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Manhole explosion in the South End knocks out power, draws emergency response

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:05:00 GMT

A manhole explosion sent smoke into the air and knocked out power in an area within the South End Wednesday, drawing an emergency response. The incident happened on Harrison Avenue. Eversource officials said customers started reporting their lights were dimming and flickering just before 5 p.m. The power was knocked out completely around 5:45 p.m. The owner of Convenience Plus, a store in the area, captured video with his cell phone of the scene that ultimately left his store and many others in the dark. “This place is always open,” said area resident Tom Downard near one local business. “It’s even open on Sunday, so I figured something was going on.”Crews raced to fix the problem, which Eversource identified as an underground cable failure. The lights remained on at Boston Medical Center, where a spokesperson told 7NEWS the hospital was at “normal operations.” Elsewhere, with their lights still out, individuals working in some surrounding businesses were le...

Woman describes attack by unknown man inside Manchester, NH home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:05:00 GMT

An alarming attack unfolded inside a Manchester, New Hampshire home earlier this week when police said a stranger lunged at a woman with a knife. The woman is okay. She recently described the frightening moments, though, where she said she came face to face with the unknown man. “When I was coming back in from checking the backyard, I heard a ruckus in the basement, so I opened the door and the first thing I see was a guy screaming, ‘I’m Josh, I live here! It’s ok!” said Annelys Rodriguez.The incident happened on on Wilson Street on Tuesday afternoon. Rodriguez, 22, sprung into action, slamming the basement door on the man, who police identified as 50-year-old Joshua Converse. Rodriguez said she thought she had the man trapped. Then, she said he burst through the door holding a weapon. Rodriguez said she was able to flee through a second door. “When he got to the middle of the hallway, he did pull out a knife on me and that’s when I screamed for help,” ...

Solve It 7: Shopping Shocker

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:05:00 GMT

A South Shore woman says she ordered groceries and ended up with a shocking shopping bill. When she had trouble getting her money back, she contacted Solve It 7. Brandon Gunnoe has the story.Melissa was gearing up for a movie marathon.  “My daughter had her friend over,” Melissa said.And they planned the perfect munchie menu.“Popcorn. Brownies. Milk. You know, just the whole movie night junk food stuff,” Melissa said.She ordered the snacks through a grocery delivery app.“I received a notification that the groceries were delivered with a picture of my front porch with no groceries,” Melissa said.Melissa checked her porch.“I looked around. I said, ‘Where’s my groceries?’ Kind of stormed in the house, and I said to my husband, ‘There’s nothing out there,'” Melissa said.So she called the delivery company.“They said they would kind of track into the driver’s GPS. Try to get ...

Former Chicago Cubs prospect sought by police in Dominican Republic in connection with a shooting death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:05:00 GMT

Dominican Republic national police are searching for a former Chicago Cubs minor-leaguer in connection with a homicide.The Cubs signed outfielder Josefrailin Alcántara as an international amateur free agent in January 2022 for a reported $500,000. Alcántara, 18, is now wanted in a shooting death in his native Dominican Republic, according to reports from the country.The Cubs said they have released Alcántara.“We were made aware of a death investigation involving one of our recently released minor-league players,” senior vice president of communications Julian Green said in a statement to the Tribune. “We cannot provide further comment until we have additional details.”Local police have been searching for Alcántara after he allegedly killed his friend, Darwin Diaz Valerio, on May 19 because of a $150,000 debt the man owed to Alcántara, according to Dominican newspaper Diario Libre. Police allege the two men were in a car together when ...

Patriots lose two OTA practices after violating league rules, per report

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:05:00 GMT

The Patriots have been docked two days of Organized Team Activities due to a violation of league rules, according to an ESPN report Wednesday.It is unclear what offseason rules the team broke.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots announce new jersey numbers for JuJu-Smith Schuster, Mike Gesicki and other vets New England Patriots | Former Patriots captain Devin McCourty lands primetime NFL analyst job New England Patriots | Patriots-Steelers regular-season game could change after new NFL rule New England Patriots | Jim Brown, all-time NFL great and social activist, dead at 87 New England Patriots | Patriots sign UDFA DL Justus Tavai to fill vacant roster spot Earlier Wednesday, the Patriots announced they were cancelling practices scheduled for Thursday and Tuesday, May 30. They will next return to the field for an OTA practice on Wednesday, May 31. OTA practices are non-padded, voluntary for p...

