National News As Barkan confronted his mortality, he dedicated the rest of his life to changing the American health care system. Ady Barkan, at home in Santa Barbara, California, Sept. 17, 2019. Rozette Rago / The New York Times By Mike Ives, New York Times Service updated on November 2, 2023 | 10:47 AM Ady … [Read more…]
Local News As of Wednesday, Massachusetts reported 7,388 families were enrolled in the state’s emergency shelter system, with 33 families enrolled just in the prior 24 hours. Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healey talks about proposed legislation, Sept. 26, 2023, at the Statehouse in Boston. AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc, File By STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press November 2, … [Read more…]
Health The CDC’s report, published Wednesday, also noted larger increases for two of the leading causes of infant deaths — maternal complications and bacterial meningitis. The toes of a baby peek out of a blanket at a hospital in McAllen, Texas. AP Photo/Eric Gay, File By MIKE STOBBE, Associated Press November 2, 2023 | 9:00 … [Read more…]
Local News Carl-Hens Beliard was fatally shot early Wednesday morning on the edge of campus. Carl-Hens Beliard was fatally shot early Wednesday morning. Worcester Public Schools / Handout Authorities announced Wednesday evening that an arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of a Salem State student athlete. Missael Pena Canela, 18 of Salem was … [Read more…]
Local News “We suspect it was likely a victim of today’s high winds and crash landed.” Wednesday’s blustery weather disrupted travel plans for at least one New Englander headed south. A yellow-billed cuckoo was brought into the Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable after it was found on the ground with blood in its mouth. The … [Read more…]
Local News “It’s going to be a game of unity.” James Taylor sings the National Anthem prior to the football game between Lewiston and Edward Little high schools at Lewiston High School in Lewiston, ME on November 01, 2023. The game was postponed last Friday due to the shootings in Lewiston. Craig F. Walker / … [Read more…]
Crime Police said the incident is under investigation. Boston police are investigating after a person was stabbed during Wednesday’s pre-dawn hours near a Domino’s in Roxbury. Officers responded to the area of 1400 Tremont St., the address for the Domino’s Pizza at the Roxbury Crossing MBTA Station, around 1:32 a.m. for a report of a … [Read more…]
Crime A lawyer for Aidan Kearney accused prosecutors of a “multi-front censorship war on the public’s entitlement to good government and our right-to-know.” “Turtleboy” blogger Aidan Kearney talks to reporters outside Stoughton District Court after his arraignment on witness intimidation charges in connection with his coverage of the Karen Read murder case. Matthew J. Lee/Boston … [Read more…]
Local News Gavin Robitaille, 16, was at the bowling alley Just-In-Time Recreation when Robert Card attacked the venue as well as a restaurant last week. The Maine teen is reportedly in good condition. Erin Clark / The Boston Globe A teen from Maine is recovering at a Massachusetts hospital after being injured in the mass … [Read more…]
Local Obituaries Hillel Stavis died suddenly Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Eaton, New Hampshire. The Cambridge story of Curious George, the resident scamp of Harvard Square Hillel Stavis, former proprietor of now legendary WordsWorth Books of Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass., died suddenly Friday, October 20, 2023, in Eaton, N.H. He was 78. For nearly … [Read more…]