new all-time boys" volleyball leader in kills. Wayland senior Finn Bell, already a two-time Globe Athlete of the Year, slammed down 34 kills during a 3-2 win over Newton North, sending him past Cambridge"s Jalen Penrose for the…...
Cambridge Friends School to close after 65 years in operation
14+ hour, 32+ min ago (222+ words) Cambridge Friends School, a private Quaker school in Cambridge, will close at the end of the 2026-27 academic year, officials announced on the school's website. "After 65 years of carrying the values and spirit of Quaker education and inspiring our students to…...
Andover boy rescued from pond is local middle school student, school officials say
14+ hour, 8+ min ago (152+ words) A boy who was pulled from a pond in Andover Tuesday and taken to a Boston hospital is a Doherty Middle School student, school officials said Wednesday. Around 4: 30 p. m. , first responders arrived at a pond in Harold Parker State Forest and…...
Five people injured in Worcester house blaze, one woman arrested
15+ hour, 31+ min ago (214+ words) A woman was arrested Wednesday after charging into a two-alarm fire at a rooming house in Worcester, police said. Around 10: 45 p. m. , emergency responders went to 41 May St. , according to police spokesperson Sgt. Elise B. Miranda said. When crews arrived, people were evacuating…...
Massachusetts health leaders scramble to prevent 300, 000 from losing Medicaid coverage
19+ hour, 57+ min ago (1019+ words) Next January may seem distant to Bay Staters still shaking off memories of heavy snow and frigid days, but for physicians and state health officials, 2027 is approaching all too quickly. On Jan. 1, a national work requirement for Medicaid recipients will…...
Boy pulled unresponsive from Andover pond, flown to Boston hospital
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (257+ words) A boy was pulled unresponsive from a pond in Harold Parker State Forest in Andover on Tuesday and flown to a Boston hospital, town police said. Emergency crews responded to Field Pond near 6 Farrwood Drive on the report of an…...
Cambridge city council votes to nix controversial gunshot detection service
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (886+ words) For many years, a network of microphones has been listening for the sounds of gunshots in Cambridge, in an effort to quickly alert police and other first responders so they can rush to the scene of gunfire. But this week,…...
Springfield schools to dismiss students early Tuesday due to heat advisory
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (160+ words) With a heat advisory issued for Tuesday, Springfield will dismiss all public school students early, the district announced. "Stay cool and be safe! ," the district wrote on its website Monday evening. "After school activities are canceled." A surge of early-season…...
Amid boom in data centers and AI, Massachusetts towns are pushing back
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (920+ words) LOWELL " The Markley Group data center looms over Jake Fortes's backyard like a nosy neighbor. Back in the day, a spaghetti factory stood here. Today an ominous black cube of corrugated concrete towers about four stories high. Alongside it stands…...
Quincy kayaker's body found in Boston Harbor
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (138+ words) A Quincy man who set out in a kayak Wednesday was found dead in Boston Harbor off Thompson Island Wednesday night, officials said. The body of Tri Trinh, 72, was recovered by Quincy police and fire, State Police, and State Environmental…...