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Try mango in all kinds of ways at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s annual Mango Festival

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:08 GMT

There are many ways to enjoy a mango. You can eat it straight out of a tree, you can juice it, turn it into a drink … or you can pair it with a nice slab of meat.One thing’s for sure, though: you can have it any way you like it at the Mango Festival at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.It’s mango season again, and that means it’s time for the annual Mango Festival.Nannette Zapata: “It’s a celebration of the incredible flavors, diversity of mango here in South Florida and throughout the Caribbean islands. It’s two days, and we are expecting to have a lot of people come to the garden and enjoy everything that is mango.”Two days of mango fun made for the whole family to enjoy.Nannette Zapata: “Lots of mango tastings, mango tree sales, lectures, how-to’s, and just an overall good time.”But that’s not all.Nannette Zapata: “On Sunday, we celebrate the Mango Festival with a beautiful brunch. We welcome each year ...

Adam DeVine’s soon-to-be in-laws are ‘Out-Laws’ in new Netflix comedy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:08 GMT

Adam DeVine has some soon-to-be in-laws who are hiding a juicy secret in “The Out-Laws.” Did you follow?It’s a wild ride of mystery, mayhem and laughs. Buckle up, because everyone in this flick is a suspect.Pierce Brosnan (as Billy McDermott): “This is a robbery!Adam DeVine (as Owen Browning): “I think your parents robbed my bank.”As far as secrets go, Adam DeVine’s soon-to-be in-laws are keeping a big one in “The Out-Laws”: they’re bank robbers.Pierce Brosnan (as Billy McDermott): “Thank you for your cooperation, Owen.”And when they rob the bank where Adam works, he is not happy about it.Adam DeVine: “Imagine if your in-laws are two of the coolest, like objectively two of the coolest people you’ve ever met in your life, Ellen Barkin and Pierce Brosnan — James Bond himself — and how intimidating that would be.”Nina Dobrev (as Parker McDermott):”My parents just emailed that the...

Toku, popular Long Island eatery, brings modern Asian flair to Aventura Mall location

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:08 GMT

No doubt New Yorkers love coming down to Miami, and so do some of their restaurants.Listen up, foodies. SoFlo is now the home of a popular Long Island eatery. It’s time to introduce you to Toku.This is Toku in Long Island.George Poll: “Toku is a modern Asian restaurant, and it’s inspired by my brothers’ and my travels throughout the world.”It’s where the East meets the West, North and now the South. And by South, we mean Miami, because Toku just opened in Aventura Mall.George Poll: “We’ve been doing restaurants our whole lives, but up in New York, and we’ve been asked to come to Miami a lot, and Miami’s really becoming the hot food destination.”The 14,000-square-foot eatery has global appeal.George Poll: “Modern Asian cuisine are flavors from everywhere — it’s just not one type of food — so, if you want to come here and you want sushi but, oh, your friend says, ‘I don’t like sushi,&...

Brockton police investigating double shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:08 GMT

A double shooting in Brockton Thursday evening left two victims with non-life threatening injuries. Police responded to 124 Battles Street just after 5 p.m. and found two male victims with gunshot wounds. They were treated by first responders and then transported to the hospital.Brockton detectives are asking anyone with information to come forward. No other information was immediately available.

Lance Lynn’s 1-hit, 11-strikeout effort is wasted as the Chicago White Sox lose 6-2 in 11 innings to open a doubleheader

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:08 GMT

Lance Lynn was locked in during Game 1 of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays.The Chicago White Sox starter allowed one hit while striking out 11 in seven scoreless innings.It was his best outing since his team-record-tying 16 strikeouts against the Seattle Mariners on June 18 at T-Mobile Park.The Sox lost that one. And they suffered a similar fate Thursday, falling 6-2 in 11 innings.Sox pitchers totaled 17 strikeouts, but the Blue Jays broke through in a big way in the 11th.The game remained scoreless when the inning began. Danny Jansen reached on an infield single, giving the Blue Jays runners on first and third with one out against reliever Aaron Bummer.George Springer singled to center against the drawn-in infield, bringing home the game’s first run. Bo Bichette had an RBI single that made its way between first baseman Andrew Vaughn and second baseman Elvis Andrus. Another run scored on a bunt single by Daulton Varsho.Vladimir Guerrero Jr. made it 4...

