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Man fires shotgun outside Jewish temple in upstate New York as Hanukkah begins, no one injured

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:25 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A man fired a shotgun twice outside a Jewish temple in upstate New York on Thursday, hours before the start of Hanukkah, then said “Free Palestine” as he was taken into custody, police said. No one was injured.The episode in the state capital of Albany took place amid rising fears of antisemitism worldwide and fallout from Israel’s intensifying war in Gaza, which faces heightened criticism for the mounting Palestinian death toll.The gunfire outside Temple Israel happened at around 2 p.m. and a 28-year-old man was in custody, according to officials. Police did not identify the man, but Gov. Kathy Hochul said he was a local resident.A passerby talked to the gunman near the temple about 10 minutes after the shots were fired. The man dropped the shotgun before officers arrived on the scene and detained him, Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins told reporters at the scene.“We were told by responding officers that he made a comment, ‘Free Palestine,’” Hawkins said.The chie...

Polis shares 2024 legislative priorities

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado lawmakers will be headed back to the state Capitol on Jan. 10 for the start of a new legislative session. Gov. Jared Polis shared his priorities for lawmakers on "Colorado Point of View."A 19-person committee is already set to get to work at the end of the month to address a long-term plan for property tax relief. That idea was proposed and passed from the special session just before Thanksgiving, after voters rejected Proposition HH. Polis said the short-term relief passed during that four-day special session helps, but he said it wasn’t enough. He's now looking for a long-term deal that prevents rates from increasing too fast, adding he wants to see rate reductions for commercial properties to help small businesses. 19 to serve on Colorado property tax task force The governor said his top priority for 2024 is saving people money. "Housing is people's biggest cost. Whether it’s mortgage or rent, for almost every Colorado family, it's the biggest cost," th...

South Florida NICU baby, born premature with chronic lung issues, celebrates first birthday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:25 GMT

Shiloh Messam, a resilient baby born in a South Florida hospital with premature lungs, celebrated his first birthday after spending a challenging 365 days in the neonatal intensive care unit. Despite facing chronic lung injury and a hole in his heart, Shiloh’s journey has been one of determination, survival and hope.“Today is Shiloh’s first birthday,” said Shiloh’s mother, Lomiekia Messam. “He has been in a NICU for 365 days.”Born prematurely at 29 weeks, Shiloh weighed just a little over three pounds at birth. “He unfortunately has so,e chronic lung injury from being born so prematurely and needed continuation of services that they weren’t able to provide up in Wellington,” said Mitchell Stern, NICU Medical Director for HCA Florida Healthcare, “so he was transferred here, where we were able to provide some additional services that he was unable to get where he was previously.”In addition to his lung issues, Shi...

Bostonians, military service members and veterans honor 82nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:25 GMT

On the 82nd anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, military servicemembers, families and one survivor of the attack gathered in the Charlestown Navy Yard to lay a wreath on the World War II-era destroyer U.S.S. Cassin Young and honor the fallen.“At 7:55 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific fleet in Pearl Harbor,” said Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro at the ceremony in the U.S.S. Constitution museum. “That fateful Sunday morning the world changed, thrusting the United States into a global conflict that would reshape the very course of history.”That day 2,403 sailors, Marines, soldiers, airmen and civilians lost their lives, Del Toro recounted, 1,178 were wounded, 169 aircrafts were destroyed, and three ships were sunk off the island of Oahu.The Navy leader spoke alongside Boston Commissioner of Veterans Services Robert Santiago, Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans Services Jon Santiago, National Parks ...

National Grid worker killed in Waltham crash meant “everything to everybody,” brother says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:25 GMT

Manuel Asprilla-Hassan had a close bond with his older brother Roderick Jackson, and the two had recently talked about attending the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day in California.Then everything came to a tragic ending.Jackson, a gas technician for National Grid, a company the 36-year-old Cambridge resident had worked for since 2021, died on the job Wednesday when suspect Peter Simon crashed into him at a detail site in Waltham.Simon, 54, of Woodsville, N.H., is also accused of striking and killing Waltham police officer Paul Tracey, who had been working the construction detail on Totten Pond Road.“He meant everything to me,” Asprilla-Hassan said of his brother while speaking to reporters outside Waltham District Court following Simon’s arraignment on Thursday. “He meant everything to everybody. The city of Cambridge knows who he is. When everybody forgets about him, we will remember.”Jackson, an alum of Cambridge Rindge And Latin School, played collegiate basketball and football ...

