Updated: 7:10 PM EDT Apr 5, 2021 By Russ Reed The Boston Bruins will be without their top two goaltenders for Monday s game against the Philadelphia Flyers at TD Garden.Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy announced that backup goalie Jaroslav Halak tested positive for COVID-19 and was unable to practice Monday under the National Hockey League s COVID-19 protocols.Halak, 35, has recorded nine wins in 17 games played this season with a 2.44 goals against average, a .910 save percentage with two shutouts. Three of his eight losses this season came via overtime or shootout.News of Halak s positive test comes as No. 1 netminder Tuukka Rask remains out of action due to an upper-body injury he suffered March 25 against the New York Islanders. Before that game against the Islanders, Rask had missed six contests due to a bad back.Cassidy said Rask skated on Monday but ruled him out for the Bruins home game against the Flyers and their road game in Philadelphia on Tuesday. The 34-yea
Updated: 8:48 PM EDT Apr 5, 2021 A group of restaurant workers in Massachusetts received a big surprise on Monday.Employees of the Hynes Restaurant Group, which is based in the South Shore, thought they were attending a staff meeting about the upcoming summer season.Instead, their boss presented them with a big bonus check worth $100,000. We just wanted to find a way to do something to reward their dedication in the difficulty that was 2020, said Erik Hynes, owner of Hynes Restaurant Group.The money will be split between the approximately 120 workers who are employees of three Hynes restaurants: Precinct 10 in Weymouth, Bay Pointe Waterfront Restaurant in Quincy and 42 Degrees North in Plymouth.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not recommending travel at this time due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country, which is due in part to the presence of more highly transmissible variants.There is now a race to administer as many vaccines as quickly as possible in order to stop a fourth surge in coronavirus cases.On Saturday, the United States hit a record by administering 4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in a single day.In addition, nearly one in four American adults are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. We are vaccinating at a rate of 3 million people on average every day, said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky.Still, some infectious disease experts are skeptical about those figures and whether that would even be enough to stop a fourth surge. I m worried about that surge. That 3 million doses is very hopeful, said Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. We are not going to have enough vaccine, with
Celtics celebrate Women s History Month with virtual leadership workshop Share Updated: 7:20 PM EDT Apr 5, 2021 Share Updated: 7:20 PM EDT Apr 5, 2021
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Show Transcript . IT WON’T GO. STANFORD WINS THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1992. THE CELTICS CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH THIS PAST WEEK, THE ORGANIZATION HOLDING A VIRTUAL LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP. THE EVENT WAS WAY MORE THAN JUST BASKETBALL CAN WE INTERRUPT YOU? DUKE: ALLISON FEASTER WHOM YOU SEE HERE INTRODUCING JAYSON , TATUM TO EVERYONE IS THE , CELTICS VICE PRESIDENT OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT, AND ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH. A HARVARD GRAD AND A FORMER STAR PLAYER IN THE WNBA, SHE RECENTLY TOOK PART IN A MENTORING PROGRAM PUT ON BY THE CELTICS AND SPONSORED BY NEW BALANCE CALLED HER STORY FOR YOUNG GIRLS AGES 11 TO 14. HER STORY IS AN NBA LEAGUE WIDE INITIATIVE TO SHARE WITH YOUNG GIRLS THE VALUE OF PLAYING SPORTS. DUKE: KASH CANNON IS FORMER STAR PLAYER AT N
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Show Transcript HOME RENOVATION PROJECTS. WE HAVE THIS REPORT. MARY: THIS ISSUE STARTED AS COVID SET AND BECAUSE MANY LUMBER MILLS CLOSED, ASSUMING DEMAND WOULD DROP OFF. THE OPPOSITE HAPPENED. IF YOU’RE BUILDING A HOUSE OR YOU’RE PLANNING A HOME IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, BRACE YOURSELF FOR STICKER SHOCK. THE PRICE OF LUMBER IS THREE TIMES WHAT IT WAS PRE-PANDEMIC. A SHEET OF PLYWOOD IS NOW OVER $50. IT USED TO BE $19. MARY: NATIONAL LUMBER IS THE LARGEST INDEPENDENT FAMILY-OWNED LUMBERYARD IN NEW ENGLAND. EVEN GREG ASSARIAN ADMITS THE JUMP IN PRICE OF RAW MATERIALS IS JAW-DROPPIN JAW-DROPPING. A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME, YOU ARE ADDING $30,000 TO THE PRICE OF THE BUILD. MARY CONTRACTORS TELL US THEY : HAVE TO PASS THAT PRICE HIKE ON TO THE CUSTOMER. NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. ARE PEOPLE BUILDING ANYWAY? YES. MARY DAVID FONSECCA SAYS HIS : BOSS HAS HAD TO BREAK THE BAD NEWS TO MORE THAN ONE CLIENT. FOR EXA