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The love story behind Boston’s Fanny Appleton Bridge

The love story behind Boston’s Fanny Appleton Bridge

The love story behind Boston’s Fanny Appleton Bridge The stunning footbridge is one of seven along the Esplanade BRIDGE ARCHITECT MIGUEL ROSALES AND HIS HUSBAND, JOHN DAVID COREY, AN EXPERT IN RESTORING HISTORIC HOMES. IT’S A LONG WAY FROM WHERE...

Inditex outlines $1.8B investment, new market entry and sustainability goals

Inditex outlines $1.8B investment, new market entry and sustainability goals

By EFE Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published July 16, 2025 Amid rising global tensions and looming U.S. tariffs, Inditex is doubling down on growth. At its annual general meeting, the fashion giant reaffirmed its international ambitions with a...

Former state worker charged with smuggling drugs to inmate at Massachusetts prison

Former state worker charged with smuggling drugs to inmate at Massachusetts prison

HARVARD, Mass. — A former Massachusetts state worker has been charged with smuggling K2-laced papers to an inmate at a federal prison. Tasha Hammock, 43, of Bridgewater, is charged with providing and possessing a controlled substance in the form...

Bird Flu Is Killing Wildlife, and Experts Fear the Ecological Toll

Bird Flu Is Killing Wildlife, and Experts Fear the Ecological Toll

25,669 Northern Gannets in Canada. 134 harbor and gray seals along the coast of Maine. 21 California Condors in the western U.S. These are just a tiny fraction of the wild victims of a strain of high pathogenicity avian influenza—what we...

‘The ultimate underdog’: Chelsea named 2025 All-America city for sustainability projects

‘The ultimate underdog’: Chelsea named 2025 All-America city for sustainability projects

SUSTAINABILITY WAS THIS YEAR’S THEME for the All-America city awards, given annually by the National Civic League. But environmental awareness is nothing new for Chelsea, one of 10 US communities recognized by the organization on June 29 for their...

Massachusetts Residents Now Have to Pay More to Mail Items

Massachusetts Residents Now Have to Pay More to Mail Items

In Massachusetts, it seems like we can never escape price increases. For one reason or another, they have become part of everyday life. Whether it's groceries, rent, heat, gas, or clothing, we're forking out more money on everyday necessities....

Popular Massachusetts Town is One of Most Overcrowded U.S. Gems For Tourism

Popular Massachusetts Town is One of Most Overcrowded U.S. Gems For Tourism

In Massachusetts, we happen to have some great attractions across the state to explore. In fact, not only are they great destinations to enjoy the surrounding aesthetics, but several are considered to have their own huge place in history. However,...

Insured Losses From US Hurricanes Could Rise by 50% With Global Warming

Insured Losses From US Hurricanes Could Rise by 50% With Global Warming

Insured losses from U.S. hurricanes could rise by nearly 50% under a 2°C (3.6°F) global warming scenario, according to MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s global re/insurer. A peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Catastrophe Risk and Resilience shows...

Former Nighthawk Star Andrews Opata Signs With Boston Red Sox

Former Nighthawk Star Andrews Opata Signs With Boston Red Sox

Andrews Opata, a former junior center fielder for the University of North Georgia, has signed with the Boston Red Sox as an undrafted free agent following the 2025 MLB Draft. Opata enjoyed an impressive season with a .372 batting average, leading...

PHL startups told to focus on sustainable growth

PHL startups told to focus on sustainable growth

PHILIPPINE STARTUPS should focus on sustainable growth to attract investors amid tighter regional funding conditions, according to industry leaders. “Venture capitalists (VC) aren’t necessarily looking at more mature startups, but rather, the...

A Summary of the HCC-CARE Symposium: Collaborative Approaches to Reaching Equity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Boston by 2030

A Summary of the HCC-CARE Symposium: Collaborative Approaches to Reaching Equity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Boston by 2030

Introduction In 2016, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was the sixth leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States (US) but is expected to rise to the third leading cause by 2040.1 The US has significant disparities in HCC incidence and...

There's No Evidence That Climate Change Has Increased the Rat Population

There's No Evidence That Climate Change Has Increased the Rat Population

As the earth gets warmer, there's one species that supposedly will really benefit."Climate Change is amazing," reported National Geographic. "If you're a rat." The horrific prospect of these pizza-dragging, toilet-bathing, plague-spreading,...

KEYS HISTORY: EXPLOITATION OF FLORIDA KEYS WILDLIFE LEADS TO CRITICAL PROTECTIONS

KEYS HISTORY: EXPLOITATION OF FLORIDA KEYS WILDLIFE LEADS TO CRITICAL PROTECTIONS

When Key West was organizing and systems were being put into place, the town council made a declaration that appeared in the island’s first newspaper, the Key West Register & Commercial Advertiser. The July 2, 1829, edition, Volume 1, No. 25,...

Ed Markey endorses Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for reelection

Ed Markey endorses Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for reelection

U.S. Senator Ed Markey endorsed Boston Mayor Michelle Wu in her reelection campaign. Markey made the endorsement Monday at a press conference in Jamaica Plain, where the mayor touted how her initiatives have made Boston the “greenest city in the...

Former Massachusetts state employee charged with smuggling K2 to federal inmate

Former Massachusetts state employee charged with smuggling K2 to federal inmate

A former employee with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has been accused of smuggling K2-laced papers to a federal inmate. Bridgewater woman Tasha Hammock, 43, is being charged with providing contraband to FMC Devens inmate...

Mark DeSaulnier addresses climate policy setbacks and immigration hearings

Mark DeSaulnier addresses climate policy setbacks and immigration hearings

Mark DeSaulnier, who has represented California’s 10th district in the U.S. Congress since 2015, recently addressed several issues affecting his constituents and the state of California through a series of public statements on social media.On July...

My Turn: Massachusetts is breaking its constitutional promise

My Turn: Massachusetts is breaking its constitutional promise

Franklin County Justice Center FILE PHOTO The Sixth Amendment guarantees every person accused of a crime the right to a lawyer. It doesn’t say, “if one’s available.” It doesn’t say, “if the budget allows.” It says the accused shall have the...

West Nile virus detected in two Boston mosquito samples

West Nile virus detected in two Boston mosquito samples

Two mosquito samples taken from Boston last week tested positive for West Nile virus, according to city officials. The positive samples were obtained from Hyde Park and West Roxbury on July 8, the Boston Public Health Commission said. Although the...

Hyundai Supports Education and Hunger Relief in Massachusetts

Hyundai hosts Hydrogen STEM Program at Greater Holyoke YMCA Hyundai's donation to Food Bank of Western Massachusetts will provide 10,000 meals Holyoke Community College's Thrive Center and Food Pantry receive donation to address essential needs...

‘Love Island USA’ watch parties are bringing people together across Boston: ‘It has all the feels’

‘Love Island USA’ watch parties are bringing people together across Boston: ‘It has all the feels’

“This [expletive] is getting good,” one viewer said as he rubbed his hands together. “Love Island USA,” the US version of the British reality TV show, has captured millions of viewers across the country in recent weeks. The show features...

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