Two JetBlue planes collide on the ground at Boston airport
Two JetBlue planes collided on the tarmac at Boston’s Logan International Airport Thursday morning, disrupting everyone’s travel plans. Around 6:40 a.m., Flight 777’s left winglet struck the right horizontal tail of Flight 551, which was on a de-icing pad, the Federal Aviation Administration said. No injuries were reported. One of the passengers, Dave Souter, was […]
Boston Mayor Wu says migrant shelter almost at capacity just over a week after opening
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said a detention facility for immigrant families at a Massachusetts recreation center quickly filled up just over a week after opening. Wu said Wednesday on the local podcast Java with Jimmy that the 400-seat Melnea A. Cass Recreation Complex in the city’s Roxbury neighborhood quickly filled up with migrants seeking shelter. […]
Boston anticipates big economic bump from 2026 World Cup
Boston officials said Monday that getting the chance to host seven games at the 2026 World Cup is better than expected and provides a much-needed shot in the arm for the city’s economy. FIFA made the announcement on Sunday, reassigning the opening game of the 39-day tournament to Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca and the finale […]
Bill Belichick thanks Patriots fans with full-page Boston Globe ad
Bill Belichick took out a full-page ad on page A3 of the Boston Globe on Sunday, bidding farewell to New England Patriots fans. The longtime Patriots coach, who parted ways with the team last month, thanked fans for their passion and loyalty. “To Patriots fans around the world,” Belichick wrote, “Nowhere in America are there […]
Rep. Ayanna Pressley accuses Walgreens of racism over Boston store closure
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) claimed earlier this week that recent closures of Walgreens in the Boston area were tied to racism. Members of the far-left “squad” of Congressional Democrats accused the Illinois-based company of “life-threatening acts of racial and economic discrimination” over its decision to close a pharmacy in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood on Wednesday. accused […]
Kevin Kangethe arrested in Kenya for allegedly killing girlfriend in Boston airport
Massachusetts State Police announced Tuesday that a man accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death at a Boston airport and abandoning her body before boarding a flight out of the country was arrested at a Kenyan nightclub. Kevin Kangete, 41, was arrested by the country’s authorities on Monday, three months after police discovered the dismembered […]
Boston doctor found not guilty of lewd acts near 14-year-old on plane
A Boston doctor was found not guilty Wednesday of performing an indecent act near a 14-year-old girl on a plane after a three-day trial in federal court in Boston. Lawyers for Dr. Sudipta Mohanty, 33, said more than a dozen passengers who were seated near Mohanty and the flight attendants who attended to them did […]
Man Allegedly Kills Girlfriend, Leaves Body at Boston Airport Before Being Arrested in Kenya
A man suspected of brutally murdering his girlfriend and abandoning her body at Boston’s Logan Airport before fleeing to Africa in November has been arrested in Kenya, law enforcement officials said. Kevin Kangete, 41, was taken into custody Monday night by Kenyan authorities in cooperation with Massachusetts State Police (MSP), the Suffolk District Attorney, and […]
Massachusetts converts recreation center into shelter for homeless migrants, including those sleeping at Boston airport
Massachusetts Democratic Governor Maura Healey recently announced plans to repurpose an active state-owned recreation center. Homeless shelter for immigrantsincluding those currently sleeping at Boston’s Logan Airport. WHDH It was reported on Tuesday. Mr. Healy’s decision to use the community center as a temporary overflow shelter for undocumented immigrants has faced backlash from local residents and […]
Massive clown heads in downtown Boston freak out tourists
Please don’t clown. This is “creepy” art. A public art installation of two giant clown heads in downtown Boston is getting tourists and Boston residents talking, but not everyone is laughing. The clowns are part of Boston’s downtown business improvement district “Winter Active” A walkable art experience launched this month that hopes to provide people […]