By Tom Orde Crime and court reporter
Young sad woman sitting alone on the floor in an empty room. A HAMPSHIRE group that helps people impacted by domestic violence has praised new legislation. The Domestic Abuse Act is a welcome step in the right direction in cracking down on violence and abuse at home, according to local charity, Yellow Door. The law is said to protects millions of people who experience domestic abuse and strengthens measures to tackle perpetrators. New measures were added to the bill to fight controlling or coercive behaviour, target revenge porn and end the rough sex defence involving death or serious injury.
Itâs snowing. In Boston. And itâs April 16.
Bill Simpson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said temperatures around Eastern Massachusetts dropped Friday morning into the 30s at the ground level â and temperatures aloft are even colder.
âEven if the temperature at the surface is 40 degrees, at 1,000 feet up itâs probably 32 degrees,â he said. Around 9 a.m., it was 39 degrees at Logan International Airport and 32 degrees at the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, Simpson said.
The result is large, heavy flakes of snow visible out the windows of office workers and people working from home. Simpson said fans of snow should enjoy it now because it wonât last as temperatures are expected to return to the 40s and rain will once again spread over Greater Boston later Friday.
Less than 10 remain without power following overnight storm
By Brittany Bowker and Matt Berg Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent,Updated January 16, 2021, 9:36 p.m.
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A period of heavy rain is moving through the region.WeatherBell
After heavy rain, snow, and winds swept through the state overnight and left thousands without power Saturday morning,
9 customers in the northeastern and northwestern parts of Massachusetts remained in the dark Saturday night.
A wind advisory with gusts up to 50 miles per hour had been in effect
until 2 p.m. for eastern parts of the state, including Boston, Quincy, Dorchester, Plymouth, Barnstable, Marthaâs Vineyard, and Nantucket, according to the National Weather Service. By late Saturday afternoon, much lower wind speeds, around 14 mph, were recorded at Logan International Airport.