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Negotiations continue in Andover teachers strike

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:10:02 GMT

Negotiations resumed Saturday between bargaining teams for the Andover Education Association and Andover School Committee after members voted to strike on Thursday night. The bargaining session followed a day of picketing outside of Andover schools, which were scheduled to be open Friday, as well as a community rally that drew more than 1,000 people to the Andover Town Common.In a statement, the Andover Education Association said, “Our strike vote has initiated the kind of bargaining we have wanted for months. We have a lot of ground to cover, but both sides are talking and that is because the community has voiced its support for what educators are fighting for. We want to be back in our classrooms as quickly as possible. The Andover School Committee can make that happen by reaching fair agreements on wages, especially for instructional assistants, paid family leave, protected prep time, and more time for elementary school lunches and recess.”The stri...

Div. 3 cross country: Hamilton-Wenham, Weston pull off sweeps

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:10:02 GMT

NORTHFIELD — Two weeks ago, Hamilton-Wenham cross country coach Steve Sawyer brought his teams for an excursion to Northfield Mountain. Why?For research.Let’s just say the trip ultimately panned out well. Thanks to the Rich siblings, the Generals were able to make history. Grace Rich placed first in the girls’ 5K race with a time of 20:10.18, while her brother Ben placed sixth in the boys’ race (16:48.51), as Hamilton-Wenham took home a pair of MIAA Div. 3B titles Saturday.“I told somebody the other day that we were in the mix,” Sawyer said afterward. “You never know with a course like this. A lot of kids burn themselves out on the hill. I told my kids: ‘Be careful on the hill. The race starts at the top of the hill.’ I knew on paper, we were competitive. I never would have called a 1-2-3 by my girls. That came out of nowhere, but I knew we would be at the top. I knew we’d have four or five runners in the top-15, we ended up with four. So, we’re all very pleased.”Hamilton-Wenham dom...

Als record nine turnovers to rout Argos in CFL East final

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:10:02 GMT

Marc-Antoine Dequoy and Kabion Ento returned interceptions for touchdowns as the Montreal Alouettes stunned the Toronto Argonauts 38-17 in the CFL East Division final Saturday.Montreal’s stellar defence forced nine turnovers — resulting in 21 points. That included four interceptions of Toronto’s Chad Kelly, who was making his first career playoff start and was also stopped twice in short-yardage situations and lost a fumble.Toronto turned the ball over on downs four times.Kelly, the East Division’s outstanding player nominee was intercepted three times in the third, the last Ento returned 22 yards for the TD at 9:13 to put Montreal ahead 24-3.Later in the quarter, the BMO Field gathering of 26,620 — the largest crowd for an Argos game since they moved there in 2016 — booed the offence off the field.Dequoy had a 101-yard TD return in the first quarter. Montreal advanced to its first Grey Cup since winning two straight titles (2009-10) and will face either the Winnip...

Police offer warning after burglars break into South Side businesses through roof

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:10:02 GMT

CHICAGO — Police are offering a warning to businesses on the city's South Side after several burglaries involving thieves who broke in through the roof. According to Chicago police, the burglaries happened in the early morning hours, between Aug. 25 and Nov. 9, in the city's Roseland and Pullman neighborhoods.  West Side shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 critically injured Officers say during each burglary, the thieves gained entry to the businesses by breaking in through the roof before taking property from inside. Police did not say how many people were involved in the break-ins but said those who did take are believed to have been wearing hooded sweatshirts with masks, and gloves.Chicago police provided the following timeline of the burglaries that took place on the South Side between 8/25/23 and 9/9/23:11400 block of South Michigan Avenue on Aug. 25, at 5 a.m. 11100 block of South Michigan Avenue on Aug. 30, at 6:02m a.m.400 block of East 111th Street on Nov. 9, at...

Burglar uses grinder to open safe at Memphis Taco Bell

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:10:02 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Police in Memphis, Tennessee, are looking for a masked man who jumped through a Taco Bell drive-thru window and used a metal grinder to break into a safe.Memphis Police haven't said how much cash the thief got from the safe under the front counter at Taco Bell on Estate Drive but said he was able to cut holes into the safe and remove the money.Taco Bell in 900 block of Estate Drive. (Courtesy of Memphis PD)Taco Bell in 900 block of Estate Drive. (Courtesy of Memphis PD)Taco Bell in 900 block of Estate Drive. (Courtesy of Memphis PD)This is the third Taco Bell targeted by criminals over the last month, and each time, the thieves entered the fast food restaurant through the drive-thru window.On Oct. 24, two men and a woman robbed the Taco Bell in the 2700 block of Perkins at gunpoint. According to MPD, a woman driving a silver Infiniti SUV placed an order at the drive-thru and then went around to the window. As the employee opene...

