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‘Total mayhem': Medway family remains stuck in Gaza amid Israel-Hamas war
It's been more than three weeks since the Israel-Hamas war began, and one Medway, Massachusetts, family still doesn’t know when they will be able to get back home.
Wafaa Abuzayda, Abood Okal, and their 1-year-old son have been stuck in Gaza for weeks. Now, they are desperately searching for a way to get out.
“We are almost out of drinking water today,” said Okal on Sunday. “I think we have enough to last us through the night and tomorrow we’re basically out.”
Israel expanded its operations
Wafaa Abuzayda, Abood Okal, and their 1-year-old son have been stuck in Gaza for weeks. Now, they are desperately searching for a way to get out.
“We are almost out of drinking water today,” said Okal on Sunday. “I think we have enough to last us through the night and tomorrow we’re basically out.”
Israel expanded its operations
Mass. shelter system expected to reach capacity at month's end, Healey warns
As Massachusetts sees a historic demand on its emergency housing, Gov. Maura Healey warned on Monday that the state is expected to reach its capacity at the end of the month — at which point families would no longer be guaranteed a spot within Massachusetts' shelter system
As of Sunday, there were close to 7,000 families in emergency shelter — or around 23,000 individuals, spread out across 90 municipalities at hundreds of locations, Healey said, noting that the state "does not have enough spac
As of Sunday, there were close to 7,000 families in emergency shelter — or around 23,000 individuals, spread out across 90 municipalities at hundreds of locations, Healey said, noting that the state "does not have enough spac
Healey to give an update on Mass. migrant shelter system Monday
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll will hold a news conference Monday morning to provide an update on the state’s emergency family shelter system.
The conference is scheduled to be held at the Massachusetts State House at 11 a.m., according to Healey’s office.
Her news conference comes after Healey declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts over a large influx of migrants entering the state. At the time of the declaration in September, Healey said the shelter system
The conference is scheduled to be held at the Massachusetts State House at 11 a.m., according to Healey’s office.
Her news conference comes after Healey declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts over a large influx of migrants entering the state. At the time of the declaration in September, Healey said the shelter system
New study finds disconnect between community colleges and local employers looking to fill jobs
BOSTON — While community college graduates earn their degree after finishing a two-year program, a recent study shows they may have trouble earning something else: a job.
Twenty-five years ago, it was common practice for employers to use community colleges as a central resource when looking to fill middle-skills positions. Today, with the expansion of remote work, widespread online job postings and ever-changing skills requirements, employers are no longer heavily relying on locally sourcing ca
Twenty-five years ago, it was common practice for employers to use community colleges as a central resource when looking to fill middle-skills positions. Today, with the expansion of remote work, widespread online job postings and ever-changing skills requirements, employers are no longer heavily relying on locally sourcing ca
Healey’s plan for ‘millionaires tax’ targets early child care and education
Even though child care is an essential need for families in the United States, a history of limited government support prevents many families every day from getting the adequate child care they need.
For years, the American child care system has suffered from an unsustainable funding model that operates mainly through tuition — a system that has only resulted in staffing shortages, low teacher salaries, and high prices. This has been exacerbated by the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic as chil
For years, the American child care system has suffered from an unsustainable funding model that operates mainly through tuition — a system that has only resulted in staffing shortages, low teacher salaries, and high prices. This has been exacerbated by the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic as chil
‘Education is the best weapon': Suffolk DA launches effort to help residents avoid scams
District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced Sunday the launch of the Suffolk County Fraud Fighters – a multi-agency organization to help Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop residents spot scams and avoid schemes soliciting money.
Hayden said the effort is in response to telephone scams earlier this year where callers claimed to be representatives of Hayden’s office and even prompted one elderly woman in Winthrop to pay out $35,000 in a bitcoin scam.
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Hayden said the effort is in response to telephone scams earlier this year where callers claimed to be representatives of Hayden’s office and even prompted one elderly woman in Winthrop to pay out $35,000 in a bitcoin scam.
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Nurses at Dana-Farber's Merrimack Valley location plan one-day strike
Registered nurses at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Merrimack Valley are planning a one-day strike in late September as the union attempts to negotiate a contract.
Nurses plan to picket in front of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute during regular clinic hours on Sept. 27. The strike is prepared to last for 24 hours, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Merrimack Valley opened in 2020. Registered nurses voted to unionize in June and July of 2022. This
Nurses plan to picket in front of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute during regular clinic hours on Sept. 27. The strike is prepared to last for 24 hours, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Merrimack Valley opened in 2020. Registered nurses voted to unionize in June and July of 2022. This
Where Boston ranks among US cities for college graduates to start a career
As recent college graduates search for their first job out of school, a new study finds that the majority of millennials and Gen Z are looking at different factors than before when considering where they want to be hired.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, traditionally popular and bustling cities like New York and Los Angeles were common locations graduates would head to when entering into the workforce. But the study, conducted by Bankrate in June, found that other regions in the are becoming more
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, traditionally popular and bustling cities like New York and Los Angeles were common locations graduates would head to when entering into the workforce. But the study, conducted by Bankrate in June, found that other regions in the are becoming more
Man stole more than a dozen packages from apartment building in Mattapan
Boston police are trying to identify a man accused of stealing multiple packages from an apartment complex in Mattapan.
