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Use-of-force investigation underway after rough arrest caught on camera in Lynn

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:03 GMT

The Lynn Police Department says a use-of-force investigation is underway after a police officer was caught on camera repeatedly punching a woman in the face after she allegedly attacked and bit officers during an arrest. In the video, two officers can be seen arresting 39-year-old Jessica Wagle at a rooming house. Police say the video was taken out of context and only captured the final moments of a much longer interaction during which she allegedly kicked and bit them.The video also showed the officers using pepper spray to subdue Wagle, who has a lengthy criminal record, and is now facing charges of assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. A department spokesman says the incident was captured on body camera and that the video shows Wagle grab, kick, and bite the officers while they try to place her under arrest.In a statement, Mayor Jared Nicholson said, “We take these incidents very seriously and the Lynn Police Department is conduc...

Boat goes up in flames on Mystic River in Somerville

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:03 GMT

Fire crews rushed to contain a fire that broke out on a boat on the Mystic River in Somerville on Wednesday.Firefighters could be seen spraying the flames from the dock while another crew in a fire boat worked to keep the fire from spreading to nearby vessels at the Winter Hill Yacht Club on Artisan Way.Witnesses said it appeared the fire broke out in the area of a blue tarp on the back of the boat. The blaze cast a large plume of black smoke across the area.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft release statements on Dont’a Hightower’s retirement

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:03 GMT

On Tuesday morning, former Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower announced his retirement.Hightower, 33, played his last NFL snaps in Jan. 2022 during a playoff loss at Buffalo. That games concluded a nine-year career in New England, where he became a three-time Super Bowl champion and two-time Pro Bowler. Hightower is widely recognized as one of the Patriots’ greatest playoff performers ever.On Wednesday, Patriots coach Bill Belichick and owner Robert Kraft released statements on the end of Hightower’s career.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Ex-Patriots P Jake Bailey blames 2022 struggles on one change New England Patriots | Source: Patriots, DB Jalen Mills reach revised 1-year deal after expected release New England Patriots | Guregian: Patriots’ dynastic defense ends without McCourty, Hightower New England Patriots | Former Patriots LB Dont’a Hightower announces retirement New Engla...

FAA issues safety alert after near misses on runways

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:03 GMT

The Federal Aviation Administration is cracking down on safety protocols, citing “six serious runway incursions” that occurred since January.These incidents were discussed at a safety summit on March 15, a meeting that followed a “call to action” issued by the acting FAA administrator, “to ensure focus and attention on risks to the aviation system.”“In recent months, a number of notable and high visibility events have occurred in the National Airspace System,” stated the FAA alert issued on Wednesday.“While the overall numbers do not reflect an increase in incidents and occurrences, the potential severity of these events is concerning.”According to the alert, six serious runway incursions have occurred since January, including an incident at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, “involving a taxiing aircraft narrowly avoiding a departing aircraft.”The FAA also cited a landing aircraft that came within 100 feet of a departing aircraft” at Austin-Bergstrom Internatio...

Massachusetts chambers band together in new policy network

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:03 GMT

Ten chambers of commerce across Massachusetts are banding together to better advocate for state businesses on Beacon Hill.The Massachusetts Chambers of Commerce Policy Network will look to strengthen the economy and quality of life in the Bay State by addressing a wide array of issues plaguing businesses from taxes and revenue to transportation.Though the group has met just once, Jim Rooney, president and CEO of the Greater Boston Chamber, said its top priority is clear: making Massachusetts more competitive in attracting and retaining a talented workforce.“It feels like we have fallen into a little bit of a competitive crisis,” Rooney told the Herald on Wednesday. “Other states have been aggressively pursuing Massachusetts talent and Massachusetts businesses. The numbers speak for themselves.”The Bay State lost roughly 110,000 working professionals last year, leaving for other states, Rooney said. Speaking on a call  from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, he said he m...

