Overcast 54°
Tag:

Medford, MA

Lifestyle
Famed TV Host Grabs Breakfast In CT With Her Producer Husband Famed TV Host Grabs Breakfast In CT With Her Producer Husband
Famed TV Host Grabs Breakfast In CT With Her Producer Husband Everyone loves a good breakfast, and that includes Hollywood celebrities. TV host and actress Maria Menounos and her husband, film producer and writer Keven Undergaro, stopped in for a breakfast visit recently at That Breakfast Place in Willimantic. She even posed for photos with the owners and staff. Menounos, who's hosted several TV shows and runs the popular "AfterBuzz TV" podcast network, recently appeared in the romantic comedy "Christmas at Plumhill Manor." The owners of the restaurant, located at 37 Boston Post Road, posted some of the photos on Facebook. "Thank you for choosing us…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Sports
Tufts Lacrosse: Doctors Weigh In On What Happened Tufts Lacrosse: Doctors Weigh In On What Happened
Tufts Lacrosse: Doctors Weigh In On What Happened A dozen of Tufts University's 50 lacrosse players were sidelined earlier this month with a muscle-destroying illness following a grueling workout led by a Navy SEAL, school officials said. As of press time three of the reigning NCAA Division III National Championship players remained in the hospital recovering from rhabdomyolysis, or, as it's more simply known, "rhabdo," Tufts officials said. Nine players required hospitalization, and experts say it should not have gotten to this.  Update: The Boston Globe reported Wednesday, Sept. 25, that all of the players have now be…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine & Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
Macaulay Culkin Will Host CT Screening Of His Beloved Holiday Classic 'Home Alone' Macaulay Culkin Will Host CT Screening Of His Beloved Holiday Classic 'Home Alone'
Macaulay Culkin Will Host CT Screening Of His Beloved Holiday Classic 'Home Alone' If you're home alone with nothing to do, you can set a date with the man who single-handedly took down the Wet Bandits. The 44-year-old Macaulay Culkin, star of the beloved holiday film classic "Home Alone," is going on tour to movie theaters across the country later this year. He'll screen the movie and talk with fans afterward.  Dubbed "A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin,” the tour will stop in Wallingford, Connecticut, Medford, Massachusetts, Erie, Pennsylvania, and other states. “Hear about his experiences on set, his favorite memories from filming, and his take on why th…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
New England's Own Ben Affleck Runs — Stumbles — On Dunkin For Ad Recreating 2020 Viral Meme New England's Own Ben Affleck Runs — Stumbles — On Dunkin For Ad Recreating 2020 Viral Meme
New England's Own Ben Affleck Runs — Stumbles — On Dunkin For Ad Recreating 2020 Viral Meme Even Batman couldn’t save this former Massachusetts resident from dropping his coffee and a pile of donut boxes for a new Dunkin’ commercial. Ben Affleck, age 51, of Cambridge, created a 2020 viral meme for a new Dunkin’ Donuts commercial, in which he juggles and drops several boxes of donuts and some iced coffee while leaving his home. New Ben Affleck Dunkin pic just dropped pic.twitter.com/GHFXPXHPbN — Colin Young (@ColinYovng) December 31, 2020 Now the “Justice League” star is collaborating with TikToker Charli D’Amelio for the commercial that is filming in Los Angeles, according to …

SHARE

by Khier Casino
Politics
'Any Place. Anytime': US Senator Threatens To Fight New England-Born Union Boss 'Any Place. Anytime': US Senator Threatens To Fight New England-Born Union Boss
'Any Place. Anytime': US Senator Threatens To Fight New England-Born Union Boss A US senator and one-time MMA fighter threatened to fight a New Englander who is the president of the Teamsters, over a mean tweet on Tuesday, Nov. 14.  Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma took issue with International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Sean O'Brien, a Massachusetts native from Medford,  calling the freshman congressman a "greedy CEO," a "clown," and a "fraud" on X, formerly known as Twitter.  “Sir, this is a time, this is a place. If you want to run your mouth, we can be two consenting adults and finish it here,” Mullin said before standing up.  The 51-year-old …

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
CT Nursing Home Takes In Prolific Child Molester, Suspect In Missing Andy Puglisi Case CT Nursing Home Takes In Prolific Child Molester, Suspect In Missing Andy Puglisi Case
CT Nursing Home Takes In Prolific Child Molester, Suspect In Missing Andy Puglisi Case A convicted child rapist and molester who is a suspect in the disappearance of Andy Puglisi has been moved to a long-term care facility in Connecticut. Wayne Chapman, 73, who has been in prison since the 1980s, was recently moved from Boston Medical Center to the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Medford before winding up at 60 West Secure Care Options in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, according to Boston 25 News. Chapman is a registered sex offender. In 1976, Chapman admitted to molesting as many as 100 boys and has at least one rape conviction as well. He is also a suspect in the disappearan…

SHARE

by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Police ID Yale Law Student Killed In Fatal Truck Collision Police ID Yale Law Student Killed In Fatal Truck Collision
Police ID Yale Law Student Killed In Fatal Truck Collision Police have identified the bicyclist who was killed after being hit by a car on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Yale University law student Keon Ho Lim, 25, of Medford, Massachusetts, was struck by a truck while riding a bicycle in the area of South Frontage Road at York Street in New Haven around 4 p.m., according to WFSB. Lim was pronounced dead at the hospital. In addition to being a Yale student, Lim was an intern at the Office of the New York State Attorney General over the summer, according to Lim's LinkedIn profile. The driver is a 35-year-old New Haven man who pulled over and cooperated with…

SHARE

by Kristin Palpini