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Dozens arrive at emergency shelter in Leominster after flooding forces evacuations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:48 GMT

Dozens of people arrived at Francis Drake Elementary School in Leominster Monday night after the city opened the school as an emergency shelter for people forced out of their homes by flooding.School officials announced early Monday evening that there would be no classes in Leominster public schools on Tuesday. By 10:30 p.m., approximately 30 people had arrived at the Francis Drake School. Officials said most if not all of the people already at Francis Drake had been evacuated from the Meadowbrook Acres mobile home community, where 7NEWS cameras previously captured video of crews pulling residents on rafts away from their flooded homes. By 11 p.m., more than 60 people had arrived at the Francis Drake School.In addition to the Meadowbrook Acres community, officials said the Leominster Fire Department was monitoring the situation at the Keystone nursing home where the basement was flooded Monday night. Fire crews were on scene around 10:30 p.m., waiting to determine whether ...

How Tom Brady felt being honored by Patriots in return to Gillette Stadium

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:48 GMT

With 24 hours to decompress, Tom Brady briefly discussed his return to Gillette Stadium for the Patriots season opener on his podcast, “Let’s Go!”During Sunday’s ceremony, team owner Robert Kraft announced Brady would be an early entrant into the Patriots Hall of Fame next spring with an induction set for June 12, 2024, inside Gillette Stadium while introducing the former quarterback. Brady then addressed the crowd with the message that he’ll be a “Patriot for life.”Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots’ Mac Jones blames himself for more miscues in loss to Eagles New England Patriots | Source explains JuJu Smith-Schuster’s lack of snaps for Patriots in Week 1 New England Patriots | Bill Belichick empathizes with Mac Jones after Patriots Week 1 loss New England Patriots | Bill Belichick provides update on Patriots ‘exempt’ QB Matt Corral New England Pa...

Gallery: Over 1,000 volunteers take part in ‘Boston Meal Pack for 9/11 Day’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:48 GMT

The Boston Meal Pack for 9/11 Day was held Monday at Agganis Arena at Boston University.More than 1,000 people from throughout Boston spent the anniversary of 9/11 helping others, and packed 330,000 healthy, non-perishable meals to be donated to The Greater Boston Food Bank for distribution to individuals and families at risk of hunger.The Boston Meal Pack for 9/11 Day is being co-hosted jointly by AmeriCorps and the 9/11 nonprofit 9/11 Day, which was founded in 2002 by 9/11 leaders who led the efforts to establish September 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance under federal law.More than 53 companies participated in the Boston Meal Pack for 9/11 Day, one of 18 9/11 Day Meal Packs held nationwide in observance of 9/11 Day, the federally recognized September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance.As many as 20,000 volunteers participated in these Meal Packs nationwide, packing more than 6 million meals for 9/11 Day and as part of Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month.

‘Life-threatening’ flash flooding in Leominster, Fitchburg; river flooding next risk

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:48 GMT

In a dire warning, the National Weather Service posted alerts for “life threatening flash flooding” in the Leominster, Fitchburg Monday night.The weather service says the warning is for “flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.”A portion of Route 2 was closed in the area as the rains kept coming.The NWS added other towns nearby were also under the alert, including Westford, Gardner, Holden, Clinton, Athol, Pepperell, Tyngsborough, Groton, Winchendon, Lunenburg, Townsend, Littleton, Lancaster, Templeton, Rutland, Sterling, Ayer andWestminster.The Weather Service added: “Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.”River Flooding nowThe Weather Service also warned residents to keep an eye on local rivers for flooding into Tuesday and the days to come.Flood Warning for the following rivers in Massachusetts…New Hampshire… North Nashua River...

