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CBS News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
"Staples rock" in Orleans, Massachusetts is the new summer attraction on Cape Cod. "A must see!"
There's an unusual new attraction on Cape Cod this summer. It's the "Staples rock," a boulder in the parking lot of the Staples store on Route 6A in Orleans, Massachusetts. It's gone viral and has become so popular it now has a marker on Google Maps. Here are some of the reviews on Google: "I get misty every time I visit. A must see!" "Came for the printer ink, stayed for the monolithic geologic specimen in the parking lot." The Staples rock story So how did the big rock get there? The "Staples rock" on Route 6A in Orleans, Massachusetts. CBS Boston "I think we should bring an archeologist here to find out the true history of the Staples Rock," said visitor Anne Marie Leone. Coincidentally, geologist Katie Castagno was visiting at the same time. "It felt like it was under the cover of nightfall. All of a sudden, there's this huge rock in the parking lot," said Castagno. "This rock was deposited by glaciers about 15,000 to 20,000 years ago," she said. When that ice sheet melted, she said it dropped boulders like this. "The actual source of the rock is a little bit harder to tell. It will really depend on where the glaciers picked up the rock," Castagno said. The property manager finally helped solve the mystery. She said it was unearthed during sewer work in the parking lot. Then, last year, a driver crashed a car through the wall of the Staples. No one was hurt. But, as a joke, someone suggested the rock stay in the parking lot to protect the building. And the rest is history. "Better than the Plymouth Rock for sure," said visitor Anna Bassett.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
MSP searching for missing 61-year-old Orleans man
ORLEANS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan State Police are looking for a 61-year-old man from Orleans who has not been seen since Friday. Randy Ray Christie was last seen wearing a blue and white flannel jacket and blue jeans in Orleans on May 9. His family has not heard from him since, according to MSP. Anyone with information is urged to contact MSP Lakeview Post at 989.352.8444. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CTV News
10-05-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
4 taken to hospital after head-on collision in Orleans
The Ottawa Paramedic Service says one person was extricated, and three others were taken to hospital following a head-on collision in Orleans Friday night. The person who was extricated, a 47-year-old woman, was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition, paramedics say. The three others were transported to hospital in stable condition. Paramedics say they received a call from police around 8:15 p.m., reporting a head-on collision between two vehicles in the intersection of Jeanne-d'Arc Boulevard and Innes Road. Ottawa Fire Services says when crews arrived at the scene, they found that both vehicles had landed on their wheels, with their airbags fully deployed. They also found that one person was trapped in a vehicle. That when the extrication process started. Firefighters stabilized the vehicle and safely extricated the woman just before 8:45 p.m. They then spread absorbent on the leaking fluid and disconnected the batteries before leaving the scene.
CNA
09-05-2025
- Sport
- CNA
West Ham's Wan-Bissaka called up to play for DR Congo
West Ham United's English-born right back Aaron Wan-Bissaka has been named in a 26-man squad by Democratic Republic of Congo for friendlies in June, setting him up for a possible trip to the next Africa Cup of Nations and potentially the 2026 World Cup. The 27-year-old Wan-Bissaka had turned down previous approaches from the Congolese to play for them, notably ahead of last year's Cup of Nations finals in the Ivory Coast. His family hails from DR Congo but he has played for England at under-21 level and earned a first senior England call-up at the start of the 2019-20 season, having made an impressive start with Manchester United following a move from Crystal Palace. However, he had to withdraw from the England squad through injury and never got called up again. Wan-Bissaka, who joined Premier League side West Ham last year, would have to switch international allegiance to play for the Congolese but FIFA's latest list of players who have been allowed to make nationality changes does not include him. DR Congo, under coach Sebastien Desabre, are using the two friendly matches in Orleans, France against Mali on June 5 and Madagascar three days later to prepare for the resumption of the World Cup qualifiers, where they lead Senegal by a point at the top of Group B and host them in a key match in September. The winners of each group qualify directly for the finals. DR Congo will also compete at the Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco at the end of the year, drawn in the same group with Benin, Botswana and Senegal.
