We’re back underneath downpours for the day, as a stalling weather system hangs around. So far, most of the rain has been lighter through the early morning hours, but we’ll expect downpours to become greater by the early afternoon.
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We’re back underneath downpours for the day, as a stalling weather system hangs around. So far, most of the rain has been lighter through the early morning hours, but we’ll expect downpours to become greater by the early afternoon.
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Two recent deadly fires in Massachusetts, one in Newton and one in Lowell, were likely caused by smoking materials, fire officials said Thursday, identifying the men who died in both incidents.
The fire on Walnut Street in Newton on Sunday left 69-…
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Though your bracket may be busted, the March Madness excitement is only getting more intense, especially Thursday in Boston.
Four of the teams in the Sweet 16 are set to play Thursday night at the TD Garden — and one of those teams is from New England.
UConn will go head-to-head with San Diego State University, a rematch of last year’s national championship game. Followed by the University of Illinois against Iowa State University.
The three days of games from Thursday to Saturday are expected to generate as much as $17 million in economic impact, with spending on things like hotels and restaurants, according to Meet Boston, formerly the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Plus, Boston will be featured on TVs in living rooms around the country during the games.
“We find that people love the experience here,” said Martha Sheridan, president and CEO of Meet Boston. “It’s a very accessible city, it’s easy to get around and it’s just very welcoming. We have the right type of venues for people to experience when they come here.”
UConn is the number one seed and less than a two-hour drive from North Station, making them a favorite beyond that top seed.
“I think you’re gonna get a lot of people from Connecticut up here for the games,” said Damon Cerrone, who’s going to the games.
“I’m super excited to play in Boston,” said Alex Karaban, a Southborough resident who plays for UConn. “I think it’s probably the only chance I get to play with UConn in Boston, so definitely [it’ll] be special.”
Karaban native will play in the first game that tips off at 7:40 p.m. Thursday.
The winners advance to the Elite 8 on March 30.
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A driver, who crashed into a loaded school bus in Barre, Massachusetts, on Thursday morning, is facing several charges, police said.
No one was seriously hurt in the crash on West Street, but one student was taken to the hospital as a precaution, a…
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A man who peeped into windows in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood last week has been arrested, Boston police said Thursday.
Francis Gomez, 36, was arrested Wednesday on warrants for two incidents that occurred on Donnybrook Road and Beechcroft Street, police said.
Gomez, of Brighton, was caught with a flashlight walking around a woman’s Beechcroft Street yard on March 17 and peeping in her window, police said.
When officers arrived, they searched all over the neighborhood for Gomez but found no one, according to police.
Officers, however, did find a plastic chair in her driveway that was faced toward her bedroom, police said.
Gomez will be arraigned in Brighton District Court.
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A tourist from Massachusetts who was swept away by the current on a Puerto Rico beach this week has been identified.
The incident occurred at about 3:58 p.m. Wednesday at La Pared Beach in Luquillo, police said.
The Coast Guard and other agenci…
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