December 16, 2024
2024
Biden to declare Frances Perkins’ Newcastle home a national monument
She served as secretary of labor for Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945 and spearheaded reforms like Social Security and the 40-hour work week.
View from Away: After toppling Assad, Syrians face a new day — and remind the world’s democracies of freedoms often taken for granted
Americans love to talk about liberty. But if we’re completely honest with ourselves, the bulk of our conversations about individual freedom, or more precisely, the loss of it, are abstract — most of us, thankfully, have known nothing else but unfettered self-determination. We may be frustrated with government policies as varied as pandemic-era restrictions on […]
Dec. 16, 1977: Fairfield police chief suspends all but 3 of town’s patrolmen, son arrested in Augusta hospital after mass family attack, and clothespin-ing away
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Celtics defeat Wizards for seventh straight win
Jayson Tatum scored 28 points after missing two of his last four games with an injury.
Patriots come out flat in 30-17 loss to Cardinals
New England fell to 3-11 with its fourth straight loss, despite coming off a bye week.
Fire damages mobile home in Albion after kerosene space heater is used to thaw pipes
A fire Sunday afternoon at a single-wide mobile home at 41 Marks Road caused enough damage to make the dwelling uninhabitable until it is repaired, according to a fire official.
Federal funding helps schools hire mental health counselors
Administrators say the money is helping ‘meet students where they’re at.’ Whether providers will stay when the money runs out is another question.
New Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet has a numbers issue
The lefty wore No. 45 in Chicago – but that number belongs to Boston icon Pedro Martinez.
One week into a new Syria, rebels aim for normalcy and Syrians vow not to be silent again
A transformation has started to take place in the week since the unexpected overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad.