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7 hours ago
- General
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Zipline through the woods at outdoor obstacle course in Massachusetts
Located just 30 minutes south of Boston, Treetop Adventures in Canton is the ultimate outdoor adventure experience. Host Rachel Holt climbs and ziplines her way through this unique obstacle course in the woods. Rachel Holt Rachel Holt is a lifestyle reporter for WBZ-TV.
CBS News
2 days ago
- Climate
- CBS News
Another soggy Saturday in Massachusetts. Here's how long the rain will last this weekend.
If it's the weekend, there must be rain in the weather forecast for most of Massachusetts. Periods of heavy downpours are expected early Saturday. This will be the 11th straight Saturday with measurable rainfall in Worcester and the ninth out of 12 in Boston. WBZ-TV weather graphic. CBS Boston Boston will finish the month of May as one of the top five wettest months ever recorded in the city. Currently, 2025 is in fifth place, and it could climb as high as third depending on rainfall totals on Saturday. WBZ-TV weather graphic. CBS Boston Saturday weather forecast for Massachusetts The good news is it will NOT be raining all day Saturday. In fact, it won't even be close! The majority of the daylight hours will be dry. There is a relatively small window for these downpours, generally between about 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. on Saturday. After that, we will see a mix of sun and clouds and carry a small threat of a few additional pop-up showers the remainder of the day. The downpours will be quick and intense early on Saturday. Some of the cells may contain embedded thunder and cause some brief, localized flooding. The highest rainfall amounts are expected across central and western Massachusetts, where an inch or two of water is anticipated. This really isn't about rainfall amounts, though, it's more about the intensity of the downpours and the timing. If you plan to attend any outdoor soccer or baseball games on Saturday, they may be washed out due to poor field conditions. WBZ-TV weather graphic. CBS Boston Luckily, it will at least be warm on Saturday with high temperatures topping out near 70 during the afternoon with a touch of lingering humidity in the air.
CBS News
4 days ago
- Climate
- CBS News
Fire in Boston sends heavy smoke over downtown
Crews are on the scene of a fire at a building in Downtown Boston Wednesday afternoon. The fire broke out at a building on 128 Milk St. at around 2 p.m., according to the Boston Fire Department. Thick smoke and flames could be seen coming out of the building's roof. WBZ-TV has a crew heading to the scene and will have more information on this story as soon as it develops.
CBS News
5 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Wednesday's Child: 9-year-old Laren
MARE - Laren is a quiet, introspective 9-year-old girl who loves animals, especially turtles. She enjoys drawing, music, dancing, going to the beach and reading Harry Potter books. Laren would do best if she could be the youngest child in a family of any constellation, especially one that supports her relationship with her grandmother and sisters. For more information you can contact MARE: 617-964-MARE (6273) or visit Since its inception in 1981, Wednesday's Child has been a collaboration of the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE), the Department of Children & Families and WBZ-TV/CBS Boston. Hosted by Jack Williams for 34 years, this weekly series has given a face and voice to the children who wait the longest for families. Wednesday's Child has helped find homes for hundreds of waiting children and continues to raise awareness about adoption from foster care.
CBS News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
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Boston's Elliot Norton Awards highlight the best of theater on stage and behind the scenes
For more than four decades, the Elliot Norton Awards have honored the best of the best on stage in Greater Boston. Former WBZ-TV arts and entertainment anchor Joyce Kulhawik reported on the awards for years. Now, as president of the Boston Theater Critics Association, she hosts the show known as "Boston's Tony Awards." "This is a night when we say 'we see you, we hear you, you lift us up, we for this one night want to celebrate all the intangibles that you bring to Greater Boston,'" said Kulhawik. 140 nominations across Greater Boston This year, there are more than 140 Elliot Norton Award nominations in nearly two dozen categories. They recognize those both on stage and behind the scenes. "Every single night, our theater artists bring to the stage realities that we may not be familiar with," said Kulhawik. "They encourage understanding, connection, empathy by showing us who we are. They shed light on the human condition, if you will. And they also entertain us and lift us up and make us feel connected." Now in their 42nd year, the awards are named for Elliot Norton, who worked as a theater critic in Boston for nearly half a century. "It's a legacy we carry on in his name and appreciating his standards of excellence," said Kulhawik. "We acknowledge the entire theater community. There were 120 productions onstage this past season." From pre-Broadway runs like "The Queen of Versailles" starring Kristin Chenoweth, to national tours with big-name performers and smaller, black box theaters, Kulhawik said every production is a credit to the Boston theater scene. "We are a place where creative work originates," said Kulhawik. "We have Pulitzer Prize winners, Tony Award winners. We have amazing talent in this town." Among this year's nominees are several plays in the Ufot Family Cycle. The two-year city-wide festival features a series of nine plays about a Nigerian-American family over the generations. "The writing has been extraordinary. The performance's remarkable and it's reflected in a lot of our nominations this season," said Kulhawik. "It has been a really amazing thing for Boston to embrace work like this and to be a breeding ground for work like this." Theater at any budget And you don't have to break your budget to experience it. "These are affordable places to see theater and there are even places where you can see great theater for a pay-what-you-can. Doors open, anybody come in, just immerse yourself," said Kulhawik. "It's very hard to pull off phenomenal theater and allow you to suspend disbelief. But when you do that, when the caliber of the acting is phenomenal and it all comes together and it's more than the sum of its parts, there is almost no more gratifying, uplifting experience." When WBZ-TV spoke with Norton in 2000, at the age of 97, he knew his legacy was secure. "Some of the work I've done has paid off. These people have come to love the theater. And I love the theater. I'm grateful to them," Norton said at the time. At the awards, which will be held on June 2 at the Huntington Theater, the Boston Theater Critics Association will also award a theater arts education grant to support the next generation.
