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Famed chef Barbara Lynch announces closure of three well-known Boston restaurants

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:18:33 GMT

The restaurant collective of famed chef Barbara Lynch announced Friday that it will close three well-known Boston restaurants while selling two others. Menton, Sportello and Drink in the Fort Point neighborhood will all be closing, effective immediately, according to the announcement from the Barbara Lynch Collective. The Butcher Shop and Stir, both in the South End, will be sold to “former protégés” of Lynch. The Barbara Lynch Collective said its flagship No. 9 Park on Beacon Hill will continue to operate, as will B&G Oysters in the South End and The Rudder in Gloucester.The collective this week said it is closing and selling restaurants “because of an uncooperative landlord.”Moving forward, Lynch said she hopes to expand on the North Shore. 

Emergency crews respond to dump truck rollover in West Newbury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:18:33 GMT

Emergency crews responded in West Newbury Friday after a dump truck rolled over, spilling a load of logs along a local road. West Newbury police in a statement said the crash happened on Turkey Hill Road near Rogers Street around 12:40 p.m. involving a 10-wheel truck. The truck, police said, had been traveling south on Turkey Hill Road immediately before it crashed. The driver was evaluated at the scene and declined to be taken to a hospital, according to police. Police shared photos of the crash’s aftermath, showing the truck resting on its side near the side of Turkey Hill Road.Turkey Hill Road was closed while emergency crews from West Newbury, Merrimac and Newburyport worked to clear the scene. The crash remained under investigation by state and local police as of Friday night. 

Braintree police seek public’s help in search for man in connection with ‘Peeping Tom’ incidents

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:18:33 GMT

Braintree police asked for the public’s help Friday in efforts to track down a man in connection with a series of “Peeping Tom” incidents in town. Police said the incidents have happened the areas around Alida Road and Angela Road. Though most incidents have occurred since November of last year, police said there may be additional incidents dating back to 2021. The incidents, police said, have happened at various times of day, ranging from early-evenings to early-mornings. Though they said the motivation of the person involved in these incidents is unknown, police said the person, described as a light-skinned male or average height and build, has been “surreptitiously viewing or filming young females in their homes.”Police said they have been investigating, adding marked and undercover patrols in the Alida Road and Angela Road neighborhoods while following various leads.Braintree police on Friday shared video as part of their message to the community. Captured on surveilla...

5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers game — plus our Week 18 predictions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:18:33 GMT

The Chicago Bears close out the 2023 season the way they started it — with a game against the Green Bay Packers.Of course, the Bears hope for a different result Sunday at Lambeau Field after the Packers shocked them with a 38-20 win in the opener Sept. 10 at Soldier Field.That was the Packers’ ninth straight victory in the rivalry. The Bears’ last win against the Packers was in 2018, and their last win at Lambeau Field was in 2015.As kickoff approaches, here’s our snapshot look at the game.Players in the spotlightJordan Love and Justin FieldsThe stakes are high for both quarterbacks — but in different ways.In his first season as starter replacing Aaron Rodgers, Love has led the Packers to an 8-8 record and the brink of the playoffs. If they beat the Bears, they’re in.Bears coach Matt Eberflus and a couple of his players noted how comfortable Love has looked lately. In helping the Packers go 6-3 over their last nine games, Love has completed 67% of...

Celtics overwhelm Jazz defensively in dominant blowout victory

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:18:33 GMT

Before Friday’s game against the Jazz, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla was asked why his team is so elite defensively. His answer was mildly surprising considering his team entered the night ranked third in defensive rating.“I don’t think we’re there yet, but I think we’re working on it,” Mazzulla said.A few hours later, the Celtics took another step in that direction.The Celtics were not sharp defensively on Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, leading to a rare loss for this group, but three nights later – with some fresh legs and back at comfortable TD Garden – they responded. They swallowed the inferior Jazz from the opening tip and never let up in a dominant 126-97 victory that was rarely in doubt.Jayson Tatum scored 30 points, which included a season-high 13 free throws, Kristaps Porzingis had 19 and Jrue Holiday contributed 14 as the Celtics made quick and easy work of the surging Jazz – who were winners of nine of their previous 12 games – in this convincing romp. Th...

