Stephen Quinn

1 week ago | whdh.com | Stephen Quinn

TEWKSBURY, MASS. (WHDH) - Fierce winds downed trees and branches across Massachusetts on Saturday as a fast-moving thunderstorm roared through the region, including one branch that narrowly missed striking a woman as she was driving her car. “We heard a bang. I came back with my son, traffic was being diverted down this little side road here and we saw a tree across the car,” said one resident who saw a vehicle with its hood smashed in by a fallen branch. “Right across the hood.

1 week ago | whdh.com | Stephen Quinn

BOSTON (WHDH) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed two planes, including a flight from Boston, had to abort their landings on Thursday at Reagan International Airport. The FAA says the two planes came within a half mile of a Blackhawk helicopter headed to the Pentagon. 7NEWS Aviation Expert Tom Kinton explained what likely happened. “The FAA said the helicopter was cleared direct to the Pentagon but kind of circled when it got to the Pentagon.

1 week ago | whdh.com | Stephen Quinn

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - Senior members of the Harvard faculty are pledging to donate a portion of their salaries to defend the university’s academic freedom. “Those of us who are tenured members of the faculty, who have both job security, and also we’re in a stage of life where we’re more likely to have financial security, you know, we have mortgages paid off, many of us believe this is absolutely the right thing to do,” said Harvard Professor Robert Stavins.

1 week ago | whdh.com | Stephen Quinn

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - Senior members of the Harvard faculty are pledging to donate a 10% of their salaries to defend the university’s academic freedom. 88 members at this time have signed on. “Those of us who are tenured members of the faculty, who have both job security, and also we’re in a stage of life where we’re more likely to have financial security, you know, we have mortgages paid off, many of us believe this is absolutely the right thing to do,” said Harvard Professor Robert Stavins.

2 weeks ago | whdh.com | Stephen Quinn

TAUNTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A Falmouth man was found dead at a construction site behind a high school in Taunton Wednesday morning, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s office. Officials say Stephan Myers, 39, died of a single gunshot wound. Myers’ body was found in a construction area behind Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School, the office said in a statement. Police say they do not know of any connection between Myers and the school.