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  A Tulane University initiative to use shuttle buses powered by electricity has been awarded $737,500 by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). The project is one of 55 selected research and demonstration projects that will further new and innovative advanced vehicle technologies with assistance from the EERE’s Vehicle Technologies Office.  Tulane will purchase five Grande West Vicinity transit buses with electric vehicle (EV) technology and install five private charging stations to support them. The shuttle buses will service the regul...

NEW BEDFORD — The SouthCoast is known for its variety of theatrical options on almost any given weekend. However, COVID-19 has deemed live performances unsafe and has forced all theatre companies to shut down. On March 12, 2020, New York City officially shut down Broadway to accommodate safety concerns with the spread of COVID-19. It’s now been officially one year since in-person performances have been a thing — especially within the walls of a theatre. And Broadway is still closed. Little Theatre of Fall River was in its fifth of nine performances for the musical "Blood Brothers" w...

Music fans and musicians have been going stir-crazy for a year. I last went to a concert March 6, 2020. And so last week’s announcement by the state that Phase Three, Step Two guidelines seemed to allow for live music performance at indoor venues, at half-capacity, and limited to 500 people or fewer, was greeted with jubilation. There are some live music shows this weekend, including in Quincy where Pete’s Grille hosts FM Station on Friday night and Joe Fitz and the Dented Cans on Saturday. “I’m so psyched to play again,” said Quincy’s Joe Fitzgerald, the singer/songwriter who ...

Dining with the stars, multitasking surgeon, 4 a.m. last call: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Tuscaloosa: The Alabama Department of Public Health is asking residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus to participate in a confidential survey that will help experts learn more about the virus’s spread. The department said its online survey is designed to “supplement ADPH investigation and contact tracing efforts.” All answers will remain confidential, and the survey is estimated to take about five to 10 mi...

New Orleans Officer Killed In Alleged Mask Dispute Died a 'Hero,' 'Saved Lives' On 3/1/21 at 4:48 AM EST Tributes have been paid to the New Orleans police officer shot dead while intervening in an alleged dispute over masks during a high school basketball game. Tulane University Police Officer Martinus Mitchum was shot and killed on Friday while working at George Washington Carver High School in the 3000 block of Higgins Boulevard. Mitchum, a Tulane University police officer who was also a reserve deputy 2nd City Court constable, was working security detail at a George Washington Carver High ...