St. Patrick's Day parade kicks off at 1 pm under cloudy skies
Despite cloudy skies and a bit of snow, thousands are expected to line the streets of South Boston for Sundays' 116th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade.The parade, a source of pride and of controversy for Southie, is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. It typically draws a diverse crowd clad in emerald green, from longtime South Boston residents to tourists, ranging in age from wide-eyed children to college students to the elderly. Advertisement Officials said on Thursday that this year’s parade will..>> view originalGrowth spree has the UMass Boston campus in a bind
It was the autumn of 2011, and the future of UMass Boston seemed bright. Four years into his tenure, Chancellor J. Keith Motley had just received the results of an ambitious report that would set in motion a decade of growth at the city’s only public research university. Advertisement By 2015, the campus would have more students, more tenured professors, its first-ever dormitory, new PhD programs, and an array of new buildings to replace many of the unloved, and crumbling, red brick buildin..>> view originalA 'cacophon-y' of cheers for Boston's top speller
One by one, students from around the city walked to the center of a stage tucked away in the basement of the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. Some, too short to reach the microphone, stood on the tips of their toes to be heard, their small voices echoing through the auditorium as they spoke each carefully considered letter. Advertisement The 21 spelling bee champions from schools across Boston were battling Saturday morning to be crowned the city’s best young speller after taking the..>> view originalSpring will be off to a cold start
Sunday’s cloudy skies and snow are making a chilly, gray setting for Monday’s official start of spring, and wintery temperatures are expected to linger until next weekend. It snowed very lightly in Boston from 3 to 6 a.m. Sunday, but it did not accumulate, according to Bill Simpson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Advertisement There is a continued slight chance of snow in the city until 4 p.m. with an expected high of 36 degrees, according to the National Weather Service ..>> view originalThat time Chuck Berry played in Boston, some people got rowdy ...
Chuck Berry may very well have created rock ‘n’ roll, but the music legend got rock in hot water with Boston’s mayor after fans started throwing chairs and brawling during one fateful concert in 1958.Adam Gaffin at Universal Hub first posted about the event, which was recounted in author Bruce Pegg’s book “Brown Eyed Handsome Man: The Life and Hard Times of Chuck Berry.” Advertisement Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis played at Boston Arena (now Northeastern University’s Matthews Arena) on May 3, 19..>> view originalWATCH LIVE: Boston St. Patrick's Day Breakfast, Parade
Sunday morning, necn will be bringing you Boston’s St. Patrick Day breakfast and parade live on air and online. The day’s events kicked off with the breakfast at 10 a.m., where many city leaders cracked jokes and sang songs. Senator Linda Dorcina Forry shared a special new "executive order" from President Trump and Sen. Elizabeth Warren showed off a Tom Brady jersey she said was the one that went missing from the Super Bowl.Governor Charlie Baker shared his horror story when he realized he looke..>> view originalRev. J. Donald Monan, former Boston College leader, dies at 92
The Rev. J. Donald Monan, who during 24 years as president of Boston College steered the school from financial turmoil to a period of unprecedented growth that saw remarkable gains in everything from endowment to academic stature to football ranking, died Saturday in the Campion Health Center in Weston. He was 92. “Father Monan devoted more than four decades of his life to Boston College, playing a decisive role in its reorganization and increased recognition in American higher education,” said..>> view originalFallen Watertown firefighter is saluted in solemn procession
Joseph Toscano had a quiet presence, but the veteran Watertown firefighter knew how to light up a room. “My impression of Joe was just solid. [His wife] Maureen and those kids could count on him at every moment of every day. His sons would light up when he walked in the room,” said Patty O’Connor, who worships at St. Mary Parish in Randolph, where Toscano was a parishioner. “It was like the sun came out when they looked and saw dad.” Advertisement A day after Toscano, 54, suffered a medical ..>> view originalTerrorist shot dead by soldiers at Paris airport
A suspected Islamic terrorist who had been previously flagged for possible radicalism unloaded a barrage of bird shot at French police before being shot and killed at Paris Orly Airport after ripping an assault rifle away from a female soldier, a brazen attack that one local expert says highlights the need for better terror surveillance in France.After yelling that he wanted to kill and die for Allah, 39-year-old Ziyed Ben Belgacem was gunned down by soldiers patrolling the crowded airport afte..>> view originalBruins to continue important road trip with big test in Toronto
It is the biggest game of the year for the Bruins. Again.The B’s have played plenty of matches already that earned that designation — and no doubt there will be several more by season’s end. After what had to be a very solemn charter flight home from Edmonton in the early-morning hours Friday, the Bruins got two days off to prepare themselves for tomorrow night’s clash at Toronto’s Air Canada Center against the Maple Leafs, which will be enormously important for a variety of reasons.First, ..>> view original
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