Good news, the Charles River Watershed Association is reviving the Run of the Charles, New England's biggest canoe and kayak race, on April 27! Details TK February 1.
https://www.crwa.org/
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A NH man went on a violent killing spree with his Ford F-150 in #Waltham yesterday:
A New Hampshire man is facing charges of manslaughter and armed robbery after causing multiple crashes and killing two people in a sequence of hit-and-run crashes in Waltham on Wednesday afternoon. According to Middlesex County District Attorney’s office, the mayhem began at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. The alleged killer, Peter Simon, a 54 year-old […]
There are currently many small, vacant apartments here in the woods
We would like to thank Taylor Swift for choosing to feature Yaris on her TIME Person of the Year cover 😹 Yaris is a sweet senior boy who has been in our shelter for quite some time, and we are hoping this will be the boost he needs to find a family 1/
Guinea pigs wait twice as long for adoption as cats at our shelters and more than 60% were originally purchased at pet shops. This ordinance is one step to help ensure humane treatment for these often overlooked animals, and we're so excited it passed with unanimous support! 🐹❤️
Almost everyone who says "Mastodon didn't work for me" on Bluesky seems to have posted only "me me me" stuff for months (if that) on Mastodon, followed about 10-20 people, never replied to anyone and then gave up because "nobody there, it didn't fly".
It seems there is a big misunderstanding how this free and healthy social media works. We are not here for the easy wins, likes, shares and dopamine spikes. We are here because we accept the fact we are not part of the commercial hype machine. We choose natural engagement over spoiling algorithms, we choose conversation and meaning in our social media. At least that is how I see it.
with news of the 23&Me hacking of more than six million DNA profiles, i urge y’all to read how companies like them and Ancestry are called “genetics astrology” by real geneticists.
if you mock people for reading their daily horoscope but jumped at the opportunity to give away your living body to literal body-snatchers-by-DNA-proxy, congratulations, you played yourself.
❝ Some DNA ancestry services akin to 'genetic astrology' - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21687013
Today’s the day! Our fee-waived Home for the Holidays adoptathon for all adult #dogs kicks off today at our shelters in #Boston, #Methuen, #Salem and #Centerville on #CapeCod. Learn more here, via The Eagle-Tribune: https://www.eagletribune.com/news/merrimack_valley/home-for-the-holidays-dogs-looking-for-permanent-placements/article_921a7246-906a-11ee-b830-ff3e3e059447.html
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