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Flood watch in effect for parts of Massachusetts
10+ hour, 7+ min ago (123+ words) We're on a SEVERE WEATHER ALERT from the Boston 25 Weather Team due to a flood watch in our area. This alert is in effect for Bristol, Plymouth, and Barnstable counties through Tuesday afternoon. WATCH THE FORECAST | INTERACTIVE RADAR | DOWNLOAD THE…...
Springfield police reports: 12-year-old and 14-year-old shoplifters nabbed
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (357+ words) Criminal mischief: At 2: 01 p. m. , playground equipment was found to have graffiti containing vulgar language at Williams Park on Powell Road. Retail theft: At 2: 14 p. m. , a 12-year-old Chester boy was taken into custody and will be charged with retail theft after security at…...
Travis Daugherty spearheads historic rebuild of Cambridge youth baseball - AOL
12+ hour, 26+ min ago (1031+ words) CAMBRIDGE " Before he was a standout pitcher for Mount Vernon Nazarene University, and long before he graduated from Cambridge in 1994, Travis Daugherty learned the game of baseball playing Cambridge Little League on the local diamonds. But when it came time…...
Should New Bedford have new rules for e-bikes, scooters and minibikes? - AOL
13+ hour, 32+ min ago (258+ words) NEW BEDFORD " City councilors will consider creating an ordinance to regulate the use of electric bikes, scooters and minibikes on New Bedford streets, sidewalks, parks and walkways. Councilor Brian Gomes made the recommendation during the board's June 25 meeting, stating that…...
See who readers voted as best food truck in the Springfield area
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (75+ words) The Springfield Community's Choice Awards celebrates the best businesses and organizations in the Springfield area each year. The State Journal-Register readers vote at sj-r. com i. .. SPRINGFIELD, IL " It's an eatery for people on the go. Do you have a favorite…...
Beat summer boredom alongside Springfield library's reading program
13+ hour, 46+ min ago (367+ words) July is here, and it's the time that kids begin to look for something to do to fight summer boredom. The Springfield-Greene County Library's Summer Reading Program, Unearth a Story, is in full swing and is the perfect way to…...
Springfield puts 120-day freeze on data centers as officials weigh power, water, and noise impacts
23+ hour, 34+ min ago (388+ words) Springfield, Missouri, is putting the brakes on large new data centers, at least for now. Before major development moves ahead, Springfield leaders want more answers about large data centers. They approved a 120-day pause so officials can study possible effects…...
Roxbury Roof Crashes Down As Maple Street Fire Boots 11, Including 8 Kids
19+ hour, 8+ min ago (187+ words) A two-alarm blaze ripped through a multiunit building on Maple Street in Roxbury on Sunday morning, collapsing part of the roof and forcing 11 residents out of their homes, eight of them children. Fire crews cleared everyone from the structure, and…...
Roof Caves In As Morning Inferno Hits Dorchester's Maple Street
19+ hour, 22+ min ago (132+ words) The Boston Fire Department said units arrived to fire showing at the address just before 9 a. m. and found the roof had collapsed, which forced crews to establish a collapse zone. Those early details and the department's on-scene updates were reported by…...
Boston Restores Gravestone Linked To Early Free Black Resident
19+ hour, 22+ min ago (388+ words) Boston conservators restored a gravestone linked to Sebastian Lake, believed to mark a free Black man who died in 1729, city officials said during the July 4 oration....