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Winter Hill Community School in Somerville closed Friday after concrete falls from ceiling

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:00 GMT

The Winter Hill Community Innovation School in Somerville will be closed Friday after a small section of concrete fell into a stairwell inside the building, school and city officials said. Officials said the concrete fell outside school operating hours, while the school was unoccupied. The stairwell was later closed to students and staff while a structural engineer was brought in and while city Department of Public Works staff responded, according to officials. Officials said DPW crews had “conducted minor repairs” and had been monitoring the building’s interior as of Thursday night. The planned closure on Friday now comes “out of an abundance of caution,” according to officials, to let engineers “conduct a more thorough review of the building.”In a message signed by Somerville’s Interim Superintendent of Schools Jeff Curley, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and school principal Courtney Gosselin, officials said they are working on a plan to temporarily relocate classroo...

Thursday’s high school roundup/scores: Grand slam powers Braintree past Everett

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:00 GMT

BASEBALLIn a Div. 1 preliminary round, Jack Fitzgerald hit a grand slam, Charlie Dimartino recorded an inside the park home run and Dan Surette pitched a complete-game, punching out 11 batters for No. 23 Braintree (11-10) in a 9-3 victory over No. 42 Everett (10-11). … Sam Colesano went 2-for-3 with two RBI, Anthony Digiacomo went 1-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored and Shea Semprini added a double and two runs scored as No. 26 Barnstable (14-7) blanked No. 39 Cambridge 11-0. … Jonny Pagano went 6 ⅔ frames with seven strikeouts and only two hits allowed as No. 29 Attleboro (10-11) took down No. 36 Doherty 6-2.Brooks Keefe went 4-for-4 as No. 29 Marblehead (13-8) held off No. 36 Somerville 13-11 in a Div. 2 preliminary round tilt.SOFTBALLIn the Div. 5 preliminary round, Alyssa Collins fanned 11 batters en route to a 14-1 win for No. 29 Minuteman (16-3) over No. 36 Pathfinder (10-8).Junior Kaelyn Chase went 3-for-3 with four runs and two RBI and sophomore Noey Giardina went 3-for...

Red Sox 8-2 win overshadowed by Chris Sale leaving with shoulder soreness

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:00 GMT

After beginning the season 0-8 against National League Central teams at Fenway Park, the Red Sox kicked off June with an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.Unfortunately, the victory is bittersweet, overshadowed by Chris Sale leaving his start early with left shoulder soreness.The game began as a pitchers’ duel, with Sale and Reds starter Hunter Greene combining for 12 strikeouts over the first three frames. After allowing a leadoff single, Sale got three consecutive strikeouts to end the first inning, then set down the Reds 1-2-3 in the second, including back-to-back swinging strikeouts for the second and third outs.Sale scuffled in the top of the third, allowing back-to-back one-out doubles to give the Reds a 1-0 lead, but settled back down and got the next two outs.It was the top of the fourth when things took a concerning turn for the southpaw. After another set of back-to-back doubles, Alex Cora and the team’s athletic trainer, Masai Takahashi, came out to check o...

Rock N' Roll Marathon: What to know about road closures and parking

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Runners are set to take over downtown San Diego's streets this weekend as the Rock N' Roll Marathon comes back for its 25th year.The 5K will be held on Saturday at 7 a.m., while the half and full marathons will be taking place on Sunday at 6:15 a.m. The 5k will take about an hour, according to race organizers. The full marathon will last about seven hours, while the half will be about four hours long.Whether you're running or live in the area, here's what you need to know about how the marathon will impact San Diego roadways and parking. Here’s how you can celebrate Pride Month in San Diego County ParkingFree parking for the 5k race will be available at Inspiration Point, behind the Veteran's Museum in Balboa Park. Parking for the half and full marathon, however, is available by pre-race reservation. Booking for Sunday parking can be done through SpotHero.No parking zones will be in place along the race route, marked as "No Parking - Tow Away Zones." A complete list o...