According to police, a resident reported several opened packages and the smell of cigarettes in the lobby of the building on River. The suspect was captured on surveillance video forcing his way into the building, stealing nearly 20-25 packages and damaging others.
The Boston Police Department is investigating. Anyone with more information is encouraged to contact detectives
According to police, a resident reported several opened packages and the smell of cigarettes in the lobby of the building on River. The suspect was captured on surveillance video forcing his way into the building, stealing nearly 20-25 packages and damaging others.
The Boston Police Department is investigating. Anyone with more information is encouraged to contact detectives
Man tried to break into Watertown home with woman inside, police say
Police are searching for a man accused of following a woman and trying to break into her home in Watertown, police said Sunday.
Watertown Police say they responded Sunday morning to a report of an attempted breaking and entering at a home on Laurel Street.
According to police, the victim arrived home at around 3 a.m. Sunday morning, when the suspect followed her and hid behind one of her cars in the driveway. Once the victim entered her home, the suspect then tried to break in to both the fron
Watertown Police say they responded Sunday morning to a report of an attempted breaking and entering at a home on Laurel Street.
According to police, the victim arrived home at around 3 a.m. Sunday morning, when the suspect followed her and hid behind one of her cars in the driveway. Once the victim entered her home, the suspect then tried to break in to both the fron
Teen, 14, critically hurt when she was run over at RI haunted hayride
A 14-year-old working as a scare actor was left with serious injuries after she was run over by a hayride trailer at a Rhode Island farm Saturday while working as a scare actor, WJAR reports.
Smithfield Deputy Fire Chief Steven Quattrini said first responders were called to Seven Cedars Farm around 8 p.m. for someone who was hit by a trailer during the haunted hayride attraction. There were around 20 to 30 people on the ride at the time.
According to police, the scare actor got caught undernea
Smithfield Deputy Fire Chief Steven Quattrini said first responders were called to Seven Cedars Farm around 8 p.m. for someone who was hit by a trailer during the haunted hayride attraction. There were around 20 to 30 people on the ride at the time.
According to police, the scare actor got caught undernea
Man arrested in stabbing at Roxbury shelter
A man was arrested for allegedly stabbing another person at a shelter for unhoused people in Roxbury on Saturday, Boston police said.
Alexander Aulet, 40, was arrested on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after the incident was reported about 9:44 p.m. Saturday night at the Southampton Street Shelter, police said.
The victim was wounded in the shoulder and lower back but is expected to survive, according to Boston police.
Aulet is due to face the charge at Roxbury Distri
Alexander Aulet, 40, was arrested on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after the incident was reported about 9:44 p.m. Saturday night at the Southampton Street Shelter, police said.
The victim was wounded in the shoulder and lower back but is expected to survive, according to Boston police.
Aulet is due to face the charge at Roxbury Distri
Search-and-rescuers find hunter missing overnight in NH
A hunter who was reported missing by his family was found overnight in Milton, New Hampshire, after a three-hour search, officials said Sunday.
The 83-year-old hunter from Lebanon, Maine, was reported missing about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, New Hampshire Fish and Game said.
The man had started hunting around 4 p.m. on Saturday and decided to head home when it started to get dark, officials said. But when he took a shortcut back to his truck on Branch Hill Road, he became disoriented and lost.
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The 83-year-old hunter from Lebanon, Maine, was reported missing about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, New Hampshire Fish and Game said.
The man had started hunting around 4 p.m. on Saturday and decided to head home when it started to get dark, officials said. But when he took a shortcut back to his truck on Branch Hill Road, he became disoriented and lost.
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PHOTOS: Lee's impacts on New England's coastline
Parts of Maine and Massachusetts experienced strong winds and powerful waves Saturday as Lee, downgraded from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone, moved across New England.
Massachusetts man killed by fallen tree in southern Vermont
A Massachusetts man is dead after a tree fell on him at a campsite in Somerset, Vermont, early Friday morning
Vermont State Police said they received a call around 1 a.m. Friday from a woman who said her fiancé had been seriously injured while camping along Somerset Road.
State police responded and found Joshua Przybycien, 33, of Palmer, Massachusetts, dead under a fallen tree at the campsite. Investigators learned that the large tree had fallen onto Przybycien and his fiancée as storms passed
Vermont State Police said they received a call around 1 a.m. Friday from a woman who said her fiancé had been seriously injured while camping along Somerset Road.
State police responded and found Joshua Przybycien, 33, of Palmer, Massachusetts, dead under a fallen tree at the campsite. Investigators learned that the large tree had fallen onto Przybycien and his fiancée as storms passed
Maine lighthouse platform collapse injures nearly a dozen people
Emergency officials were dispatched to the location of the collapse near the Arrowsic coast around 1 p.m. Saturday, according to News Center Maine. Paramedics treated six people on the scene and brought five others to a nearby hospital, Deputy Fire Chief Chris Cummings said.
