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Clouds and lingering rain will give way to warm sunshine Monday
After a cooler and mostly cloudy weekend, the week starts with clouds and lingering rain chances for your Monday morning. As the day goes on, the sun will pop out at times, setting the stage for a pleasantly warm afternoon with temperatures above the seasonal norm. Monday and Tuesday are...
Hospital operator Steward Health Care files for bankruptcy protection
BOSTON (AP) — Hospital operator Steward Health Care filed for bankruptcy protection early Monday morning, but pledged to maintain the eight hospitals it operates in Massachusetts. In a press release, company officials said Steward took the step as a necessary measure to allow the company to continue to provide...
Boston's Mixed Bag of Clouds and Sunshine: Week Ahead Weather Forecast
Bostonians can expect a change in weather as the week kicks off with increased cloudiness today and a gradual shift towards sunnier skies. The day will see a moderate high of around 67 degrees with a slight breeze from the west southwest shifting to calm, as reported by the National Weather Service.
Boston protesters rally against state using $420M to 'shelter illegals,' report says
BOSTON (TND) — Protesters rallied at the Massachusetts State House in Boston Saturday to oppose the state's right to shelter status, as well as a new law providing more than $420 million for its emergency shelter system, according to WCVB. The law was reportedly signed by Gov. Maura Healey...
Enjoy free, live music at porchfests in and around Boston in 2024
Dozens of Massachusetts neighborhoods will host porchfests between May and October. Somerville Porchfest returns to town on May 11, officially kicking off porchfest season in the Boston area. The first porchfest took place in Ithaca, New York in 2007, and the concept has since expanded to cities and towns across the country, bringing amateur musicians together for an afternoon of free, live music from neighborhood porches and front yards. Somerville Porchfest was the Boston area’s first in 2011, and now dozens of communities across the state host their own versions of the bootstrapped music festival. Also, there’s a new local town joining the lineup this year: Watertown.
Free Dunkin’ coffee offered to all nurses on National Nurses Day 2024
BOSTON - Dunkin’ is celebrating nurses on Monday by offering a free cup of caffeine. The coffee and doughnut chain is offering a free medium hot or iced coffee on May 6 to celebrate National Nurses Day 2024 at participating locations. No purchase is necessary. The offer is limited...
Harvard, MIT threaten suspensions for pro-Palestinian protesters
Harvard University said Monday that the people who have been camped out on Harvard Yard for over a week in a pro-Palestinian protest face being placed on involuntary leave, which, among other things, would require them to leave campus until they are reinstated. MIT's president made a similar announced Monday,...
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