The high-pitched, child-like tune of the ice cream truck jingle ringing through the neighborhood unlocks many core memories for a lot of people.It reminds me of a time when my sister and I would indulge in the simplicities of Summer — our tongues dyed by...
COLLEGE FOOTBALL, USA -- What’s ahead for college football with the arrival of the 12-team playoff, and with the possibilities around moves in realignment and more conference changes down the road?On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah look...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D With our gunfight-soaked entertainment media and scary assault rifle propaganda, the average citizen thinks “weapon” equals “firearm”. And among many misinformed critics even when a police officer is confronted with a firearm the officer is expected to “de-escalate”. There...
Boston University has a vending machine selling contraceptives for $10 on campus.The vending machine is available to the general public and sells emergency contraceptives as well as resources for prescriptions, testing kits for sexually transmitted diseases, fact sheets and health information about emergency contraceptives, according...
Jaylen Brown recently left the country for an international commitment with the NBPA so there has been no movement on his supermax extension talks with the Celtics this past week amid a busy offseason for Boston.“I can’t really talk about it but it’s been all...
The older brother of a 15-year-old boy from Brockton who was killed in a late-night crash in Southeast Massachusetts this week has also died, the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office reportedMakhi Boston, 18, died days after a crash on North Main Street (Route 28) in...
Isaac Coffey, who the Red Sox promoted to Double-A Portland last month, struck out 10 in 5 scoreless innings in a 4-0 victory over New Hampshire on Wednesday.Coffey, a sidearmer who MassLive profiled in May, allowed four hits and one walk. The 23-year-old is 4-0...
The 64-year-old driver of a motorcycle is seriously injured after a crash involving a tractor trailer on Route 1 Thursday, according to Rowley Police Department. The police department said at about 5:51 a.m. the motorcycle and the tractor trailer were traveling South on Route 1...
Are we alone in feeling like there’s one big looming emotional cloud hanging over us this week?There’s big celebrity relationship news happening all over the place, for sure, but the Honey girls are also feeling all sorts of ways about the relationships in our own...
Musante Beach in Northampton, closed since July 11 following flooding from intense thunderstorms, reopens Thursday at 10:30 a.m.“We are happy to say that the beach water test is now within the state’s acceptable limits for safe swimming,” wrote Shelby Michna, assistant director of parks and...