Major traffic backups near Jefferson Barracks Bridge in south St. Louis County

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:10:02 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A crash has led to major traffic backups in south St. Louis County on Interstate 255 just before the Jefferson Barracks Bridge. MoDOT says backups begin at I-255 near Koch Road, just before the bridge and the Missouri-Illinois state line. Traffic cameras show authorities responding to the area. Drivers are believed to be backed up for several miles. Anyone driving around the area should anticipate delays or consider using alternate routes. This is a developing story. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available. Check FOX 2's traffic map for real-time updates.

With prime-time matchup vs. Buffalo looming, Broncos paint Bills’ logo on practice field, play MNF theme song

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:10:02 GMT

Head coach Sean Payton is willing to do whatever it takes to get the Broncos in the right mindset ahead of their Monday Night Football matchup against the Buffalo Bills.It started when he had the field crew paint the Bills’ logo at the 50-yard line of both practice fields. On Saturday afternoon, the Monday Night Football theme blasted through the speakers while players were stretching.“If I could put us 50 feet below sea level, I’ll do it,” Payton said. “Every detail matters.”Payton’s methods might seem different, but this is how he gets in the zone. He said he did it all the time in New Orleans, but this was the first time the opponents’ logo was on Denver’s practice field. Payton admitted that it had slipped his mind in previous weeks.From burning candles while watching film in his office to wanting to know how high the sun sits in the sky on game day, Payton has a litany of unique coaching tactics.He expects to play the Sunday Night Football theme song at practice next week...

Local teacher seeking answers after son’s abrupt disappearance 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:10:02 GMT

A local teacher is fearing for her son’s safety and pleading for answers after he disappeared without a trace nearly three weeks ago. Evan Ochoa, 23, who suffers from severe schizophrenia, was last seen on Oct. 22 at his home in Oxnard.  According to family members, he left abruptly and without any access to money, taking only a skateboard and a backpack with him. After experiencing periods of homelessness and checking into a drug rehabilitation facility, Evan began to develop “peculiar tendencies,” which included repeating bizarre phrases, talking to himself, and explaining “outlandish” ideas he had, according to his mother, Valarie Ulrich. Evan eventually landed in jail in 2020 for threatening a former friend’s father, Ulrich told KTLA. “He spent the next year in jail as the courts tried to get him sane enough to stand trial,” she said. “COVID issues didn’t help. The court was trying to send him to a state hospital for help with his obvious mental health issue,...

Kern Valley State Prison inmate death being investigated as homicide: CDCR

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:10:02 GMT

Officials from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation are investigating the death of an inmate at Kern Valley State Prison as a homicide, the department announced Saturday.According to a CDCR release, two prisoners allegedly attacked another prisoner, identified as 41-year-old Isaac Duran, with an inmate-manufactured weapon at 2:55 p.m. on Oct. 14. Duran sustained multiple stab wounds and was transported to an outside medical center for a higher level of care. He eventually succumbed to his wounds on Nov. 9 while under the care of staff at Kern Medical Center, CDCR said.Duran, who was received from Tulare County on April 17, 2003, had been serving life with the possibility of parole for two counts of first degree attempted murder with enhancement of intentional discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury, assault with a semiautomatic firearm and street gang activity.Isaac Duran as seen in a booking photo. (CDCR)While incarcerated, Duran was sentenced in ...

Chuck E. Cheese is getting rid of its animatronic band, except here

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:10:02 GMT

Chuck E. Cheese has announced that it will be removing its iconic animatronic bands from all locations, except for one in Los Angeles.That one restaurant -- located in Northridge -- is where Munch's Make Believe Band will be taking up a "permanent residency," according to an official Chuck E. Cheese release.  Classes on celebrities like Taylor Swift and Rick Ross are engaging a new generation of law students A re-opening party was held at the Northridge Chuck E. Cheese on Friday evening, where participants were able to win exclusive prizes and enjoy a special appearance by Atari, Inc. and Chuck E. Cheese founder Nolan Bushnell. While they charmed and entertained kids for decades, the animatronics have apparently run their course as the “Pizza Time Theatre” will give way to new, high-tech features at restaurants across the nation.“New enhancements include a new state-of-the-art dance floor, a giant video wall and screens, the most popular kid-focused arcade games and new ...