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Authorities search for missing diver off coast of Rockport

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:57 GMT

A search got underway Wednesday for a missing diver off the coast of Rockport, officials said.A Coast Guard official said the diver is a 70-year-old man believed to be in full diving gear. The same official said authorities were first notified of a missing diver around 4:15 p.m. Officials said Rockport police found another diver, an adult male, dead on Front Beach in Rockport while they were searching for the missing 70-year-old man.The Coast Guard official said Rockport Police and fire personnel were involved in the search Wednesday afternoon. SKY7-HD flying over the area spotted a Coast Guard helicopter and airplane assisting in local operations. Boats in the water were also participating in the search.Officials speaking with 7NEWS said the active search in Rockport was over as of around 6:30 p.m. and directed further questions to the Essex County District Attorney’s office.No further information was immediately available.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS...

Pregnant woman shot, infant dies in Holyoke shooting

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:57 GMT

A pregnant woman was taken to a hospital and her baby died Wednesday after a shooting in Holyoke, the Hampden County District Attorney’s announced. The DA’s office said the shooting happened around 12:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Sargeant Street. The pregnant woman was shot and taken to a hospital in critical condition, according to the DA’s office. Officials said the woman’s infant was delivered and needed life-saving medical services. In an update late Wednesday afternoon, the DA’s office said the infant had died. The DA’s office said the incident appeared to have been part of an altercation between three male suspects. Officials said investigators believe one gunshot hit the pregnant woman while she was in a public bus, adding that the woman was not involved in the altercation.The DA’s office said all involved suspects “are believed to have been identified and transported to nearby hospitals and are in custody.”The incident remained under investigation as ...

How Jrue Holiday’s arrival is already giving Celtics championship vibes

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:57 GMT

There was a play during Wednesday’s training camp practice – Jrue Holiday’s first with the Celtics – that left its spectators in a state of unusual excitement.Hours later, Celtics co-owners Wyc Grousbeck and Steve Pagliuca sat on a podium inside the Auerbach Center still marveling at what they had witnessed, struggling to describe it. Jaylen Brown, as they told it, was driving to the hoop with a full head of steam when Holiday stepped in and stopped him in his tracks.Over Brown’s seven years in Boston, it was something Pagliuca had never seen before.“One of the most incredible things I’ve seen in practice,” Pagliuca said.Another play in Wednesday’s practice left Brad Stevens beaming. A self-proclaimed fan of the shell drill, Stevens lit up when Holiday knocked into assistant coach Phil Pressey and “almost made him quit coaching when he was guarding him,” he joked.“That made me so happy,” Stevens said.For nearly 30 minutes, Stevens, Grousbeck and Pagliuca continuously expressed their...

Maura Healey ‘distressed’ by migrants displacing veterans for Army-Navy game, but won’t provide specifics on migrant housing plan

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:57 GMT

A late-to-the-game Gov. Maura Healey said she is “troubled” veterans and service academy graduates were bounced from their hotel rooms for the Army-Navy game at Gillette Stadium because of newly arrived migrants, but she once again refused to provide specifics on the cost and length of her motel migrant housing plan.The Democratic governor – a day after her press office ignored questions about the hotel room mess – directed her Veterans’ Services Secretary Jon Santiago to “reach out” to displaced veterans but deflected any blame for their reservations being canceled.“I’m very distressed to learn that any veteran may have been moved from a hotel, who had booked a hotel for that game,” she said. “As I understand it, those decisions were made by area hotels.”That’s somewhat deceptive on Healey’s part because the reason the hotel rooms were canceled was because the hotel chain got a much more lucrative offer from the state to house the migrants for an indefinite period.And it’s because ...

Democratic discontent with Biden growing in Massachusetts over migrant response

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:57 GMT

Democratic discontent with the Biden administration’s handling of an influx of migrant arrivals is growing in Massachusetts, including among top officials on Beacon Hill who are grappling with how to deal with an emergency shelter system that is costing the state tens of millions a month.Gov. Maura Healey has repeatedly called on President Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to shuttle funds to the state and ease bureaucratic red tape in an effort to speed up work authorizations so people can quickly transition out of temporary housing.But Bay State Democrats appear to be growing frustrated with what they say is a lack of help from Biden and federal officials in Washington.“The guy is running for president, he better start paying attention to this,” House Speaker Ronald Mariano told reporters at the State House Wednesday when asked if the Biden administration should appoint a point person to coordinate with states on response efforts.Senate President Karen Spilk...

