MLB Former Red Sox star Mookie Betts finished second in the voting. FILE – Atlanta Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr. watches his solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. is favored to win the NL MVP award after becoming the … [Read more…]
MLB owners approve A’s move from Oakland to Las Vegas, with a new ballpark to open in 2028
MLB All 30 MLB team owners gave their approval for the A’s relocation plan to move to Las Vegas. FILE – Oakland Athletics fans in right field yell behind signs protesting the team’s potential move to Las Vegas and to call for managment to sell the team during the fifth inning of a baseball game … [Read more…]
Boston pays $2.6M to Black police officers who alleged racial bias in hair tests for drug use
Local News City paid damages to four who lost their jobs or were disciplined. By Associated Press November 17, 2023 | 9:37 AM BOSTON (AP) — The city of Boston has paid $2.6 million to several Black police officers to settle a longstanding federal discrimination lawsuit over a hair test used to identify drug use, … [Read more…]
A toddler was taken in a carjacking. VW wanted $150 for GPS coordinates, lawsuit says.
National News Volkswagen said it could not provide the SUV’s location because the family’s Car-Net subscription had expired, according to the suit. By Kyle Melnick, Washington Post November 17, 2023 | 8:41 AM After parking in front of her Illinois home earlier this year, Taylor Shepherd walked to the back seat of her Volkswagen Atlas … [Read more…]
Aid agencies say they can’t send food and other supplies to Gaza because of communications blackout
World News The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said no aid deliveries would be able to enter from Egypt on Friday because of the difficulties coordinating them without phones or internet. Palestinians donate blood at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman By NAJIB JOBAIN, BASSEM MROUE … [Read more…]
Boston College continues roller-coaster season with ACC road loss to Pittsburgh
College Sports Boston College’s Joe Griffin Jr. hauled in a 38-yard pass from Thomas Castellanos before Pittsburgh’s Marquis Williams could knock the ball away. Matt Freed/AP Photo By Trevor Hass, The Boston Globe November 16, 2023 It’s been nearly impossible to predict which version of the Boston College football team will show up on a … [Read more…]
Stoughton man with convictions for sex trafficking arrested, charged again with sex trafficking
Crime Marvin Pompilus, 39, was released from prison in October 2021. A Stoughton man who served time in prison for sex trafficking has once again been arrested for sex trafficking, federal prosecutors say. Marvin Pompilus, 39, was arrested Wednesday and charged with one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, according to the … [Read more…]
Why Jim Montgomery has been surprised by David Pastrnak’s 60-goal pace
Bruins “He just looked and he goes ‘Yeah, I’m expecting it. Don’t worry about it.’” David Pastrnak is on pace for 60 goals and over 130 points this season. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) Plenty has changed with the Bruins’ forward corps over the last few months. Gone are two franchise fixtures down the middle … [Read more…]
Good Samaritan pulls woman from submerged car in Bridgewater
Local News Police are investigating after the vehicle drove into Lake Nippenicket. Bridgewater police A Good Samaritan pulled a woman from her partially submerged car after it ended up in Lake Nippenicket in Bridgewater on Thursday morning. Bridgewater police said officers and the Bridgewater Fire Department responded to the report of a vehicle driving into … [Read more…]
Photos: The New England Aquarium captured a ‘fall feeding frenzy’ of whales in the Gulf of Maine
Local News “The amount of wildlife we’ve seen feeding during our fall surveys has really been quite astounding.” A blue whale seen in the Gulf of Maine. Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life aerial survey team The New England Aquarium on Thursday released a series of aerial photos capturing what the organization has described as … [Read more…]