Suffolk prosecutor back on the job; investigation finds no wrong-doing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:08 GMT

A top prosecutor in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office has his job back after an independent investigation found he “did nothing improper” regarding a decades-old murder conviction.Mark Lee returns to office as assistant district attorney after being placed on paid leave last November amid allegations he withheld information in a case involving the 1992 second-degree murder conviction of Robert Foxworth.“Mark’s character, prosecutorial experience and dedication to the people of Suffolk County equip him well for this extremely important position,” District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in a statement Thursday. “We welcome Mark back to the office and we look forward to his strong leadership of the homicide unit.”Foxworth spent nearly three decades in prison for a 1991 murder in Dorchester before being exonerated in December 2020.The months-long suspension came after Foxworth’s attorney filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Office of the Bar Counsel alleging Lee for withhold...

Sumner Tunnel closure: Commuters, travelers speak on navigating day one

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:08 GMT

At midnight Wednesday, the Sumner Tunnel started its two month-long, full-time closure, leaving an estimated 39,000 daily carloads of people seeking alternate routes.“This is definitely going to be a hassle,” said East Boston resident Garmia D, waiting on the Blue Line at State Street with a building mass of other riders Wednesday afternoon. “I don’t think this was the right time to close it.”With the nearly 90-year-old Sumner Tunnel closed for repair from July 5 to August 31, officials are persistently urging residents to “ditch the drive” and use public transportation.Several accommodations have been made to make alternate travel options more accessible, including free rides on the Blue Line, free and reduced rides on the East Boston ferry and newly launched Lynn ferry and reduced fares on the commuter rail.The first day was without major incident, though MassDOT officials said previously the real test will hit when holiday travelers retur...

Unexploded fireworks wash up on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts officials blame Central Maine Pyrotechnics

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:08 GMT

Unexploded commercial-grade fireworks shells washed up on Chappaquiddick Island after the Fourth of July, as public safety officials urge anyone who sees similar devices to call 911.Massachusetts fire officials are blaming Central Maine Pyrotechnics, accusing the fireworks company of improperly disposing the two dozen highly hazardous fireworks shells after a show.“The Office of the State Fire Marshal today issued immediate threat suspensions to Central Maine Pyrotechnics and the individual who conducted the display, prohibiting them from conducting fireworks displays pending a hearing on July 26,” the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services said in a statement on Thursday.But the head of Central Maine Pyrotechnics told the Herald that the allegations are “completely false,” saying the fireworks shells didn’t light like they were supposed to before falling into the ocean.“Nothing was disposed of improperly,” said Steven Marson, president a...

Massachusetts Ethics Commission: Former Methuen police chief violated conflict of interest

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:08 GMT

State ethics officials are continuing to press the former Methuen police chief who resigned in 2021 after a scathing report from the inspector general questioned his handling of contracts that would have sent ranking officers’ pay soaring.The state Ethics Commission on Thursday issued an order to show cause alleging Joseph Solomon violated the conflict of interest law by changing a draft collective bargaining agreement to increase his salary and providing unwarranted benefits to five intermittent officers.The commission’s Enforcement Division says Solomon had an opportunity to resolve the matter through a disposition agreement before it filed the order as it found “reasonable cause” regarding a conflict of interest.A hearing on the allegations against Solomon will be scheduled within 90 days.A bulk of the complaint accuses Solomon of never informing the mayor or any other Methuen official that he consulted with the leader of the superior officers’ union to add a contract provision t...

Emanuel Lopes trial: Jury continues to deliberate verdict in double-homicide case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:08 GMT

Jury deliberations will continue for a sixth day in the case of Emanuel Lopes, the Weymouth man on trial for the 2018 murders of a cop and 77-year-old bystander.Lopes, 25, is accused of shooting Weymouth Police Sgt. Michael Chesna, 42, and bystander Vera Adams, 77, in the early hours of July 15, 2018, nearly five years ago. The defendant has pleaded not guilty to 11 charges in Norfolk Superior Court, including two counts of murder.One juror was replaced on Wednesday, further complicating long-running deliberations.Through detailed testimony from officers and witnesses, the case laid out a brutal series of events that Saturday night into Sunday morning.Lopes was having a normal time swimming and socializing with his friend and their girlfriends, witnesses testified, before a heated call with his girlfriend’s former fling abruptly shifted the tone of the night.Eventually in the pre-dawn hours Sunday, according to testimony, the defendant was in a highly emotional state, crashing...