AMHERST — Greg Grason draws inspiration from the wings of butterflies and birds.As a researcher and professor of polymer science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, he and his team look to nature when thinking about how proteins assemble themselves into the cells and tissues...
NEW YORK — On his eighth day in the majors, lefty Bailey Horn pitched 2 ⅔ scoreless innings at loud Yankee Stadium in Boston’s 5-3 comeback victory Friday. He struck out three, including Aaron Judge.“What Bailey did last night was incredible,” Red Sox reliever Justin...
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SPRINGFIELD — The latest installment in the years-long project to upgrade the city’s drinking water infrastructure will begin Monday, July 8, the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission announced Friday.Water distribution mains running under Liberty Street between Main and Dwight streets will be replaced in the...
NEW YORK — How does Red Sox manager Alex Cora decide between playing David Hamilton or Enmanuel Valdez at second base vs. a left-handed starter?Both Hamilton and Valdez are left-handed hitters. Cora went with Valdez over Hamilton at second base Friday vs. Yankees left handed...
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With rain sometimes comes bacteria and with bacteria comes beach closures.As of Saturday morning, 32 beaches are listed as being closed according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health dashboard. Closures spanned from Western Massachusetts to Eastern Massachusetts and along the coast of Cape Cod...
By Howard BlumeLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — An LAPD traffic stop Wednesday night nearly became deadly when an assailant pulled out a weapon without warning and began firing at two officers, police said.The officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries. One had a graze wound in the head;...
By Simone JasperThe Charlotte ObserverCHARLESTON, S.C. — A man died after a firework exploded on his head during a Fourth of July block party, South Carolina officials said.Charleston-area deputies were called to a neighborhood at about 10:30 p.m. and found a man lying in a...
By Lauren PeningtonThe Denver PostARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — After a decades-long ban on the uniform addition, Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputies will once again be allowed to don cowboy hats on patrol.The last time Arapahoe County deputies were allowed to wear cowboy hats was in the...