Photos: New food offerings for Chicago White Sox games include the ‘gonzo garbanzo’ sandwich and pan-seared pierogies with Polish sausage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:03 GMT

The Chicago White Sox showed off their new food options for the 2023 season Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field.“Welcome back to baseball,” said Brooks Boyer, White Sox chief revenue and marketing officer.As Boyer enthusiastically introduced the new menu items, he said that even though fans will see some additions, “all the standard staples” are staying this season.Scroll down to see all the offerings. ()

Boston sending bill to add liquor licenses up to Beacon Hill

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:03 GMT

Add it to the wish list: Another home-rule petition from Boston appears set to join its comrades up on Beacon Hill as the city seeks the state’s blessing to add 250 liquor licenses to specific neighborhoods over five years.The City Council passed by an 11-0 vote a proposal to have non-transferable liquor licenses tied to certain ZIP codes, intending to respond to the fact that the boom of bars and restaurants in neighborhoods near downtown and, particularly, the Seaport have resulted in the typical transferrable licenses getting hoovered up into those areas, leaving little in the farther-flung parts of town.The proposal from City Councilors Ricardo Arroyo, Ruthzee Louijeune and Brian Worrell would roll out five liquor licenses a year each to 10 ZIP codes around the city in an effort to spur economic development in some of the city’s neighborhoods that need it. Arroyo, the government operations chair, said liquor licenses also encourage better-quality restaurants and fewe...

As Massachusetts mobile sports betting kicks off and March Madness rages, advocates shine light on program to help struggling sports bettors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:03 GMT

As mobile sports betting kicks off in the state and NCAA March Madness rages on, advocates are shining a light on a new program to help struggling sports bettors from losing more money.With the Massachusetts program called Sports Wagering Voluntary Self-Exclusion (Sports Wagering VSE), Bay State sports fans now have a new way to call timeout on their gambling during March Madness and beyond.The Massachusetts Gaming Commission designed and implemented the program in partnership with The Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health. People can self-select from a one-year, three-year, five-year, or lifetime break from sports betting.Enrollees are banned from entering or placing a bet on sporting events at any of the state’s casinos, brick-and-mortar sportsbooks, and licensed online platforms. They also are removed from industry promotional and marketing lists.Related ArticlesLocal News | March Madness betting guide: Alabama, Houston favored Local News | S...

Luis Robert Jr. says the ‘intensity and urgency’ of the WBC helped prepare him for the Chicago White Sox season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:03 GMT

The World Baseball Classic took Luis Robert Jr. from Taichung, Taiwan, to Tokyo and finally to Miami with Team Cuba.The Chicago White Sox center fielder called it “a beautiful experience.”“It was all that I imagined,” Robert said through an interpreter Wednesday at Camelback Ranch. “It was very special to represent my country.”Robert slashed .259/.286/.296 with one double and four RBIs in six games, going 7-for-27.“Luis is Luis, he’s a dynamic talent,” Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “So just to watch him move around out there in center field is really special for me to see.”Grifol noted similarities between Robert and former Kansas City Royals and Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Lorenzo Cain.“The way they move out there in center field is very similar, which is special,” Grifol said. “He’ll bring a little bit of everything to us.”Robert’s WBC experience included a little bit of eve...

What is lead and what are the dangers of exposure?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:03 GMT

Lead is a chemical element that has seen industrial and household use for hundreds of years, perhaps most famously by the Roman Empire as a sweetener for their wine, a pliable metal for plumbing, and a pigment in paint.Lead was used in paint for a variety of reasons, not the least of which were the sharp colors of some lead oxides, but also because it is notable for its ability to expand and contract along with changes in the temperature of the base material it’s applied to without cracking.The toxic effects of lead exposure were suspected by the ancient Greeks and Romans — the legendary architect Vitruvius warned of the danger of drinking the water near lead mines — but despite this the use of the chemical expanded following the industrial revolution.The chemical is a neurotoxin which the human body does not readily process but instead accumulates in the skeleton, organs and musculature.Once exposed to it, the chemical can interfere with normal bodily function resulting, acco...