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5 hospitalized after boat goes up in flames in Braintree

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:22 GMT

Five people were taken to the hospital after a boat fire in Braintree on Saturday.Braintree fire officials say the boat was getting gas at a yacht club when the fire occurred. A retired police officer who was nearby managed to get the boat away from the club, which prevented the fire from spreading.All five people transported to the hospital are expected to survive.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Fire crews battle multi-alarm blaze in Hyde Park salvage yard

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:22 GMT

Fire officials are investigating a two-alarm fire that broke out at a salvage yard in Hyde Park on Saturday afternoon.Crews responding to a reported fire at Grants salvage yard found a huge plume of smoke billowing into the sky from a pile of burning scrap, according to the Boston Fire Department.Multiple ladder trucks were used to saturate the burning area and bring the fire under control.At one point the smoke was so thick one of the first engines to arrive was visually lost in the smoke.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1690454490086801409https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1690444759263846400https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1690440501084721152https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1690434685824860160This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Tour of Roxbury’s Clifford Playground: A no-show from Boston City Council

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:22 GMT

The city’s Parks and Recreation Department led residents from Roxbury and other nearby neighborhoods through a two-hour two of Clifford Playground on Saturday, but no members from the City Council attended.In fact, you would have had a hard time knowing that the community engagement was occurring if you were to scroll through the councilors’ recent Twitter feeds.Councilor At-Large Julia Mejia was the only member of the 13-person council that posted a flier on Twitter advertising the two conversations that the parks department held this week on the park’s future.Resident Lissette Rodriguez, during the initial virtual meeting held via Zoom on Tuesday, asked how the city is going about its outreach to alert the community that these conversations are taking place.“I want everybody’s voices to be heard. I’ll be at as many meetings as possible,” said Rodriguez, who said she is concerned whenever her children and father stop by Clifford due to its conditions. “Safety, everyone puts it at t...

Massachusetts lawmakers want to override Healey’s ‘cruel’ veto of funding for texting service for lonely young people

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:22 GMT

Lawmakers who championed state support for a suicide prevention program for young people are lobbying their colleagues to restore funding that Gov. Maura Healey slashed from the fiscal 2024 budget, calling the governor’s cut “needlessly cruel” and its impact “unnerving.”Hey Sam, a texting service for people ages 15-24 grappling with loneliness, depression or suicidal feelings, was slated to receive $1 million from the compromise budget the Legislature sent to Healey. The $1 million was part of a broader $1.8 million allocation for Samaritans, Inc., which provides suicide prevention services across the state.But Healey moved to strike the Hey Sam money from the $56 billion budget she signed into law this week, saying the reduction would make the program’s funding consistent with her original budget proposal.Rep. Ted Philips, who co-hosted a legislative briefing with Sen. Becca Rausch earlier this year to spotlight the success Hey Sam has had tackli...

Patriots sign running back, offensive tackle, cut two

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:22 GMT

The Patriots added two players from the USFL in a shakeup to the bottom of their 90-man roster.The Pats signed running back C.J. Marable and offensive lineman Micah Vanterpool. The Patriots are waiving linebacker Olakunle Fatukasi and special-teamer Jourdan Heilig to create room for Marable and Vanterpool.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots extra points: Rookie Keion White brings “pain” in preseason debut New England Patriots | How Patriots rookies Keion White, Malik Cunningham starred in the preseason opener and 39 more film takeaways New England Patriots | Demario Douglas nearly joined notable list of Patriots in preseason debut New England Patriots | Photo gallery: Patriots open pre-season at home New England Patriots | Jalen Mills’ reconversion to safety appears to be going well for Patriots Marable, 26, went undrafted out of Coastal Carolina in 2021. After spending trai...