Underestimated McCarthy emerges from debt deal empowered as speaker, still threatened by far right

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is nothing if not a political survivor.Underestimated from the start, the Republican who cruised around his California hometown of Bakersfield and stumbled into a career in Congress was never taken too seriously by the Washington establishment.With overwhelming House passage of the debt ceiling and budget deal he negotiated with President Joe Biden, the emergent speaker proved the naysayers and eye-rollers otherwise. A relentless force, he pushed a reluctant White House to the negotiating table and delivered the votes from his balky House GOP majority to seal the deal.“You still ask the same questions each week: Do you think you can pass the bill this week. Do you think you will still be speaker next week,” McCarthy chided reporters after Wednesday’s late-night vote.“Keep underestimating us,” he said, “and we’ll keep proving to the American public that we’ve never given up.”The Senate passed the bill Thursday night, se...

Tropical Storm Mawar brings heavy rains, landslide risk to Japan’s southern islands as it passes by

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:00 GMT

NAHA, Japan (AP) — A weakened Tropical Storm Mawar brought heavy rains to Japan’s main southern islands Friday after passing the Okinawan archipelago and causing injuries to several people.Residents in vulnerable areas were warned of the potential for flooding and mudslides, and dozens of local flights were canceled for the day. On Okinawa, strong winds continued to blow and eight people were injured. An older woman who fell had a serious head injury in Nishihara city, but the other injuries were slight.Formerly a super typhoon, Mawar had winds blowing up to 90 kph (56 mph) as it moved east of Okinoerabujima over the Pacific Ocean, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.While wind damage was limited in Okinawa, warm and damp air from the tropical storm was intensifying seasonal rains, threatening flooding and mudslides, the meteorological agency said.Up to 35 centimeters (1.1 feet) of rain was forecast over the next 24 hours through Saturday morning. The agency issued flooding and mud...

Woman dead after 3-vehicle crash in Vaughan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:00 GMT

A woman is dead following a multi-vehicle crash in Vaughan.York Regional Police were called to Pine Valley Drive north of Major Mackenzie Drive West just before 7:30 p.m. on Thursday for reports of a collision involving multiple vehicles.One woman was rushed to a local hospital without vital signs and was pronounced dead.Two others were taken to a hospital. Their condition is unclear.Police said Pine Valley Drive is closed from Major Mackenzie Drive north to Ballantyne Boulevard for the investigation.

Exclusive: Hays County Tax employee arrested for selling license plates, registrations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Texas Rangers and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles are investigating after a Hays County employee was arrested, accused of illegally selling license plates and vehicle registrations for months, along with a state-licensed inspector who is accused of illegally selling vehicle registrations, according to several law enforcement sources who shared the information exclusively with KXAN.The Hays County Tax Assessor-Collector's Office is now being audited, and law enforcement officers said this could just be the beginning. TxDMV officials said they are "aware of concerns" with the now former employee but declined an interview, citing the ongoing investigation."Department staff have been cooperating with both county office leadership and law enforcement investigating the issue," TxDMV spokesperson Adam Shaivitz said in a statement. "Department staff are conducting compliance reviews of all office operations to ensure the actions were limited to a single county em...

With days to spare, Senate gives final OK to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:00 GMT

By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING, STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into the night to wrap up work on the bipartisan deal and send it to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law before the fast-approaching deadline.The compromise package negotiated between Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy leaves neither Republicans nor Democrats fully pleased with the outcome. But the result, after weeks of hard-fought budget negotiations, shelves the volatile debt ceiling issue that risked upending the U.S. and global economy until 2025 after the next presidential election.Approval in the Senate on a bipartisan vote, 63-36, somewhat reflected the overwhelming House tally the day before, relying on centrists in both parties to pull the Biden-McCarthy package to passage — though Democrats led the tal...

Settlements in principle reached in Schoharie limo crash and Mavis Discount Tire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:00 GMT

SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - This week's sentencing of Nauman Hussain in the Schoharie limo crash trial is another chapter in the heart wrenching journey that the victims’ families live every day. NEWS10 has learned some of the families are moving forward in a civil lawsuit. Capital Region community centers ready to help Asylees Nauman Hussain, the operator of Prestige Limousine was sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison. Patrick Cushing's father feels the sentence was not enough.“It works out to about 7 months per lost soul. That's hardly fair justice,” said Kevin Cushing.  The families of the victims are fighting another battle. This time they want more accountability from another entity linked to the crash.“There is still one key thing that is wide open and that is Mavis and everything that they have contributed to this that has to be sorted through,” said Kyle Ashton. “They held a part in this, there were quite a few people that held a part in this. DOT, DMV, M...