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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Worcester City Hall closed due to ‘safety concerns' after protest
Worcester City Hall is closing to the public this afternoon and holding its meetings virtually over safety concerns. Another protest is planned on Tuesday night as the city is facing national scrutiny for an ICE operation that unfolded last week. Video Boston 25 obtained shows a Brazilian woman named Ferreira de Oliveira being detained on Eureka Street last Thursday. Her 16-year-old daughter and a woman running for the school committee were also arrested for trying to stop the agents. ICE says de Oliveira entered the country illegally and was arrested in February for allegedly assaulting a pregnant woman. ICE and the Worcester Police union are also calling out City Councilor Etel Haxhaij. They say she tried to obstruct the operation, and the union is calling for an investigation into her actions.. When asked how the District Attorney's office is moving forward after the incident, and whether he believes officers responded appropriately, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early said he could not speak for the police department. 'I can't speak for the department, I know you have a great chief and he always looks at things after the fact, what do we do well, what could we do better,' Early said. 'You know that's just part of life, and they've been a great partner with us.' Boston 25 has reached out to the police union and the councilor's office for additional comment and are waiting to hear back. This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Local mom launches one of few baby products unaffected by new tariffs
COLUMBUS, Ga. () — A local mom is moving into the large-scale launch phase of her eco-friendly, non-toxic pacifier business. With new tariffs on non-U.S. goods, her American-made baby products are some of the only ones unaffected. 'In order to feel comfortable in wanting to make sure that I had an eye on the manufacturing, on the batches and batch testing, all of those things, I wanted to, if I was able, to manufacture here in the U.S.,' said Lindsay deOliveira, founder of Soothe Beginnings. DeOliveira had three non-negotiables when she began her business: eco-friendliness, non-toxic materials and U.S.-based manufacturing- and packing of products. Despite having to outsource initial molds for her pacifier product after U.S. manufacturers were unable to make the product to deOliveira's specifications, now, all Soothe Beginnings products are manufactured, tested and packed in the U.S. Shields are made in California, nipples in Missouri and kits are assembled, packed and shipped from Muscogee Mills in Columbus, Ga. That's become important, as tariffs—including a 145% tax on Chinese goods—take effect, impacting many baby products. 'It's taken me years to find the team that I currently have that have been able to actually make this happen,' deOliveira said, noting that choosing to keep her business essentially entirely U.S.-made set back her large-scale launch by roughly 18 months. Though her multi-nipple pacifier starter kits cost $50 a piece due to their U.S. manufacturing and materials, that price remains unaffected by tariffs. Meanwhile, the Associated Press reports about 90% of baby care products and their components are made in Asia, with the majority made in China. That means few baby products will escape being impacted by tariffs enacted by the Trump administration. 'A lot of the brands have already announced their price increases,' deOliveira said. 'It's very weird to be sitting here, where I set prices before any of this ever occurred that I'm actually able to maintain.' The local mom's search to find U.S. manufacturers may have set back her launch date, but it hasn't stopped her from finding customers. On Instagram alone, the small business has just under 2,600 followers as of April 28, 2024. Less than one week since the official launch last Wednesday, deOliveira has sent out more than 70 orders. This week, she's also fielding wholesale orders and repeat customers. Soothe Beginnings recommends replacing the nipples for their eco-friendly, non-toxic pacifiers every six weeks, offering a subscription service for nipple replacements. 'People like my nipples,' deOliveira said with a laugh on Monday as she packed orders at Muscogee Mills. It was a riff on her business' catchphrase— 'Ask me about my nipples' — which encourages having conversations about baby product safety. MORE ABOUT SOOTHE BEGINNINGS: Columbus mom prepares for large-scale launch of eco-friendly pacifier business Local mom wins startup competition TV series with innovative pacifier brand StartUp Columbus aims to continue helping local entrepreneurs after BizPitch Local inventors go head-to-head in 2023 BizPitch finals for $15,000 prize Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
