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Month-long Sumner Tunnel shutdown nears as work crews prep for renovations

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Walk halfway into the Sumner Tunnel on a weekend and the acrid smell of construction quickly takes over as workers pound nearby walls in an effort to repair the 90-year-old road.The sites and smells are all part of a $160 million renovation project that will see the central link between East Boston and downtown fully closed from July 5 to Aug. 31. And on Saturday, crews with J.F. White Contracting were making final preparations before the month-long shutdown forces drivers to the Tobin Bridge, Ted Williams Tunnel, or public transportation.But first, those construction workers had to deal with a throng of media who were led on a short tour of the tunnel and at one point, took a group photo in the active construction zone with some Department of Transportation officials and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll.State officials have acknowledged that shutting down the tunnel will create a headache for any driver coming to Boston from the North Shore or East Boston. About 40,000 vehicles pass through t...

Cape Cod towns face new septic regulations that address a $4 billion pollution problem

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Cape Cod residents’ wallets are hanging in the balance as towns decide whether to create a plan to clean up wastewater contamination, an issue that state environmentalists say has plagued the region for decades.The Healey administration has released Cape Cod-specific regulations that look to “reverse decades of nitrogen pollution,” but if a town skips over them, all of its homeowners must do costly upgrades to their septic systems in the next five years.Communities have two years to opt into a process for a 20-year permit that would enable them to design and implement strategies to reduce nitrogen pollution, such as centralized wastewater treatment and permeable reactive barrier walls.If a specific community opts not to pursue such a permit, homeowners may have to fork over tens of thousands for their own septic upgrades. Officials, however, say that is not a likely outcome.Julian Cyr, state senator for Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, said earlier this year that most comm...

Looking Glass: It is time for us to go now, Kemo Sabe

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

A masked man appeared suddenly and made a citizen’s arrest of three men and a woman who were burglarizing a hunting cabin in Charleston, W. Va., late at night. Police, who responded to a call, arrived to find the four of them lying on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs. The tires on their vehicle had been flattened, and the cops found stolen items inside of it. The masked man was gone, and nobody seems to know who he is.THIS IS A ROBBERY, WINK, WINK, NUDGE, NUDGE: A convenience store worker in Tulsa, Okla., got a friend to rob the place so he could go home early.WHEN STEALING A TRUCK, IT’S BEST TO JUST DRIVE AWAY: Police responding to a call of a man trying to steal a truck in Fort Payne, Ala., found the very intoxicated, would-be thief still sitting inside the vehicle. They hauled him out and arrested him after a brief struggle.YOUR PAROLE OFFICER WILL NOT LIKE THIS AT ALL: A man, wearing an ankle monitor due to a previous burglary conviction, rammed his car into a...

Derrick Rose hits free agency after Knicks decline option; Josh Hart declines player option

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Derrick Rose’s tenure in New York — a two-stint rollercoaster that briefly resuscitated his career— is probably finished.Prior to Saturday night’s deadline, the Knicks declined the point guard’s $15.5 million team option for next season, sending Rose into free agency. The move was expected since Rose had no spot in Tom Thibodeau’s rotation. Still, there was a chance the Knicks kept Rose on the books to use his expiring contract in a trade.Rose, 34, was acquired via trade from the Pistons in 2021 and played an integral role in leading the Knicks to the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs that season.It earned him a lucrative contract that summer, but an ankle injury sabotaged Rose’s following season and he never recovered a consistent role. In his last two seasons, Rose appeared in a combined 53 games.Despite the demotion, Rose was lauded as a team leader throughout the roster and praised by Thibodeau. There’s a chance Rose r...

