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January 2023
Chaim Bloom answers critics by reaching deal with Rafael Devers
By locking up a homegrown star for 11 years, the Red Sox show they are serious about competing – and paying a premium to do so.
Word of the Week
Lunar(Rhymes with sooner)Involving, caused by, or affecting the moon.Leslie got a telescope for her birthday. She aimed it at the Moon and looked at craters on the lunar surface.
A New Year’s Reunion By Yu Li-Qiong Illustrated by Zhu Cheng-Liang This realistic fiction picture books illustrates a contemporary lifestyle that is supposedly nontraditional yet common for many families in China where family members live apart due to job conditions and meet one or two times a year during national holidays. New Year’s Day, as […]
Current Events: Lunar New Year
For many people, the Chinese, for example, January 22 of this year is New Year’s Day. Why? Because of the type of calendar they use.The calendar we use is based on the time it takes the Earth to circle the Sun. That time (365 days) is divided into 12 month. Sol is another name for […]
Massachusetts driver seriously injured in turnpike truck collision
The driver of a box truck rear-ended a fully loaded cement truck Thursday morning on the Maine Turnpike in Kittery.
Doctors say Damar Hamlin communicating, showing significant improvement
Hamlin remains critically ill but began to wake up Wednesday, and it appears his neurological function is intact.
Faithful mourn Benedict XVI at funeral presided over by pope
Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass for a dead pope presided over by a living one.
Biden will restrict Nicaraguans, Cubans and Haitians crossing U.S.-Mexico border
Instead, the administration will accept 30,000 people per month from the four nations for two years and offer the ability to legally work, as long as they come legally, have eligible sponsors and pass vetting and background checks.
Putin orders Russian forces to hold 36-hour cease-fire in Ukraine
The order follows a proposal by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill for the Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday.