Funeral services have been announced for Jack Connors, the Boston philanthropist, advertising titan and political powerbroker who died Tuesday of cancer at the age of 82.
Visiting hours will be held on Monday, July 29, from 3-8 p.m. at Saint I…
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Have a ‘Wicked’ happy Kristen Chenoweth Day, Boston
Wednesday is Kristen Chenoweth’s birthday, and it will be a “Wicked” good day in the City of Boston.
In honor of the Broadway star’s birthday, Mayor Michelle Wu proclaimed that July 24, 2024 is Kristen Chenoweth Day in the city.
Chenoweth’s new musical, “The Queen of Versailles,” debuted last week in Boston’s theater district. The story of a wealthy Florida couple working to build the largest private home in the country headed is headed to Broadway, according to a press release, which also shared Wu’s proclamation.
“I urge all my fellow Bostonians to join me in honoring Kristin Chenoweth’s contributions to the betterment of the City of Boston,” Wu said, in a statement confirmed by her press office.
The Tony and Emmy award-winning actress sat down with NBC10 Boston last week for an unfiltered interview discussing her new musical, her love for Boston and more.
She said the city has a deep love of the arts: “I love the history. I love the people, love the food.”
“The Queen of Versailles” is playing now through Aug. 25 at The Emerson Colonial Theatre.
Showers persist in New England with cool temperatures and muggy air
Waves of showers continue Wednesday along with the cooler temperatures, muggy air and cloudy skies.
Showers will redevelop anytime this afternoon and there could be a thunderstorm later Wednesday, most likely in far western New England, with s…
Historic open-air boardwalk on Nantasket Beach is going up for auction
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]
An open-air boardwalk within an historic South Shore space that offered food, drink, and entertainment is being put on the auction block.
According to an email, equipment and memorabili…
State troopers linked to Karen Read case face investigation: What we know
Weeks after the Karen Read murder trial ended, the fallout continues, with two more Massachusetts State Police troopers — who testified — under an internal investigation.
The internal investigation likely stems from testimony during the Read trial, when lead investigator, trooper Michael Proctor, was on the stand testifying about derogatory text messages he sent to other troopers about Read.
Those texts led to him being suspended without pay.
Now, two of Proctor’s supervisors, Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik and Det. Lt. Brian Tully, are the subjects of an active internal affairs investigation. Both currently remain on full duty.
State police would not elaborate, but in court, Proctor admitted Bukhenik was part of that group text chain and was also identified in court as one of his supervisors.
Tully is one of the supervisors of the detective unit at the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office.
NBC10 Boston legal analyst Michael Coyne said these investigations make an already challenging retrial case for the Commonwealth that much harder.
“I think this case has revealed a lot of flaws within law enforcement that now, once revealed, that the Mass. State Police don’t have a choice but to investigate further and make sure that at the end of the day they have rectified whatever problems that were existing within their ranks and that the same problems aren’t repeated in the future,” said Coyne.
There was an investigation into a third trooper, Lt. John Fanning, but state police said the allegations against him were determined to be unfounded.
New England Patriots training camp to kick off Wednesday
It’s a big day for New England Patriots fans, as a new era officially kicks of Wednesday, when training camp begins — and there are a lot of firsts.
It’s the first season without former coach Bill Belichick. It’s new head coach Jerod Mayo’s first time in charge of training camp. And we’ll get a look at rookie Drake Maye in action.
Still, the big question is, who will be the starting quarterback? The straight answer is we are still unsure, but we may have an idea.
Mayo said at this very time, Jacoby Brissett has an early lead on the job, but he just hasn’t seen enough of Maye to completely close the door on him.
Given what we saw with the development of Mac Jones, or rather lack thereof, you can guess this coaching staff is in no hurry to throw the young former Duke University star out there before he is ready. It will be on full display Wednesday.
And think about this: there are only 16 days until the Patriots take the field again, albeit for the preseason.
However, given all the changes this year new head coach, new defensive coordinator, new offensive coordinator and new general manager, it’s going to be a game we are all excited to see — coming off the worst year, record wise, since the 1990s.
The Patriots ended 4-13 last season on a two-game losing streak.
Mayo said if they want to get back to the mountain top, the work starts now.
“The overarching message is about competition. It’s about competition and it’s also about building camaraderie, knowing what to do,” said Mayo. Look, I’ve learned a lot of principles here, obviously from Bill, and being tough, smart, independent is definitely something that I definitely think makes a good team. That’s still part of my message to the rest of the guys when it’s all set and done.”
Training camp will begin at 11 a.m. but the doors will open at 10 a.m. Big crowds are expected for the new look group.
