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Premiere date announced for new Aaron Hernandez FX series
Aaron Hernandez’s “American Sports Story” will be told through a new television series, and we now have an official date for its premiere. The FX network will air “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez,” a 10-episode limited series produced by Ryan Murphy about the life of the former New England Patriots tight end, including his rise to football fame to...
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A real lightsaber? This Massachusetts student turned science fiction into reality
Jacob Uy, a recent graduate of Olin College of Engineering, is using his engineering skills to “become a hero” — the slogan of his company, Herotech.
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WATCH: Top five Olympics moments from New England athletes so far
Many Olympians competing in Paris this year have ties to New England, and they have showed up and showed out. Here are the best five moments from the first few days of the competition. Everyone’s been talking about Stephen Nedoroscik‘s pommel horse routine that helped the U.S. men’s team win bronze on Monday. The Worcester native’s event was the...
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Can the ‘meme-ification' of Kamala Harris save declining youth voter turnout in Mass.?
“Brat summer” launched Charli XCX back to the top of billboard charts, covered social media in a bright neon green hue, and even refreshed the energy and excitement of the Democratic party after their de-facto nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris. But it could still have an especially interesting impact on young people in Massachusetts. While young voter rates are…
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Here's the scoop on Massachusetts' official new ice cream trail
Massachusetts has a rich history of ice cream-making and dairy farming, and the state is sharing a new way of honoring that sweet heritage with an official state ice cream trail. There are more than 100 ice cream “destinations,” from local shops to farmstands, throughout Massachusetts on the trail, unveiled by Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll Thursday at Richardson’s Ice Cream…
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‘Hands off the Mullet': Boston boy hopes his hair makes him a champion
Brody Byrne is Boston’s only representative at the USA Mullet Championships, where he’s raising funds to provide homes for wounded veterans through Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors. And Brodie’s been eyeing this showdown for a very long time.
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Noah Kahan is playing Fenway Park. Here's what he said about the Boston ‘mecca.'
Noah Kahan may sing “I’m mean because I grew up in New England,” but he has nothing but kind words for Boston’s legendary Fenway Park, which he’s set to play this week. Kahan went on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” Tuesday after playing two sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden as part of the We’ll All Be Here Forever...
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All-star mom saves ump's life during Mass. Little League playoff game
A Little League mother is being credited with saving the life of the umpire of her son’s playoff game in Massachusetts last week, her “quick thinking and professional care” preventing the game from turning into a tragedy. In fact, while Dr. Jennifer LaFemina was giving the umpire CPR off the field, she missed her son helping the team mount...
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Dog owners do not have to euthanize terminally ill pets, Mass.' top court rules
A new ruling from Massachusetts’ highest court affirms that dog owners have the right to refuse treatment for their terminally ill pets. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of an animal cruelty case – Commonwealth vs. Maryann Russo. The lower court found that the defendant had not violated the animal cruelty statute in her decision to…
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Canton Fire delivers lifesaving in-ambulance blood transfusion, first in the state
First responders performed a whole blood transfusion on a patient in the back of an ambulance Saturday morning, the first time the life-saving measure has been done in Massachusetts. The Canton Fire Department administered an on-site blood transfusion after responding to a car crash on Saturday, sustaining the victim until he could receive further treatment at Boston Medical Center. The…
