Olivia Rodrigo is performing in Boston, and one young fan from Needham, Massachusetts, got to meet the superstar’s bass player.
Sixth-grader Ruby Golden Tiger learned to play bass when she was 7, and she loves to play Rodrigo’s music.
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AAA warns of rise in road rage cases in Mass. and nationwide
Cases of road rage are on the rise in Massachusetts and across the country, according to AAA.
The agency said it’s an issue that’s grown over the last decade, and exacerbated after the COVID-19 pandemic.
More often than not, AAA says…
Karen Read supporters protest proposed restrictions for trial
We’re just two weeks away from the high-profile murder trial against Karen Read and a group of her supporters gathered outside the Norfolk District Attorney’s Offfice in Canton, Massachusetts, on Monday to protest a motion filed by the sta…
Salem mulls ‘camping’ ban as tents pop up amid growing homelessness
Officials in Salem, Massachusetts, are considering a ban on camping in an effort to clear homeless people’s tents from public walkways.
For Shannon Donovan, each night is spent along a small stretch of sidewalk.
“Failure is part of my story,” said Donovan. “To have people come down and misjudge us — a lot of us are good people.”
Over the last year, she and dozens of others have been living inside tents along Peabody Street in Salem, spurring city leaders to step in.
“We’re a smaller city, but we’re struggling with a lot of the same challenges with homelessness and housing,” said Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo.
“We try to look at it with as much compassion as we can,” said Salem Police Chief Lucas Miller.
The mayor and police chief are calling for an ordinance to ban camping, arguing it should be illegal to have tents pitched in public spaces if the city provides shelter options within 15 miles.
“We’re going to take care of your belongings, we’re going to want to make sure that you can succeed and thrive,” said Pangallo.
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“The encampment will tend to grow,” Miller said. “Without assistance, people won’t find shelter by themselves.”
But at a committee meeting last week, some speakers balked at the proposal.
City Councilor Jeff Cohen says those differing views are part of the challenge when it comes to this policy.
“I want to get this right,” said Cohen. “It’s hard to account for how many people are on this side or that side. Hopefully, people are listening.”
Pangallo says another month of deliberations and discussion are likely ahead.
Donovan is pleading with city leadership to take a different approach.
“I’m 44 years old. I’m not going to go into a shelter and have a curfew at 7, I’m not going to have the door locked on me at 11,” she said.
Passage of the ordinance requires it to be referred out of committee to the larger City Council, with the full board voting on it twice before it can be put into action.
Eclipse glasses giveaway: Snag a free pair of protective eyewear from Tevin Wooten
Are you ready for next week’s solar eclipse? NBC10 Boston Meteorologist Tevin Wooten has you covered.
The NBC10 Boston, NECN and Telemundo Boston First Alert Weather Team is giving away free eclipse glasses to viewers on Tuesday, April 2, at Market Basket in Waltham, Massachusetts. They’ll also keep you up to date on the latest forecast for eclipse viewing across New England – where we may get the clearest views in the path of totality!
This protective eyewear is essential for viewing a partial solar eclipse. Unprotected viewing can result in something called solar retinopathy – this is when light damages the retina in your eye. It can take just a few seconds of viewing to do permanent damage.
Only approved eclipse-viewing glasses (look for products meeting the ISO 12312-2 international standard) will give you the protection you need to look at the partial eclipse. This will be important here in the Boston area, where we aren’t in the path of totality but should still have great seats for the celestial phenomenon. Don’t try to use regular sunglasses – they won’t be strong enough.
If you can’t get your hands on a pair of eclipse glasses, there are other indirect ways to see the spectacle safely. Here are some suggestions from the American Astronomical Society.
Full details of the First Alert Weather team’s giveaway
WHO: Meteorologist Tevin Wooten and Thunder Truck
WHEN: 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Market Basket, 110 Market Place Drive, Waltham
Cambridge elementary school teacher charged with child rape
A fourth-grade teacher in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, is accused of sexually assaulting two girls.
Jorge Alexis Bonilla pleaded not guilty during his court appearance this Monday.
Bonilla is charged with several charges, including aggravated rape of a child and forcibly raping a child.
The victims are two sisters that Bonilla knew and allegedly raped when one was 15 years old and 9 years old respectively, prosecutors said.
The crimes allegedly occurred between 2014 and 2015, before Bonilla became a fourth-grade teacher at the Amigos School in Cambridge.
As he left the Middlesex Superior Court, Bonilla did not want to answer reporters’ questions. His lawyer also declined to comment.
A spokesperson for Cambridge Public Schools say Bonilla was placed on administrative leave.
“The individual was not a CPS employee at the time the alleged assault occurred. It is important to note that the district’s employment process includes criminal record checks and the National Criminal Background Fingerprint check in addition to personal and professional references, educational and employment background checks,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
The school has social workers and a counseling team mobilized to support students and staff.
Bonilla must return to court, but in the meantime, he must abide by restrictions on not being around children under 16 years of age.
