Starting Sunday, the weather will initially be dry and sunny with highs in the 80s inland and upper 70s along the coast. However, a low-pressure system will develop off the Mid-Atlantic coast, moving north and bringing clouds to the Cape and Isla…
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‘Unusual’ road closure in Cambridge
A road had to be closed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Saturday evening for an uncommon reason.
Cambridge police say a 30′ boat slid off its trailer at Cambridge and Third streets around 7 p.m., resulting in the “unusual road closure…
‘Ultimate Boston moment’: Matt Damon, Casey Affleck enjoy day at Fenway Park
There was Boston royalty in the house Saturday for the Red Sox-Yankees game at Fenway Park.
Actors Matt Damon and Casey Affleck, who are in town to promote their new Apple TV+ film “The Instigators,” were wearing Sox jerseys and big smiles as they threw out ceremonial first pitches ahead of the rivalry matchup.
The diehard Red Sox fans, both born in Massachusetts, also took some swings during batting practice and appeared to be enjoying themselves in the “ultimate Boston moment.”
The only thing that could have made the day better would have been if Boston came away with the win. But it was New York who rallied past the Sox to win 11-8 in extra innings.
The Oscar-winning friends’ movie hits theaters on Aug. 2 and is about a couple of robbers who aren’t very good at their jobs. And it happens to feature several Boston landmarks.
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Boston native now living in Paris as social media influencer: ‘Anything is possible’
A woman from Massachusetts, who has made a name for herself as an American social media influencer living in Paris, was a special guest at events with U.S. dignitaries for the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony. She says the journey to get there wasn’t easy, but it was worth it.
Amanda Rollins moved from Boston to Paris seven years ago.
“Going to work everyday I was like, can I do this same thing every day? It’s so boring. And I just always felt like there’s another exciting thing coming for me,” she said.
Rollins says she was inspired by a book called “The Alchemist” to take a leap with just $1,500 in the bank.
“The main message is if there is something that you know you want to do like a dream you have if you don’t do it you are going to spend the rest of your life regretting it so just do it,” she said. “So I finished that book and I made my appointment with the embassy the next day and I quit my job, sold everything I owned and moved here with my cat at the age of 28 to become an au pair which is like a live-in nanny.”
Rollins says unlike the popular Netflix show “Emily in Paris,” things didn’t all just fall into place for her. She struggled financially but eventually got a corporate job, and on the side she shared her experience on social media as an American living in Paris.
“I call myself your Paris big sister because also I get it, I know the struggles, I know how confusing it is, how scary it can be, how expensive it can be. I’ve lived it so I always want to help people out because I don’t know I wish I had someone like that when I was moving here you know.”
When Rollins was laid off two years ago, she decided to take another risk and create content full time.
“The first one of my videos that ever went viral was one where I was talking about French healthcare,” she said. “The difference in French healthcare and U.S. healthcare, that video got pretty quickly about a million views”
The videos she shares under the name “American Fille” about French culture and scams targeting tourists got her noticed by agencies like the U.S. Embassy that have since invited her to several high-profile events, including the Olympics Opening Ceremony and a reception with the First Lady of the United States.
“It kind of gave me the validity that a job doesn’t have to feel like a job. You can literally do something that you love and make a career out of that,” she said. “It just makes me believe that literally anything is possible and if you don’t like anything in your life, you can change it and find happiness. It’s so cheesy but that’s truly how I feel.”
Man stabbed outside Liberty Hotel in Boston
A person was stabbed outside a hotel in Boston late Saturday afternoon.
Boston police say officers responded around 4 p.m. to the Liberty Hotel, on Charles Street, for a reported stabbing and found a man with stab wounds.
The victim was tak…
Team USA’s Fred Richard’s secret to success: His mattress
U.S. gymnast Fred Richard revealed his one secret as he arrived to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
After competing in qualifying earlier this morning, Massachusetts’ Richard revealed to NBC that he ordered a new mattress to sleep on in Paris.
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