No. 2 Cathedral knocks off No. 1 St. Mary’s with dominant effort, 65-46

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:18:33 GMT

BOSTON – A stout defense and a dominant middle of the game led Cathedral to a convincing girls basketball win at home against Catholic Central League rival St. Mary’s of Lynn on Friday night.A 17-2 run to end the second into the start of the third turned a deficit into a 13-point lead as the No. 2 Panthers never looked back against the top-ranked Spartans in a 65-46 victory.“It’s a battle of attrition,” said Panthers’ coach Clinton Lassiter. “We run, run, run. We’ve had a lot of kids out sick this week, so players are more gassed than normal. We caused havoc and we just tried to crush it. Bring out their tendencies and take them away.”During that run, junior Hijjah Allen-Paisley netted 10 of her 15 points, with a pair of steals and a triple to go from down 22-20 to up 37-24 early in the third.The Cathedral (6-1) defense came up with 26 turnovers throughout the contest that led to plenty of opportunities for the offense as sophomore Keyona Raines came up with five of the team’s 15 st...

Man gets prison for trafficking teens from San Diego to Arizona, Texas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:18:33 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A National City man was sentenced in federal court Friday to over eight years in prison for trafficking teenagers, prosecutors said.Kenneth Tenorio, 54, admitted to transporting two female teens from San Diego to Phoenix, Arizona and El Paso, Texas, for the purpose of prostitution, the Office of the United States Attorney Southern District of California said in a news release Friday."The defendant exploited women and minors who had been removed from their homes and placed in the foster care system as part of his overall scheme to profit from their commercial sex work," the release said. Woman sentenced to 90 days in jail for hitting, killing Carlsbad mom on e-bike The defendant used a dating website often used to solicit prostitution, prosecutors said. He would post sex advertisements featuring two victims wearing lingerie and expected them to give him a portion of what they earned from participating in commercial sex acts, according to prosecutors.In September 2020, ...

New Mexico legislators back slower, sustained growth in government programs with budget plan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:18:33 GMT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Leading New Mexico lawmakers on Friday recommended a 5.9% increase in general fund spending for the coming fiscal year amid a windfall in oil-related income, while also sounding a cautionary note on the future of the state’s petroleum bonanza and setting aside more money in savings and investment accounts.The proposal from a lead budget writing committee to the Democratic-led Legislature would increase general fund spending by $566 million to $10.1 billion for the fiscal year running from July 2024 to June 2025. The increased general spending represents a fraction of an anticipated $3.5 billion surplus of state income in excess of current tax obligations.The budget blueprint would bolster efforts to improve student achievement in public education, buttresses health care for people in poverty or on the cusp as federal support for Medicaid recedes in the aftermath of the pandemic, and provide pay raises averaging 4% to state employees along with compensatio...

3 men arrested in attempted murder investigation in Mississauga

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:18:33 GMT

Peel police’s Criminal Investigation Bureau has arrested three men and seized three firearms in connection to an attempted murder investigation.On Nov. 8, 2023, just before 12:30 p.m., police were called to the area of Matheson Boulevard and Creekbank Road in Mississauga for a shooting. Police arrived on scene and located a victim who suffered from multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a trauma centre and is in stable condition. Officers from the Criminal Investigation Bureau launched Project Poseidon to identify and locate the suspects involved in the shooting. On Jan. 5, investigators executed multiple search warrants across the GTA and three suspects were arrested in connection to the investigation, with three firearms seized along with a significant quantity of drugs. Angelo Reid, 34, of Oshawa, was charged seven different firearm offences as well as attempted murder.Ralphord Shaw, 27, of Whitby, was charged with four different firearm offences as w...

Military sends second aircraft after Trudeau’s plane breaks down in Jamaica

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:18:33 GMT

OTTAWA — The plane that flew Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Jamaica for a family vacation broke down earlier this week, prompting the Canadian military to send a second aircraft with a repair crew to the Caribbean island.Defence Department spokeswoman Andrée-Anne Poulin says a maintenance issue on the Royal Canadian Air Force CC-144 Challenger was discovered Tuesday, before Trudeau was due to travel back to Canada.The Canadian Armed Forces sent a second aircraft and maintenance team to Jamaica, which was able to fix the issue on Wednesday in time for the prime minister, who cannot take commercial flights for security reasons, to travel back on the original plane.This was the second time in a matter of months that plane problems grounded Trudeau in another country, after technical issues with the CC-150 Polaris plane left him stranded in India for two days last September.The government did not provide information when asked about what caused the problems with the Challenger in Jama...