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Upcoming wedding to make history at iconic Kowloon Restaurant
For the first time in its 73-year history, Massachusetts’ iconic Kowloon Restaurant is set to temporarily close its doors for a private event. A lucky couple will take over the restaurant on Route 1 in Saugus this weekend as Kowloon closes dine-in service for their wedding. The restaurant posted to social media on Saturday that it would be closed the…
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3-year-old nearly drowned in Berkley, expected to recover
A 3-year-old boy came close to drowning in a pool in Berkley, Massachusetts, on Sunday, but is expected to make a full recovery thanks in part to the quick actions of dispatchers and first responders. On Sunday, at approximately 4:45 p.m., firefighters and police officers responded to multiple 911 calls from a Pine Street residence. The reports from the Berkley…
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RI woman dies after contracting rare tick-borne disease
An elderly woman from Rhode Island died last month after contracting a rare tick-borne viral disease, health officials said Tuesday. The woman who contracted Powassan virus disease was from Washington County, according to The Rhode Island Department of Health. She was experiencing neurological symptoms before she died in mid-July. They didn’t provide more identifying details about the woman. Powassan...
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Woman in labor walks from Pink concert to give birth, names baby after singer
A woman who went into labor just before a Pink concert at Fenway Park ended up walking to the hospital to give birth last week. Angela Mercer’s new baby boy is healthy and her family is overjoyed, despite having missed the show they came to Boston to see, according to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where Mercer walked from Fenway....
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Winning $1 million Mega Millions ticket purchased in Cohasset
Someone who visited Fiori’s Gulf, a gas station on Chief Justice Cushing Highway in Cohasset, Massachusetts, just became a millionaire. Mega Millions, a lottery game that is offered in 45 states across the country, had a $1 million pay out on a ticket sold in the South Shore community. Two other Mega Millions tickets, both with winnings of $40,000, were…
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Meet ‘Baby Pike,' the boy born on I-90 Sunday
Massachusetts, meet “Baby Pike,” the boy who was born on Interstate 90 as his mother was heading to the hospital on Sunday. Audelina Ordonez Barrios was heading east on the Mass. Pike Sunday evening when she gave birth to her son on the highway before she could make it to Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, she told NBC10 Boston. The…
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Mass. man wins $1 million prize 3 days after announcing retirement
A Massachusetts man experienced an extraordinary stroke of luck just three days after telling his employer he was planning to retire. On July 20, West Boylston resident Paul Bashaw scratched off a whopping $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s $5 million 100x Cashword instant ticket game. The week started with Bashaw revealing his intention to retire at the…
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New giraffe calf born at Franklin Park Zoo
There’s a new baby in Boston and he’s a big one. The Franklin Park Zoo in Boston announced the birth of a Masai giraffe calf on Wednesday. The male calf made his grand entrance into the world on July 14, standing tall at an impressive 6 feet and weighing 184 pounds. The calf wasted no time after being born and…
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Phish to play two shows to benefit Vt., NY flood recovery
Legendary Vermont jam band Phish is holding a pair of concerts next month to benefit parts of their home state and upstate New York that were slammed by historic flooding this month. More than 9 inches of rain fell in one part of Vermont, whose capital was partially flooded and threatened by the near overtopping of a dam in the…
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Catch these free outdoor movies in Boston this August
Mayor Michelle Wu, in partnership with the Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s ParkARTS program, is hosting free movie nights in 11 different parks across the city next month. The movie showings are scheduled from Aug. 8-Sept. 1. Each movie showing will begin at dusk. Here’s the full schedule: “Minions: The Rise of Gru”When: Tuesday, Aug. 8Where: Moakley Park, 1005 Columbia…
