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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum closes on free admission night due to planned climate protest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:33 GMT

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum closed to visitors Thursday night due to a planned climate protest.More than a thousand people were expected for a free admission night, but officials said threats of a protest were a high risk. “To have to shut the doors was really a hard decision, but on the other hand we don’t want to ever risk their safety, the safety of our staff, or the safety, of course, of the artwork,” said Donna Hardwick with the museum.They abruptly closed four hours early, canceling their popular Free First Thursdays admission program.“We have to just evaluate what the information is as we get it,” Hardwick said.The climate activists were planning to put their artwork in frames in the Dutch Room of the museum. The frames, left empty since 1990, previously held famous Vermeer, Rembrandt and other paintings stolen in the infamous unsolved art heist.“It’s an interesting thought and an interesting piece of theater, but I think it’s just too threatening to the museum,”...

St. John’s Prep responds to Marshfield challenge, 41-20

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:33 GMT

MARSHFIELD — St. John’s Prep title defense began with a victory.Cam LaGrassa rushed for 187 yards and three touchdowns as St. John’s Prep overcame a furious second-half comeback from host Marshfield and opened the 2023 season with a 41-20 win on Friday night.Eagles junior quarterback Deacon Robillard threw for two touchdowns.“We’re young in some spots and (Marshfield) is a really good team but we were able to regather the rope once they made a run,” said St. John’s Prep coach Brian St. Pierre. “Our running backs ran hard and the offensive line stepped up.”St. John’s Prep held a 28-0 lead at the break but Marshfield came storming back in the third quarter. Reid Bergamesca hauled in a 34-yard touchdown reception from Tor Maas on the Rams first drive of the half. After a Prep three and out, Davin True got to the outside on a handoff and took off for a 48-yard touchdown run to trim the deficit to 28-13.Moments later, Jake Ekstrom cam...

Barnstable blasts Brockton in Wiggins’ debut

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:33 GMT

BROCKTON – Well, that didn’t go as planned in Boxer Country.Barnstable came to town and spoiled the head coaching debut for Jermaine Wiggins with a 49-14 rout over Brockton at a packed Rocky Marciano Stadium.Aiden Kundel was spectacular under center and finished 16-of-23 for 284 yards, throwing three TDs while adding two rushing touchdowns and 54 yards on the ground. The senior quarterback had a successful two-point conversion as the cherry on the Red Hawks’ winning sundae.“We play like a family, and we just kept switching things up and a lot of motions, a lot of shifts, just a lot of stuff to keep them on their toes,” said Kundel.  “We have we have a lot of plays where they give me free range to pick what I want to do, and I trust in my brothers, and we got it done.”In the first half alone, Kundel had a hand in all the Red Hawks’ scores. Kundel was a perfect 5-of-5 on the first drive of the game for 85 yards, which finished with a wide-open post route from Kyle Cogswell in th...

Orioles pound Red Sox, 11-2, backing another Kyle Bradish quality start for 6th straight win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:33 GMT

Before the Orioles played their first game at Fenway Park since the opening series of the season, manager Brandon Hyde remarked on how far his team had come in the five months since.Few players who made that initial trip to Boston have blossomed as much in that time as the right-hander Baltimore sent to the mound for Friday night’s series opener against the Red Sox. In an 11-2 victory, second-year starter Kyle Bradish continued to state his case to be the Orioles’ Game 1 starter come the postseason.Thanks to Bradish’s fifth straight quality start and offensive support that included home runs from Ryan O’Hearn and Adley Rutschman, Baltimore’s lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East remained at four games. Regardless of divisional standings, a playoff berth for the Orioles (89-51) could be guaranteed by the end of their upcoming homestand. They have won six straight and need one win over the next two days for a seventh straight series vic...

Tanner Houck runs out of gas in sixth as Red Sox lose to Orioles 11-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:33 GMT

Coming off Wednesday’s ugly showing in Tampa Bay, the Red Sox offense was looking for a reset. Having struck out 17 times while going 0 for 8 with runner’s in scoring position the club no doubt hoped the off-day and a return to Fenway Park would be just what the doctor ordered.Kyle Bradish had other ideas.The Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher tied the Red Sox in a knot for the majority of Friday night’s series opener. The Red Sox only managed one hit through the first five innings and a familiar combination of poor pitching and sloppy defense by Boston proved too much to overcome in the 11-2 loss.Bradish retired 16 of the first 17 men he faced and didn’t face any meaningful resistance until the sixth, when Connor Wong hit a solo home run and Alex Verdugo and Justin Turner hit a pair of doubles.“His stuff is good,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said of Bradish, who boasts a 3.03 ERA on the season. “He’s one of the best pitchers in the big ...