When the bridge platform collapsed, the 11 people on it fell onto the rocks and mud below.
The light tower was open to the public Saturday as a part of the annual Maine Open Lighthouse Day.
Access to the lighthouse has si
When the bridge platform collapsed, the 11 people on it fell onto the rocks and mud below.
The light tower was open to the public Saturday as a part of the annual Maine Open Lighthouse Day.
Access to the lighthouse has si
Man seriously injured in Worcester stabbing
A man suffered multiple serious stab wounds after a fight broke out in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Saturday.
Worcester police said they responded to a report of a stabbing in progress on Townsend Street on Saturday around 1:30 p.m. Upon arrival, officers saw a shirtless man covered in blood and another man holding a box cutter.
The man holding the box cutter was identified as Steven Davitt, 39, of Worcester.
The 54-year-old victim, whose name was not released, was taken to an area hospital b
Worcester police said they responded to a report of a stabbing in progress on Townsend Street on Saturday around 1:30 p.m. Upon arrival, officers saw a shirtless man covered in blood and another man holding a box cutter.
The man holding the box cutter was identified as Steven Davitt, 39, of Worcester.
The 54-year-old victim, whose name was not released, was taken to an area hospital b
Patriots place Jack Jones on injured reserve
The New England Patriots announced Saturday that cornerback Jack Jones has been placed on injured reserve, meaning he'll miss at least the team's first four games.
Jones had previously been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles after suffering a hamstring injury in practice last Wednesday.
The decision to rule Jones out is only going to make it tougher for the Patriots defensive backfield to slow down the Eagles' wide receiver duo of A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith.
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Jones had previously been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles after suffering a hamstring injury in practice last Wednesday.
The decision to rule Jones out is only going to make it tougher for the Patriots defensive backfield to slow down the Eagles' wide receiver duo of A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith.
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BU student with cancer gets to meet favorite band
Junior Camille Wahl, who has an aggressive bone cancer, got to meet Boygenius as part of her bucket list — and the backstage meetup felt like “a different universe.”
Aired news package by Laney Broussard.
Aired news package by Laney Broussard.
Arrest made in connection to deadly shooting in Dorchester
An arrest has been made in connection to a fatal shooting in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood earlier this year that left one man dead and two others injured.
Police arrested Trevon Wideman, 19, for the homicide of Dorchester resident Mario Santos, 22, on Saturday at 6 a.m.
At the time of his arrest, Wideman was wanted on charges of murder, armed assault to rob with a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation on Wilrose Street on Tuesday nigh
Police arrested Trevon Wideman, 19, for the homicide of Dorchester resident Mario Santos, 22, on Saturday at 6 a.m.
At the time of his arrest, Wideman was wanted on charges of murder, armed assault to rob with a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation on Wilrose Street on Tuesday nigh
David G. Mugar statue unveiled on the Esplanade
Friends and family of David G. Mugar gathered on the Charles River Esplanade on Saturday morning to unveil a statue honoring his life and legacy.
Mugar was the founder and executive producer of the Fourth of July Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular show for over four decades and was a respected community member, philanthropist, and civic organizer in the city.
He passed away on Jan. 25, 2022, at the age of 82. His dazzling fireworks show was a staple event in Boston with its thunderous canons an
Mugar was the founder and executive producer of the Fourth of July Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular show for over four decades and was a respected community member, philanthropist, and civic organizer in the city.
He passed away on Jan. 25, 2022, at the age of 82. His dazzling fireworks show was a staple event in Boston with its thunderous canons an
Where Boston ranks among US cities for college graduates to start a career
As recent college graduates search for their first job out of school, a new study finds that the majority of millennials and Gen Z are looking at different factors than before when considering where they want to be hired.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, traditionally popular and bustling cities like New York and Los Angeles were common locations graduates would head to when entering into the workforce. But the study, conducted by Bankrate in June, found that other regions in the are becoming more
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, traditionally popular and bustling cities like New York and Los Angeles were common locations graduates would head to when entering into the workforce. But the study, conducted by Bankrate in June, found that other regions in the are becoming more
‘They saved me': Norwood crash survivor reunited with first responders
A Norwood, Massachusetts, man who survived a car collision in November was reunited with the first responders who saved his life on Wednesday morning.
On Nov. 23, Raphael Campos was struck by a car while walking his dog and suffered extensive brain injuries. Within minutes, first responders arrived at the scene and provided life-saving aid, according to the Norwood Fire Department.
After a monthslong recovery learning to walk and talk again due to his traumatic brain injury, Campos finally got
On Nov. 23, Raphael Campos was struck by a car while walking his dog and suffered extensive brain injuries. Within minutes, first responders arrived at the scene and provided life-saving aid, according to the Norwood Fire Department.
After a monthslong recovery learning to walk and talk again due to his traumatic brain injury, Campos finally got
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