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Coastal communities preparing for high winds, flooding

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:57 GMT

Coastal communities in Massachusetts are bracing for a nasty nor’easter set to roll into the region on Tuesday that could bring damaging winds and areas of localized flooding.In Scituate and other South Shore towns, utility crews were preparing for the worst – widespread outages and strong winds that make it impossible to make repairs.Some houses already hand sandbags on the ready on Sunday.Storm surge last year left some Scituate neighborhoods under water and required emergency evacuations.An Eversource spokesman said extra line crews are being brought in ahead of the storm and will be distributed throughout the state to where they’re likely to be the most needed.Stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest weather updates.

Just One Station: Mass. family raising awareness about rare disease affecting newborns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:57 GMT

Sunday marked national day of awareness for a rare and complicated disease affecting newborn babies.And one Massachusetts family says they’re grateful their child was able to recover, thanks to the medical care they received here in Boston.Liam Shanahan had a rough go of it when he was born 16 months ago. His mom, Katie, was diagnosed with red cell Alloimmunixation and Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn, or HDFN. It’s a rare condition where women develop antibodies against their baby’s blood type, and those antbodies attack their unborn baby’s red blood cells.“It was probably the worst time of our lives,” said Katie Shanahan “Which was so hard because it’s also supposed to be the best time of your life.”Little Liam had to undergo four blood transfusions before he was born and another four after. De. Kenneth Moise is an expect in the disease. “If that baby is the wrong blood type, different from the mother, those can...

Jets linebacker Quincy Williams agrees to three-year contract: sources

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:57 GMT

A day before the NFL’s legal negotiation window, Gang Green re-signed one of their own players.According to a league source, the Jets and linebacker Quincy Williams have agreed on a three-year, $18 million contract, which could max out to $21 million in incentives. NFL Network was the first to report Williams’ deal.After two seasons with the Jaguars, the Jets claimed Williams off waivers. Since then, Williams has been one of the more steady players on the Jets defense.In 2021, he recorded 110 tackles, which was second to C.J. Mosley (158) and nine tackles for loss. Last season, Williams followed that up with 106 tackles and 12 tackles for loss.Gang Green felt like Williams was one of the keys to their defense, which finished fourth in the league in total defense and points allowed in 2022. Williams was one of two Jets starting linebackers scheduled to be free agents at the start of the league year.Kwon Alexander, who signed a one-year deal with the Jets days into trainin...

Healey administration receptive on rent control

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:57 GMT

If Boston’s rent control proposal makes it through the state Legislature, it may have a good shot at being signed into law, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll hinted on WBZ-TV’s Keller at Large segment Sunday morning — but she made no guarantees.“I definitely want to be clear that we are supporting our local communities as they come through with housing strategies and ideas,” Driscoll said. “And we also know it’s got a process to get through. We don’t know what it’s going to look like finally, so it’s hard to say 100% we’re gonna be all in.”The comments follow the Boston City Council’s passage of Mayor Michelle Wu’s rent stabilization proposal on Wednesday. The bill — which caps year-over-year rent hikes at 6% plus inflation, to a max of 10% — will face a tricky trek through the Legislature after Wu signs it.The lieutenant governor’s comments also addressed a similar proposal recently put forth ...

Shamrock Splash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:57 GMT

Nets defeat West’s No. 1 Nuggets for 5th win in last 6 games

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:57 GMT

Who needs a clutch scorer when you have a clutch defense?For the second game in a row, the Nets’ fourth-quarter offense sputtered, and for the second game in a row, it was Brooklyn’s defense that secured the victory.The Nets held onto a 122-120 victory over Western Conference No. 1-seeded Denver Nuggets on Sunday afternoon. After losing four straight games coming out of NBA All-Star Weekend, Brooklyn has won five of its last six games.The Nets entered Sunday with the No. 1 defense in all of basketball during their winning stretch — and it took grit on that end of the floor to slow down the MVP frontrunner Nikola Jokic on the road in Denver.And it was a game that became a one-possession affair as the clock dwindled late in the fourth quarter.In Brooklyn, crunch time is the new scary hours.Those minutes — defined as the final five minutes of a game with a five-point margin — were once a safe haven for a team that previously employed Kevin Durant and Kyrie...

After trading for star CB Jalen Ramsey, what’s next for Dolphins with free agency beginning Monday?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:57 GMT

The Miami Dolphins already made one immense splash this offseason. And it came on the eve of free agency opening up.After acquiring three-time All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey in a blockbuster trade with the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, it’s going to be hard to top that in free agency, with outside negotiations beginning Monday.But it’s okay — in fact, probably even welcomed — that what may likely turn out to be Miami’s top acquisition this offseason is secured before free agency opens.The Dolphins already crossed two major offseason to-dos off the checklist between landing the most coveted defensive coordinator, Vic Fangio, this coach hiring cycle and now dealing for the top available cornerback, acquiring Ramsey in what many would regard as a steal. All it took was a third-round pick and tight end Hunter Long, who made one catch over two seasons in Miami.This offseason was never thought to be as momentous as this same time last year, when the Dolphins t...

Group behind millionaire’s tax files 2024 ballot question paperwork

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:57 GMT

The well funded group behind the state’s millionaire’s tax and responsible for the recently completed rise in the minimum wage have filed paperwork to place another question before the voters.Raise Up Massachusetts, the organization behind the Fair Share Amendment’s presentation as question 1 on last year’s ballot, on March 9, filed paperwork with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance indicating they would organize for another ballot campaign.The new campaign, according to filings, will work toward “building shared prosperity in the Commonwealth through higher minimum wages and fair and adequate taxation” and is named Raise Up Massachusetts 2024.Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Massachusetts State Council Executive Director Harris Gruman is listed as the group’s chair.A spokesperson for Raise Up Massachusetts did not return a request for comment on Sunday.It is unclear what precise policy changes the group will attempt to enact in 2024. What is clear is that...

Anthony Volpe continues trending up, homers in 3-3 tie vs. Boston Red Sox

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:57 GMT

It’s going to be hard to send him back to the minors.Anthony Volpe has yet to disappoint for the Yankees in spring training and the top prospect continued trending upwards in Sunday’s 3-3 tie against the Boston Red Sox.Volpe went 2-for-4 at the plate, hitting his second homer of the spring to right-center field. The Jersey native also blasted an opposite-field double to advance runners on the base paths. Volpe’s batting average after Sunday now sits at .320 and the shortstop has shown his speed by stealing three bases so far.The fan favorite’s defense at shortstop has been another reason why he’s being loved by Yankee fans and it makes the potential decision for the team to allow Isiah Kiner-Falefa, who struggled defensively last season, to start at the position look unreasonable.“I think he’s got all the tools,” said captain Aaron Judge after Wednesday’s game against the Cardinals at the Yankees’ spring complex. “He ...

Dave Hyde: Dolphins’ big trade gives March Madness the feel of February Fever

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:18:57 GMT

There was already enough to say the Miami Dolphins were going all in even before Sunday’s trade. There was the hiring of defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, the way they’ve dumped draft picks for big-money stars and even the manner they’ve supported quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.Sunday’s move wasn’t just about going further in, though. It’s the kind of move to help level the field a little against the Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes, if they are to play him next January, or Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow or Buffalo’s Josh Allen, if it comes to them to reach the Super Bowl.All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey is a Dolphin now, meaning more than one of last season’s weaknesses becomes a strength and new defensive coordinator Vic Fangio has a new toy to employ. Ramsey one side, Xavien Howard on the other. Consider the possibilities.The next Super Bowl is in Las Vegas.How do you like that boom-or-bust possibility?I love it. I never liked tank...