As Pierre Poilievre aims to rebuild a ‘broken’ Canada, ads aim to soften his image

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:22 GMT

OTTAWA — A pile of puzzle pieces spills onto a table.“Everything feels broken,” Pierre Poilievre says in a voice-over as the shot tightens in on the federal Conservative leader’s face as he appears to be concentrating on sorting the pieces in his palm.He has repeated that line countless times in speeches, on social media and at rallies, but now he is doing so in a slick 29-second advertisement. It is one of several the party rolled out this week as part of a campaign, worth more than $3 million, throughout the rest of the summer and into the fall.The ad seeks to sell a hopeful message: Canada can be fixed — and Poilievre is the leader to do it.But first Canadians need to trust him.All prime ministerial hopefuls need to convince voters they are worth their time. But polling has suggested the number of people who have a negative impression of Poilievre is relatively high for an opposition leader, although recent polling has some in the party optimistic.The ads are an...

JB Pritzker signs Firearms Industry Responsibility Act into law

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:22 GMT

CHICAGO — Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Firearms Industry Responsibility Act into law during a gun safety conference at McCormick Place Saturday afternoon."[This] would not have been possible without every town's stead fast partnership and unyielding advocacy," Pritzker said.Organizations like Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, and Volunteers and Survivors of Gun Violence were all present for the event. Under the new law, gun manufacturers and distributors will face penalties for promoting unsafe marketing practices that cause harm. 94th annual Bud Billiken Parade returns, inspiring Black youth "[Those] who market guns to children and under the age of 18, or who promote gun referencing," Pritzker said. "Like showing an ad for paramilitary purposes."Pritzker said he believes the law will bring regulation and accountability to the firearm industry in Illinois."Gun manufacturers shouldn't get to hide from the law, and now they wont be able to," Pritzker said.

Belmont-Cragin hosts back-to-school drive for migrants

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:22 GMT

CHICAGO — A church in Belmont-Cragin helped migrants with back-to-school and household items drive to those seeking refuge.St. Genevieve and Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Parish helped migrant families Saturday in Chicago. ‘A week of blessing:’ Kids battling cancer set health challenges aside at Illinois camp More than 12,000 asylum seekers have arrived in the city in the past year.Many of them have shown up at the church seeking help. Over the span of about four hours, people showed up to drop off donations.Saturday's giveaway was the first of two giveaways. The second will be held next month.

South Side marketplace showcases Black-owned businesses

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:22 GMT

CHICAGO, Ill. — A marketplace on the city’s far South Side is showcasing several new Black-owned businesses.Taharia Randolph says she reached a breaking point in 2021. She connected with a social media community that helped her focus on healing, which became the inspiration for her family’s business, Body & Soul Experience. Sailors with disabilities from around the world meet in Chicago for annual regatta “During the pandemic, I was experiencing a lot of anxiety and fear,” Randolph said. “My daughters and I sat down, came up with a family business name, started learning about scents and how to make candles and it turned into something so much bigger.”Now Randolph hosts international candle-making workshops and has a physical location to sell her products, inside the Far South CDC Marketplace, near 115th Street and South Halsted Street.From candles to coffee, to clothes, there are currently nine Black-owned businesses housed inside the marketplace. More from Ganyor Hall “We h...

Mike Young, co-founder of Chuy's, has died

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:22 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Mike Young, co-founder of the iconic Austin Tex-Mex restaurant Chuy's, has died, a company representative confirmed.  Young opened the restaurant in 1982 with John Zapp on Barton Springs Road in what was an abandoned barbecue joint. Since then, the beloved restaurant known for its idiosyncratic decor has opened many locations in over a dozen states, per its website. Young helped open other popular Austin restaurants including Shady Grove, which closed in 2020, and Hula Hut. Young retired as co-chairman and director of the company's board of directors in 2017, according to Chuy's.“It is with great pride that I’ve been able to watch Chuy’s grow from a single unit in Austin, Texas to the successful multi-unit concept that it is today,” Young said in a 2017 company release. For nearly two decades, Chuy’s was a Texas chain. But in the new millennium, restaurant stakeholders decided to “spread the love” and expand to other states. The first non-Texas Chuy’s ...