Sullivan's Travels: Natick plans 9/11 commemoration at 9 a.m. Saturday
Also, the Natick AMVETS Post 79, Superior Drive, will have a Military and First Responder Appreciation Outing starting at noon. For information, visit https://natickservicecouncil.org/… The Bacon Free Library in South Natick has reopened to the public, with no reservation. Porchfest will take place in the following neighborhoods:Area 1 – Washington Street, Walnut Street, Harvard Street, Franklin Street, Florence Street, David DriveArea 2 – Grant Street, Wilson Street, Sheridan Street, Sherman Street, Avon Street, Garfield Street, Chester Street, Morse Street. Area 3 – Pond Street, Maple Street, Plain Street, Park Street, Western Avenue, Floral Avenue, Waban Street. … Mark your calendars for the annual Natick Artists Open Studios in mid-October, and Fall Town Meeting on Oct. 19.
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September 10, 2021 11:02 UTC
Gay man who said mob carved "f****t" into him admits it was consensual
A 20-year-old Spanish gay man who told police that an anti-gay mob carved a homophobic slur into his buttocks has reportedly recanted his claims. He claimed that a mob of eight people wearing face coverings yelled homophobic slurs, before using a knife to cut his lip and carve “faggot” into his buttock. Read More: Gay man has homophobic slur carved into butt in mob attackBut Spain’s Interior Ministry said Wednesday that the alleged victim had since told police that the carving of the word was a consensual act. Police had failed to find any witnesses to the attack, despite it allegedly taking place in broad daylight. “Because they killed Samuel for being queer,” a reference to Samuel Luiz, a 24-year-old gay man who was beaten to death in an anti-gay attack in July.
Source:MetroXpress
September 10, 2021 10:52 UTC
Top 3 high school football games to watch during opening weekend of fall 2021 season
Growing pains are natural in any season opener. “We are simply just excited for the opportunity to continue the tradition of playing them to open the season,” Hopkinton coach Mark Sanborn said. “Excited to kick off the regular season where every game counts towards the playoffs,” Wayland coach Scott Parseghian said. Two years later, these two rivals from the North will meet up for a highly-anticipated season opener. We’ll see if returning Daily News All-Star Gavin Elder and the Blackhawks can keep the trend going during this fall season.
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September 10, 2021 10:30 UTC
Børnebander gør Nørrebro usikker
Netop, der er forresten en undersøgelse af et lille internationalt team, somhar fundet at 2.g indvandrere i 13 vestlige lande er MERE tilfredse medlivet og har MERE selvtillid end gammelbefolkningens unge. De skriver selv,at de blev overraskede over resultatet. I noen tilfeller viser de seg faktisk å være merfornøyde og tilpassede. Denne tendensen ser vi i alle landene, også i Norge,sier Lackland Sam til universitetsavisen På Høyden. (Jeg har også et længere interview fra det norske universitetsblad)
Source:Dagbladet Politiken
September 10, 2021 09:47 UTC
School enrollment in Framingham, Milford bounces back after pandemic-filled year
From Aug. 1 until the start of the school, Framingham Public Schools enrolled about 250 additional students, according to Superintendent of Schools Robert Tremblay. Before the pandemic, Framingham Public Schools were expecting to see a surge in enrollment. That report is based on a snapshot of the student body on Oct. 1 and is the basis for the annual enrollment report to School Committees. COVID-19 policy:Framingham, Milford, Ashland will follow state's 'Test and Stay' protocol for schoolSimilar to Framingham, Milford Public Schools are seeing their enrollment “bounce back,” said Superintendent of Schools Kevin McIntyre, though not yet back to pre-pandemic numbers. Last year, the district’s enrollment stood at 4,235 for the 2020-21 school year, down 172 (3.9%) students from the previous year.
Source:MetroXpress
September 10, 2021 09:22 UTC
JPMorgan slashes price target for troubled China property giant Evergrande
LONDON (Reuters) – Investment bank JPMorgan slashed its price target for China’s debt-hobbled property giant Evergrande Group to HK$2.80 from HK$7.20 on Friday, saying there was likely to be more negative news about its finances. The bank also cut its recommendation to underweight from overweight. “We believe the company will continue to see negative news flows on its liquidity risk (refinancing / lawsuits from suppliers / potential bond defaults),” JPMorgan said. “While we think Evergrande will likely see a soft landing scenario, we think rerating will be unlikely in near future, until we have better clarity of an actual resolution.”Evergrande, which has around $20 billion worth of international bonds, has seen its share price slump 85% over the last year and rating agencies have issued a flurry of warnings over the last couple of weeks that it could default. (Reporting by Marc Jones, editing by Huw Jones)
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September 10, 2021 07:07 UTC
Tennis-‘Impossible is nothing’: Canadian teen Fernandez into US Open final
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Leylah Fernandez’s storybook U.S. Open continued with yet another upset on Thursday as the Canadian teenager shocked second seed Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4 to reach her first Grand Slam final. It will mark the eighth time a Grand Slam final in the Open era will be contested by two teenagers, and the first since the 1999 U.S. Open between Serena Williams and Martina Hingis. “I just wanted to be in the finals, I really wanted it.”Sabalenka, bidding for her first Grand Slam final, came out all guns blazing, blasting away from baseline and racing to 3-0 lead in just eight minutes. The Canadian broke back at 4-3 and went on to dominate the tiebreak 7-3. A fired up Sabalenka broke Fernandez to open the second set but the Canadian broke back to level at 2-2, driving a clenched fist into the air that has become her trademark salute.
