More detail to come in your extended forecast in a few minutes. Sarah time now for fast track traffic with Danielle Gersh. Danielle thanks, sarah. Good morning, everyone. If youre getting ready to head out the door this morning, i think youre in good shape. Lets go to the maps. Only ten minutes from braintree to boston northbound on the expressway. All green. No issues there. South of town, all green, as well. So were in good shape on routes 3, 24 and 95. Notice those work crews still out there. Theyll wrap thing head into the 5 00 hour. Problemfree heading in and out of boston. Routes 2 and 3 look good. 93 fine back to 495, and no issues on route 1. Lets check your drive times if youre getting ready to head out the door. 93 southbound, 128 to the zakim bridge, just 11 minutes. No delays out on the roads this morning. The t and Commuter Rail running on schedule. Back to you, guys. Sarah happening now, police in plaistow, New Hampshire, are looking for man a abduct her. Christa frighten
Willis. Behind me here, you can see all here to honor, remember, and mourn a playful, energetic and loving little boy. . Why should i feel. . Reporter trying to console a fam relatives of kyzr willis dressed in white, saying painful goodbyes. 7yearold kyzr died tragically last week. Police say it was an accidental drowning at Curley Community Center day camp in south boston. Police say he wandered away unnoticed at carson beach after a frantic search, his body was found in the water hours later. The lord does not take kyzr. The lord receives kyzr. Reporter in response to the death, mayor marty walsh ordered new rules for the citys summer day camps. Hourly checks of all campers. Lie preservers for all kids swimming. More training for staff. At the funeral service, family members gave their reflections and thanked friends and strangers for their support. It is a tragedy that the situation happened, but what we have to remember through all of this, that kyzr, at the young age that he is,
Contracted zika virus as the head of the cdc gets set to tour miamis hot zone today. Kicking it off in style. The u. S. Womens soccer Team Wins Big in its rio debut. As preparations for the opening ceremonient the enter the final stretch, august 4th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news this is a special edition of today countdown to rio with matt lauer live from rio de janeiro, brazil, and Savannah Guthrie live from rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to a special split edition of today. Its thursday morning. We have matt in rio. The olympic action is under way. The Opening Ceremony just one short day away. Started us off. Not too bad. I want to show you something funny, first. Im here along the promenade at copacabana beach. We havent formally started the games yet. I ran into the mascots from 2018. Guys, good to see you. Cool. Well see you guys in two years. Youre right, by the way, great start for the u. S. Womens soccer team. 20 over new zealand. Were a little tired. We w
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Ever heard of Thomas Brooks Farm? Few Medford residents have. But that s about to change.
The Medford City Council tentatively approved appropriations for the Community Preservation Commission to implement early phases of a Master Plan for Thomas Brooks Farm at a Jan. 26 meeting.
A formal vote will take place Feb. 2 because the item was not on the official agenda for Jan. 26. The matter was discussed during a Committee of the Whole meeting and spilled into the formal council meeting at 7 p.m.
Members are amenable to the request for $200,000 restoration of a 1,000 foot Field Stone Wall; $50,000 for restoration of the red-brick Pomp’s Wall or the Old Slave Wall and $50,000 for an archeological dig on the site, which the Historical Commission’s Project Overview describes as a “six acre wooded landscape bordered by the Lowell Branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail tracks. It is currently a passive recreation area and a rich history that is greatly