As of Monday morning, more than 104 inches of snow had fallen on the City of Boston this winter, causing school closings, bringing MBTA service to a halt and creating travel catastrophes. However, local businesses are perhaps the most hurt by this series of storms.
Key testimonies unfolded during the trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, which resumed on Feb. 13 following several snow cancellations. Hernandez, along with two other suspects, has been accused of murdering Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player and former friend of Hernandez, in a North Attleboro industrial park on June 17, 2013.
Boston Public Schools (BPS) and city officials are taking action to deal with the unusually high number of snow days schools have been forced to take this year.
Many Massachusetts nursing homes are struggling to provide sufficient care for their dementia patients due to a lack of funding for necessary training and staffing. These deficiencies come in spite of relatively new regulations aimed at improving conditions for dementia patients.
As jury selection for the trial of Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pushed through an unprecedented fourth week, the defense continued its efforts to move the trial out of Massachusetts.
After weeks of being battered by snow, wind and a striking lack of public transportation, Bostonians may be catching a bit of cabin fever. For those courageous enough to brave the bitter cold, The News has compiled a list of things to do around the city.
Sunday’s Miss Boston Pageant took place in the Sheraton’s Constitution Ballroom amidst rows upon rows of silver, grey-upholstered chairsbeneath dim golden lights. Milling about before the show were current Massachusetts titleholders – Miss Somerset and Miss New Bedford, among others – in glamorous dresses and four-pointed crowns. The evening saw 15 young women compete in the Miss Boston and Miss Cambridge competition, while ten competed in the Miss Boston’s Outstanding Teen competition.
In a crowded room the night of Thursday, Feb. 5, sounds of jeering, cheering, hissing and applause bounced from the walls of a community meeting discussing the proposed Boston 2024 Olympics.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh released the newest update to the Greenovate Boston Climate Action Plan, a comprehensive plan committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Boston, last month. The plan’s goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions levels present in 2005 by 25 percent by the year 2020 and 80 percent by the year 2050.
The trial of 25-year-old former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez got off to a rocky start on Jan. 29. During his cross-examination of state trooper Timothy Dowd, defense attorney James Sultan chose to poke fun at last month’s “Deflategate” controversy. In response to evidence of tire tracks left at the crime scene, Sultan asked Dowd about tire deflation devices.