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September 10, 2021 03:56 UTC
Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis: Mourn innocence lost, work to combat hate and misinformation
Those terrorist attacks were the catalyst for many in our country to respond in genuinely thoughtful and productive ways. Over the two decades that followed, many learned about Islam and the Middle East, and reached out to neighbors with whom they had not previously connected. How had I missed the not-so-subtle undertones of neo-nationalism that permeated our national conversation long before September 12, 2001? “Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.” But two decades later, have we learned anything? May we never again allow fear and anger to supersede those values even on the scariest, bleakest of days.
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September 10, 2021 03:11 UTC
Letter: Teaching needs to create relationships and understandings between all peoples
Teaching needs to create relationships and understandings between all peoples. To accomplish this, all centers of learning, including the family, need to be teaching and exemplifying civil dialogue. The components of civil dialogue are identifiable, teachable, can be practiced and be evaluated. Our schools would be performing a lasting service to our country to start teaching civil dialogue. The materials and resources for teaching civil dialogue are currently available.
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September 10, 2021 03:00 UTC
Evicting people from their homes a threat to public health
MetroWest Daily NewsIn the midst of an ongoing pandemic, evicting people from their homes is not only unconscionable but a threat to public health. At the same time, we also need to go beyond protecting residents from eviction in the short-term, and drastically increase our investments in affordable housing to address Massachusetts' long-existing housing crisis. Reforming zoning codes and building multi-family housing across the Commonwealth can help address our housing supply shortage. As business leaders, we know that creating more affordable housing is critical for a thriving workforce and economy. Jennifer Benson is President of the Alliance for Business Leadership and a former Massachusetts State Representative.
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September 10, 2021 03:00 UTC
Letter: Mayor Yvonne Spicer helping Framingham succeed
MetroWest Daily NewsWe’ve been fortunate to have Mayor Yvonne Spicer helping Framingham during this Covid-crisis. Utilizing a small group of city employees, she created an outreach program as check-in on wellbeing of 7,600 seniors. Collaborating with other city departments she addressed and fulfilled their basic needs, of medicine, food and other crisis details. As outreach needs diminished, she transformed phoning into a new benefit: Framingham Information Line. We can vote for this mayor's creative thinking to continue bringing enrichment into our City!
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September 10, 2021 03:00 UTC
Letter: Everyone should get vaccinated against COVID-19
MetroWest Daily NewsTo those folks who do not want to be vaccinated against COVID - ask them if their children had been vaccinated against polio, smallpox, measles, whooping cough, etc. They will say "of course." You love them so much you'd de for them, right? Anything to protect them - but the big question, would you live for them? You only need one brain cell to answer yes.
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September 10, 2021 03:00 UTC
Letter: Citizens should attend 10 a.m. rally at MCI Framingham on Sept. 11
MetroWest Daily NewsFramingham will see a march and rally on Saturday, Sept. 11 against the construction of another women’s prison for all of Massachusetts. Activists from throughout the state have started in Amherst, marching 90 miles to build support for a prison moratorium bill, S2030. has been part of the unsuccessful mass incarceration project attacking people of color. It will indicate we lack of interest in new ideas and science-based innovations, and will prolong mass incarceration. Citizens should attend the 10 a.m. rally at MCI Framingham on Sept. 11.
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September 10, 2021 02:48 UTC
Harvard University to end investment in fossil fuels
BOSTON (Reuters) -Harvard University is ending its investments in fossil fuels, the school’s president said on Thursday, drawing praise from divestment activists who had long pressed the leading university to exit such holdings. The indirect investments, made through private equity funds, make up less than 2% of the endowment, Bacow wrote. Recently valued at about $42 billion, the most of any university, the school’s endowment has been under pressure for years from students, alumni and other activists to sell off its fossil fuel holdings as a way to slow climate change. For most of the past decade previous Harvard officials had resisted calls to sell fossil fuel stocks but more recently changed course under new leaders including Bacow, president since 2018. Internal pressure for divestment has also grown, including from young members elected to one of Harvard’s leadership boards last year on a divestment platform.
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September 10, 2021 02:15 UTC
Soccer-Messi overtakes Pele with hat-trick as Argentina beat Bolivia
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to give Argentina a 3-0 win over Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday, lifting him above Pele as South America’s top international scorer with 79 goals. His 77th, 78th and 79th goals marked his seventh hat-trick for the national side and took him two above Pele in the South American scoring charts. I am very happy.”Argentina are in second place behind Brazil in the 10-team qualifying group for Qatar in 2022. Jean Meneses pulled one back for Chile in the 56th minute but Luis Dias restored Colombia’s two-goal lead with 16 minutes left. Colombia are fifth in the qualifying table, tied on points with fourth-placed Ecuador, while Chile are eighth.
Source:MetroXpress
September 10, 2021 02:03 UTC