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Halifax County, Virginia · Halifax CountyHow to view the Perseid meteor shower in Virginia100% Center coverage: 1 sourcesHALIFAX COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Looking to watch this year's Perseid meteor shower? Here's all you need to know about viewing the celestial event in Virginia. What is the Perseid meteor shower? When meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or "shooting stars" are called meteors, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Perseid meteor shower occurs when Earth passes through the d…See the Story

South Boston · South BostonCouncillors debate pros, cons of Wu’s Article 80 reformsChris Lovett, Reporter CorrespondentAt a public hearing Monday afternoon, city councillors heard plans-in-progress for modernizing Boston’s review of development proposals. The working draft summarized by officials from the Boston Planning Department (BPD)—formerly the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA)—would apply to projects with least 15 units of housing or totaling more than 20,000 square feet. If approved, the update would be the…See the Story

South Boston · South BostonCouncilors propose using birth control to combat rats, rather thanThe Boston City Council today agreed to look at using rodent birth-control pellets to try to control the city's burgeoning supply of rats, by building on a pilot started in Jamaica Plain last year that one councilor said had meant an 80% reduction in the gnawing, long-tailed vermin. City Councilors Enrique Pepén (Hyde Park, Mattapan, Roslindale) and Ruthzee Louijeune (at large) say current rodenticides have killed bald eagles and hawks in the Bo…See the Story

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Council rallies for ‘partial’ overrides; Wu budget proposal remains largely intact Peace Institute funding restored

Chris Lovett, Special to the ReporterDuring Monday night’s hearing in the Council Chamber, Clementina Chery of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute made the case for funding within the city budget with fellow survivors of homicide in support.Chris Lovett photo It was after almost seven hours of budget grind and a barrage of mostly failed amendments on June 26 when City Councillor Liz Breadon dropped the f-bomb, then defused it with a quick apolog…See the Story

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Wu’s budget vetoes stay largely intact in 7-6 council tally

Chris Lovett, Reporter CorrespondentDuring Monday night’s hearing in the Council Chamber, Clementina Chery of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute made their case for funding within the city budget with fellow survivors of homicide in support. Chris Lovett photo Funding restored for Dot’s Peace Institute in 'partial' override It was after almost seven hours of budget grind, and a barrage of mostly failed amendments, when Liz Breadon dropped the f-…See the Story

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Three dead after boat capsizes at Banister Lake in Halifax County

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Three men are dead after a boat capsized in Halifax County Sunday, according to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.See the Story

Three people killed after boat capsized during fishing trip to Banister Lake

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The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has reported a fishing trip to Banister Lake ended with three people dead when their boat capsized on June 16.See the Story

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UP Academy network stages its first fundraiser gala – ‘Shine Dorchester’

Seth Daniel, News EditorJose Martins, Maytee Pena, of UP Academy Dorchester, Freydy German, an alum of UP Academy headed to Tufts University, and UP Academy Dorchester teachers Sheila Afonseca and Charkezia Hyatt. The UP Academy network of Dorchester schools held its first-ever fundraising gala, Shine Dorchester, on Thurs., May 2, at the Southline Boston building on Morrissey Boulevard. UP Academy is an in-district Boston Public Schools (BPS) ch…See the Story

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Virginia truck driver wins $500K jackpot from scratch-off ticket: ‘I really didn’t believe it!’

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The lottery-winning Virginia man said he 'really didn't believe it' when he saw he won.See the Story

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Former Boston Police commissioner knocks Mayor Wu in ‘war’ over North End outdoor dining

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William Gross, the first Black commissioner of the Boston Police Department, says he’s feeling “perturbed” that the North End, filled with Italian restaurants, is being singled out with heavy restrictions on outdoor dining. Gross remembers arriving in Boston from rural Maryland as a youngster with his family in 1975, when forced busing existed in the city and his mother told him where he could go and not go. But Gross also looks back at how atti…See the Story

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Board rejects 2 a.m. take-out closing time for Andrew Square pizza

The Boston Licensing Board this morning rejected a request from Red Line Pizza on Dorchester Avenue in South Boston's Andrew Square to offer take out until 2 a.m., citing complaints from residents and police about its repeated violations of its current 11 p.m. legal closing time. The board voted to deny the application "with prejudice," which means Red Line will have to wait at least a year to re-apply for a later take-out closing time. Board me…See the Story

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Council rallies for ‘partial’ overrides; Wu budget proposal remains largely intact Peace Institute funding restored

Wu’s budget vetoes stay largely intact in 7-6 council tally

Three dead after boat capsizes at Banister Lake in Halifax County

Three people killed after boat capsized during fishing trip to Banister Lake

UP Academy network stages its first fundraiser gala – ‘Shine Dorchester’

Virginia truck driver wins $500K jackpot from scratch-off ticket: ‘I really didn’t believe it!’

Former Boston Police commissioner knocks Mayor Wu in ‘war’ over North End outdoor dining

Board rejects 2 a.m. take-out closing time for Andrew Square pizza

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