by Site Admin | May 28, 2020 | News
COVID-19 deaths top 6,500 and drop in ridership speeds repairs. BOSTON (AP) — COVID-19-related deaths at long-term care facilities in Massachusetts topped 4,000 on Wednesday. The drop in public transit ridership due to COVID-19 concerns has given the MBTA a chance to...
by Site Admin | May 27, 2020 | News
Field hospital suspends admissions as new COVID-19 cases fall. BOSTON (AP) — A field hospital set up inside the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center is suspending the admission of new COVID-19 patients. The 1,000 beds will remain in place over the summer in case...
by Site Admin | May 27, 2020 | News
SJC allows beer, wine sale ballot question to move forward. BOSTON (AP) — Supporters of a ballot question that would let convenience stores sell beer and wine won a key legal battle in Massachusetts’ highest court Tuesday. The question was launched by the... by Site Admin | May 27, 2020 | News
Police say man stomped on and killed family’s pet Chihuahua. WEYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Police have arrested a Massachusetts man they say stomped his family’s pet Chihuahua to death and tried to hide the body. Weymouth police say 19-year-old Shykeim Basden faces...
by Site Admin | May 26, 2020 | News
Some houses of worship reopening and nursing homes get aid. BOSTON (AP) — Some houses of worship are welcoming people back for services in Massachusetts and Vermont but with restrictions. Rev. Steve Warner says they’re taking extra precaution as they allow... by Site Admin | May 24, 2020 | News
A Duxbury man has pleaded guilty to a federal Possession of Child Pornography charge. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 46-year-old Louis Ackerman, Jr. pleaded guilty to the charge during a video conference held on Friday. In November of 2019, federal agents...
by Site Admin | May 23, 2020 | News
Several South Shore towns will be recognizing Memorial Day by holding celebrations, just in a different way than past years. Marshfield will air their ceremony on Marshfield cable access as well as on Youtube and Facebook. The town of Norwell will also air their...
by Site Admin | May 22, 2020 | News
COVID-19 cases top 90,000 BOSTON (AP) — The number of individuals in Massachusetts diagnosed with confirmed cases of COVID-19 surged past 90,000 on Thursday as the state reported more than 1,100 new cases. Gov. Charlie Baker says federal justice officials have been... by Site Admin | May 21, 2020 | News
Loughlin, Giannulli to serve prison time for college scam BOSTON (AP) — Court papers show actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to charges that will include prison time in the college admissions bribery...
by Site Admin | May 21, 2020 | News
COVID-19 deaths top 6,000 and Gov. Baker touts new work protocols. BOSTON (AP) — COVID-19-related deaths in Massachusetts have now surged past 6,000. There were 128 new deaths reported Wednesday, bringing total deaths to 6,066. Gov. Charlie Baker says adapting to new...
