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3+ hour, 48+ min ago (303+ words) Worcester County Board of Education WORCESTER COUNTY, Md. "One of the Worcester County Board of Education members unexpectedly resigned Wednesday. The county announced District 6 Representative, Katie Addis, will resign from her position. The news came after an annual public budget input meeting. She has served in the position for 3 years, and has represented and advocated for the needs of district 6. Addis writes in a statement: "Thank you for the privilege of serving you. As we look ahead, I remain confident in the strength, resilience, and goodness of this community. Let us continue to show up for one another, engage with respect, and work together for a brighter future." Board of Education president Todd Ferrante says the end was unexpected, but he wishes Addis well in her future endeavors. "I didn't have a problem with Katie disagreeing on the issues before us....

4+ hour, 1+ min ago (652+ words) The LA Clippers are undoubtedly having a disastrous season, and fans are letting them know it. They are currently 14th in the West with 5 wins and 16 losses, without the prospect of getting any better this season. But as if fans weren't hating them enough, the front office decided to abruptly cut ties with franchise legend Chris Paul. Earlier today, Paul posted a story on Instagram that read, "Just Found Out I'm Being Sent Home" along with a peace sign emoji." Clippers GM Lawrence Frank later released a statement confirming parting ways with the 12-time All-Star. Now, Lawrence's statement had him thanking Paul for all he had done for the franchise, but reports suggest that the veteran player was speaking up to the brass, "holding people responsible,' so to speak. It should be noted that this isn't the first time the Clippers…...

14+ hour, 25+ min ago (375+ words) WORCESTER City manager Chris Cornes was pleased to maintain confidence and momentum in a 6-0 drilling of lower-league Pershore. City hosted Pershore at Sixways in the quarter-finals of the Worcestershire Senior Cup and cruised to a place in the semi-finals, with goals from Felix Miles and Josh Bailey, along with a brace a piece for Liam Lockett and returning forward Izak Reid. Cornes credited Pershore's performance after the final whistle - a side competing two divisions below Worcester City. "A good young team to be fair," said the manager. "Hats off to them they kept going and had a good go at us to be fair. "They got shots off, got corners and stuff like that. It wasn't all one-way traffic but we controlled a lot of the game in their half, they did dig deep in a low block, they did…...

16+ hour, 11+ min ago (689+ words) Her approach taps into a proven principle: switching up your workouts can deliver better, longer-lasting results From a postpartum mother plagued by psychosis in Die My Love to a shapeshifting marksman in Marvel's X-men, Jennifer Lawrence's roles showcase her range from intense drama to blockbuster action " and her approach to exercise is just as varied. Strength training in the form of bodyweight exercises were another key component. 'Squats, push-ups and sit-ups all performed in a circuit' were Dr Horrigan's order of the day. 'You could also add in jumping rope,' he adds. He recommends these exercises for '20 minutes at a high intensity'. Mixing up workout styles like this has long been shown to improve the chances you'll stick to a fitness routine. A 2016 paper in Journal of Behavioural Medicine found that when 121 previously inactive adults were encouraged to follow different…...

19+ hour, 53+ min ago (30+ words) Dr. Tara Goodhue was named the 2026 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year out of 200 nominees across the state. Lowell High School's Tara Goodhue named Massachusetts Teacher of the Year...

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20+ hour, 9+ min ago (351+ words) December 2, 2025 / 11:16 PM EST / CBS Boston As the sun set and the temperatures dropped with it Tuesday night, the snow that fell in Central Massachusetts felt more like frozen pellets falling from the sky." Snowblowers hummed in Leominster as the city received about half a foot of snow, some of the most during this storm. Scott Single was clearing out his driveway before it got colder. "I am trying to get it up before the ice starts coming down and starts icing everything over," said Single. "It's New England weather; nice one day and then it's crappy the next."" Route 2 turned more snow covered the farther west you drove. What started as a cold rain in Boston turned into heavy snow by the time drivers reached Fitchburg. It sent some cars off the shoulder of the road while snowplows made their…...

20+ hour, 17+ min ago (27+ words) A winter storm brought more than six inches of snow to parts of Massachusetts. WBZ-TV's Brandon Truitt reports. Massachusetts communities clean up from first winter storm...

20+ hour, 22+ min ago (332+ words) December 2, 2025 / 11:03 PM EST / AP Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 42 points, sealing the game with a breakaway dunk in the final seconds Tuesday night as the Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 123-117 in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference semifinal." Derrick White scored seven of his 22 points in the last four minutes, after the Celtics turned back a New York charge that cut a 15-point deficit to 102-99. Jordan Walsh had six points and five rebounds in the fourth quarter for Boston." Mikal Bridges scored 17 of his 35 points in the fourth and went 8 for 12 from 3-point range overall. Karl-Anthony Towns added 29 for the Knicks, who had won four in a row." Boston has won four of its last five games, beating four of the top six teams in the Eastern Conference." The Knicks took off to a 17-4 lead and led…...

20+ hour, 32+ min ago (446+ words) Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday named Tara Goodhue, a science teacher at Lowell High School, as the 2026 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year. Goodhue is Lowell Public School's first teacher to win the annual award since its creation in 1960. "I am incredibly humbled and overwhelmed by this," Goodhue said. "I really attribute this honor to the fact that I teach the best students in the state." The Teacher of the Year Award is given to educators who have created a positive learning environment, built strong relationships with students and the district community and provides high quality instruction, according to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Goodhue was chosen from 200 nominees across the state and automatically becomes the state's candidate for the National Teacher of the Year Award. She said she credits her win to her students' help during the application…...