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'Connected at the hip': Brockton's Grillone brothers cap lacrosse careers at St. Michael's
Goal-setting, goal-scoring and what's next for the St. Michael's College men's lacrosse team. On their fishing trips throughout the Northeast, brothers Ralph and Rocky Grillone discuss it all. But now, for the first time in eight years, the conversation surrounding the collegiate program's future will not include two Brockton natives...
Mass. State Lottery winners: Three people win $100,000 ‘Mass Cash’ prizes
Multiple people scored six-digit prizes playing “Mass Cash” on Friday. The three people who each won $100,000 playing “Mass Cash” on Friday bought their winning tickets from the Franklin Mini Market in Franklin, the Colbea convenience store and gas station in Stoughton and the Trenton Street Market in East Boston, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery’s website.
Footage shows Karen Read in Boston bar with police officer boyfriend on night of his murder
Newly released footage shows a college finance professor who has been charged with murder in the death of her police officer boyfriend at a Boston bar on the night she allegedly killed him. Karen Read, 44, can be seen embracing John O’Keefe at CF McCarthy’s in Boston before ordering drinks at the bar.O’Keefe’s body was found in the snow in front of a home in the early hours of 29 January 2022, following a night of partying at a bar in Canton, Massachusetts.Days later, the 44-year-old was arrested and charged with her boyfriend’s murder.Prosecutors allege that Ms Read ran over her police officer boyfriend during a snowstorm and left him for dead on the freezing front lawn of their friends’ home.Ms Read denies the allegations against her, and instead argues that she believes Mr O’Keefe was killed by his police colleagues. Read More Dialysis patients evacuated from Rafah hospital as Israeli operation intensifiesSuspect tackled to ground by Rochdale police officer after escaping from ambulanceWatch: Elderly Just Stop Oil protesters damage Magna Carta glass at British Library
Photos show northern lights illuminating the sky around New England
BOSTON - The northern lights were very active late Friday into Saturday morning in parts of New England.The Northern Lights is one of nature's most spectacular displays, captivating observers with their vibrant and dynamic light shows. Friday night's show did not disappoint! The rare and intense geomagnetic activity resulted in stunning and widespread displays of the Northern Lights, visible far beyond their usual high-latitude regions.What causes the northern lights?First, a gigantic sunspot formed on the surface of the Sun. This sunspot is 16 times larger than Earth!That sunspot sent a vast amount of plasma and magnetic fields in a G5 solar storm,...
A Friday of ‘storrowing': Two trucks strike bridges on Storrow Drive, causing delays
Two trucks struck overpass bridges in unrelated crashes on Storrow Drive Friday. A box truck hit the Longfellow Bridge overpass on Storrow Drive eastbound around noon, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The right lane is closed and drivers should expect delays in the area. It was the second...
Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jessica Kensky earns doctorate in nursing
BOSTON - From tragedy to triumph. After losing a leg in the Boston Marathon bombings, Jessica Kensky proudly walked the graduation stage Friday with her service dog, Rescue, in hand. It took eight years for Kensky to earn her doctorate in nursing from the MGH Institute of Health Professions, so yes, you can now call her Dr. Kensky. "It's nice to feel like I'm getting back to things that were a part of me and a part of the trajectory that I was on before I was hurt," she told WBZ-TV at her graduation ceremony. She and her husband, Patrick...
Cool temperatures, some showers in store for Mother's Day weekend
Cool temperatures and clouds are here to stay this weekend with a few shower chances, but it won't be a washout. Temperatures stay pretty consistent in the 50s each and every day this weekend at the coast with a continued east flow. More 50s to near 60 farther inland where we can get some sun to bump the temp from time to time.
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