By Kendrick CalfeeThe Kansas City StarKANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Kansas City’s rising rates of violent crime continues to end lives and devastate communities, Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves unveiled an ambitious, wide-reaching plan last month to reduce crime.The plan was unveiled in its...
We’ve heard of rain delays. But eclipse delays? That’s a new one.The New York Yankees and Miami Marlins were initially set to play Monday, April 8 at 2 p.m. EST at Yankee Stadium. That’s right around the time the long-awaited solar eclipse is set to...
It’s early in the season. Super early. But it’s never too early to check in on how former Red Sox players are doing (through one week) with their new teams.Ex-Red Sox from 2023 roster:Alex Verdugo, Yankees: The 27-year-old has started all seven of New York’s...
A 1,152-square-foot house built in 1930 has changed hands. The property located at 66 School Street in Shrewsbury was sold on March 11, 2024. The $1,200,000 purchase price works out to $1,042 per square foot. The layout of this single-story home consists of three bedrooms...
A 38-year-old man who defrauded investors of more than $1.2 million was sentenced to two years in prison by a U.S. District Court judge in Boston this week, prosecutors announced. Jose Rocha, of Bridgewater, pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud in September 2023,...
Longtime Gloucester Firefighter Sander Schultz was remembered in his obituary as someone who “loved helping people and public services” and a “loving and faithful husband and father.”Schultz, 56, died unexpectedly in Ipswich on March 30. He was a Gloucester firefighter for more than two decades...
The family of a long-time Gloucester firefighter who died unexpectedly this week on Thursday announced funeral arrangements to honor his life.Sander Schultz, 57, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Mayor Greg Verga and Fire Chief Eric Smith said in a joint statement. A 26-year veteran of the...
An April snowstorm swept through the Northeast this week, blanketing communities in snow that had already gotten a taste of spring.The storm caused hundreds of schools and school districts to close and over 100 flights at Boston Logan Airport to be canceled.The community reporting the...
Longtime customers of Bean Counter Bakery Cafe in Shrewsbury will have to go to Worcester for their cakes and cappuccinos after the company announced the closure of its Shrewsbury location on Wednesday.The company posted on Facebook Wednesday night the decision to close the store in...
A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle near a gas station on Route 44 in Dighton Thursday evening, and police are asking for the public’s help locating anyone who may have been involved in the crash.An off-duty police officer traveling on Route 44 around 10...