Man in life-threatening condition after being hit by vehicle in Toronto’s east end

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:33 GMT

A man has been rushed to a Toronto trauma centre in life-threatening condition after authorities say he was hit by a vehicle in the city’s east end Friday evening.Emergency crews were called to a property on Biggin Court at Victoria Park Avenue, just north of Eglinton Avenue East, at around 8:40 p.m. with reports a pedestrian was hit.The circumstances leading up to the collision and the exact nature of the injuries weren’t immediately clear.RELATED: OPP reports 8 deaths, more than 7,700 charges over Civic Day holiday weekendToronto police officers said the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene. Investigators temporarily closed Victoria Park Avenue near the collision scene in order to gather evidence.It’s not clear what, if any, charges might be laid.COLLISION:(UPDATE)Biggin Crt & Victoria Park Ave– victim's injuries are life threatening – N/B and S/B Victoria Park Ave being re-directed– ongoing investigation#GO2104181^sc— Toron...

Powerful earthquake strikes Morocco, killing hundreds and damaging historic buildings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:33 GMT

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing hundreds of people and damaging buildings and historic landmarks in major cities.Morocco’s Interior Ministry said early Saturday that at least 296 people had died in the provinces near the quake. Additionally, 153 injured people were sent to hospitals for treatment. The ministry wrote that most damage occurred outside of cities and towns.Moroccans posted videos showing buildings reduced to rubble and dust, and parts of the famous red walls that surround the old city in Marrakech, a UNESCO World Heritage site, damaged. Tourists and others posted videos of people screaming and evacuating restaurants in the city as throbbing club music played.Reports on damage and any casualties often take time to filter in after many earthquakes, particularly those that hit in the middle of the night.Rather than return to concrete buildings, men, women and children stayed out in the streets worried about aftershocks ...

Search underway for 72-year-old man missing from Austin neighborhood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:33 GMT

CHICAGO — A search is underway for a man missing from the city's Austin neighborhood, according to Chicago police.Police say 72-year-old Charles Milburn, who suffers from dementia, was last seen leaving his home in Chicago's Austin neighborhood on Friday. Milburn was last seen wearing a white hat and a white t-shirt with black pants and white Nike gym shoes.  CPD: Missing elderly man last seen near Clybourn Corridor Milburn stands 5-foot-6 and weighs around 130 pounds according to police. Officers say he has brown eyes and grey hair.According to police, Milburn suffers from dementia and may be disoriented. Police say he uses public transit and may be on board a CTA bus.  Bally’s Casino temporary location officially opens Saturday Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Charles Milburn is asked to call Chicago Police Area 4 SVU Detectives at 312-746-8251. Police tips can also be filed at CPDtip.com. Tips can be left anonymously.

The lake effect cloud setup will linger here into Saturday morning along Lake Michigan, but precipitation chances will diminish

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:33 GMT

Hurricane Lee may parallel the New England coast staying off shore, then could make landfall in Canada's Maritime Provinces next work weekTRUE COLOR GOES EAST weather satellite view of CAT 5 Hurricane Lee and farther to the east Tropical Storm MargotHurricane LeeHere's a spectacular Friday morning GOES EAST weather satellite view of a remarkable and fearsome storm. HURRICANE LEE with eye-popping CAT5 165-mph sustained winds which may grow to 180 mph in the hours to come. HERE’S A TRUE COLOR GOES EAST WEATHER SATELLITE TIME LAPSE OF HURRICANE LEE.Lee’s top winds and its central barometric pressure will undergo oscillations due to what's known as “eye-wall replacement cycles.” But, we have a storm among the Top Tier of Atlantic hurricanes in terms of its extraordinary intensity. And its fierce winds are generating ocean swells 12 feet and higher which the National Hurricane Center reports are propagating 240 miles to the northeast, 150 miles to the southeast, 90 miles to the southwest...

TCSO searching for suspect accused of killing sister in Wells Branch

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:33 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Travis County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man they believe may have killed his sister. A 38-year-old woman's body was found Thursday night in Wells Branch, according to TCSO. Precious Angel Rucker, of Austin, was found dead in northern Travis County Thursday, TCSO reported.Officials are searching for Rucker's brother, Wanya Kasean Smith, 21, who investigators believe may have murdered her. Smith is described as a Black man, 6 feet 1 inches and weighs 230 pounds. He was last seen in the Wells Branch area, according to TCSO. Don't make contact with Smith if you see him and call 911, law enforcement warned. Image of Wanya Kasean Smith courtesy of the Travis County Sheriff's OfficeTCSO deputies did a welfare check at 5:19 p.m. Thursday near the 1700 block of W. Wells Branch Parkway.Rucker was found dead with “obvious injuries," according to TCSO.Anyone with information about the incident was asked to call the TCSO Tip Line at (512) 854-1444 or Crime Stoppers ...