A Massachusetts day care is facing costly repairs after extreme flooding damaged the business.Sara Humphrey, owner of Playcation Childcare in North Andover, said her business had just begun drying out from destructive floodwaters that hit on Aug. 8 when Saturday’s storm brought things back to square one.Humphrey said in her 16 years as a North … Read more
The Boston Animal Care and Control Department is alerting residents about rabies after five rabid raccoons were recently found in the city.In a Facebook post shared Friday, Boston Animal Care and Control said it was notified Monday that was recently picked up near Hillside Avenue in Mission Hill had tested positive for rabies.The department said … Read more
At least four tornadoes touched down Friday in eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, one with winds of 115 mph, National Weather Service meteorologists confirmed. Meteorologists conducting storm surveys across parts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts confirmed tornado touchdowns in North Attleborough, Mansfield, Stoughton and Weymouth.In Rhode Island, the survey team confirmed damage in that state … Read more
Christmas Tree Shops has announced its final day of operation, and the Massachusetts-based retailer will be going out of business at the end of the week.According to the home page on its website, the last chance to shop at a Christmas Tree Shops store is Saturday, Aug. 12.There are eight remaining Christmas Tree Shops locations … Read more
The National Weather Service says a survey team has determined a tornado touched down in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, late Sunday morning.The EF-0 tornado is estimated to have touched down a little east of the North Brookfield Waste Water Center shortly before 11 a.m. and traveled about 2 miles to the northeast, although it was not … Read more