nbcboston.com
Every time the winds start to spike, so do the stress levels on Plum Island. “It is nerve-wracking,” said Maureen Adams. “I really feel like it has taken some years off my life, it is just very stressful.” Adams lives on a section of Plum Island that in recent years has been prone to severe flooding. Every time a storm is…
10 months ago
nbcboston.com
Problems have rebounded at Mass. and Cass following Boston’s efforts to improve the condition of the area. Domingos DaRosa is running out of patience. The community activist says he is exhausted from the daily battle of keeping nearby Clifford Park clean. “I have found loaded needles, I have found bags of different types of drugs, from crystal meth, to a…
over 1 year ago
nbcboston.com
Trash day in Boston is always a busy day. But now, among all the trash, the city
sees opportunity. “We the city of Boston are chasing a very ambitious goal to
reduce waste by 80 percent by 2035 and to do that we have to very seriously
think about food waste,” said Theresa Savarese, zero waste direct…
over 1 year ago
nbcboston.com
It may be cool and rainy out here in early April, but summer camps across New
England report they are filling up fast. “There seems to be quite an interest in
camps this summer,” Julie Bernson of the Trustees of Reservations said
Wednesday. The Trustees run nine camps, including the Chestnut Hill Fa…
almost 2 years ago
nbcboston.com
Firefighters returned to a multi-family home in Lynn, Massachusetts early Sunday morning to manage billowing smoke after the home was destroyed by a fire on Saturday. Several people are without a home after flames completely engulfing the 2.5-story wood-framed residential building on Broadway and sparking a brush fire in the woods behind it that encompassed multiple acres. The house fire…
almost 2 years ago
nbcbayarea.com
Comedian Chris Rock briefly addressed being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars
Sunday during his show Wednesday at The Wilbur Theatre in Boston.
almost 2 years ago
nbcboston.com
Boston police say they have made an arrest in connection with a fatal stabbing of a U.S. Marine outside a bar in downtown Boston near Faneuil Hall over the weekend. The suspect, identified Monday as Alvaro Omar Larrama, 39, of East Boston, turned himself in to police on Monday and is expected to arraigned on a murder charge in Boston…
almost 2 years ago
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Maureen Regan says it happened without warning. She was driving on Route 24
after a dentist appointment when her car was hit by a piece of ice from a
passing box truck “I swear, instantly, it hit the underpass, the whole thing
came on my windshield, and boom,” Regan said. “Smashed!” She took photos …
almost 2 years ago
washingtonpost.com
The report is a snapshot of the economy from the earlier part of December, before the omicron surge had begun in force.
about 2 years ago
washingtonpost.com
In an interview with The Washington Post, the labor secretary lamented how politicized vaccines and other vaccine measures have become.
about 2 years ago
washingtonpost.com
The two rulings, made on consecutive days by Trump-appointed judges, amount to yet another blow to the Biden administration’s work to increase safety through vaccination.
about 2 years ago
nbcboston.com
Firefighters and police officers rushed to Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood Thursday night after two cars collided, leaving one on its roof and the other on fire. Boston police say they received a call shortly after 9 p.m. for a crash involving two cars, with a rollover, on Cummins Highway and Harvard Street. Video from the scene shows that damage to both…
about 2 years ago
washingtonpost.com
Rising covid cases, problems finding child care and better wages elsewhere have all prompted a record number of Americans to quit their jobs
about 2 years ago
washingtonpost.com
The court, composed of two judges nominated by former President Trump and one judge nominated by Reagan, said there was cause to believe there were grave legal issues with the rule.
about 2 years ago
washingtonpost.com
The recalcitrance means large numbers of health-care workers could face dismissals or unpaid leaves of absence in the state, exacerbating labor shortage issues.
over 2 years ago
nbcboston.com
Outside Fenway Park on Tuesday, fans of Guns N’ Roses were welcomed to the
jungle. “Been waiting a year for this concert,” John Oversen said. “I bought the
ticket before COVID happened, and because of the pandemic, I just never knew if
this was going to happen, because this is really once in a lifet…
over 2 years ago