Waltham mourns death of veteran police officer Paul Tracey, struck and killed in crash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:25 GMT

A memorial of red and white flowers and blue ribbon with the wording ‘Hero’ grew on top of a cruiser outside the Waltham Police Department on Thursday, while community members stopped by with lunch and other donations.Less than 24 hours before the outpouring of community support, Paul Tracey, a 28-year veteran of the department, drove the cruiser for the final time, to a detail site on Totten Pond Road.Tracey’s career in which he saved and changed countless lives came to an abrupt end when suspect Peter Simon drove into the detail site, killing him and National Grid worker Roderick Jackson, 36, of Cambridge.Officers and utility workers packed Waltham District Court for Simon’s arraignment early Thursday in which the judge held the suspect without bail on two counts of manslaughter and a slew of other charges.“We just want to thank the Waltham community for the tremendous outpouring for our brother Paul,” Jim Tracey said of his brother while speaking to reporters outside court. “He w...

Chris Christie: We can’t be ‘stupid’ enough to buy ‘TV-tough guy’ routine, again

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:25 GMT

RINDGE, N.H. — Surely, says Chris Christie, Republicans can’t be “stupid” enough to fall for Donald Trump’s “build a wall” routine again or anyone else employing it, right?That’s seems to be what Christie was wondering fresh off an Alabama stage, when he began a two-day tour of New Hampshire colleges early on Thursday in an attempt to carry forward whatever momentum he’s gained from a well received performance during the most recent Republican presidential primary debate.Christie started his visit in south western New Hampshire, at Franklin Pierce University, where he joined dozens of students and faculty for a question and answer session aimed, he said, at reaching out to a segment of the population which traditionally participates in the democratic process far less than their older peers.“I hear people in my business complain all the time about you,” Christie said. “They say young people don’t vote, young people don’t get involved, young p...

Patriots’ Bill Belichick to make rare media appearance this weekend

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:25 GMT

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick will be the guest picker on ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Saturday.“College GameDay” will be live from Gillette Stadium, where the annual Army-Navy game will be hosted for the first time from Foxboro on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots will be extra shorthanded at wide receiver vs. Steelers New England Patriots | Source: Patriots claim experienced linebacker off waivers from Eagles New England Patriots | Patriots elevate two skill players off practice squad ahead of Steelers game New England Patriots | Patriots-Steelers preview: What to watch for on Thursday Night Football New England Patriots | Four to watch: Struggling rookie, two veteran skill players among keys .@Patriots legendary head coach Bill Belichick will be our guest picker this Saturday #CollegeGameDay pic.twitter.com/VPY61NbrPm— College GameDay (@Colleg...

Accused meth trafficker nabbed near Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s house

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:25 GMT

A man is accused of distributing crystal meth and fentanyl out of a Mattapan house that’s located two doors down from where Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell lives.Kemar Barcley was arrested at a home in Mattapan on Wednesday, just 10 days shy of his 32nd birthday, on three charges of trafficking Class A and Class B drugs, namely crystal methamphetamine and fentanyl.He was arraigned the same day in municipal court in Dorchester and ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing scheduled for Dec. 13.A spokesperson for Campbell declined to comment on the arrest.According to the police report, an informant told Boston cops sometime last month that Barcley was a major player in Boston’s crystal meth scene. Police say that an undercover state trooper then performed three controlled purchases over two weeks that amounted to a total of 45.5 grams of crystal and three pressed pills of fentanyl.Investigators turned up the heat by getting a warrant to ping Barcl...

Yankees’ Juan Soto trade ups the pressure on Red Sox

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:25 GMT

New York’s newest Yankee, Juan Soto, has never met the Fenway Faithful.The only three games he’s ever played in Major League Baseball’s oldest ballpark were in August 2020, when fans weren’t allowed in the stands.Of course, if the Red Sox don’t make any marquee roster additions of their own, Fenway might be nearly as empty when the Yankees next come to town in June (14-16).During their last visit to Boston in mid-September, bleacher seats could be had for a mere dollar (plus taxes and fees). A far cry from the titanic clashes that have defined this storied rivalry for over a century, the four-game set was embarrassing: two teams jockeying to stay out of last place, on the road to nowhere.New York finished fourth, but eked out an 82-80 mark to extend their winning-season streak to 31 years. Boston finished last, and with a losing record, for the third time in four years. So, if the Red Sox were already under pressure to make a statement this offseason, the Yankees’ acquisition of out...