Massachusetts is planning to shutter MCI-Concord, the state’s oldest prison for men
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts plans to close MCI Concord, the state's oldest men's prison, as the state's prison population continues to decline. Closing the medium-security facility, which opened in 1878, will save the state about $16 million a year, according to a $58 billion budget plan announced Wednesday by Gov. Maura Healey. Trump opponents in […]
Oldest Living Masters Champion Golfer Jack Burke Jr. Dies At 100: REPORT
Golfer Jack Burke Jr. is the oldest living Masters Champion. He died Friday morning in his hometown of Houston at the age of 100, according to the Associated Press. Burke was an icon in the golf community. The World War II veteran's 1956 comeback at Augusta is legendary. according to In the New York Times. […]
World’s oldest forest found in New York’s Catskill Mountains
Wood, do you believe it? Scientists have confirmed the existence of the world's oldest surviving forest. And this ancient secret spot is just a short drive from the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple. First discovered at the bottom of an abandoned quarry near the town of Cairo in the Catskill Mountains in 2009, […]
92-year-old claims title of oldest to cross the Grand Canyon on foot after months of training
A 92-year-old man has made headlines and set a record by successfully hiking 44 miles across Arizona's Grand Canyon. Alfredo Arriaga Burdio, currently living in Berlin, completed his record-setting trek across the Grand Canyon on October 15, 2023. The trip allowed Bourdiot to claim the title of the oldest person to cross the Grand Canyon […]
92-year-old becomes oldest person to cross Grand Canyon rim-to-rim on foot after months of training
A 92-year-old man has made headlines and set a record by successfully hiking 44 miles across Arizona's Grand Canyon. Alfredo Arriaga Burdio, currently living in Berlin, completed his record-setting trek across the Grand Canyon on October 15, 2023. The trip allowed Bourdiot to claim the title of the oldest person to cross the Grand Canyon […]
Peanut, the world’s oldest chicken, dies at 21 in Michigan owner’s arms
CHELSEA, MI – The world's oldest surviving chicken, abandoned by its mother at birth, has died at the age of 21. peanut the chicken He died in his sleep in his owner's arms on Christmas morning. “I'm really saddened by her death,” Marci Parker Darwin told FOX Weather. “She was a wonderful little bird and […]