Needham sweeps Newton North for 65th straight win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:05:00 GMT

NEEDHAM – The title-hopeful Newton North boys volleyball team can usually shake off a sluggish start to make a strong bid for a win, on the road, against most programs.Two-time defending Div. 1 state champion Needham isn’t most programs.Using a combination of high-level serving and blocking, as well as another standout performance from Ethan McCarron, the unbeaten Rockets (20-0) took full advantage of an atypical start from the Tigers to end their Bay State Conference schedule with a 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-23) sweep Wednesday night.Newton North eventually climbed out of the hole it dug by the third set, but Needham is as hard to rally against as they come. McCarron finished with 14 kills, Luke Lorence added nine kills, and the Rockets secured their 65th straight win.“We’ve been working on (maintaining early leads),” said Needham head coach Dave Powell. “I was glad with the way we came out. We were on the attack, serving tough and blocking well. … Ethan was (also) really effecti...

With undefeated Westford on ropes, game suspended until Thursday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:05:00 GMT

WESTFORD – A game that was playing out as advertised will need more than one day to complete.With the wind howling and the rain pouring down, the high-level non-league baseball clash between Chelmsford and undefeated Westford Academy was suspended in the bottom of the sixth inning with the visiting Lions holding a 1-0 lead.The game will be resumed Thursday at Westford Academy beginning at 5 p.m. and will be resumed from the exact moment it was suspended. Chelmsford starter Matthew Stuart threw five no-hit innings with eight strikeouts on 54 pitches. Stuart, however, will not be allowed to complete the contest due the MIAA’s pitch count rules. Older brother Caleb Stuart is expected to get the relief nod.“Our guys are ready to get after it and are happy they get another Stuart ready to go,” Chelmsford coach Lou Distasti said.Westford Academy (16-0) starter Matt Morash matched Stuart zero-for-zero through the five first innings allowing just a pair of soft conta...

Woman hit, killed by COASTER train

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:05:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A woman died Wednesday when she was hit by a train in the Bay Park neighborhood, authorities said.The crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. in the 2700 block of Morena Boulevard, Sgt. Jason King with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO) said in a news release.When San Diego police arrived on scene, officers found the victim who was struck by a northbound COASTER train. Scratchers ticket worth $1M sold in Chula Vista The identity of the woman and her manner of death has not been released pending notification from her family, per SDSO.Anyone with information about the case can call the sheriff's department's non-emergency line at (858) 565-5200.

As Typhoon Mawar hit, these identical twin meteorologists kept Guam informed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:05:00 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — As Typhoon Mawar aimed its fury at Guam, residents facing terrifying winds and crashing waves from the strongest typhoon to hit the U.S. Pacific territory in decades had identical twin meteorologists to keep them informed — and to provide the outside world with a glimpse of the chaos unfolding on the remote island.The National Weather Service’s Guam office employs Landon Aydlett as its warning coordination meteorologist. His brother Brandon Aydlett is the science and operations officer. Together, the 41-year-olds tag-teamed Facebook Live broadcasts watched by thousands as Typhoon Mawar approached with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (225 kph), wreaking havoc as residents lost power, internet and water service. Their colorful descriptions of the Category 4 storm painted a picture as they both took turns describing trees snapped like toothpicks, thrashing winds, nearly 2 feet (0.6 meters) of torrential rain and “whiteout conditions” outside the office wh...

Elon Musk wants to build a digital town square. But his debut for DeSantis had a tech failure.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:05:00 GMT

Elon Musk wants to turn Twitter into a “digital town square,” but his much-publicized Twitter Spaces kickoff event, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announcing his run for president, struggled with technical glitches and a near half-hour delay Tuesday. The billionaire Twitter owner said the problems were due to “straining” servers because so many people were trying to listen to the audio-only event. But even at their highest, the number of listeners listed topped out at around 420,000, far from the millions of viewers that televised presidential announcements attract. “There’s so many people,” said host David Sacks amid the disruptions. “We’ve got so many people here that we are kind of melting the servers, which is a good sign.”After it concluded without further disruptions, Musk, DeSantis and Sacks played off the event as a success, with Sacks quipping “it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish — and we finished really strong.”Musk a day earlier dubbed the event ...