Aaron Rodgers injures his left Achilles tendon in his first series for the Jets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:48 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers’ debut with the New York Jets lasted just four snaps.And now the four-time MVP and a shell-shocked fanbase will have to see how long he might be sidelined.Rodgers injured his left Achilles tendon when he was sacked by Buffalo’s Leonard Floyd and fell awkwardly on the leg during Monday night’s 22-16 overtime win over the Bills.Coach Robert Saleh confirmed the injury after the game and said Rodgers would have a MRI on Tuesday. The team said during the game that X-rays were negative. NFL Network reported Rodgers’ left foot was in a black walking boot as he was carted to the X-ray room.After a 26-yard run by Breece Hall on the Jets’ opening play, Rodgers threw his first pass away after getting heavy pressure from Gregg Rousseau. Rodgers threw incomplete on the next play, but Terrel Bernard was called for defensive holding.Then, Rodgers tried to avoid a rushing Floyd, who wrapped up the quarterback and took him down...

7 people have died in storms in southern China and 70 crocodiles are reported to be on the loose

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:48 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Rainstorms battering southern China have killed at least seven people and allowed dozens of crocodiles to escape from a farm.Nearby residents were advised to stay at home after more than 70 crocodiles reportedly escaped in Maoming, a city near the coast in western Guangdong province, according to Chinese media reports.An emergency official was quoted as saying that 69 adult crocodiles and six juveniles had escaped. Some have been captured, but the operation was difficult because of the depth of a lake they are in, the media reports said.No injuries have been reported. Further west, seven people died and three are missing after multiple landslides in the city of Yulin in the Guangxi region, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Heavy rains on Sunday and Monday triggered the landslides.The rains last week caused flash floods in Hong Kong, killing two people.The Associated Press

Talking Heads bring TIFF crowd to its feet with revamped film ‘Stop Making Sense’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:48 GMT

TORONTO — A boisterous world première for Talking Heads’ revamped classic “Stop Making Sense” brought a Toronto International Film Festival audience to its feet as moviegoers and the band themselves jumped up to dance, hoot and clap along to ‘80s hits.The Imax screening ignited repeated bursts of celebration in the giddy crowd, making it difficult at times to distinguish which audience – the one on the big screen or the live one in the theatre – was clapping and cheering for favourites including “Burning Down the House” and “Once in a Lifetime.”In a panel conversation immediately afterwards, frontman David Byrne declared: “This is why we come to the movie theatres.”Clad in a bright blue suit and matching shirt, Byrne took a seat next to bandmates clad in black Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth for a Q-and-A moderated by fellow New Yorker and filmmaker Spike Lee.It was the first time the band members had shared a stage since their 2002 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in...

Monday Night Forecast: Mostly cloudy, showers expected to continue

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:48 GMT

CHICAGO —Mostly cloudy Monday night and showers are expected to continue. Winds: N 5-10 G20. Low: 56. Interactive Radar: Track showers and storm here Tuesday Forecast: Mostly cloudy, showers (especially near the lake), N 5-10 G20. High: 69.Full forecast details and more at the WGN Weather Center blog

No damage to Colorado Tower after fire at Red Ash Restaurant

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:48 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — There was no damage to the Colorado Tower after reports of a fire at the Red Ash Restaurant in downtown Austin on Monday evening, according to Cousins Properties.At approximately 6:30 p.m., a fire was reported in Red Ash, which is located on the ground floor of Colorado Tower, Cousins said.AFD said firefighters were working to extinguish the fire and remove smoke in a 30-story high-rise building at 303 Colorado Street. There were no injuries in the fire, and the entire building was safely evacuated by the security team and AFD firefighters, according to Cousins. Furthermore, there was no damage to the building, and all offices can open Tuesday.

200+ more special events in Austin this year compared to last, safety commission asks council to review police staffing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:50:48 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Public Safety Commission passed a motion Monday evening to request that City Council look further into the procedure and funding for first responder special event staffing.According to the public documents related to the department's presentation, the amount of largest-scale special events is up 88.89%, and the amount of the smallest-scale special events is up 288.24%. Below is a yearly breakdown of the number of special events in Austin from 2019-2023.Austin special event breakdown presented during the September Public Safety Commission meeting.Austin City Limits Music Festival, one of the city's largest-scale events, is less than one month away. The event typically requires police overtime and supplemental law enforcement help. APD listed the following factors as challenges the short-staffed department faces when it comes to special events.Officer vacancy ratesDouble overtime pay for patrol, patrol support shifts and only pay-and-a-half for special event overt...