Catching the wind: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island band together for future contracts

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:57 GMT

Even as several states have found their efforts to install wind generation off their coastlines stymied by rising costs, Massachusetts is trying to find a way forward through a first-in-the-nation interstate compact with its neighbors.On Wednesday, Gov. Maura Healey appeared at the American Clean Power Association’s Offshore WINDPOWER Conference in Boston and announced the Bay State would join with Connecticut and Rhode Island in allowing wind energy companies to make multi-state power generation offers.“By working together, we can amplify the many benefits of offshore wind for all three states, including regional economic development opportunities, healthier communities, lower energy bills, and advantages to environmental justice populations and low-income ratepayers,” Healey said in a statement following the announcement.Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the three states will offer multi-state offshore wind power generation requests for proposals for companies to ...

Tropical Storm Philippe will likely move over New England. How will Massachusetts be affected?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:57 GMT

Sick of the rain yet?Unfortunately, more heavy rain could be on the way this weekend as Tropical Storm Philippe is expected to approach the region.Boston-area meteorologists predict that a strong frontal system will move into southern New England from Friday night into Saturday. While rain amounts are still uncertain, forecasters believe that there will be steady rains from late Friday into Saturday.“It looks like the best chance for rain will be from Saturday morning to Saturday evening,” Kyle Pederson, meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Boston office, told the Herald.“There’s no severe weather threat with this one, but we’re keeping an eye on where some of the heavier rain will be,” he added.There could be some blustery conditions over the weekend, with 20 mph gusts on Saturday afternoon across the region. Coastal areas could see gusts up to 30 mph.Moderate to high rip currents will be possible along the Outer Cape, as well as...

Holyoke shooting takes the life of an infant, sends others to the hospital

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:57 GMT

A stray bullet in a Holyoke shooting struck a pregnant woman, taking the life of her child, who was delivered only to die in the hospital.“This victim, who was pregnant, was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. The infant, who was delivered, and needed life-saving medical services, tragically passed away,” Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni said in a statement at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.Hampden DA DA Anthony Gulluni (Courtesy / Official portrait)The Holyoke Police Department responded to the 100-block of Sargeant Street a little before 12:40 p.m. for reports of gunfire. The agency confirmed at around 2:20 p.m. that “there are multiple victims and this is an active and ongoing investigation.”The Massachusetts State Police at 4:13 p.m. said that they were assisting the Holyoke Police with the shooting and mentioned a wider area that included the intersection with Maple Street.A spokesman added that the shooting may have been ...

Bruins make cuts, but several questions remain

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:57 GMT

The Bruins continued to pare down their training camp roster, but some key roster battles are still to be officially determined.The B’s placed Jayson Megna on waivers for the purpose of assignment while Trevor Kuntar, Marc McLaughlin and Georgii Merkulov were assigned to Providence.But there are still so many questions.Matt Poitras, 19, is still with the big club, which is not a surprise given his performance thus far, which included the game-tying goal in the B’s 5-4 preseason loss to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. If he doesn’t make the big club, the teenager would have to be sent back to his junior club in Guelph. But as of now it would be a stunner if the B’s didn’t at least utilize the nine-game window before they have to make a final decision on him.If the highly-skilled Poitras can prove he’s ready for the physical grind of the NHL, that could create a fairly major ripple effect up and down the lineup. It would seem useless not to pair...

Striking auto workers and Detroit companies appear to make progress in contract talks

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:57 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Meaningful progress has been made in negotiations between the striking United Auto Workers union and Detroit’s three auto companies, according to a person with direct knowledge of the talks.The person said Wednesday that progress was reported at all three companies, with some offers being exchanged. Another said there was more movement in talks with Jeep maker Stellantis, with less at Ford and General Motors. Neither person wanted to be identified because they aren’t authorized to speak publicly about the bargaining.Union President Shawn Fain will update members Friday on bargaining toward bringing to an end the nearly 3-week-old strikes against the companies. It wasn’t clear exactly what Fain will announce as part of the union’s strategy of targeted strikes against the companies, with automakers perceived as making progress in the talks being spared additional job actions.But the report of progress raises the possibility that the union may decide not to e...