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Delano: Biden administration won’t leave lobstermen alone

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:19 GMT

Lawmakers and a federal appeals court last year defeated a federal plan to save endangered whales by eradicating New England’s lobster industry. With those plans undone, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is crafting a workaround scheme to regulate lobstermen out of the fishery.Recent years have been brutal going for lobstermen, such that the survival of our trade is highly uncertain. Lobstermen are at once negotiating higher fuel costs, higher bait costs, higher shipping costs, and an agitation campaign from dark money nonprofits trained on major buyers of Maine lobster products. NOAA’s new regulatory plan is poised to decimate our inventory.NOAA’s new plan – a rule promulgated under the Marine Mammal Protection Act – would expand an existing restricted area, where lobster fishing is banned for three months each year. The scope of the expansion is unclear as of this writing, but any expansion is unwelcome as a matter of precedent and a practical business mat...

Chocolate chips amp up moist banana bread

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:19 GMT

Bananas are a versatile fruit that can be eaten right off the bunch or utilized in a bevy of recipes. Characterized as the first “superfood” endorsed by the American Medical Association in the early 20th century, bananas contain potassium, magnesium, vitamin B6, fiber, and manganese. A banana’s flavor starts out as mildly sweet and gains more sweetness as it ripens. Very ripe bananas, or those that have brown speckled skins, don’t need to be discarded. They make perfect additions to baked goods, notably banana bread.Before tossing out brown bananas, consider this recipe for “Chocolate Chip Banana Bread” courtesy of Jenna Barnard and the Butternut Bakery Blog.TAG GOES HEREChocolate Chip Banana BreadINGREDIENTS1 1/2 cups ripe and mashed banana (3 to 4 medium bananas), measured1/2 cup packed light brown sugar1/2 cup granulated sugar1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted2 large eggs1 teaspoon vanilla extract1/2 cup 2% Greek yogurt (sour cream also works)1 1/...

Check out these Halloween events for fun & frights

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:19 GMT

From silly to spooky, kooky to cultural, our lineup of Halloween activities is all over the map, literally — harvest season road trips and T rides around town can transport you to the magic of All Hallows’ Eve. From theater to visual art, crafts to cinema, music and dog parades, there’s a lot to be thrilled about during the season of thrills.“The Rocky Horror Show”Now through Nov. 26, Central Square Theater, CambridgeThis is the ultimate Halloween-ish horror musical comedy satire. It may also be the only Halloween-ish horror musical comedy satire. Mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter goes all Dr. Frankenstein looking to create a hunk. Hyjinks and songs about sexual repression ensue. Centralsquaretheater.orgPumpkintownNow through Oct. 31, East Hampton, CTLooking for a wholesome Halloween? It’s no tricks and all treats at Pumpkintown. A family-friendly outing featuring a village of over 100 Pumpkinhead people and their pets. Come to see these whimsical Pumpkinheads, stay for the apple cid...

Silverglate: Should universities take political positions?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:19 GMT

The current crisis sparked by Hamas’ surprise terrorist attack on Israel has roiled college campuses far and wide. Essentially, two camps have emerged within our student bodies – those sympathetic to Israel, and those sympathetic to the plight of the Palestinians in Gaza. This is a time that calls for exceptional wisdom and sound judgment by college administrators, and yet these two commodities seem in rather short supply.At Harvard University in Cambridge, newly installed President Claudine Gay, after first declining to take a public stance, concluded that she should issue a statement when Palestinian sympathizers within the student body outrageously excused the slaughter by Hamas, instead choosing to highlight the righteousness of their political cause. Gay’s statement, in relevant part, said: “As the events of recent days continue to reverberate, let there be no doubt that I condemn the terrorist atrocities perpetrated by Hamas.” She noted that regardless of one’s political views...

Editorial: GM Eng bucks trend of lax T management

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:19 GMT

Clearly MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng ignored the dog-eared handbook on how to run the transportation agency.As T history demonstrates, leadership has focused on post-accident bromides, apologies for unsolved problems, and endless promises to do better.Eng is actually getting things done.The latest example of his “see something, say something, fix something” approach came last week, when Eng revealed that T officials knew as far back as April 2021 that large swaths of Green Line Extension tracks were defective and too narrow – but the agency opened the lines anyway.According to the GM, half of the Union Square branch and 80% of the Medford-Tufts branch require repairs only a week after the MBTA said it had cleared slow zones that forced trains to run at walking speeds in some areas.That’s not surprising, given the T’s track record.“We’re going to have the GLX Constructors re-gauge the track to bring it back to what the project called for. And once we have ...

Lowry: Gag order on Donald Trump shameful

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:19 GMT

If you’ve always thought that federal judges ought to determine what presidential candidates can and can’t say about political matters, you should love Judge Tanya Chutkan’s partial gag order against Donald Trump.Chutkan is hearing the Jan. 6 case against Trump brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith and has decided to partially muzzle Trump with an order that is nonsensical and possibly unconstitutional.It stipulates that Trump can still criticize the Biden administration and the Department of Justice and the “campaign platforms and policies” of his GOP rivals, including former Vice President Mike Pence. And Trump can continue to say he’s “innocent of the charges against him.”Chutkan has forbidden Trump from statements targeting the special counsel, Jack Smith, who brought the charges against him, or “any reasonably foreseeable witness or the substance of their testimony.”There’s no doubt that Trump’s commentary ...

Dear Abby: Confused by doc’s exam-less physical

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:19 GMT

Dear Abby: I am a man in my 50s. A few months ago, I had a routine doctor’s appointment, with a new primary care physician. I intended the appointment to be a complete, regular physical. I don’t (thankfully) have any major physical health issues that I know of. But I was always taught it is wise to have periodic physical exams, in case there is a less obvious medical issue, as well as get to know one’s doctor.I went for the physical exam. I was not asked to undress as I have been with all my previous doctors. The doctor seemed nice, but I found it strange that I wasn’t examined physically. I find it hard to understand how a doctor could properly examine me without me undressing. The doctor should be used to seeing bodies, and I cannot understand why the doctor or staff were reluctant to ask me to undress.I found this all very confusing. Perhaps there was some miscommunication? I don’t know if this is unusual, temporary or a new normal that I haven’...

No winning ticket sold for Tuesday’s $32 million Lotto Max jackpot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:19 GMT

There was no winning ticket sold in Tuesday’s Lotto Max $32 million draw.The jackpot for the next draw on Oct. 27 will be an estimated $50 million, with two $1 million Maxmillion prizes up for grabs.The Canadian Press

Lotto Max winning numbers for Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:19 GMT

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Tuesday’s Lotto Max draw for an estimated $32 million: 04, 15, 16, 17, 23, 27 & 47. Bonus: 01In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail.The Canadian Press

‘Shaft’ star Richard Roundtree, considered the ‘first Black action’ movie hero, has died at 81

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:19 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing Black actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective “Shaft” in several films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. He was 81.Roundtree’s longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, said the actor had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday. He was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993 and underwent a double mastectomy.“Richard’s work and career served as a turning point for African American leading men,” McMinn said. “The impact he had on the industry cannot be overstated.”Roundtree, who was born in New Rochelle, New York, was considered as the “first Black action hero” and became one of the leading actors in the blaxploitation genre through his New York street smart John Shaft character in the Gordon Parks-directed film in 1971. At age 28, it was Roundtree’s first feature film appearance after starting his career as a model.Roundtree’s “Shaft” was part of a change in how Black movie...