One in life-threatening condition after being struck by vehicle in Lake Shore and Jarvis area

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

One person is in life-threatening condition after they were struck by a vehicle in the Lake Shore Boulevard and Lower Jarvis Street area on Saturday morning.COLLISION:Lake Shore Blvd + Lower Jarvis12:31 a.m.– Pedestrian struck by vehicle@TorontoMedics transported the pedestrian to hospital with life-threatening injuries– Police are on scene investigating– E/B Gardiner off-ramp at Jarvis is closed#GO1452923^lb— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) June 24, 2023Police responded to reports at approximately 12:31 a.m. of a pedestrian struck in the area just north of Sugar Beach.Toronto medics transported a person with life-threatening injuries to hospital and an investigation is ongoing.The eastbound off-ramp for the Gardiner Express at Jarvis Street re-opened after being closed after the crash.

Wagner chief says he has ordered mercenaries to halt march on Moscow

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

The head of the private Russian military force Wagner said Saturday he has ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to their field camps in Ukraine to avoid shedding Russian blood.The announcement from Yevgeny Prigozhin appeared to defuse a dramatically escalating crisis that represented the most significant challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s leadership in his more than two decades in power.Moscow had braced for the arrival of a private army led by the rebellious mercenary commander by erecting checkpoints with armored vehicles and troops on its southern edge. Red Square was shut down, and the mayor urged motorists to stay off some roads.Prigozhin said that while his men were just 200 kilometers (120 miles) from Moscow, he decided to turn them back to avoid “shedding Russian blood.”He didn’t say whether Moscow has responded to his demand to oust Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. There was no immediate comment from the Kremlin.The announcement followed a s...

Wagner chief says he's ordered forces to cease advance toward Moscow to avoid bloodshed

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

(The Hill) – Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin ordered his troops to stop their advance to Moscow on Saturday, a day after he committed to overthrowing the Russian military leadership.“We [are] turning our columns around and going back in the other direction toward our field camps, in accordance with the plan,” Prigozhin said in a message on Telegram.The government of Belarus assisted in negotiating a settlement between Prigozhin and the Russian government, a statement from Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko claimed.Prigozhin said his troops will now return to their bases in order to “avoid shedding Russian blood.” Who is the head of the mercenary group who called for an armed rebellion in Russia? Moscow was prepared for the arrival of Wagner's army, however, setting up checkpoints with armored vehicles and troops, according to the Associated Press. The Red Square was also closed down and the mayor issued a declaration to stay off certain roads, AP reported.Russian Pres...

Weekend Break: Golden Girls Pop-Up Kitchen

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

CHICAGO — The Golden Girls Kitchen Pop-Up plops people right into the party with everyone they knew.Fans can now be part of the party in Wicker Park. MORE STORIES: Weekend Break WGN Weekend Morning News took Weekend Break to check it out. You can watch this story in the videos above.

You’ll probably live longer than you think

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

(NerdWallet) - Women often don’t score as well as men in surveys of financial literacy. One area where we seem to do better is “longevity literacy,” or understanding how long we’re likely to live.Longevity literacy is essential to smart retirement planning. Overestimate your longevity, and you could retire too late or scrimp too much. Underestimate it and you could run short of money.In a recent TIAA Institute study, 43% of women correctly estimated the life expectancy of 60-year-old women in the U.S. (The right answer was 85.) Only 32% of men chose the correct answer for the life expectancy for 60-year-old men, which was 82. Men also were far more likely than women to underestimate life expectancy — and that’s a huge potential problem for both sexes.A man who expects to die in his 70s might draw too much from retirement funds or start Social Security too early. That could leave him — and the spouse who may outlive him — with too little income later on.“A lot of people do OK in thei...

'Whiskey plates': In what states can you find controversial license plates?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — In the U.S., roughly 1 million arrests are made annually for driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or both, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Outside of the physical consequences of impaired driving — data shows one person is killed every 45 minutes in a crash involving an alcohol-impaired driver — the legal consequences can be heavy. They can also vary by state. In South Dakota, for example, an impaired driver can lose their driver’s license for at least a month after their first driving under the influence offense. In Wisconsin, a driver can lose their license for six to nine months. If a child is in the car at the time of the offense, that can become a year to a year and a half, plus a jail sentence of five days to six months. In both states, it’s possible nobody knows the driver has been convicted. That isn’t necessarily the case for residents in the state between Wisconsin and South Dakota.  Is the ‘beer befo...