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Researchers Spot 161 Whales, Including 7 Different Species, Off Mass Coast
It’s a whale of a tale and researchers have the pictures to prove it.
A recent aerial survey conducted by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center came across a jaw-dropping 161 whales in the waters south of Martha’s Vineyard and southeast of Nantucket.
The stunning display was comprised of seven different whale species, including 93 sei, 36 humpback, 21 fin, as well as minke, sperm, and North Atlantic right whales.
Researchers also spotted two Orcas, also known as killer whales, one of whom was seen chowing down on a tuna.
NOAA Fisheries’ New England/Mid-Atlantic region called it a “dazzli…
2 Busted On Murder Charge In Slaying Of Princess Charles In Boston: Police
Two men who were wanted in the fatal shooting death of a 29-year-old Boston woman on Sept. 9 have been caught in multiple raids, including one in Rhode Island, authorities said.
Kevin Facey, 28, of Randolph, and Tevin Herman, 31, of Nantucket, were arrested this week and charged with the fatal shooting of Princess Charles and the attempted killing of another person, Boston police said.
Both men are charged with murder, armed assault to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and carrying a firearm without an FID card, police said. Facey, who was captured in Pro…
Netflix To Film Best-Seller Adaptation In Mass This Week: Report
Is Massachusetts the perfect spot for "The Perfect Couple?" Netflix thinks so.
The streaming giant will film scenes for "Perfect Couple," a six-part miniseries adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s murder mystery novel "The Perfect Couple," on Thursday, Sept. 28, on Nantucket, according to the Nantucket Current.
The miniseries wrapped principal photography earlier this year after filming in Chatham and surrounding areas, reports said.
Nicole Kidman, Liev Schrieber, Dakota Fanning, Eve Hewson, and Omar Epps will star in the lead roles. Meghann Fahy, a Longmeadow …
Sly Stallone Stops By Mass Seafood Market To Meet Local Celebrity
A Massachusetts seafood market that supplies three-star Michelin restaurants with fresh seafood was visited by a famed American actor and filmmaker.
The star of "Rocky" and "The Expendables," Sylvester Stallone, stopped by Nantucket Seafood, located at 56 Old South Road in Nantucket, and asked for the seafood market's owner, Ted Jennison, by name.
Jennison, who was not in the store during the visit, said he did not know how Stallone knew about him.
He said he guessed that the actor, who owns an estate in Palm Beach, learned about him from someone in the Palm Beach area since Jennison d…
1,600-Pound Great White Shark Pinged Off Nantucket
A 1,600-pound shark was tracked off the coast of Nantucket on Wednesday, July 6.
Scot, the 12-foot-long white shark, "pinged" in George's Bank around 11:20 a.m., according to shark research group OCEARCH. A "ping" happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the water, sending data.
Scot's latest ping was not too far from where he was tagged by researchers in Nova Scotia in last September. He's been swimming up and down the East Coast ever since.
Scot apparently swam nearly 500 miles since July 1, when he was tracked off the coast of Ocean City, MD.
Meet Scot, a 12'4", 1,644lb M…
