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Will toy giant Hasbro move its headquarters to Boston? Here's what we know
The toy company responsible for Monopoly, Play-Doh and My Little Pony might be shipping up to Boston. Hasbro, one of the world’s best known toy companies, is reportedly considering moving its headquarters to Boston from Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The company has toured several locations in the city, real estate sources told the Boston Business Journal. They said they’re looking...
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Mass. man seriously injured in Maine skydiving accident
A Massachusetts man was badly injured after making a hard landing during a skydiving accident in Maine on Monday. Manny Silva, 57, of Dartmouth, was injured when he fell hard following complications skydiving in Lebanon, Maine, just before noon Monday. He was taken to the hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries, the York County Sheriff’s Department said. He was…
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New FX series exploring Aaron Hernandez's story debuts Tuesday
Nearly 10 years after his murder conviction and seven years after his death, a new miniseries follows former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez’s tumultuous life. The first two episodes of “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez” will premiere on Hulu Tuesday night. The FX series, produced by Ryan Murphy, follows Hernandez’s rise to football fame and fall after being...
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NBA player Terance Mann is back, and giving back, in his adopted Mass. home
Without his adopted hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts, NBA player Terrance Mann’s life might have looked very different. The L.A. Clippers guard moved to Lowell at 10 years old, and the community became a special part of his life. He now hopes to give back and offer kids the same opportunities he had growing up through a week’s worth of...
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Boston is trying to improve its nightlife. Is it working?
Boston has been working to make its nightlife more fun and inclusive. But its entertainment rating — nightlife, festivals and cultural events — is one factor for the many young people who say they’re planning to move away. But the long-standing statewide bans on happy hour and alcohol sales after 2 a.m., along with complaints about the range of options…
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Netflix dating show ‘Love is Blind' is casting in New England
Is love really blind? Now Bostonians can find out too. Netflix’s “Love is Blind” is casting for their seventh season here in Boston and invited New Englanders to apply. The U.S. reality television series is a social experiment where single women and men speak to one another through a wall and attempt to fall in love before meeting face-to-face....
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WATCH: Top five Olympics moments from New England athletes so far
Many Olympians competing in Paris this year have ties to New England, and they have showed up and showed out. Here are the best five moments from the first few days of the competition. Everyone’s been talking about Stephen Nedoroscik‘s pommel horse routine that helped the U.S. men’s team win bronze on Monday. The Worcester native’s event was the...
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13-foot shark washes up on Massachusetts beach
Shark sightings have become a common occurrence in Massachusetts, and the body of a distinctive-looking one was found on a local beach on Thursday. A 13-foot thresher shark washed up on the beach in Duxbury on Thursday morning, according to town officials, who posted photos of the shark on social media. The animal was removed from the area to be…
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This Mass. racoon may be the cutest animal rescue — see pics
A raccoon gave an especially mournful look before being rescued, with the help of olive oil, from a storm drain in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Thursday morning.
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These swarms of dragonflies in RI have social media abuzz
Rhode Island beachgoers enjoying the nice weather this weekend got a little something extra in the air: a massive swarm of dragonflies flying through the sky. Countless dragonflies flew over various places in Rhode Island on Saturday as part of their annual migration. Videos of the swarms went viral on social media. “I’ve never seen anything like that. Maybe...
