Five-alarm blaze roars through East Boston structure
Firefighters battled a five-alarm blaze at an apartment building next to the iconic Santarpio’s Pizza restaurant in East Boston on Friday night that left 12 people displaced, officials said.The fire at the three-story structure at 107-109 Chelsea St. began at about 7:20 p.m. and was knocked down by 8 p.m., according to Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald. The blaze spread to the rear of 105 Chelsea St. and to the side of Santarpio’s, which was evacuated and closed for the night, Ma..>> view originalAt least 80 are killed in bomb attack in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least 61 people were killed and another 207 wounded in the Afghan capital on Saturday, when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed clothing among a large crowd of demonstrators, officials and witnesses said.In a statement issued by its news agency, Aamaq, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack on a protest march by Afghanistan’s ethnic Hazaras. The marchers were demanding that a major regional electric power line be routed through th..>> view originalSevere thunderstorm warning in effect for southeastern Mass.
It was a scorching hot day in Boston on Friday, and the heat is expected to continue into the weekend, forecasters say. The temperature at Logan Airport reached 98 degrees around 4:30 p.m., the National Weather Service said in a tweet. That’s the hottest since July 19, 2013, when temperatures spiked to 99. Advertisement The hot weather prompted Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh to declare a heat emergency. Boston Centers for Yourth & Families will be open for use as cooling centers on Saturday, ..>> view originalSilverman: Red Sox' improved bench will help down stretch
Because the Red Sox have not placed an order, yet, for an MRI of Mookie Betts’ right knee, there is no need to dig out the old panic button that got stashed away again at the beginning of this month.Nope, everything is still ducky along Yawkey Way, just as long as the knee soreness that’s been bugging Betts since after the All-Star break does not linger, worsen or somehow morph from what sounded like a no-big-deal after last night’s 2-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins into a really big deal.So, just..>> view originalSevere storms expected Saturday as Boston records 1st heat wave ...
Another day of severe weather expected for Saturday as intense scattered storms are expected to impact parts of Massachusetts and northern New England. Latest forecast | Hour-by-hour FuturecastLogan Airport reached 91 degrees Saturday morning, marking the first heat wave of 2016. The last heat wave was in September 2015. A heat emergency is in effect in Boston.Sky5 over large brush fire in SandwichDetails on heat emergency in BostonThe morning and early afternoon will remain clear with tempera..>> view originalWith temps above 90, Boston area is in heat wave
As the eastern Massachusetts enters an official heat wave Saturday with its third day of sweltering temperatures in the 90s, cooling centers opened across Boston. Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh declared a heat emergency Friday, effective for the next several days, with a list of cooling centers available on the City of Boston website. Advertisement In addition to temperatures in the mid- to low 90s, eastern Massachusetts has a chance of getting showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and ..>> view originalInside the fund-raiser for top VP prospect Tim Kaine
US Senator Tim Kaine, the leading contender to be Hillary Clinton’s running mate, appeared at a Boston fund-raiser on Friday, avoiding reporters and denying any new knowledge of the selection process to join the presumptive Democratic nominee on the ticket. At the lunchtime event at the University of Massachusetts Club on Beacon Street, Kaine told both the crowd and individuals privately that he had no idea whether he would be Clinton’s pick. Advertisement “He said, ‘I can look you honestly ..>> view originalE-mails suggest DNC derided the Sanders campaign
Top officials at the Democratic National Committee criticized and mocked Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont during the primary campaign, even though the organization publicly insisted that it was neutral in the race, according to committee emails made public by WikiLeaks Friday.WikiLeaks posted almost 20,000 emails sent or received by a handful of top committee officials and provided an online tool to search through them. While WikiLeaks did not reveal the source of the leak, the committee said las..>> view originalAn ordinary day for a delivery driver turns heroic
Jennifer Martin was delivering a package on Bunker Hill Street in Charlestown just before 2 p.m. Thursday when she noticed thick smoke swirling from a building two houses down. Curious, the Amazon delivery driver pulled her truck closer, and saw two women standing in the doorway of a four-story brick and wood duplex, seemingly without a care in the world.“They had no idea their house was on fire,” said Martin, who said she delivers packages on that street almost daily. Advertisement Martin s..>> view originalDid Healey's gun ban backfire?
NATICK — Massachusetts gun dealers sold more than 2,000 military-style rifles Wednesday — nearly one-quarter of the total sold last year — after Attorney General Maura Healey moved to bar semiautomatic rifles that have been altered slightly to evade the state’s assault weapons ban.The 2,251 assault rifles snapped up in a gun-buying frenzy represented a remarkable uptick from the 132 sold Tuesday and the 51 sold Monday, before Healey announced her ban. The numbers were first reported by Commonwe..>> view original
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